The benchmark equity indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended Tuesday’s trading session in negative territory. The Nifty 50 closed nearly 50 points lower to settle at 22,356.30 points. While S&P BSE Sensex closed almost 200 points lower to settle at 73,677.13 points. On the flip side, Nifty Bank clocked gains of 0.26% or 124.90 points to settle at 47,581.00.

On the sectoral front, IT and media stocks lost the most amongst their peers. The broader indices ended in the red, with smallcap and midcap stocks losing the most. The Nifty Midcap 100 closed 134 points or 0.27% lower to close the day’s trading at 49,114.90. 

The losers include Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Nestle India, Infosys, and SBI Life Insurance. The Indian Volatility Index (Ind…

Equities staged a smart recovery on Wednesday, with both the benchmark indices gaining more than 1% each, snapping a three-day losing streak. Taking a cue from other Asian markets, the Sensex jumped 874.94 points, or 1.11%, to 79468.01 while the Nifty 50 rose 304.95 points, or 1.27%, to 24297.50.

The broader markets outperformed, with the BSE Midcap gaining 2.63% and the BSE Smallcap rising 2.39%. Investors wealth surged by nearly Rs 9 trillion to Rs 448.6 trillion. The market breadth was in favour of advances, as there were three gainers for every loser.

The sentiment was also lifted by the government’s relief on capital gains tax for property sales. Taxpayers can choose between a 12.5% tax rate without indexation and a tax rate of 20% with indexation when pay…

Entero Healthcare Solutions opened its subscription to retail investors on February 09. The book-built issue will raise Rs 1,600 crore in total, through fresh issue and offer for sale. 

The company has set the IPO’s price band at Rs 1,195 – 1,258 per equity share. The issue will close on February 13 and will be listed on both the bourses, NSE and BSE.  

The company will be offering 0.79 crore shares through the fresh issue, raising Rs 1,000 crore. It will raise Rs 600 crore by offering 0.48 crore shares through the offer for sale. A minimum of 11 shares needs to be bided by a retail investor, summing to Rs 13,838.

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By Gaurang Somaiya

Rupee fell to fresh record lows last week following a system outage and other trigger triggered volatility for the rupee. Broadly, for the week, it traded in a narrow range despite swings witnessed in the dollar against its major crosses. Fed Chairman’s statement was scheduled during the week and he continued to remain hawkish. Dollar gained after the Fed Chairman’s comments and US treasuries gained after falling to levels of 4.40 – 4.50%. In his commentary, the Fed Chairman did appreciate the slowing pace of inflation but is unsure whether the central bank has done enough to keep the momentum going. He also added that inflation is above what the Fed targets while describing policy as ‘significantly restrictive.’

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By Gaurang Somaiya

Rupee rose sharply following suspected dollar inflow and lower trade deficit number in November. Data showed deficit narrowed $20.58 billion in November as compared to $31.46 billion in the previous month. 

This fiscal, India’s merchandise exports stood at $278.80 billion, down 6.51% annually, while merchandise imports stood at $445.15 billion, down 8.67% annually. For the week, the rupee traded in a narrow range and volatility remained in check following active RBI intervention. Latest data released from the RBI showed forex reserves rose to the highest level in 20-months to $615.9 billion. 

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