General News
- Assembly elections 2022: EC announces 7-phase election in 5 states from Feb 10, counting on March 10.
- UP to vote in 7 phases; Manipur in 2 phases; Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa in single phase.
- CM Adityanath to contest from Gorakhpur, Akhilesh Yadav to contest from home turf Karhal.
- AAP names Bhagwant Mann as Punjab’s CM candidate, Amit Palekar as Goa CM candidate.
- India displays its military might, cultural diversity, socio economic progress at 73rd Republic Day parade.
- President approves 384 Gallantry Awards, other decorations to Armed Forces; Padma awards announced.
- Vaccination for 15-18 age group, booster dose to senior citizens, healthcare and frontline workers begins.
- India’s total COVID caseload touches 4.14 crore; cumulative vaccination crosses 166.7 crore.
- Focus on localised curbs to contain COVID, minimise damage to livelihood: PM Modi to Chief Ministers.
- No one can be forced to get vaccinated against their wishes: Centre tells SC.
- PM Modi launches India-assisted projects with Mauritius counterpart Pravin Kumar Jugnauth.
- PM Modi reviews strategic partnership with new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz .
- India, 5 Central Asian countries decide to establish joint working group on Afghanistan.
- PM lays foundation stone of 22 developmental projects worth over ₹4,800 crore in Imphal.
- PM Modi virtually inaugurates 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu.
- Assam, Nagaland CMs discuss on issues of ‘mutual interest, status quo along interstate border for now.
- Centre withdraws SSG security cover to 4 ex-J&K CMs – Abdullahs, Mehbooba Mufti & Ghulam Nabi Azad.
- SC appoints panel headed by ex-judge Indu Malhotra to probe breach in PM’s security in Ferozepur.
- SIT files chargesheet in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, names MoS Ajay Misra`s son as prime accused.
- Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate merged with National War Memorial Flame.
- Indian Army unveils new digital combat uniform at Army Day parade.
- India, China hold 14th round of military talks to resolve eastern Ladakh standoff.
- Lt Gen Manoj Pande appointed as next Army Vice Chief.
- India bags contract from Philippines for BrahMos missiles worth $374 million.
- India successfully test-fires new version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off Odisha coast.
- CDS General Bipin Rawat’s chopper crashed due to inclement weather, ‘entry into clouds’: IAF.
- Rocket scientist S Somnath to be new ISRO chief for three years, replaces K Sivan.
- Global COVID caseload tops 375 million, deaths surge to more than 5.68 million.
- COVAX program delivers 1 billion doses to 144 poor countries: WHO.
- EU ends omicron travel ban on flights from southern Africa.
- UN launches nearly $5 billion aid appeal for Afghanistan; US announces $308 million in aid.
- US suspends all commercial flights to China ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics.
- Leaders of US, Russia, Britain, France, and China adopt joint statement on preventing nuclear war.
- Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy urges calm as world leaders work to avert Russian invasion.
- Australia, Japan sign ‘historic’ defence pact amid China concerns.
- US and Japan strengthen defence ties by signing 2 new defence deals.
- South Korea inks deal with UAE to sell mid-range surface-to-air missiles.
- North Korea launches 7th missile test in 1 month.
- Iran blacklists 51 Americans over assassination of former military commander Qasem Soleimani.
- Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for 4 more years for possessing walkie-talkies.
- Indonesia passes Law to move capital from Jakarta to remote Borneo.
- Justice Ayesha Malik takes oath as first woman judge of Pakistan’s Supreme Court.
- Malta’s Roberta Metsola becomes youngest person elected European Parliament president.
- Massive underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga triggers tsunami; Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits again.
- China successfully tests ‘Artificial Sun’ to harness clean energy by 2040, 5 times powerful than real Sun.
- Virat Kohli steps down as India’s Test captain after 7 years in role.
- South Africa beat India by 4 runs in a thriller to complete 3-0 series sweep.
- South Africa secure 2-1 Test series victory over India.
- ICC Awards 2021: Babar Azam, Lizelle Lee named ODI Cricketers of the year; Mohammad Rizwan and Tammy Beaumont named ICC T20 Cricketers of the Year.
- Smriti Mandhana, Shaheen Afridi named ICC Cricketers of the Year.
- Babar Azam named Captain of the ODI and ICC T20I Team of the year.
- T20 World Cup 2022 to start from Oct 16; India to begin campaign against Pakistan on October 23.
- FIFA Awards: Robert Lewandowski, Alexia Putellas named Best Players; Cristiano Ronaldo honoured.
- Shuttler Tasnim Mir becomes first Indian to claim World No. 1 status in U-19 girls singles.
- India Open 2022: Lakshya Sen wins men’s singles crown; Satwik-Chirag pair claims maiden title.
- Australia bars Novak Djokovic, cancels entry visa over vaccination status.
- Australian Open: Rafael Nadal secures 21st Grand Slam; World No.1 Ash Barty claims her maiden title.
- France’s Kristina Mladenovic, Croatian Ivan Dodig win Australian Open mixed doubles title.
