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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Markets kickoff Samvat 2080 on bullish note; Sensex, Nifty gain over 0.5%
Six straight year of gains on muhurat trading day
 "Markets kickoff Samvat 2080 on bullish note; Sensex, Nifty gain over 0.5%")
Samvat 2079: Small- and mid-sized IPOs dominate market amid volatility
The average IPO size for Samvat 2079 stood at Rs 822 crore-lowest in four years-and over 60 per cent below last year's average of Rs 2,212 crore
 "Samvat 2079: Small- and mid-sized IPOs dominate market amid volatility")
Indices hit new highs in Samvat 2079; Nifty jumps 10.5%, Sensex up 9.4%
But rising US bond yields cap gains
 "Indices hit new highs in Samvat 2079; Nifty jumps 10.5%, Sensex up 9.4%")
DII-FPI shareholding gap narrows to all-time low in September quarter
At 13.11 percentage points versus peak of nearly 50% in 2015
 "DII-FPI shareholding gap narrows to all-time low in September quarter")
Small but mighty: SME IPOs break records with one every 1.38 days
Market players say the record number of SME IPOs this year has been fuelled by retail euphoria underpinned by encouraging post-listing performance
 "Small but mighty: SME IPOs break records with one every 1.38 days")
Financial stocks account for 50% of FPI selloff in second half of October
The selling pressure was less intense in the broader markets
 "Financial stocks account for 50% of FPI selloff in second half of October")
Markets rise for 3rd day as bond yields soften; Sensex, Nifty up nearly 1%
The Fed's dovish comments rekindled hopes of its rate-hiking campaign ending and spurred an equity rally across the globe
 "Markets rise for 3rd day as bond yields soften; Sensex, Nifty up nearly 1%")
Street signs: Bulls charge ahead, IPO stars shine bright, and more
Shares of Mankind Pharma, SBFC Finance, and Fusion Micro Finance are likely to attract attention as the lock-in periods related to their initial public offerings (IPOs) come to an end
 "Street signs: Bulls charge ahead, IPO stars shine bright, and more")
Markets make U-turn to score weekly gains; Sensex gains 283 points
Snap two-week losing streak on softening US yields, Fed view
 "Markets make U-turn to score weekly gains; Sensex gains 283 points")
Markets rebound after Fed holds rates steady; Sensex rises 490 points
US bond yields retreat on signs the Federal Reserve may be done with tightening
 "Markets rebound after Fed holds rates steady; Sensex rises 490 points")
Advance-decline ratio skids to 1.02 in October as FPIs step up selloff
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty Midcap 100 index fell 4.1 per cent, the most since June 2022
 "Advance-decline ratio skids to 1.02 in October as FPIs step up selloff")
October tremors: Nifty posts worst decline in 10 months, shows data
The Nifty fell 2.8 per cent in October, and the Sensex by 3 per cent, their biggest fall since December 2022
 "October tremors: Nifty posts worst decline in 10 months, shows data")
BS BFSI Summit 2023: 'Short-term hiccups, long-term bull story intact'
Superior earnings growth macro-stability make India a standout major global market, say market mavens
 "BS BFSI Summit 2023: 'Short-term hiccups, long-term bull story intact'")
Unified regulator IFSCA like an agile startup: K Rajaraman at BFSI Summit
Chairman Rajaraman says banking and fund ecosystem at Gift City very robust
 "Unified regulator IFSCA like an agile startup: K Rajaraman at BFSI Summit")
Broking industry must prepare for next downturn: Samco CEO Jimeet Modi
Modi says that the account aggregator framework will be the next game changer for the industry
 "Broking industry must prepare for next downturn: Samco CEO Jimeet Modi")
Street Signs: Nifty's battle at 18,800, IPOs tread with caution, and more
Bears have tightened their grip on the market, with the National Stock Exchange Nifty50 declining nearly 5 per cent in just six trading sessions before seeing a slight recovery on Friday
 "Street Signs: Nifty's battle at 18,800, IPOs tread with caution, and more")
Equity fundraise through rights issue spurts in 2023, shows data
Some of the large offerings this year have been PNB Housing Finance's Rs 2,500-crore rights issue in April followed by Capri Global Capital (Rs 1,440 crore), and Piramal Pharma (Rs 1,050 crore)
 "Equity fundraise through rights issue spurts in 2023, shows data")
JP Morgan upgrades India to 'overweight' from 'neutral' ahead of elections
Joins Morgan Stanley, CLSA, Nomura on hiking India exposure
 "JP Morgan upgrades India to 'overweight' from 'neutral' ahead of elections")
Markets snap six-day losing streak; Sensex ends 635 points higher
Nifty ended the session at 19,047, with a gain of 190 points or 1.01 per cent
 "Markets snap six-day losing streak; Sensex ends 635 points higher")
Bears on the prowl: Markets log worst day in 7 months on FPI selloff
Losing run extends to 6th day amid worries over US yields, Israel-Hamas war
 "Bears on the prowl: Markets log worst day in 7 months on FPI selloff")
