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“In the last so many years, PSU banks have been hammered and not been given fair value, so most of them are still trading at one-time book. I think still there could be a good enough upside from here,” says Rahul Shah, MOFSLEdited excerpts: We have major IT companies’ results next week. IT has been rather volatile, it has continued to decline for three straight weeks. But when we talk about Friday in particular, it is the top sectoral gainer as well. In light of these results, where do you see the IT sector headed? What do you think are these results going to look like? Nifty IT moved up around 25% in 2023. My sense is there are a lot of headwinds and this quarter, numbers also should be muted. Most of the companies as a sector will record muted earnings. Our channels check suggests that the spending on the IT companies has been less and no major order book has been there.

Most of the real estate stocks have done well and we believe that another 5% to 10% kind of rally can be expected in the coming week, says Rajesh Palviya, Axis Securities. Edited excerpts. Do you believe that we could be range bound in the times ahead or there could be some weakness or strengthening from these levels next week? If we analyse the tone, it is on the bullish side and yes benchmark indices are behaving in a range-bound kind of activity since the last couple of trading sessions. If we analyse the derivative data, major put writing activities are seen around 21,500 and 21,600 strikes. So, this range is likely to act as a good support area in the decline. Even in Friday's session, we have seen a sharp dip and then again the major put writing activity has been witnessed around 21,500 strikes. We have seen a sharp pullback action from the lower end of the corrective move. So, on the higher side, the major supply zone is still placed at 21,750. That level needs to be taken out by the Nifty, then we can see short covering action and then possibly the Nifty can scale up to the level of 21,900, even beyond the 22,000 kind of level.

“It is not a bad idea to stagger one's investment till March 2024 in three equal instalments each month, and then we are looking at a full-blown bull market for the rest of the year,” saysRakesh Pujara, Founder and Managing Partner at Compounding Wealth Advisors LLP. In an interview with ETMarkets, Pujara said, “We have identified eight sectors based on our proprietary models that look very promising and strong enough to deliver good returns this year such as infra, realty, IT, PSU Banks etc.,” Edited excerpts:

start-ups had a relatively tougher time in the past year, yet over 950 tech start-ups saw the light of the day, taking the total tally to a whopping 31,000 in the past 10 years. Since 2019, tech start-ups in India have managed to raise $70 billion in funding, revealed Zinnov-Nasscom 2023 report on tech start-ups landscape. The report states that Indian start-ups are successfully transforming challenges into opportunities, thus creating jobs and facilitating growth.

China's envoy's team visited the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, Maharashtra. In a post on X, Kerala Congress captioned a media report, saying, “Ab Ki Baar Xi Jinping?" However, according to the TOI report, the group of Chinese scholars specializing in Hindi participated in a workshop at Wardha's Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (Hindi University) in Nagpur on December 7th.

Investments in mutual funds can very well be made in the name of an individual's minor son or daughter. But once the said minor son or daughter turns 18 i.e. becomes major, certain compliances have to be followed. If these compliances are not followed no further transactions will be allowed for the said mutual fund folio. To keep your mutual fund investment unaffected, once the minor turns major, you must get the mutual fund account regularised by submitting certain details and documents. «Upon the minor attaining the status of major, the minor in whose name the investment was made, shall be required to provide all the KYC details and updated bank account details including cancelled original cheque leaf of the new account. No further transactions shall be allowed till the status of the minor is changed to major,» said the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a circular dated December 24, 2019.

Red Sea have thrown global shippers of vital goods for a loop — but it is hardly the only issue that big carriers are facing as 2024 kicks off. Giants like Maersk say the industry, which handles 90% of global trade, faces the possibility of significant disruptions, from ongoing wars to droughts affecting key routes like the Panama Canal. Complex vessel schedules are likely to be knocked out of sync for giant container ships, fuel tankers and other commodity haulers throughout the year.

The latest instalment of a docuseries exploring the identity of Ukrainian orphan Natalia Grace, whose adoptive parents claimed was actually an adult woman and terrorized their family from 2010 to 2013, has proven her true age but also left audiences with even more unanswered questions about the young woman.The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks is the follow-up to the 2023 docuseries that zeroed in on Natalia’s adoptive parents, Kristine and Michael Barnett, who were charged with multiple counts of neglect and accused of abandoning Natalia at a rented Indiana apartment in 2013 and moving to Canada.The Barnetts previously claimed that Natalia was not six years old when they adopted her in 2010, but rather said she was a 20-year-old sociopath who tried to kill them.Natalia, who has a rare form of dwarfism called spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, has always maintained that she was indeed a child and was mistreated by her adoptive parents.Now, however, Natalia’s claims about her age have been proven.According to People, a DNA blood test, the results of which were revealed in the first episode of the series earlier this week, found that Natalia is approximately 22 years old — suggesting that she was 9 when she was adopted by the Barnetts.“This one little piece of paper throws every single lie that the Barnetts has said right into the trash with a match,” Natalia said in the premiere episode.“This is so big. Because literally, this has been 13 years of just two people lying their butts off.

Jyoti CNC Automation IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd is going to hit the primary market on 9th January 2024 i.e. on Tuesday next week. The CNC machines maker company has fixed the Jyoti CNC Automation IPO price band at ₹315 to ₹331 per equity share.

