Federal Bank tanks as hopes of Kotak top exec joining fade

“We believe any stock run-up attributed to this news flow should come off,” said brokerage Emkay Global’s analysts Anand Dama, Kunaal N, and Marazbaan Dastur in a client note. “This raised hopes for the replacement… with a pedigreed external candidate from a large bank as MD.”

Mistrys go fund shopping to pay off expensive bonds

The funds will be used to redeem bonds issued three years ago that have onerous clauses that could take the coupon rate on them to unusually high levels if the debtholders are not paid off by June, they said.

Nvidia dethrones Tesla as Wall Street’s most traded stock

​Chipmaker Nvidia is replacing Tesla as Wall Street’s most traded stock, adding to its prominence after becoming the third-most valuable U.S. company and showing more evidence of how central AI-related bets have become to investors.

Global interest rates may have peaked: RBI report

In India, CPI inflation was projected at 4.5% for the financial year 2024-25, a good 90 basis points lower than the estimated average for 2023-24. But, the large and repetitive food price shocks remained a concern, with geopolitical events and their impact on supply chains, and volatility in international financial markets and commodity prices posing […]

Nifty closes at a new high, FIIs cut some bearish bets

The Nifty gained 0.34% or 74.7 points to close at 22,196 after making a lifetime high of 22,215. The BSE Sensex gained 0.48% or 349.2 points to close at 73,057. The index is still 370 points away from its all-time high of 73,427.

Punters’ hopes of delisting gains dashed as MNCs opt for stake sales

Wabco, Styrenix Performance Materials (INEOS Styrolution), Federal-Mogul Goetze, Timken India, GMM Pfaudler, Thomas Cook, Samvardhana Motherson, and Whirlpool are among the companies where global parents have sold their stakes. Large overseas stakeholders in ITC and Novartis too have indicated their intention to sell a stake.