Business News
- Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2022-23; expects economic growth at 9.2% in the current fiscal.
- RBI to issue India’s first digital currency in FY22-23 using Blockchain.
- Cryptocurrency income to be taxed at 30%, no change in income tax slabs.
- 400 new Vande Bharat trains to be introduced, National Highway network will be expanded by 25,000 kms.
- Economic Survey forecasts FY23 real GDP growth at 8-8.5%.
- Govt approves ₹12,000 crore green energy corridor phase-II to modernise transmission.
- Centre approves ₹1,500 crore infusion in IREDA to boost renewable energy financing.
- Govt clears 20 strategic projects worth ₹30 crores under National Technical Textiles Mission.
- Finance ministry relaxes expenditure cap for Jan-March quarter within revised estimates.
- J&K inks 6 deals with global investors at Dubai Expo 2020.
- Assam govt partners with NDDB to set up ₹2,000 crore dairy joint venture.
- Govt completes formal handover of Air India to Tata Group.
- Tatas gets loan commitment from SBI-led consortium for Air India.
- DGCA extends suspension of commercial passenger flights to and from India till Feb 28.
- Number of handbags per passenger reduced to 1 to reduce congestion and security threat.
- PM Modi propagates “Pro-Planet People” approach at WEF Davos Agenda 2022.
- India, South Korea agree to fast-track trade talks, set $50 billion bilateral trade target before 2030.
- India allows imports of US pork, pork products for the first time.
- World Bank projects India’s growth at 8.3% for FY 2021-22; 8.7% in FY 2022-23.
- India grants $900 million loan to Sri Lanka to build forex reserve; extends $500 million LoC for fuel import.
- Sri Lanka inflation hits record 14%; govt announces $1.2 billion economic relief package.
- China cuts interest on 1-year medium-term loans for first time since April 2020.
- Bank of Japan revises inflation projection for first time since 2014, no policy change.
- UK-EU resume talks on Brexit trade spat.
- Supreme Court upholds winding up of Devas Multimedia.
- Cairn withdraws all lawsuits against India, to get ₹7,900 crore tax refund.
- UK court orders eviction of Vijay Mallya from his London home over UBS’ unpaid loan.
- Covishield, Covaxin get conditional market nod.
- Aurobindo Pharma launches Molnaflu, its brand of Molnupiravir, an Oral COVID pill in India.
- Lupin launches antiviral medication Molnulup for COVID-19 treatment in India.
- Govt proposes mandatory 6 airbags in all new cars carrying up to 8 people from October 2022.
- Delhi government directs cab aggregators and delivery service providers to add 50% EVs by 2023.
- Toyota dethrones GM to become America’s top-selling automaker in 2021.
- Renault, Geely to jointly design and produce electric hybrid and gasoline-fueled vehicles in South Korea.
- Hero Future Energies ties up with Ohmium to set up 1GW green hydrogen facilities in India, UK, Europe.
- M&M partners with Hero Electric, to manufacture electric bikes Optima & NYX.
- TVS Motor acquires Switzerland’s e-bike firm SEMG for $100 million.
- Verizon, AT&T delay 5G rollout around some airports after stark warnings from US airlines.
- Voda Idea, Tata Teleservices opt for conversion of AGR dues into equity; Airtel opts for interest payment.
- Reliance Jio pre-pays ₹30,791 crore clearing all spectrum liabilities.
- Nokia, Tech Mahindra partner for 5G-based solutions for enterprises.
- Bharti’s OneWeb, Hughes partner to provide satellite broadband services in India.
- Google invests $1 billion in Airtel for shaping India’s digital ecosystem, takes 1.28% stake for $700 million.
- Airtel Payments Bank gets permission to function as scheduled bank from RBI.
- TCS wins second phase of Passport Seva Programme valued at about ₹6,000 crore.
- Tech Mahindra partners with US’ Pyze; acquires European firm Com Tec Co IT for ₹2,620 crore.
- HCL Tech acquires Hungary’s Starschema for $42.5 million.
- Dixon, boAt form 50:50 JV to manufacture Bluetooth enabled audio devices.
- IMF urges El Salvador to dissolve the $150 million Bitcoin trust fund, scale back its Bitcoin push.
- UAE-based LuLu Group’s ₹200 crore MoU for J&K food processing hub.
- Google Cloud ties up with CryptoWire to develop blockchain, crypto ecosystem.
- Future Enterprises sells 25% stake in general insurance JV to partner Generali for ₹1,253 Crore.
- Reliance arm RIHL acquires 73.37% stake in New York’s Mandarin Oriental hotel for $98.15 million.
- Timex Group gets manufacturing, distribution rights for Guess & Gc branded watches in India.
- Facebook parent Meta builds powerful AI Supercomputer to support Metaverse.
- Jubilant FoodWorks launches American restaurant chain Popeyes in India.
- Swiggy turns decacorn; closes $700 million round led by Invesco at $10.7 billion valuation.
- Apple becomes first company to reach $3 trillion market value.
- Govt appoints V Anantha Nageswaran as Chief Economic Advisor.
- Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas replaces Gita Gopinath as IMF chief economist.
- Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel appointed Vice President of AIIB.
- OPEC picks Kuwait’s Haitham Al Ghais as next Secretary-General.
- Senior IAS officer Vikram Dev Dutt appointed new Chairman and MD of Air India.
- Starlink India Head Sanjay Bhargava resigns as it offers refunds for pre-orders.
Q3 Results
- HDFC Bank Q3 profit rises 18% to ₹10,342 crore, net interest income grows to ₹18,444 crore.
- ICICI Bank Q3 net profit up 25% YoY to ₹6,194 crore; NII jumps 23% to ₹12,236 crore, NNPA ratio at 0.85%.
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Q3 net profit up 15% YoY to ₹2,131 crore, NII increases by 12% to ₹4,334 crore.
- RIL Q3 profit up 38% to ₹20,539 crore, revenue grew 54.25% to ₹1.9 lakh crore.
- Reliance Jio Q3 net profit up 9% to ₹3,615 crore, revenue grew 6% YoY to ₹20,597 crore, ARPU up at ₹152.
- TCS Q3 net profit up at ₹9,769 crore, revenue at ₹48,885 crore; announces buyback of ₹18,000 crore.
- Infosys Q3 Net profit up 12% YoY at ₹5,809 crore, revenue up 23% at ₹31,867 crore.
- Dr Reddy’s registers Q3 net profit at ₹707 crore, Consolidated revenues up by 8% YoY to ₹5,320 crore.
- Wipro Q3 net profit at ₹2,970 crore, revenue up 30% YoY at ₹20,432 crore; declares ₹1 interim dividend.
- HUL Q3 profit rises 17% YoY to ₹2,243 crore, sales rises 10% to ₹12,900 crore.
- Maruti Suzuki Q3 net profit falls 48% YoY to ₹1,011 crore, revenue stood at ₹22,187 crore.
- Bajaj Auto Q3 FY22 net profit down 17% QoQ to ₹1,430 crore, income rises marginally ₹9,369.31 crore.
- Vodafone Idea Q3 loss widens to ₹7,231 crore, revenue down 11% YoY to ₹9,717 crore; ARPU up at ₹115.
WORLD INDICES | |||||
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Indices | 31-Jan | 31-Dec | %1M | 01-Jan | % since Jan |
BSE | 58014 | 58254 | -0.41% | 59856 | -3.08% |
NSE | 17340 | 17354 | -0.08% | 17805 | -2.61% |
DOW | 35132 | 36338 | -3.32% | 36800 | -4.53% |
NASDAQ | 14240 | 15645 | -8.98% | 15623 | -8.85% |
FTSE | 7464 | 7385 | 1.08% | 7505 | -0.54% |
Nikkei | 27002 | 28792 | -6.22% | 29302 | -7.85% |
Hang Seng | 23802 | 23398 | 1.73% | 23290 | 2.20% |
Straits Times | 3250 | 3124 | 4.03% | 3181 | 2.15% |
Shanghai | 3361 | 3640 | -7.65% | 3632 | -7.46% |
USD | 74.61 | 74.33 | 0.38% | 74.55 | 0.08% |
Euro | 83.81 | 84.52 | -0.84% | 84.15 | -0.40% |
GBP | 100.32 | 100.60 | -0.27% | 100.91 | -0.58% |
Yen/100INR | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.42% | 0.64 | 0.95% |
Gold | 47670 | 48083 | -0.86% | 47950 | -0.58% |
Silver | 60950 | 62681 | -2.76% | 62247 | -2.08% |
Crude Brent $ | 89.48 | 77.78 | 15.04% | 79.77 | 12.17% |
Crude Nymex $ | 88.36 | 75.21 | 17.48% | 76.80 | 15.05% |
NIFTY SECTORAL INDICES | |||||
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Sectors | BANK NIFTY | CNX IT | CNX AUTO | CNX FMCG | CNX PHARMA |
31-Jan | 37975 | 34825 | 11704 | 36467 | 13180 |
31-Dec | 35482 | 38701 | 10937 | 37580 | 14223 |
% 1M | 7.03% | -10.02% | 7.01% | -2.96% | -7.33% |
04-Jan | 36840 | 39371 | 11139 | 37800 | 14041 |
% since Jan | 3.08% | -11.55% | 5.06% | -3.53% | -6.13% |
INDIAN TRADE(USD MILLION) | |
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Exports in ($ Bn) | 37.81 |
Imports ($ Bn) | 59.48 |
FDI | 1641 |
Government Bond 10Y | 6.68% |
GDP YoY | 8.40% |
Inflation Rate | 5.59% |
Forex Reserves ($ Bn) | 634.29 |
IIP % | 1.40% |
INSTITUTIONAL TRADING ACTIVITY | ||
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Particulars | FII(Rs. crore) | MF(Rs. crore) |
Equity | (10,582) | 4,434 |
Debt | 922 | 390 |
Total 1 M | (9,659) | 4,824 |
Total Since Jan | (9,659) | 4,824 |
Equity | (10,582) | 4,434 |
Debt | 922 | 390 |
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