Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) has received a ₹837.67 crore contract from Eastern Railway for an infrastructure project involving earthwork, bridge construction, and railway track laying, spanning 55.2 km between Kalipahari and Pradhankhuta. RVNL holds a 74% share in the joint venture with SCPL and expects to complete the project within 36 months.

💰The stock market experienced notable fluctuations today, with the Nifty index closing at 23,349.9, reflecting an increase of 2.39%. 💰The top gainers in the Nifty index included SBI (up 4.52%), Tata Consultancy Services (up 4.22%), Titan Company (up 4.10%), Ultratech Cement (up 3.84%), and ITC (up 3.83%). 💰Conversely, the only notable loser was Bajaj Auto, which decreased by 0.25%.

India's oldest stock exchange, BSE, has announced the introduction of futures and options (F&O) contracts for 43 stocks, set to be available for trading from December 13, 2024. The exchange disclosed the development in a circular issued after market hours on Friday. The list of stocks includes prominent names such as 📌Adani Enterprises, 📌Adani Ports, 📌Adani Power, 📌Paytm, 📌Zomato, and others.

India's forex reserves dropped by $17.761 billion to $657.892 billion for the week ended November 15, the RBI said on Friday.In the previous reporting week ended November 8, the overall reserves dropped by $6.477 billion to $675.653 billion. The kitty, which had hit an all-time high of $704.885 billion in end-September, has been declining for multiple weeks now.

Cardano's native cryptocurrency ada (ADA) has surged 10% in the past 24 hours, trading at 90 cents early Friday on Coinbase and other exchanges. That's the highest price since May 2022, according to CoinDesk Indices data. The price has risen 22% this week, taking the month-to-date gain to 152%. That has raised the token's m-cap to $30.85 billion, making it the world's 10th-largest digital asset.

Bitcoin’s monthly all-time high comes over two weeks after Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election held on Nov. 5. Increasingly more analysts expect Bitcoin to breach the $100,000 mark. On Nov. 22, stablecoin flows to crypto exchanges reached a record monthly high of over $9.7 billion, flashing another optimistic signal for Bitcoin’s price trajectory leading up to 2025.

The U.K.'s long awaited crypto rules are coming. The U.K. plans to draft a regulatory framework for the crypto industry by early next year, Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq said at a conference. The rules will apply to stablecoins and staking services and will end months of uncertainty for the industry. The announcement follows months of uncertainty about the government's plans for the industry.

Dogecoin is a novelty cryptocurrency that uses a Shiba Inu dog as its mascot. Dogecoin surged 324% this year, outperforming Bitcoin's 107% return, following Donald Trump's presidential election win, with Elon Musk's support. However, with little utility and no institutional investor support, Bitcoin remains a better long-term buy due to its potential as a store of value and growing adoption.

Despite millions of selling pressure, Ether is staging a breakout to above $3,700 due to an emerging bull flag, according to market analysts. Some of the most popular industry analysts believe the Ether (ETH) market price is poised for a price breakout. Despite the selling pressure, Ether’s price rose by over 7.5% during the past week.

Retail investors' primary market subscriptions on the RBI retail direct platform surged 78.38% year-over-year in November, reaching Rs 5,624.85 crore, driven mainly by treasury bills, which accounted for Rs 3,888.36 crore. Retail investors prefer shorter-term debt instruments due to narrow spreads between long-term and short-term securities.

RE firm Jyoti Structures Ltd on Friday (November 22) announced a fundraising of up to ₹500 crore through a rights issue of equity shares, as approved by its board of directors. Last month, Jyoti Structures said it received a letter of acceptance for an order worth ₹450 crore from Adani Energy Solutions in Gujarat. Shares of Jyoti Structures Ltd ended at ₹29.03, down by ₹0.14, or 0.48%, on BSE.

India’s July-September quarter (Q2FY25) gross domestic product (GDP) prints are expected to show moderation due to excess rainfall, weak corporate earnings and subdued rural and urban consumption. The Q2 GDP numbers will be out on Friday, November 29. ndia's Q2FY25 GDP growth is expected at 6.4%, down from 6.8%, amid weak corporate earnings and consumption.

Japanese retail investors have pulled back from Indian funds for the first time in six years, contributing to the largest outflows from Indian markets since March 2022, according to Elara Capital. This shift, compounded by record-breaking inflows into U.S. funds, signals a cooling of foreign investor sentiment towards India.

Indian markets staged a sharp rebound on Friday, November 22, fueled by value buying at lower levels and a rally in blue-chip stocks. Nifty Realty index gained 3.17%—its biggest single-day increase in the last six months. Nine out of the ten constituents of the index closed in the positive, with Raymond leading the way, surging nearly 16%.

Shares of Godrej Properties surged nearly 5 percent after Bank of America (BofA) upgraded the stock to a 'Buy' rating from 'Neutral' and raised its target price to Rs 3,600 from Rs 3,500, citing an attractive risk-reward profile following the recent correction. At 1 PM, Godrej Properties was trading 4.5 percent higher at Rs 2,828. The stock has gained over 40 percent year-to-date.