The rally in Indian mid-and smallcap indices thus far in calendar year 2024 (CY24) has been the best in class across the world, eclipsing the global FTSE benchmarks, and also out running peers from other leading world stock markets. This is despite the correction in the mid-and smallcap segments back home seen in the last...
Shares of Hyundai Motor India made a muted Dalal Street debut on Tuesday as the passenger vehicle maker was listed at Rs 1,931 on BSE, a discount of 1.48 per cent over its issue price of Rs 1,960. Similarly, the stock was listed with a discount of 1.33 per cent at Rs 1,934 on BSE...
Zomato co-founder and chief executive Deepinder Goyal has launched a new venture called Continue in his personal capacity, focused on health tracking and mental wellness. Incorporated in April this year under the name Upslope Advisors, the firm counts Deepinder Goyal—who is the majority stakeholder—and former Zomato and Blinkit executive Ashish Goel as directors. Goyal has...
Indian steel exports have been struggling due to overcapacity and weak domestic demand in China, prompting the world’s second-largest economy to flood the global market with ultra-cheap steel. In May 2024, Indian steel exports were recorded at 0.5 million tonnes (MT), nearly 25% lower than the previous month. According to BigMint, a market research firm,...
Byju Raveendran, the founder of what was once India’s biggest start-up, Byju’s, said he overestimated the growth potential of his education-technology company which is now “worth zero” as it faces insolvency, but remains hopeful of rescuing it. Byju’s, which operates in more than 21 countries, became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering online education...
Bitcoin bulls are setting their sights again on the record highs reached in March with optimism building around riskier assets and the looming US elections. “After six months of price consolidation this year, the stage is set for a perfect storm in favor of Bitcoin and other crypto assets,” wrote Blockforce Capital’s Brett Munster. He...
Billionaire Elon Musk appreciated Centre’s hint over preferring allocation route for satellite spectrum on Tuesday, hours after Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia indicated that the Centre does not plan to opt for the auction route. The development followed a day after Musk had criticised the auction plan sought by industrialist Mukesh Ambani, labelling it as “unprecedented”. At an...
The Special Cell of Delhi Police, probing a Rs 5,600 crore drug seizure case, has recovered cocaine worth Rs 10 crore from Punjab’s Amritsar and apprehended a man, officials on Sunday said. The accused was planning to flee the country. A Toyota Fortuner car was also recovered from his possession during the raid at a...
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and the Nifty managed to log gains of around 7 per cent for the quarter ended September 2024, despite recording their worst single-day fall in two months on Monday. This was the sixth straight quarterly gain for the domestic equity markets, the longest gaining streak in three years. Between June 2020...
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 1:17pm, carrying Nasa astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov to the ISS. The mission, Crew-9, features two empty seats intended to return Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stranded on the ISS for months due to issues with their Boeingdesigned...