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HCL Technologies delivered robust Q3FY24 results, by far the best among the “Big Four" Indian information technology (IT) services companies. The company reported a 6.0% sequential revenue growth in constant currency (CC) terms, surpassing market expectations, to hit $3.4 billion. This growth was fuelled by a significant 34% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase in HCL Software (Products & Platforms).

ICRA Analytics anticipates several potential changes in the upcoming Interim Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025. The Budget will be announced on February 1, 2024. Since the general elections will be held in May, this will be the Interim Budget and a new Budget will be presented in July.

Galaxy S24 series at the Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday. Alongside the flagship smartphone series, the Korean phone maker also teased a new range of products called the Galaxy Ring.

the US Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from both Apple and Epic Games, effectively affirming a lower court ruling that favored Apple. Epic Games initiated the legal dispute in 2020, aiming to challenge Apple's control over the App Store, alleging the tech giant's monopoly practices. Central to the controversy was Apple's practice of charging up to 30 percent on all financial transactions within its app store, leading to accusations of an unjust "tax" on companies utilizing the platform.

ANI, the elephant was seen running behind pedestrians on the street of the town. Earlier on 16 January, a 67-year-old man died and two others were injured after a wild elephant attacked them in Odisha’s Balasore district, police had said as reported by PTI. As per the police, the tusker trampled to death Debendra Giri at Khunta village in Rabania area.

₹6,103.40 apiece in today's trade. This uptick in shares was in response to the company's strong performance in Q3 FY24. On Wednesday, the company released its Q3 FY24 earnings post market hours, reporting a 69% jump in its consolidated net profit to ₹741 crore.

cryptocurrency tokens were trading lower in Thursday's trade amid expectations that the global rate easing cycle may not come as early as some had initially thought. At 11:33 a.m., BTC was trading 0.2% lower at $42,757, while the second most popular token, Ethereum, was down 1.3% at $2,529. At the same time, the global cryptocurrency market cap declined by 0.63% in the last 24 hours to approximately $1.68 trillion. «The overall crypto market is at $1.68 trillion with Bitcoin and Ether witnessing marginal fluctuation from the previous day. If Bitcoin closes above $43,000 this week, then we may witness a healthy surge in its price in the coming weeks,» said Shivam Thakral, CEO of BuyUcoin. Meanwhile, ZebPay Trade Desk said, «This drop in Bitcoin price coincided with US investors turning towards institutional investment products following the approval of spot ETFs. Long liquidations totaling over $27 million occurred within 24 hours on January 17, with Bitcoin long liquidations accounting for the majority, wiping out $19.5 million.»

Varun Beverages Ltd. traded 1.4 per cent up at Rs 1231.4 at around 01:12PM (IST) on Thursday. The stock had closed at Rs 1248.9 in the previous session.

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India is yet to decide on the lower import taxes on imported electric vehicles, news agency Reuters quoted Rajesh Kumar Singh, a top bureaucrat at the Department for Industry and Trade Promotion as saying at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos. The issue of the Elon Musk-led company's entry and lower EV import taxes has also faced resistance from the domestic industry, the official said. Additionally, India has continued its demand of wanting firm commitments from Tesla on investment and manufacturing should the government opt to lower taxes.

India Startup Outlook’ report from venture debt firm InnoVen Capital. Of the more than 100 startup founders who participated in the survey, 24% were open to hiring professional CEOs in the next 2-3 years, up from 20% in 2022.

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Bharat Electronics Ltd. rose 0.32 per cent to Rs 186.3 in Thursday's trade as of 12:40PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 21480.0, down 91.96 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 185.7 in the previous session.

land deals for over 2707 acres closed in 2023 across the country up from 82 deals for 2508 acre a year ago. Backed by strong residential sales momentum across cities, at least 72% of the total land area closed in 2023 is slated to be used for residential development. “In terms of transaction size, Ahmedabad was the front-runner with the biggest land transaction in 2023.

Vedanta Ltd. traded 0.73 per cent higher in Thursday's session at 12:30PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 265.15 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 268.35 and Rs 258.0, respectively, during the session so far.

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. fell 1.81 per cent to Rs 7938.45 in Thursday's session as of 11:59AM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 181.25 points lower at 71319.51. Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap down start to the session.

Lupin Ltd. rose 0.93 per cent to Rs 1413.25 at 12:04PM hours (IST) on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap down start to the session.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company tanked over 10% on Thursday to the day's low of Rs 463.45 in Thursday's trade on the NSE as the Street was unimpressed by the company's December quarter earnings which saw a 3% increase in net profit to Rs 227 crore versus Rs 220 crore reported in the year-ago period. Net premium income was up 5% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 9,928 crore mainly due to growth in first-year premium. Today's action in the stock of ICICI Prudential takes the declining trend to six sessions in a row while extending the price erosion to over 14% during this period. More than one crore shares changed hands on the NSE around 11 am triggering the selling pressure. For the nine months, the annualised premium equivalent, a measure of life insurance business computed as a sum of annualised first-year premium and 10% of single premiums, grew by 1.7% to Rs 5,430 crore. The company saw an increase in expenses, especially commissions, which resulted in the expense management ratio moving up to 18.3% during the quarter from 14.7% a year ago. Commissions paid including rewards and compensation to agents, brokers and intermediaries increased to Rs 1,000 crore during the quarter from Rs 391 crore in the year-ago period. The company's solvency ratio fell to 196% from 212%. Persistency or the number of policies saw some improvement.

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