General News
- Lok Sabha Election 2024: Polls to be held in 7 phases; counting on 4 June.
- India has 97 crore registered voters, 19.74 crore voters in 20-29 age group: CEC.
- EC introduces Vote from home for citizens above 85, voters with 40% disability.
- EC uploads electoral bonds data with unique numbers on its website.
- EC Arun Goel resigns; Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar named new election commissioners.
- No immunity from prosecution if MP/MLA takes bribe to vote or make speeches: SC.
- PM Modi chairs brainstorming session for ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’; discusses action plan for next 5 years.
- NDA seals Bihar seat-sharing deal: BJP to contest 17 seats, JD(U) 16.
- BJP to go solo in Odisha and Punjab.
- BJP, TDP, Jana Sena join hands to fight Lok Sabha, Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls.
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal arrested in Liquor Policy case; Delhi High Court rejects plea to remove CM.
- Top INDIA bloc leaders attend INDIA Alliance maha rally at the Ramlila Maidan.
- PM Modi launches BJP’s poll campaign for Lok Sabha Election 2024 in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut.
- Kovind-led panel on ‘one nation, one election’ submits report to President Draupadi Murmu.
- Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ nears ends in Mumbai spanning east-west of India.
- PM Modi visits J&K for the first time since abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
- PM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stones of projects worth ₹15,000 crore in West Bengal.
- PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation of development projects worth over ₹34,000 crore in UP.
- Amit Shah launches NUCFDC, sets target to establish one urban cooperative bank in each town.
- Smriti Irani laid foundation stone of projects worth ₹225 crore for development of Buddhist communities.
- PM Modi launches multiple development projects worth 56,000 crore rupees in Telangana.
- NSA Doval meets Israeli PM Netanyahu to discuss war in Gaza, humanitarian assistance.
- PM Modi arrives in Bhutan, inaugurates modern hospital built with Indian assistance in Bhutan.
- S Jaishankar meets Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong; leaders exchange views on Indo-Pacific and West Asia.
- Haryana CM Khattar, ministers resign, BJP president Nayab Singh Saini to be sworn in as CM.
- Centre signs tripartite agreement with Tipra Motha, Tripura govt to address Tripura’s indigenous issues.
- CBI, Europol sign arrangement for cooperation in tackling crimes, terrorism.
- BJP fields its state chief Surendran against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad.
- Tamilisai Soundararajan rejoins BJP after resigning as Telangana Governor.
- Naveen Jindal, Ex-Haryana minister Savitri Jindal, Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP.
- SC quashes money laundering case against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
- BRS leader K Kavitha produced before Delhi court by ED in excise policy case.
- Delhi HC admits CBI’s appeal challenging acquittal of former Minister A Raja, others in 2G scam case.
- CBI, Europol sign arrangement for cooperation in tackling crimes, terrorism.
- Centre Notifies CAA Rules; launches portal for those seeking Indian citizenship under CAA.
- Defence ministry signs 5 capital acquisition deals of ₹39,125.39 crore.
- Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect 2024 on March 4 to encourage indigenous defence innovation.
- Bharat Shakti Exercise: LCA Tejas, ALH Mk-IV, LCH Prachand on display at Pokhran.
- Mission Divyastra launched successfully, Agni-5 Missile makes maiden flight with MIRV technology.
- IAF activates Emergency Landing Facility Strip on national highway in Andhra Pradesh.
- ISRO successfully carried out landing of its reusable launch vehicle Pushpak.
- ISRO’s PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) mission accomplishes zero orbital debris mission.
- President confers Bharat Ratna on BJP stalwart LK Advani; Former PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, M.S. Swaminathan, former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur awarded posthumously.
- PM presents first-ever National Creators Award in 20 categories.
- Amid crisis, Bengaluru bans potable water usage for car washing, gardening; imposes ₹5,000 fine.
- CBI busts human trafficking network taking Indians to Russia-Ukraine war zone.
- Indian Navy rescues 23 Pakistani crew from hijacked Iranian ship in Arabian Sea.
- Vladimir Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition.
- Russia-NATO conflict is “one step away” from World War III: Putin.
- 133 dead in Moscow concert hall attack, Islamic State claims responsibility.
- UNSC for first time demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza; US abstains; Russia and China vetos.
- Nikki Haley suspends campaign for 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
- Biden and Trump head toward rematch after securing party nominations.
- Biden, Obama, Clinton rake in record $25 million at NYC fundraiser.
- Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan’s PM for second time. Asif Ali Zardari becomes 14th President.
- Maldives signs China defence deal as India prepares exit.
- Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming alliance’s 32nd member.
