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Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com, says the key to FMCG stocks is to buy them early because the biggest feature of many of these stocks is that they do not raise equity. Most old investors tend not to sell. So, whenever there is positive news flow, new investors come in and then the stocks move up. They are reasonably priced. Start slowly nibbling into these stocks The FIIs clearly seem to be making a comeback, I do not know for how long, but at least it is a healthy buy figure so far this month. But does it seem like the rough patch of September, October is behind us or will the litmus test be in January when we have the next quarterly earnings? Sandip Sabharwal: So, FII flows have been erratic. Earlier, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the flows started to become a bit positive, then they became quite negative. So, tracking these flows to make investment decisions is going to be difficult and that is what some investors should not be doing. So, when some selling creates opportunities to buy and if you are bullish on the markets, then we should be buying, so that is the perspective.

ICJ) on Thursday, saying they exploited the global carbon budget, failed to honour climate-finance promises and are now demanding that developing countries restrict their resource use. The court is examining what legal obligations countries have to address climate change and the consequences if they fail. India also urged the ICJ to avoid creating new obligations that go beyond the existing climate-change framework. «The court may exercise due caution to avoid devising new or additional obligations beyond what is already agreed under the existing climate-change regime, which take into consideration historic emissions, climate justice and the principal principle of equity and CBDR-RC, as well as the equitable access to the global carbon budget,» the country said.

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Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Group Chairman, Inditrade Capital, recommends staying away from paint stocks. As far as the overall FMCG scenario is concerned, some stocks like HUL, Britannia, and others have corrected and look attractive at current valuations. Earlier rural demand was subdued and the companies suffered. Once rural demand picked up, unfortunately urban demand was subdued and they were suffering. But the festive season as well as the next quarter should be good for the FMCG companies and consumption is coming back at least as far as FMCG is concerned. General FMCG, whether it is HUL or Dabur or some of the other companies, even Godrej Consumer, look good at current levels. These market-related themes have really come back to the fore. I mean, yesterday you had a big breakout on the likes of an Angel One. You had a BSE hold out very well, CDSL, etc. Anything that you find interesting here? Sudip Bandyopadhyay: BSE definitely looks interesting. The valuation is not cheap. But the way CDSL is moving up and BSE holds a significant stake in CDSL, that adds to the momentum. Of course, the new changes which have been introduced by SEBI benefits BSE more than it does NSE and that is also adding a kind of fat to the fuel. So, BSE definitely, and overall market infrastructure companies from a long-term investor's point of view definitely look attractive. Somebody can buy it and decide to hold it for a long time, and they will keep getting decent returns from these companies even at current levels.

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Technical indicators point to a bullish trend as the Nifty breaks out of a five-week consolidation, paving the way for an extended rally toward 25,200 in coming weeks, according to analysts. Stocks like Reliance, SBI, Infosys, L&T, Axis Bank, PFC, Titan, National Aluminium, Natco Pharma, MCX, CDSL, BSE, and Indian Hotels are poised for short-term upside, they added.

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“Integration begins with our first conversation, before we even come up with a valuation”.  It sounds like Larry Fink of BlackRock might be freestyling lyrics for the most boring Christmas rap video ever, but he’s actually describing his process for making acquisitions. 

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Citi promoted 344 new managing directors (MDs) this year – one of the biggest promotion rounds in recent history – and there are eyebrows being raised over more than just the list of tech promotions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Anant Goenka, vice-chairman of RPG Group, recalls a chance meeting with an HSBC banker during a flight from Delhi to Mumbai some six months ago, which sparked the conglomerate's interest in acquiring Michelin's off-highway tyres and tracks business. In the next 4-6 months, Ceat faced a brief process as it had to navigate competing interests from Indian and Chinese tyre manufacturers that were also pursuing Camso.

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Europe's economy has enough difficulties, from tepid growth to trade tensions with the U.S. Dealing with those woes is only getting harder due to the political chaos in the two biggest European countries, France and Germany

Textile industry insiders in Surat said they are getting enquiries for the production and supply of ready-to-wear garments from such brands. If these materialise into orders, they estimate the growth of Surat's garment sector could accelerate to 20-25%, from the current 12% a year. Textile hubs in Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Noida too could benefit from new orders, they said. While Bangladesh is the second-largest exporter of ready-made garments behind China, it is highly dependent on the fabric supplied from Surat, the textile city of India. As big brands are looking for alternative sources amid increasing political instability and law and order issues, as well as unrest among textile industry workers, in Bangladesh, Indian companies see it as an opportunity to supply more value-added products to global markets.

Godmother Italian nun is arrested by police for having mafia ties. According to Italian police, 24 people have been arrested in northern Italy in connection with a mafia investigation, including a nun, as quoted in a report by the BBC. The nun, known as Sister Anna Donelli in the Italian press, was taken into custody on suspicion of serving as a liaison between the 'Ndrangheta mafia and its imprisoned gang members. During raids in various towns in the Lombardy and Veneto regions, as well as Calabria in the south, police also detained two politicians and confiscated assets valued at over €1.8 million (£1.5 million).

Sean Diddy Combs is one of the biggest names in the United States now, but not for the right and moral reasons. He has ended up being the topic of jokes for different generations now, and even school-going children are now taking his name in their new kind of funny content, something that is not sitting well with their parents, as they want their children to be protected from further details into who and what Sean Diddy Combs is.

space, having almost finished a full orbit of the sun. The NASA astronauts have now officially spent six months in space, with just two more to go in their lengthy journey after becoming stranded in space back in June due to a malfunction with their Starliner craft, as quoted in a report by E! News. After leaving Earth this summer, the colleagues had planned their June mission to last only eight days, but they are now stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) due to a propulsion-related leak in their Boeing aircraft.

Fitch credit rating agency on Friday affirmed Ukraine's long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating at 'RD' (restricted default) as its war with Russia drags past the 33-month mark. The agency also affirmed the sovereign's 'CCC+' long-term local currency amid the ongoing debt restructuring, aimed at easing its wartime financial pressures. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in late November, signed into law Ukraine's widely contested wartime tax increases, raising the war tax for residents to 5% from 1.5%.