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The NSE Nifty index closed 0.96 points down at 22513.7, while BSE Sensex ended up 20.59 points at 74248.22.

DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.(up 3.68%), Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.(up 2.57%), Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.(up 2.39%), Magadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.(up 1.71%), Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd.(up 1.62%), Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.(up 1.47%), Ugar Sugar Works Ltd.(up 1.27%), Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd.(up 0.99%), Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd.(up 0.68%) and EID Parry(India)Ltd.(up 0.63%) stood among the top gainers.

Indo Tech Transformers Ltd.(up 7.74%), Transformers & Rectifiers(India)Ltd.(up 5.00%), Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.(up 4.88%), Indowind Energy Ltd.(up 4.84%), Hitachi Energy India Ltd.(up 3.59%), Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.(up 2.82%), SJVN Ltd.(up 2.81%), JSW Energy Ltd.(up 2.76%), Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd.(up 1.41%) and Torrent Power Ltd.(up 1.01%) stood among the top gainers.

Shares of Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(up 2.23 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(up 2.06 per cent), IDFC First Bank Ltd.(up 1.52 per cent), HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 1.44 per cent) and Federal Bank Ltd.(up 1.38 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the BSE, Vijay Textiles(down 10.34 per cent), Arcee Ind(down 8.44 per cent), Maha Corp Ltd(down 8.40 per cent), Axel Polymers(down 8.05 per cent) and Shiva Mills(down 7.93 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.

Jonathan Levin, an economist and Stanford alumnus who led the Stanford Graduate School of Business as dean for the last eight years, was appointed the next president of Stanford University, the Board of Trustees announced on Friday. Levin will assume office effective August 1, 2024. Jerry Yang, BS, MS ’90, chair of the Board of Trustees, thanked the 20-member Presidential Search Committee (PSC) for their work, and said Levin was the unanimous choice of the search committee and of the trustees. The PSC conducted a comprehensive search for Stanford’s next president. Levin will become president effective Aug. 1, 2024.

Angel One raised Rs 1,500 crore through qualified institutional placement of shares, which will help in funding its growth expansion plans. The Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) received an overwhelming response from both domestic and foreign institutional investors, the brokerage firm said. Angel One allotted 58,70,818 equity shares to qualified institutional buyers at Rs 2555.01 a share. The QIP issue opened on March 26, and closed on April 2.

Congress party, in its Lok Sabha election manifesto released on April 5, brought India's road toll collection policy into sharp focus. Saying that the current road toll rates are seen as excessive and exploitative by common people, the grand old party promised a big revamp of the same. The policy on road tolls will be reviewed, the party's manifesto said.

Congress has announced that it will make the centrally-conducted qualifying examinations such as NEET, CUET as optional, if elected to power. The Congress announced this in its manifesto for Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on a plea by the AAP government alleging non-release of funds to the body which is responsible for supplying potable water to the national capital. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked the Delhi government's Principal Secretary (Finance) to release the funds, which the DJB is liable to receive, in the meanwhile. The bench said it wanted to know about the outstanding funds from the water utility itself. The court has now fixed the Delhi government's petition for further hearing on April 10.

India's Ayurveda product market is projected to reach USD 16.27 billion or Rs 1.2 lakh crore by FY28 from USD 7 billion or Rs 57,450 crore at present, according to a study. Ayurveda product market has experienced significant growth due to rising demand for natural and herbal remedies in local and international markets, increase in ayurvedic medical practitioners, government initiatives, and emergence of new entrepreneurs, Ayurveda tech startup NirogStreet said. Citing a survey, NirogStreet said the Ayurveda product market in India is expected to grow significantly, with projections indicating a substantial increase in market value to Rs 1,20,660 crore (USD 16.27 billion) by FY28. According to NirogStreet survey, the overall market for Ayurveda products and services is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15 per cent from FY23 to FY28, with the product and service sectors growing at a CAGR of 16 per cent and 12.4 per cent, respectively.

PI Industries Ltd. rose 1.59 per cent to Rs 3877.6 in Friday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 3885.0 and low of Rs 3804.5, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 4010.0 and low of Rs 2969.5.

DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.(up 3.86%), Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.(up 2.15%), Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.(up 1.74%), Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd.(up 1.65%), Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd.(up 1.50%), Magadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.(up 1.48%), EID Parry(India)Ltd.(up 1.42%), Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd.(up 1.36%), KCP Sugar & Industries Corporation Ltd.(up 1.31%) and Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd.(up 0.92%) were among the top gainers.

Bandhan Bank Ltd. traded at Rs 199.25 on BSE at 10:50AM (IST) on Friday, up 0.58 per cent from previous close. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 173.45 and a high of Rs 272.0.

Shaktikanta Das on Friday called inflation the elephant in the room and said that the animal seems to be returning to the forest, hinting at inflation reaching the favourable target of 4 per cent. The governor said, «The elephant in the room was CPI inflation. The elephant has now gone out for a walk and appears to be returning to forest.» The remark from the governor came while he was announcing the decisions of the first bimonthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of FY25.

United Spirits Ltd. gained 0.54 per cent to Rs 1126.95 at 10:45AM (IST) in Friday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 1130.15 and low of Rs 1117.6 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 1120.8 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 5660 shares so far with a value of Rs 0.64 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 64.5 and a price-to-book ratio of 9.17.

Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty fell 20.21 points to 22494.45, while the BSE Sensex traded 62.63 points down at 74165.0.

Angelina Jolie has alleged that her ex-husband Brad Pitt was abusive toward her much before the 2016 plane incident that led her to file for divorce. According to 'Page Six', the document, submitted by the legal team of the 'Maleficent' actor on Thursday reads, «While Pitt’s history of physical abuse of Jolie started well before the family’s September 2016 plane trip from France to Los Angeles, this flight marked the first time he turned his physical abuse on the children as well. Jolie then immediately left him.»

Indian Energy Exchange with a target price of Rs 175. The current market price of Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. is Rs 144.75 . Indian Energy Exchange Ltd., incorporated in the year 2007, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 12911.71 Crore) operating in Financial Services sector.

Vedant Fashions with a target price of Rs 1000. The current market price of Vedant Fashions is Rs 943.25. Vedant Fashions Ltd., incorporated in the year 2002, is a Small Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 22883.18 Crore) operating in Apparels sector.

Avenue Supermarts with a target price of Rs 4700. The current market price of Avenue Supermarts is Rs 4675. Avenue Supermarts Ltd., incorporated in the year 2000, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 302268.76 Crore) operating in Retail sector.