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Indian Railways IRCTC will be in focus after the board approved the appointment of Gaisingam Kabui as the chief financial officer (CFO) of the company with effect from October 1. «It is hereby informed that on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has appointed Gaisingam Kabui, GGM (Finance), as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (Key Managerial Personnel) of the Company with effect from October 01, 2024,» the company said in a filing.

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Canada is poised to see significant growth in Indigenous-related project financing, international credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS said Monday.

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James Gunn, co-CEO of DC Studios, has addressed recent rumors circulating about potential films centered on Batman villains. With Robert Pattinson's The Batman franchise running separately from the new DC Universe, there has been increasing speculation about various projects involving the Dark Knight's rogues' gallery. Gunn, who is set to debut his version of Batman in the upcoming film The Brave and the Bold, took to social media to respond directly to these rumors. In particular, a rumor had surfaced suggesting that Matt Reeves, the director behind The Batman, was developing a solo film for the iconic Batman villain, Mr. Freeze, as mentioned in a report by Screenrant. Fans of the DC Universe were eager to hear more, prompting Gunn to weigh in and clear up the situation.

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Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 368.11 points down at 25810.85 amid selling in frontline bluechip counters.

Motilal Oswal named HCL Technologies, LTIMindtree, Persistent Systems and Coforge as its top picks in the sector. “Among Tier-I players, we prefer HCLT and LTIM for their strong capabilities in data engineering, ER&D offerings (HCLT) and ERP modernization, making them well-suited for pre-GenAI spending. For Tier-II players, our top picks are PSYS and COFORGE, both poised for strong performance,” said the domestic brokerage firm in its report.

The cost of trading Futures & Options (F&O) involves brokerage fees which account for 51% of the transaction costs, then exchanges take 20% and the government collects the remaining 29% as taxes, a Capitalmind Financial Services note said, informing that approximately 1 crore individual traders have contributed around Rs 50,000 crores in transaction costs over the past three years.

Vinay Paharia, CIO, PGIM India MF, says some of the sectors with many of these high growth companies include the healthcare sector, consumer discretionary sector, some companies within the financial services, particularly the private sector banks, and high growth NBFCs. Wherever we are seeing companies with the ability to grow on a sustainable basis at a higher rates of growth, those companies would materially outperform.

REC Ltd. gained 0.16 per cent to Rs 561.0 in Monday's trade. It hit a high of Rs 564.1 and low of Rs 550.1 during the session. On the technical charts, the 200-DMA of the stock stood at Rs 511.89, while the 50-DMA was at Rs 588.88. If a stock trades above 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it usually means the immediate trend is upward. On the other hand, if the stock trades below 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it is considered a bearish trend and if trades between these averages, then it suggests the stock can go either way.

Ashok Leyland Ltd. fell 0.39 per cent to Rs 238.8 in Monday's trade as of 01:07PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 25883.65, down 295.3 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 239.75 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 157.65 and a high of Rs 264.7. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 70121.88 crore on the BSE.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. rose 1.14 per cent to Rs 2211.05 in Monday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 2238.7 and low of Rs 2189.35, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 2285.85 and low of Rs 1266.0.

Lupin Ltd. dropped 0.96 per cent to Rs 2200.05 at 12:48PM (IST) in Monday's trade. The scrip has hit a high of Rs 2217.7 and low of Rs 2171.25 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 2221.5 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 26947 shares so far with a value of Rs 5.91 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 44.33 and a price-to-book ratio of 5.16.

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Siemens Ltd. dropped 0.01 per cent to Rs 7299.1 at 12:57PM (IST) in Monday's trade. The scrip has hit a high of Rs 7310.0 and low of Rs 7188.4 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 7300.0 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 6254 shares so far with a value of Rs 4.52 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 105.33 and a price-to-book ratio of 9.99.

MphasiS Ltd. slipped 2.13 per cent to Rs 3015.35 in Monday's trade as of 01:03PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 3099.0 and low of Rs 3013.5 during the session.

Punjab National Bank traded at Rs 108.25 on BSE at 12:37PM (IST) on Monday, down 0.91 per cent from previous close. The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 67.34 and a high of Rs 142.9.

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