Dunki and Salaar on the big screen, I was scouring the Net to see what was in store for us in this new year. The range is mind boggling. If Hollywood is banking on sequels of Despicable Me 4 (get ready to spend money for your kids as well as the child inside you on some superb merchandise!) and Kung Fu Panda 4 (that Panda is so adorable!), then Bollywood is going to offer you sequels of movies you have loved no matter who was wearing that police officer’s uniform.

₹185 apiece level on the NSE at the end of March 2023 and since then it has remained an ideal 'buy on dips' stock for investors. In the last two months, Tata Power's share price has been touching new highs regularly and it has delivered over 80 per cent return to its long-term investors in the current fiscal. Speaking on triggers that are fueling Tata Power shares, Amit Goel, Co-Founder & Chief Global Strategist at Pace 360 said, "Shares of Tata Power Co Ltd have risen 46% since October end, bringing into spotlight what was till recently regarded as a defensive bet from the Tata Group.

review–one must wait for a ruling first to challenge it. The petitions were premature considering that the Securities and Exchange Board of India is yet to conclude all its investigations into the allegations on the Adani Group. The Supreme Court has rightly refused to intrude into what is manifestly the territory of the markets regulator, as well as other agencies and regulatory bodies charged with looking into charges of financial or accounting fraud.

debt, gold or real estate which asset classes are likely to outperform in 2024, is a question most investors are looking for an answer. This becomes important for investors to give a final shape to their asset mix decision so that their investment portfolio not only delivers good return but also becomes secure enough to deal with any volatility or adverse market movements.

Mint said, even as they expect the year ahead to be better than the last. Smartphone volumes at 144-145 million units in 2023 remained unchanged from the previous year or were slightly less, four telecom analysts polled by Mint said. However, helped by higher-priced phones, the value of shipments touched $40-41 billion, up 8% from the previous year’s $38 billion, data from market researcher Counterpoint India shows.

₹300 per LPG cylinder, which is scheduled to end in March this year. “An extension in the subsidy for the next fiscal is likely to be sought. The outgo will be in the range of ₹10,000-12,000 crore," one of the two people mentioned above said, adding the petroleum and natural gas ministry is set to suggest the extension to the finance ministry for the upcoming Union budget.

UFC star Colby Covington criticized the decision made by USA Boxing to permit transgender female fighters to compete against women in the ring, given they meet certain criteria. On Thursday, Covington said on «Tomi Lahren is Fearless» on OutKick that his first reaction was that it was a PR stunt and that they did it since nobody cares anymore about USA Boxing.

California coast this week and are galvanized by the powerful pattern of El Niño in the Pacific Ocean. The recent event is unexpected to be as pronounced as the waves, expanding the California coast in the past week. However, the huge waves are happening more often as per researchers, since global warning expands severe weather conditions, elevating sea levels. As per them, it translates to more coastal flooding at a future date. A swell along with big waves and also coastal flooding is predicted along the West Coast this week. Afterwards, a periodical high tide can bring an even greater amount of water inshore within 10 days, as per Laura Engeman, who is a coastal resilience specialist with California Sea Grant. According to her in the case there are big waves during those days, we might witness more flooding. The recent round of waves is not predicted to be as powerful as the late event in December. It is the future El Niños as well as the rise in coastal flooding, charged by the warm climate that caution those who have studied the coast. El Niño comes with more active winter storms, and elevated sea levels according to an oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, William Sweet. This translates to more flooding in coastal areas, greater amount of extreme erosion, and higher astronomical high tides.

Spotify, allowing users to recall which songs they were listening to a year back. Besides it allows the users to send a playlist to themselves, which will be revealed within 12 months. The 'Playlist in a Bottle' feature was introduced by Spotify in January 2023, allowing users to save the songs resonating with them for the moment, sealing them for one year.

cold, chilling rain, snow, and wind can have an impact on our health. Recently, the death rates in the US have been between 8-12% more during the months of winter, according to mortality data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since 1979, in general, over 19,000 Americans have faced death, particularly from diseases due to cold, as per the death certificates.

Steve Burton bids adieu to Days of Our Lives, a mere year after his triumphant comeback as Harris Michaels. The departure, announced through a heartfelt video on the Daily Drama's YouTube page, sees Burton expressing profound gratitude to the cast and crew, stating, «Wow! Well, I just shot my final scenes here on 'Days of Our Lives,' and I just want to say, thank you so much to the cast [and] to the crew. It’s been amazing.» For Burton, this marks a poignant moment in his soap opera journey, one that began with his debut on Days of Our Lives back in 1988. After a year, he embarked on diverse roles, venturing into other beloved series such as The Young and the Restless and General Hospital.

Gyeongseong Creature Part 2 final three episodes thrust the main characters into a life-threatening situation, with Chae-ok and Tae-sang endeavoring to eradicate the sinister influence of Onseong Hospital once and for all. In the initial segment of this K-drama, viewers were left on the edge of their seats with a cliffhanger concerning Tae-sang's uncertain fate after sustaining injuries. Despite the escape of the hospital's victims, the challenges persist. As Part 2 unfolds, the aftermath is palpable, and Tae-sang unravels the truth behind the clandestine force steering the entire operation.