Positive on India, sold stake as valuations were high, says Whirlpool
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:55 AM

Positive on India, sold stake as valuations were high, says Whirlpool

Whirlpool Corporation CEO Marc Bitzer has said that the company is “positive on India”, adding that the 24 percent stake sale this month was a way to make the most of high valuations. “We’ve taken down our stake to 51%. We’re positive on India long term but when our share is trading at 50 times multiple & we expect it to be much lower, then it’s an asset arbitrage," Bitzer.

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Check out these Buzzing stocks for today!
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:49 AM

Check out these Buzzing stocks for today!

📌Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL), has reconstituted its Board of Directors with the appointment of former CBI. 📌TVS Motor (Singapore) Ptv Ltd has to acquire a further 8,000 equity shares in Killwatt GmbH for 4 million euros. 📌Wipro has announced a joint private wireless solution with Nokia. 📌The RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 2 cr on the SBI for deficiencies in regulatory compliance.

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Broadcom CEO compensation more than doubles to $161.8 million in 2023
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:35 AM

Broadcom CEO compensation more than doubles to $161.8 million in 2023

Chipmaker Broadcom CEO Hock Tan's annual compensation more than doubled to $161.8 million in 2023, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed on Monday. Tan's 2023 pay, which was fueled by stock awards of $160.5 million, was 510 times the median salary of employees at the chip firm. His pay in 2022 came in at $60.6 million, with $53.9 million in stock awards.

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Tax saving: Five tips to get the best from your ELSS Mutual Fund
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:34 AM

Tax saving: Five tips to get the best from your ELSS Mutual Fund

The tax savings season is upon us. And Section 80C remains a popular tax-saving tool in the hands of the taxpayer. One of the most popular tax saving investments is the Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS), or tax saving mutual fund (MF) scheme. An ELSS is a diversified equity fund that invests in stocks across sectors and market capitalization.

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Stocks to Watch: Canara Bank, Paytm, Wipro, Zee, Yes Bank
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:32 AM

Stocks to Watch: Canara Bank, Paytm, Wipro, Zee, Yes Bank

Canara Bank: On Monday, The public sector lender said its board approved the split of each share into five shares, in an exchange filing. Canara Bank added that the move is aimed "to improve the liquidity of the Bank’s share and to make it affordable for retail investors and also to broaden the retail investors base". The expected time of completion for the stock split is 2–3 months.

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Crude edges higher on supply concerns as shipping disruptions continue
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:27 AM

Crude edges higher on supply concerns as shipping disruptions continue

Oil prices ticked up in early Asian trading on Monday, extending gains for the third straight day, as shipping disruptions spurred supply worries. Brent crude futures rose 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $82.69 a barrel by 0106 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) climbed 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $77.73 a barrel. Both benchmarks had settled more than 1% higher on Monday.

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Berkshire shares ends in red as US threatens to sue unit over wildfire
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:26 AM

Berkshire shares ends in red as US threatens to sue unit over wildfire

Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway's shares closed down by more than 2% on Monday, slowing its march to $1 trillion market value on investor worries after the U.S. government warned of a lawsuit against its power company, PacifiCorp. Berkshire disclosed the risk of a lawsuit against its unit over its alleged failure to cover $356 million in costs associated with the 2020 Slater.

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Asia shares shaky, traders on guard as Japanese inflation tops forecast
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:25 AM

Asia shares shaky, traders on guard as Japanese inflation tops forecast

Asian shares struggled to advance on Tuesday, with slightly warmer-than-expected Japanese inflation putting investors on guard ahead of price data due in Europe and the U.S. this week. The yen steadied at 150.57 to the dollar and inched off a three-month low on the euro as Japanese inflation stayed at the central bank's 2% year-on-year target, keeping alive expectations it would exit negative.

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US equities close slightly lower as focus shifts to data
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:24 AM

US equities close slightly lower as focus shifts to data

U.S. stocks ended with modest losses on Monday, as the focus shifted after last week's AI-fueled rally to upcoming economic data that could affect the timing of the Federal Reserve's expected interest rate cut. The release of January's personal consumption expenditures price index (PCE)- the Fed's preferred inflation gauge - on Thursday could dampen the recent enthusiasm should the data.

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Nifty 50, Sensex today: What to expect from Indian stock market in trade
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:20 AM

Nifty 50, Sensex today: What to expect from Indian stock market in trade

The Indian stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a muted note Tuesday tracking mixed global market cues.The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a tepid start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,134 level as compared to the Nifty futures’ previous close of 22,138.On Monday, the domestic equity indices ended lower.

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Rupee ends little changed on day and week, forward premiums slip
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:19 AM

Rupee ends little changed on day and week, forward premiums slip

The Indian rupee ended little changed after hovering in a tight band on Friday, as dollar demand from importers, including local oil companies, eroded the impact of supportive global cues, traders said. The rupee closed at 83.0150 against the U.S. dollar, marginally stronger compared with its close at 83.0425 in the previous session. The local unit was little changed week-on-week as well.

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Gold prices steady as US inflation data looms
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:18 AM

Gold prices steady as US inflation data looms

Gold prices were steady on Tuesday, as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation reading due later this week that could provide more information on how soon the Federal Reserve might begin cutting interest rates. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was little changed at $2,031.03 per ounce, as of 0056 GMT. U.S. gold futures edged 0.1% higher to $2,040.5 per ounce.

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Indian stock market today: Day trading guide for Nifty 50 to Sensex
Tue, Feb 27, 2024 8:16 AM

Indian stock market today: Day trading guide for Nifty 50 to Sensex

Day trading guide for Indian stock market today: On account of weak global market sentiments, the Indian stock market ended lower on Monday. The Nifty 50 index lost 90 points and closed at the 22,122 level, the BSE Sensex dipped 352 points and ended at the 72,790 mark whereas the Bank Nifty index corrected 235 points and closed at the 46,576 level.

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Paytm Payments Bank announces board rejig!
Mon, Feb 26, 2024 9:15 PM

Paytm Payments Bank announces board rejig!

Paytm Payments Bank Ltd on Monday announced the reconstitution of its Board of Directors. As part of PPBL's top leadership rejig, ex-Central Bank of India Chairman Srinivasan Sridhar, Retd IAS Debendranath Sarangi, former Executive Director of Bank of Baroda Ashok Kumar Garg, and Retd IAS Rajni Sekhri Sibal will join the board.

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NTPC crosses 100 MT coal production mark from captive mines
Mon, Feb 26, 2024 8:59 PM

NTPC crosses 100 MT coal production mark from captive mines

State-owned NTPC on Monday said it has crossed 100 million tonne (MT) coal production mark from its captive mines. The milestone was achieved on February 25, 2024, NTPC said in a statement. "Coal mining subsidiary NTPC Mining Ltd (NML) has produced 100.04 MMT (Million Metric Tonne) of coal since coal production started in its first coal mine Pakri Barwadih on January 1, 2017.

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