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A Ramachandran died from prolonged illness at his residence here on Saturday. He was 89. «He was sick for quite some time now and passed away at 9 this morning from medical complications,» his son Rahul told PTI. Ramachandran will be cremated at Lodhi Road crematorium on Monday at 2.30 pm, he added.

₹3,075 crore worth of Indian equities and the total inflow stands at ₹12,590 crore as of February 9, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. "The FPI investment trend of selling in equity and buying in debt witnessed in January is continuing in February. Through February 9, FPIs had sold equity for ₹3,074 crore and bought debt worth ₹15,093 crore.

Rashi Peripherals IPO: Bidding for the initial public offering (IPO) of Rashi Peripherals Ltd ended on Friday. After three days of bidding, Rashi Peripherals IPO subscription status suggests that the public issue received a strong response from the primary market investors. The book build issue got subscribed to the tune of nearly 60 times against its offer.

Jana Small Finance Bank IPO: Bidding for the initial public offering (IPO) of Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd ended on Friday. After three days of bidding, Jana Small Finance Bank IPO subscription status suggests that the public issue received a strong response from the primary market investors. The book build issue got subscribed to the tune of nearly 18 times against its offer.

The PSU Bank Index has risen by more than 56% in the last 1 year, the Nifty Private Bank Index rose by just 14%, and in the same period Bank Nifty by 13%, making PSU Banks the leader of the segment.

Bitcoin initiated trading at the $42,000 mark, influenced by a hawkish stance from the Federal Reserve and capital outflows from Grayscale. However, the cryptocurrency experienced an upward trend as substantial investor accumulation took place. Presently, Bitcoin is surpassing the $46,000 level. According to reports from Glassnode, there has been a 3.6% increase in Bitcoin wallets holding over 1,000 BTC from January 19th to February 6th. The heightened activity among large investors suggests growing confidence in the value of Bitcoin, particularly as the halving event approaches. Additionally, historical trends indicate that Bitcoin often sees gains during the Chinese New Year period, coinciding with the S&P 500 reaching historic highs. Bulls in the market are now eyeing the $50,000 level as the next significant psychological resistance, fuelled by positive sentiment. On the other hand, Ethereum is also trading in line with Bitcoin, experiencing gains. Most altcoins have gained decent amounts this week.

money flowing into small cap and midcap funds has declined significantly (down 20%). And on the other hand, the fund flows into thematic/sectoral funds have increased dramatically (up over 80%). I am sure you can guess the themes and sectors that are pulling in all the money! Here’s what the Economist has to say on such sectoral/thematic funds: In 2022 Itzhak Ben-David, Francesco Franzoni, Byungwook Kim and Rabih Moussawi, four academics, published research suggesting that thematic equityETFs, which attempt to track a narrow industry or trend, underperform broaderETFs by about a third over the five years after their launch. That is because of a straightforward problem: when thematicETFs get going, the buzz around the investment is already extensive and the underlying assets are already pricey. In effect, while the retail investor may have got one thing right – incrementallyreduce exposure to small and midcaps, she has pivoted to investing in another poor investment idea i.e.

Multibagger stock: Shares of Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited are one of the multibagger stocks that the Indian stock market has delivered in the last one year. At this time, this railway PSU stock has given over 400 percent return to its shareholders. However, IRFC share price has been under sell-off stress after climbing to its lifetime high of ₹192.80 per share on NSE at the end of January 2024.

As elevated valuations cap the upside in the broader market, smallcap rally was subdued but steady with 52 stocks gaining in double digits during the week. Mid and smallcaps had witnessed strong rallies over the past few months thus making valuations a little stretched.

Latest data from 2,257 companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), collated by Primeinfobase, show that just 45 of them have a woman in the chief financial officer or director-finance role. That number was 24 in March 2019 and 31 at the end of March last year.

₹3,000 crore. Meanwhile, demand in urban markets outperformed rural markets in the December quarter for the tea and salt maker, reflecting a broader trend in the market. This was also helped by TCPL’s own push to reach more towns and cities, apart from greater growth for its packaged foods portfolio that reported a 5% jump in quarterly volumes.

Raymond James has taken a significant step forward in supporting advisors’ ability to deliver comprehensive planning with the addition of a new service. Through its new paraplanning services offering, the firm is providing on-demand, in-house support from experienced paraplanning professionals, enabling them to further integrate financial planning into their practice.

Pramod Amthe, Head of Institutional Equity Research, InCred Capital, says “in recent times, private banks have been raising deposit rates to mobilise deposits which can be a pressure on NIM in the short term. So, the earlier sign to look at is some stability in deposit rates or the easing of deposit rates, so the cost of funds can be relatively favourable for the private banks. Till then, the PSU flavour may remain for some time to come.” I want to start by talking about the pharma pack as a whole, that is the defensive side. Everyone is looking at that as well. A lot of moves came in from Sun Pharma's side. On the smaller side, we have Orchid Pharma, which is seeing a move as well. How are you viewing pharma as a pack and is there anything specific that you are finding attractive? Pramod Amthe: If you look at the recent trends, the pricing erosion in the US seems to be stabilising. Shortages are happening and hence pricing comfort is coming back. The better way to play there is Sun Pharma and Aurobindo which we like. The other trend is domestic outlook for the growth for pharma seems better for the second half (H2) as compared to the first half (H1). The proxy there which we are trying to play is Torrent and Ajanta.

With the fundamentals of the Indian economy remaining strong despite all global headwinds and inflation well under control, the RBI once again decided to keep the repo rates unchanged at 6.5%, thus extending the festive bonanza that it gave to the homebuyers in its last two policy announcements. Thus, homebuyers retain their advantage of relatively affordable home loan interest rates.

Bitcoin prices have surged recently, breaking free from the crypto's sluggish start to February.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the repo rates unchanged for the sixth time in a row at 6.5 per cent. The repo rate is the rate of interest at which RBI lends to other banks. The decision was made during the three-day RBI’s monetary policy committee which started on Tuesday (February 6-8). The RBI typically conducts six bi-monthly meetings in a financial year, where it decides interest rates, money supply, inflation outlook, and various macroeconomic indicators. 

New research by Limra shows Black Americans hold a more optimistic outlook on the economy and their personal financial futures than the general population.

Last evening, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) released its quarterly earnings, disappointing investors once again. Alongside Alibaba Group Holdings (NYSE:BABA), this stock has been a significant letdown.

The bull market rages on, so far undeterred by the likely delay in interest rate cuts and hawkish statements from Fed officials.

As Bitcoin (BTC/USD) ascends to the 10th spot among the world’s most valuable assets, its current trajectory highlights a significant moment in the evolution of digital currencies.