Robust exports help UP sugar mills fetch 10% premium in export quota sale

The 2022-23 sugar export policy announced this month allows a sugar mill to swap its export quota with the domestic sales quota of another sugar mill. Trade insiders said that though some exporters have purchased the export quota, others want the government to clarify if the policy allows for trading of the export quota.

What changed for market while you were sleeping

Wall Street’s main indexes gained on Tuesday, shaking off an unconfirmed report of Russian missiles crossing into Poland that sparked volatility, as investors seized on softer-than-expected inflation data that raised hopes of a pullback in rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

MFs bet on laggards with potential for leadership

​​The bet on bank stocks is that the pick-up in the credit cycle is expected to benefit smaller lenders, which have cleaned up their books and posted healthy profits in the September quarter. Fund managers also purchased shares of select companies in pharma, IT, defence, cement and hospitality because of cheaper valuations.

IDFC merger may be delayed on fair value issue

The merger will give IDFC First bank access to nearly ₹4,000 crore of capital, a bulk of which came from IDFC Ltd selling its mutual fund business to Bandhan Bank. IDFC Ltd shareholders are likely to benefit from the clean-up of the bank’s balance sheet and the groundwork laid for the retail loans growth take-off.