- France, Brazil agree to €1 billion deal to preserve Amazon.
- Russia vetoes UN panel’s mandate to monitor North Korea sanctions.
- US, UK & Australia entered agreement to build Australia’s SSN-AUKUS Submarines.
- Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena meets Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- Oscars 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ gets best picture at the 96th Academy Awards, dominates with seven wins.
- WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore wins first title.
- India win 5 match Test series against England 4-1 series win.
- IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders move to first position.
- Virat Kohli takes the lead in the Orange Cap race in IPL 2024 with 181 runs.
- England’s James Anderson becomes 1st pacer and 3rd bowler to take 700 test wickets.
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty win French Open doubles title
- Pro Kabaddi League 10: Puneri Paltan win first ever PKL title, beat Haryana Steelers.
- Indian men and women Table Tennis teams qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics.
Business News
- PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone for 112 National Highway Projects worth ₹1 lakh crore.
- PM Modi lays foundation stone of 3 semiconductor facilities worth ₹1.25 lakh crore.
- Ashwini Vaishnaw launches India’s fastest, indigenous router with speed of 2.4 Tbps.
- PM Modi launches multiple oil and gas projects worth nearly ₹1.5 lakh crore across the nation.
- Rajasthan inks MoUs with four CPSEs for setting up solar power, thermal, green hydrogen projects.
- Delhi government implements solar policy, promising zero electricity bills for residents.
- PM Modi inaugurates 15 airport projects; inaugurates India’s first underwater metro line in Kolkata.
- Govt approves 4% hike in DA for govt employees at cost of ₹12,869 crore pa to exchequer.
- India’s GST collection increases 12.5% to ₹1.68 lakh crore in February.
- Cabinet approves India AI Mission with ₹10,372 crore outlay.
- Govt amends electricity rules to address power surplus and enhance grid reliability.
- Govt raises MSP for jute by ₹285/qtl for FY25, 65% more than costs.
- Govt announces ₹500 crore e-mobility scheme to promote electric vehicles.
- India, EFTA ink trade deal with investment promise of $100 billion.
- India approves e-vehicle policy with tax relief to rev up manufacturing hub dream.
- Karnataka to impose 3% additional cess on transport vehicles; lifetime tax on EVs above ₹25 lakh.
- Kerala rejects union govt’s ₹5,000 crore loan offer to resolve financial crisis.
- India forms more than 1.68 lakh companies in FY24; highest in Feb.
- LIC presents ₹2,441 crore dividend cheque to Sitharaman.
- NHAI advises Paytm FASTag users to switch to other bank FASTag before March 15.
- T+0 trade cycle begins; BSE releases list of 25 stocks eligible for T+0 settlement cycle.
- Tata Motors to demerge operations into 2 listed entities.
- Meesho announces largest ESOP buyback worth ₹200 crore.
- British American Tobacco starts $2 billion buyback following its ITC stake sale.
- Ashok Leyland declares interim dividend of ₹4.95 per share, record date fixed for 3 April.
- RBI issues directions to card networks for issuance of credit card to customers.
- NCLT approves Aditya Birla group plan to merge NBFCs.
- RBI bars IIFL Finance from sanctioning or disbursing gold loans.
- IIFL Finance to receive $200 million liquidity support from Fairfax after RBI ban.
- ICICI Securities delisting gets nod, setting up merger with ICICI Bank.
- IRDAI board gives nod to 8 regulations for insurance products, policyholders.
- US Fed keeps key rates unchanged at 5.25%-5.5% for 5th straight meeting, projects 3 rate cuts in 2024.
- New Zealand slips into its second recession in 18 months as economy contracts.
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank slashes policy interest rates by 50 bps to stimulate growth.
- Japanese Yen hits 34-yr low ahead of key US inflation test.
- Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate policy after 17 years.
- Pakistan central bank keeps interest rate on hold at 22%.
- Centre hikes commercial LPG & ATF prices; windfall tax on petroleum crude raised to ₹4,600/metric ton.
- IOC to make fuel for Formula 1 – first by an Indian firm.
- Centre reduces Petrol & Diesel prices by ₹2 per litre across country.
- FLY91, India’s newest airline, launch commercial services with an inaugural flight from Goa to Bengaluru.
- Akasa Air commences international operations, first overseas flight from Mumbai to Doha, Qatar.
- Maruti Suzuki’s in-plant railway siding, India’s first such project, inaugurated by PM Modi in Gujarat.
- Tata Motors inks MoU with Tamil Nadu Govt to set up ₹9,000 crore facility in Ranipet.
- Biden administration unveils strictest ever US car emission limits to boost EVs.
