Sundar Sethuraman
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Sundar Sethuraman
Sundar Sethuraman covers equity markets and investment banking. Starting his career as a desk hand, he moved to a reporting role in 2016 and has worked in New Delhi, Mohali and Mumbai. He stumbled into journalism after wasting his prime in the bylanes of Trivandrum. He manages an Instagram page about his home town in memory of his flaneur days. He prefers political news over spectator sports and peppers his conversations with film references, and has read more blurbs than books. A keen explorer of Mumbai's food scene, he is the go-to resource for restaurant recommendations in Business Standard's Mumbai office.
Sundar Sethuraman covers equity markets and investment banking. Starting his career as a desk hand, he moved to a reporting role in 2016 and has worked in New Delhi, Mohali and Mumbai. He stumbled into journalism after wasting his prime in the bylanes of Trivandrum. He manages an Instagram page about his home town in memory of his flaneur days. He prefers political news over spectator sports and peppers his conversations with film references, and has read more blurbs than books. A keen explorer of Mumbai's food scene, he is the go-to resource for restaurant recommendations in Business Standard's Mumbai office.
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Little rain in the IPO desert: First dry spell since July 2022, shows data
Not a single penny got raised from initial public offerings and follow-on public offers (FPO) last month
 "Little rain in the IPO desert: First dry spell since July 2022, shows data")
Street Signs: The VIX vaporub for mkts, Budget let-down for Midhani & more
A lower allocation to Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) could lead to a derating in the stock of the superalloys manufacturer, says an analyst
 "Street Signs: The VIX vaporub for mkts, Budget let-down for Midhani & more")
Sensex gains most in nearly three months; Adani stock rout ebbs
Analysts said equity markets were enthused by lower policy rates and expectations that the Fed will achieve a soft landing
 "Sensex gains most in nearly three months; Adani stock rout ebbs")
Winter chill grips domestic indices unlike Asian peers; Nifty50 falls most
Indian equities worst-performing in Jan; Nifty50, which includes two Adani stocks, falls most
Sensex ends in green first time in three days, after 945-point swing
Adani rout, budget, Fed meet keep investors on tenterhooks
Street Signs: Mkt in steel price trap, Adani contagion fears hit LIC & more
Stocks of financial services and information technology (IT) companies have accounted for most of the foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows during the first fortnight of this month
Adani stock rout roils markets; Sensex falls 874 pts, Nifty ends at 17,600
Group loses $50 bn in m-cap in two sessions; Contagion fear drags market, banking stocks
 "Adani stock rout roils markets; Sensex falls 874 pts, Nifty ends at 17,600")
Budget blues: Nifty set for worst run, falls 2.8% in past 3 sessions
The benchmark index is on course for its worst five-day show since the Covid pandemic began in 2020
 "Budget blues: Nifty set for worst run, falls 2.8% in past 3 sessions")
Stocks slide in volatile trading in run-up to Budget, Fed Reserve meet
Nifty50 down 1.3%; Bank Nifty slips 2.5%; FPIs withdraw Rs 2,394 cr
Investors budget for growth as markets feed on February 1 hopes
Fillip to infrastructure, tax sops for salaried among expectations
 "Investors budget for growth as markets feed on February 1 hopes")
Street Signs: Budget may provide breakout trigger, electronics stock & more
The markets on a technical basis are poised to break out in either direction
Shift of axis from Indian markets: FPIs pivot to China as it unlocks
Rate hikes, elevated valuation, and China reopening lead to reallocation of funds
 "Shift of axis from Indian markets: FPIs pivot to China as it unlocks")
Street signs: Nifty's 20-DEMA, capital goods stocks gain, and more
Currently, the Nifty's 20-DEMA is around 18,080. If the index manages to surpass this key hurdle, it may see further upward movement, observe analysts
 "Street signs: Nifty's 20-DEMA, capital goods stocks gain, and more")
Indian IPOs lit up after listing even as major global markets flashed red
India's outperformance vis-a-vis other markets happened in a year that witnessed high inflation, rising interest rates, and a bloody war in Europe
 "Indian IPOs lit up after listing even as major global markets flashed red")
Public sector firms' share in total market cap at a three-year high
BSE PSU index gained 41% and 23% in 2021 and 2022, respectively
In a first, India among the top five ECM markets globally in 2022
Interestingly, in 2022 India also broke into the top-five league in terms of market capitalization
Markets decline on hawkish Fed signals; Sensex slips 632 points
FPIs sell shares worth Rs 2,109 crore
 "Markets decline on hawkish Fed signals; Sensex slips 632 points")
Investor wealth surges by Rs 3.2 trn as indices snap 3-day losing streak
Hopes of softer Fed hikes and China's reopening has D-Street upbeat
FPIs warm up to finance and FMCG stocks in December, shows data
Rising credit growth, falling NPAs responsible for the pivot
 "FPIs warm up to finance and FMCG stocks in December, shows data")
Delivery percentage improved in 2022 amid new margin norms, shows data
The upfront margins were first introduced in 2020 and the thresholds raised in a phased manner. Traders were mandated to keep 25 per cent of the margin money between December 2020 and February 2021
