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World Health Organization said in a new study, calling it a “silent threat” that needs greater attention.Data published in The Lancet Global Health journal on Tuesday showed that more than a third (31.3 per cent) of the global adult population — or roughly 1.8 billion people — did not meet the WHO’s recommended levels of physical activity in 2022.This was an increase of almost four percentage points from 2016, when 27.5 per cent of the global population was insufficiently physically active.For adults, the WHO recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity, or its equivalent combination of activities, each week.In Canada, 37.2 per cent of adults were reported as physically inactive in 2022, the WHO study showed, going up from 31.1 per cent in 2010 and 25.6 per cent in 2000. If these trends continue, by 2030, the prevalence of physical inactivity in Canada could go up to 41.4 per cent, the WHO estimates.“Unfortunately, the world is not going into the right direction,” said Ruediger Krech, WHO’s director of health promotion, during a virtual news conference.“Physical inactivity is a silent threat to global health, contributing significantly to the burden of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes or respiratory diseases,” he said.The WHO study looked at the levels of insufficient physical activity for 197 countries and territories between 2000 and 2022.

LTIMindtree Ltd. traded at Rs 5158.0 on BSE at 10:45AM (IST) on Wednesday, up 0.66 per cent from previous close. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 4518.35 and a high of Rs 6442.65.

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell to 100.4 in June from 101.3 in May, reflecting growing concerns about future economic conditions.

Star PMS fund manager Deepak Shenoy says he is investing in 5 strong megatrends in his Surge India Portfolio — manufacturing, energy independence, consumption, financialization of savings and infra growth. «It’s always difficult to find good companies, but there are enough tailwinds in a surging Indian economy to provide disproportionate growth in a few “maha” trends that we think are still very attractive,» he says. Edited excerpts from a chat with Deepak Shenoy, CEO and Founder, Capitalmind:

FedEx on Tuesday forecast fiscal 2025 profit above analysts' estimates, and shares in the delivery giant soared as executives said slashing expenses and consolidating operations would bolster returns even as demand remained weak for package deliveries. Shares of FedEx jumped 14 in extended trading as the Memphis-based company targeted fiscal 2025 earnings of $20 to $22 per share — the midpoint of which was slightly above analysts' estimate of $20.92. The company is also weighing whether to will keep or sell its freight trucking business that generated revenue of $2.3 billion in the latest quarter.

Sensex surged 712.44 points, or 0.92%, to close at 78,053.52, while the Nifty 50 settled 183.45 points, or 0.78%, higher at 23,721.30.Also Read: Indian stock market: 8 things that changed for market overnight - Gift Nifty, Nvidia shares to US consumer confidenceNifty 50 formed a long bull candle on the daily chart, which is indicating a possibility of decisive upside breakout of broader range movement at 23,600 - 23,700 levels. “One may expect upside momentum to pick up in the short term.

Equity markets steadily inched upwards to make fresh highs on Tuesday as buying was seen in banking and financial stocks. «We expect the market to maintain its positive momentum as we draw nearer to the event. Globally, investors would track US Consumer confidence data,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal.

InCred Equities said the chemical sector looks ripe for a fresh up-cycle which is expected to last for the next few years. The brokerage said some stocks look ripe for almost 100% upside and more. “These stocks have either reversed from a long-term support or made a multiyear breakout retest which make them quite safe as compared to the stocks which are witnessing a breakout which can fail if the markets correct,” said InCred’s VP, Gaurav Bissa, in a client note.

More Canadians are getting help from family to buy their first home — and they’re getting substantially more money to do it than a few years ago, according to new research published by CIBC.

Manulife Financial Corp. says it has boosted a key profitability target as it hosts its first investor day in Asia since 2017.

When it comes to Canada’s productivity emergency, “the entire country is feeling the pain.”

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A retired professor, 86, shows it's never too late to benefit from mutual fundsBut the risk is that if the earnings growth of a company disappoints even slightly, there can be a sharp correction in its stock because the P/E multiples of such companies tend to be on the higher side due to estimates of higher earnings growth. Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund, ICICI Prudential Flexicap Fund and Parag Parikh Flexi Cap are some examples of value-oriented flexicap funds. The risk with value style is that there can be long periods of underperformance when the markets favour growth companies.

Nifty ended Tuesday’s session 183 points higher to form a long bull candle on the daily chart and surpassed 23,600 hurdle after two weeks of consolidation. The short-term trend of Nifty remains positive. The market is now showing early signs of upside breakout in the near term. The next upside levels to be watched are around 24,000. Immediate support is placed at 23,550, said Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities.

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s oldest and most valuable cryptocurrency, has struggled to halt its downward trend, falling below the $61,000 level and hitting an intraday low of $58,890. BTC has since recovered and is now trading above the $61,000 mark.

Hong Kong government entities have attended a tech conference in Toronto, where they showcased the city’s offshore ready-to-move technology hub for Canadian crypto and Web3 startups.

ICICI Securities says that Nifty could reach 25,200 by December 2024, with strong support at the 22,200 level, keeping in mind the historical market trend in election years.“As envisaged in Feb-24 report, Nifty sailed through election based volatility and approached our target of 23400, Post election outcome, as anxiety settles down, while reigniting expectations on reforms agenda, budgetary allocations and earnings, markets have once again resumed upward trajectory," said the firm in a note.The brokerage firm further said that since 1999, in election years, the Nifty has typically gained a median of 21% from post-election outcome lows until the end of the year.Notably, these gains often come with intermediate corrections of 4-6%, presenting buying opportunities. Since June 2022, each 10% correction in the Nifty has been followed by a 20% rally over the subsequent six months.

demat accounts will occur today, Tuesday, June 25. Today will also see the completion of the share refund procedure for those who have not yet received them.According to BSE data, the Akme Fintrade IPO subscription status on the third day of bidding was 55.12 times.

Indian stock market: Market indices Sensex and Nifty touched a new record high on Tuesday's trading session. On June 25, the Sensex surged by 600 points, scaling to 78,000 mark and the Nifty exceeded the 23,600 mark to reach new record highs.

Stock market today: Shares of Mangalam Global Enterprise Ltd, a small-cap stock priced under ₹50 per share, are showing promising signs. Today, the stock opened with an upside gap at ₹20.58 per share and touched an intraday high of ₹21.90 within a few hours of the stock market's opening bell.

Multibagger stock: MosChip Technologies' share price has experienced a remarkable surge over the past month. This IT stock has catapulted from approximately ₹136 to ₹295 per share, delivering a staggering 115 percent return to its positional shareholders.