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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Sensex posts first weekly loss in a month; Nifty closes below 11,900
Nineteen stocks in the Sensex pack fell
 "Sensex posts first weekly loss in a month; Nifty closes below 11,900")
Indices post biggest 1-day decline in 2019 despite RBI's dovish stance
The RBI's stance failed to cheer investors as the looming crisis in the non-banking financial companies (NBFC) sector overshadowed the move
 "Indices post biggest 1-day decline in 2019 despite RBI's dovish stance")
Market rally broad-based, riding on strength of govt mandate: Analysts
Advance/decline ratio for May stood at 0.75, a healthy reading after many months
 "Market rally broad-based, riding on strength of govt mandate: Analysts")
Nirmala Sitharaman's appointment as finance minister surprises Dalal Street
The indices recovered lost ground to end with marginal losses
 "Nirmala Sitharaman's appointment as finance minister surprises Dalal Street")
Sensex, Nifty hit record closing highs as election optimism continues
Market players said investor focus was likely to shift from large caps to the broader markets on the hopes of the Modi government announcing pro-growth reforms
Sensex, Nifty end at record closing high as investors cheer BJP's victory
The broader markets outperformed, with the mid- and small-cap indices gaining more than 2% each
 "Sensex, Nifty end at record closing high as investors cheer BJP's victory")
Best day in a decade: Markets salute exit polls verdict, hit record highs
Investor sentiment was buoyed by exit polls predicting that the BJP, with the help of its coalition partners, will comfortably reach the majority mark
 "Best day in a decade: Markets salute exit polls verdict, hit record highs")
LS elections: Markets may rise 1-2% after exit polls show Modi's return
Most exit polls showed the BJP, along with its allies, crossing the halfway mark of 272 required to stake claim to form the govt
 "LS elections: Markets may rise 1-2% after exit polls show Modi's return")
Sensex rises 537 points ahead of of exit poll outcome; Nifty ends at 11,407
Experts are hoping for a continuity in the Narendra Modi regime
 "Sensex rises 537 points ahead of of exit poll outcome; Nifty ends at 11,407")
Markets snap 9-day losing streak; Sensex up 227 pts, Nifty ends at 11,222
Experts said the markets will continue being volatile ahead of the election results next week
Surge in foreign flows a key reason for uptick in delivery volumes: Experts
Increase in delivery percentage indicates that a higher portion of long-term money could be entering the market
 "Surge in foreign flows a key reason for uptick in delivery volumes: Experts")
Street signs: HNIs bet on Polycab IPO; Abakkus fund's success, and more
During the 2014 general election, the primary market had seen a lull with only one IPO between April 2014 and July 2014
 "Street signs: HNIs bet on Polycab IPO; Abakkus fund's success, and more")
First weekly decline for indices in 2 months as investors turn cautious
Friday's gains helped the indices pare losses for the week
Foreign portfolio investors rekindle love affair with Indian markets
So far in 2019, India has been one of the highest recipients of foreign flows among Asian and Emerging Market (EM) economies
 "Foreign portfolio investors rekindle love affair with Indian markets")
Street signs: Lakshmi Vilas Bank-Indiabulls merger, Polycab stock, and more
Despite the sharp rally, LVB shareholders are getting a premium of 36 per cent
 "Street signs: Lakshmi Vilas Bank-Indiabulls merger, Polycab stock, and more")
Sebi's age rule makes directors aged 75 or above quit 228 companies
The new regulation is based on the recommendations made by the Kotak committee on corporate governance
 "Sebi's age rule makes directors aged 75 or above quit 228 companies")
Sensex caps best week in 14 months, rises 178 points; Nifty ends at 11,666
The surge in FII flows is seen as the key reason behind the market's seventh straight weekly gain
 "Sensex caps best week in 14 months, rises 178 points; Nifty ends at 11,666")
Markets fall after RBI cautions on signs of weakening economic growth
Foreign investors have pumped in above $8.5 billion into India stocks so far this year
 "Markets fall after RBI cautions on signs of weakening economic growth")
Higher overseas investor flows boost share sale activity in listed firms
Over Rs 23,000 crore worth of equity stake offloaded in the last one month
 "Higher overseas investor flows boost share sale activity in listed firms")
ICICI Prudential OFS subscribed 3.9 times; investors bid for 210 mn shares
Till December, ICICI Prudential had 21.31 per cent public shareholding
 "ICICI Prudential OFS subscribed 3.9 times; investors bid for 210 mn shares")
