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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s dependence on Chinese raw materials for garment manufacturing, particularly in the innerwear segment, is hurting the domestic industry.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Top performers are likely to be handsomely rewarded—in some cases getting raises double that of their peers—in an appraisal season that will see overall increment lower than last year’s, according to a report by consulting firm Aon. “Top performers in IT product firms are expected to get a 1.9x hike versus 1.73x that differentiated him/her from his/her peers in 2024," said Roopank Chaudhary, partner for human capital solutions at Aon, adding that key talent in consumer and life sciences will get 1.76x and 1.67x raise, respectively.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. • Associated Alcohols & Breweries: Buy above: ₹1,130 | Stop: ₹1,100 | Target: ₹1,250 This beverage counter has found some strong support after a recent decline. The rise in prices of this counter has been quite steady, and the volume lead rise could result in some revival.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After witnessing some sharp decline on 19 February, the markets are now resolved to hold on to the much hallowed 22800 and survive the intense selling pressure. While the entire market was bracing for a decline, as we mentioned yesterday, the intraday support around 22800 in Nifty continues to hold.

Donald Trump has sparked a gold rush, literally.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Gurugram: On the night of 6 December 2024, when Indigo Airlines flight 6E 1032 touched down in Chennai from Kuala Lumpur, it unloaded an unusual piece of luggage: nearly 5,200 red-eared slider turtles huddled in boxes, each smaller than the size of a palm.

D-Street has been in a downturn, falling on 21 occasions out of 36 trading days so far in 2025. The correction has erased market capitalisation of BSE 500 listed companies by Rs 34 lakh crore to Rs 353.31 lakh crore from Rs 387.18 lakh crore on December 31, 2024. An analysis of the BSE 500 companies reveals 447 stocks witnessing cuts in their market capitalsiation on a year-to-date basis. Just 53 stocks have managed to remain above the December 31, 2024, m-cap on a closing basis.

shares were largely flat on Wednesday as gains in miner Antofagasta after a rating upgrade were countered by losses in real estate stocks. The pan-European STOXX 600 index held its ground at 557.21 points after closing at a record high in the previous session.

«Short-term adjustments will be there, might be there, I mean one cannot really comment on that but I do not think there is anything structural threat to that,» says Vikas Khemani, Carnelian Asset Management. What we have known from you is that you have been liking the pharma space overall and within that, you have been firm believer that CDMO space has a long way to go and I still remember a line of yours that you shared on our channel itself that Indian CDMO sector is poised for a growth similar to the IT boom of the mid-90s. But given there so many announcements related to tariff and that is the biggest headline for today, do you believe that it can actually make a dent to the structural story or do you believe that tariff imposition and this higher tariff is not likely and the structural story still remains? Vikas Khemani: Again, do not confuse short-term issues with the long-term structural trends. CDMO is a very long-term trend. The need for that is moving away from China, diversifying the base for innovator drugs being manufactured elsewhere and US knows what their interests are, just by imposing some short-term tariffs is also counter to their interest.

Duroply lndustries(up 20.00%), Gujarat Themis (up 19.81%), Somany Home(up 18.66%), HB Leasing Fin(up 16.69%), Aplab(up 16.46%) and Tata Investment(up 15.62%) were among the stocks that surged over 15%.

A similar pattern is playing out with the Nifty 50 index, which saw its share in total market capitalization decline from 58% five years ago to an all-time low of 42%. That figure is now inching back up to 44%, according to data from DSP Mutual Fund.

Vedanta shares will be in focus on Wednesday after the company received 83% creditor approval for its proposed demerger, clearing a crucial hurdle for its restructuring plan. The proposal required support from at least 75% of creditors by debt value to move forward. With this approval, Vedanta is set to proceed with splitting its businesses into independent entities, allowing each vertical to operate separately.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Zachary Weiss, a brand consultant in New York, owns four vintage fur coats. PETA announced in 2020 that it was ending its long-running “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign.

₹2,598 crore from institutional investors. Hexaware Technologies IPO price band has been set at ₹674-708 per share for its initial public offering (IPO).

Global stocks have become the most popular asset class with investors, who are showing the biggest willingness to take risk in 15 years, according to a survey by Bank of America Corp. Fund managers' cash levels fell to the lowest since 2010, while 34% of participants said they expect world equities to be the best-performing asset in 2025, the survey showed. A net 11% indicated they were underweight bonds.

Giving his take on yesterday's action, Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities said that Nifty witnessed another day of volatility as the index failed to take a clear direction. «In the short term, Nifty might remain a 'sell on rise' as long as it stays below 23,150. Support is placed at 22,800, and a fall below this level might trigger further correction. Immediate resistance is placed at 23,000,» he said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ask a question about the relative performance of Indian states and most Indians will recall the term ‘BIMARU.’ This acronym, attributed to analyst Ashish Bose, was coined in the mid-80s and referred to laggard states in terms of economic and human development indicators (HDI): Bihar, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (UP). The word was used pejoratively, since it translates from Hindi as ‘sick.’ In the intervening 40 years, much has happened.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Trent Ltd announced results for the three months ended September, it marked the first time in many quarters that standalone revenue growth fell below 50% year-on-year. That trend has continued in the December quarter (Q3FY25), with revenue at ₹4,535 crore, representing a growth of almost 37%, down from 40% in Q2.

The short-term trend in pharma stocks appears positive, and pharma ETF could be a good option for a short-term long position, says Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities. In this chat with ET Markets, he also shares 3 stock ideas for the week — Kotak Mahindra Bank, JSW Steel and Godfrey Phillips. Edited excerpts:

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Nifty 50 closed nearly flat on Friday, slipping into negative territory after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) anncounced a 25 basis point cut. Markets remained volatile initially due to the policy impact but later stabilized, ending the session with minor losses.