Data sourced from Prime Database reveals that 48 companies spent ₹48,079 crore on buying back their stocks in 2023 – a year when the benchmark Nifty 50 appreciated over 20%. This is second only to the record of over ₹55,000 crore spent in 2017 when the benchmark index posted a return of 29%.
Wall Street ends lower; fears of AI bubble and inflation send investors away
Technology stocks led a broad market decline on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq falling over 1%. Concerns over an AI bubble, fueled by