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Maharashtra. For the 18th Lok Sabha, BJP has tried to stir things up and announce Union Minister Piyush Goyal as the candidate for this constituency. The change left many surprised as BJP's Gopal Shetty has been winning this seat for the past two Lok Sabha polls and has a stronghold in the constituency. 18th Lok Sabha will also be a chance for Mumbai-born Goyal to set foot in the Lower House as he has been part of the Parliament as a member of the Upper House. «Of course, I am very excited. I am looking forward to a decision being made by the party leaders and I do hope that I get an opportunity to contest. It will be my privilege,» Goyal told PTI recently when asked about his plans for contesting Lok Sabha elections. Mumbai North Lok Sabha 2024: Date

On the BSE, Davangere Sugar(down 11.74 per cent), Leading Leasing Fin(down 10.00 per cent), KG Denim(down 10.00 per cent), Natura Hue Chem(down 9.88 per cent) and Provestment Svcs(down 9.87 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.

Congress MLA from Mhow, Antar Singh Darbar, and his senior party colleague from Indore, Pankaj Sanghvi, were among many leaders from the grand old party who joined the BJP in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. The leaders officially changed their political allegiance in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. Sanghvi was the Congress candidate from Indore in the 2019 general elections. The new BJP joinees said that they embraced the saffron party after being impressed by the «magnificent works and developmental activities» being carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country and CM Yadav in MP.

This year, the fight for Thrissur got even more interesting with Congress fielding Lok Sabha MP K Muraleedharan from the seat. Interestingly, he is the brother of Padmaja Venugopa who recently joined BJP. Thrissur 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Date The Election Commission will on March 16 announce the results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Elections are expected to be held in various phases.

Vedanta Ltd. traded 0.78 per cent higher in Friday's session at 01:24PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 260.0 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 263.8 and Rs 255.6, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 301.0 and a 52-week low of 207.85. About 596,603 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

stocks witnessed a build of fresh short positions. Lets first understand how this conclusion is reached that whether the stock has seen a buildup of fresh short position or not. To understand it we have to look at what “ short selling” means. When a trader is expecting the stock prices to fall, he may sell the stock without owning that and buy at a lower price, for example, stock XYZ is trading at 100, a trader sells the stocks at Rs 100 and buys it back at Rs 90. He made a profit of Rs 10. Selling the stocks without owing the underlying stock is called short selling.

Reliance Industries, was the third largest donor to political parties using electoral bonds. It bought Rs 410 crore of electoral bonds between financial years 2021-22 and 2023-24 but Reliance said the company is not a subsidiary of any Reliance entity. Electoral bond purchases and donations by Qwik Supply were behind Rs 1,368 crore of Future Gaming and Hotel Services — another little-known lottery company — and Rs 966 crore of Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infra, according to information uploaded by the Election Commission on its website. Publicly available information describes Qwik Supply as a manufacturer of warehouses and storage units. The unlisted private company was incorporated on November 9, 2000 with an authorised share capital of Rs 130.99 crore. Its paid-up capital is Rs 129.99 crore.

LTIMindtree Ltd. traded 1.1 per cent up at Rs 5203.7 at around 01:29PM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 5261.75 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 457.35 points lower at 72639.93 around the same time.

In Friday’s trading session, the following five stocks witnessed a build of fresh long positions. Lets first understand how this conclusion is reached that whether the stock has seen a buildup of fresh long position or not. When the stock prices move up and open interest on the counter also moves upward, it is taken as a sign of a long buildup. The signal is considered more reliable if the volume on the counter has also seen an increase.

ACC Ltd. traded 1.98 per cent down at Rs 2435.65 at 12:28PM (IST) on Friday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 549.34 points to 72547.94. The stock had settled at Rs 2485.1 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 2759.95 and Rs 1593.5, respectively.

Havells India Ltd. traded at Rs 1479.35 on BSE at 12:38PM (IST) on Friday, down 2.36 per cent from previous close. The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 1128.1 and a high of Rs 1590.9.

Visa-free travel has witnessed a surge and Visa on arrival options have also increased for people across the world, according to the latest UN Tourism report. The report says, 21 per cent of the world population does not need any form of visa, an increase from 17 per cent in 2008 and 20 per cent in 2018. Moreover, 14 per cent of the world population can apply for visa on arrival, an increase from 6 per cent in 2008 and 15 per cent in 2018.

Ashok Leyland Ltd. traded 1.73 per cent lower in Friday's session at 12:43PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 164.7 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 164.9 and Rs 160.3, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 191.45 and a 52-week low of 133.1. About 608,356 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

MphasiS Ltd. gained 0.06 per cent to Rs 2480.45 in Friday's trade as of 10:40AM (IST). It hit a high of Rs 2498.2 and low of Rs 2462.0 during the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 2835.0 and a low of Rs 1660.65. The return on equity for the stock stood at 20.64 per cent. About 4,943 shares have changed hands on the counter so far.

ITC with a target price of Rs 470. The current market price of ITC Ltd. is Rs 422. ITC Ltd., incorporated in the year 1910, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 526034.04 Crore) operating in Tobacco sector.

Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty fell 173.81 points to 21972.85, while the BSE Sensex traded 506.6 points down at 72590.68.

Tube Investments of India Ltd.(up 0.68 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. traded 0.67 per cent up at Rs 277.6 at around 10:45AM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 279.5 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 487.61 points lower at 72609.67 around the same time.

rupee depreciated 12 paise to 82.96 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed down by a strong American currency and a negative trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said foreign fund outflows and elevated crude oil prices in the international market also dented investors' sentiments. According to interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 82.95 against the dollar and touched a low of 82.96 in the initial trade, registering a fall of 12 paise over its previous close.

Paytm a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) licence, just a day ahead of the closure of its Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) arm. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had directed PPBL to wind down services from March 15 after it was subjected to regulatory scrutiny due to non-compliance with KYC norms and other mandated processes. The license is thus a big relief for Paytm, whose share price hit 5% upper circuit on March 15.

Stock Market News: Domestic equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50, began Friday's session with some minor cuts amid mixed global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex opened lower by 210.51 points or 0.29% at 72,886.77 level while the Nifty 50 opened at 22,064.85 level, down 81.90 points or 0.37%.