- Aramco Digital and LTIMindtree collaborate to launch IT services company in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Google to collaborate with election commission; uses AI models to counter misinformation.
- Apple in talks with Google for using Gemini to bring generative AI features to iPhones.
- Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with on-device generative AI capabilities.
- Nvidia unveils higher performing ‘superchips’ to power AI.
- Tech Mahindra to merge two US-based subsidiaries to optimise costs.
- JBM Auto arm wins contract of ₹7,500 crore under PM-eBus Sewa Scheme.
- Supreme Court dismisses Vedanta’s plea to reopen copper smelting unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin.
- Adani family infuses ₹6,661 crore into Ambuja Cements, raises stake to 66.7%.
- Paytm Payments Bank officially halt its operations as mandated by the RBI.
- NPCI grants approval to Paytm to participate in UPI as a third-party application provider.
- Amul, ‘Taste of India’, goes international with launch in US.
- Google reinstates Info Edge apps, including Naukri and 99acres on Play Store.
- TikTok faces U.S. ban in new Draft Bill.
- Byju’s gets a breather as NCLT refuses to defer EGM over rights issue.
- JioCinema ropes in 18 sponsors for IPL 2024.
- Star Sports, Tata Play introduce targeted advertising for IPL 2024.
- OpenAI reinstates Sam Altman to its board, says it has ‘full confidence’.
- Naveen Jindal made president of Indian Steel Association.
- TVS chairman Venu Srinivasan’s family inks pact to avoid future business, trademark tussles.
- Paytm refutes layoff reports as SVP Praveen Sharma steps down.
- Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison over FTX collapse.
WORLD INDICES | |||||
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Indices | 29-Mar | 29-Feb | % 1M | 02-Jan | % since Jan |
BSE | 73651 | 72500 | 1.59% | 71,892 | 2.45% |
NSE | 22327 | 21983 | 1.57% | 21,666 | 3.05% |
DOW | 39807 | 38996 | 2.08% | 37,715 | 5.55% |
NASDAQ | 16379 | 16092 | 1.79% | 14,766 | 10.93% |
FTSE | 7932 | 7630 | 3.96% | 7,722 | 2.73% |
Nikkei | 40168 | 39166 | 2.56% | 33,464 | 20.03% |
Hang Seng | 16541 | 16511 | 0.18% | 16,789 | -1.47% |
Straits Times | 3224 | 3142 | 2.62% | 3,230 | -0.18% |
Shanghai | 3011 | 3015 | -0.15% | 2,962 | 1.63% |
USD | 83.40 | 82.91 | 0.59% | 83.32 | 0.10% |
Euro | 90.02 | 89.93 | 0.10% | 91.58 | -1.71% |
GBP | 105.24 | 105.02 | 0.21% | 105.56 | -0.31% |
Yen/100INR | 0.551 | 0.5526 | -0.29% | 0.59 | -6.29% |
Gold | 66890 | 62530 | 6.97% | 62,762 | 6.58% |
Silver | 74800 | 69820 | 7.13% | 72,416 | 3.29% |
Crude Brent $ | 86.32 | 82.25 | 4.95% | 78.88 | 9.43% |
Crude Nymex $ | 82.41 | 78.53 | 4.94% | 73.44 | 12.21% |
NIFTY SECTORAL INDICES | |||||
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Sectors | BANK NIFTY | CNX IT | CNX AUTO | CNX FMCG | CNX PHARMA |
29-Mar | 47,125 | 34,898 | 21,419 | 53,949 | 18,996 |
29-Feb | 46,121 | 37,720 | 20,412 | 54,016 | 19,003 |
% 1M | 2.18% | -7.48% | 4.93% | -0.12% | -0.04% |
02-Jan | 47,762 | 35,283 | 18,339 | 57,210 | 17,274 |
% since Jan | -1.33% | -1.09% | 16.79% | -5.70% | 9.97% |
Exports in ($ Bn) | 41.4 |
Imports ($ Bn) | 60.11 |
FDI | 8035 |
Government Bond 10Y | 7.05% |
GDP YoY | 8.40% |
Inflation Rate | 5.09% |
Forex Reserves ($ Mn) | 6,42,630 |
IIP % | 3.80% |
INSTITUTIONAL TRADING ACTIVITY | ||
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Particulars | FII (Rs. crore) | MF (Rs. crore) |
Equity | 32,927 | 31,195 |
Debt | 13,818 | (21,432) |
Total 1 M | 46,745 | 9,763 |
Total Since Jan | 65,391 | (10,068) |
Equity | 10,816 | 76,189 |
Debt | 54,575 | (86,256) |
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