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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Tax shift throws a wrench in the gears of buyback offers in 2024
In 2024, 48 companies repurchased shares worth Rs 13,423 crore, compared to Rs 48,079 crore spent on share buybacks by the same number of companies in 2023
 "Tax shift throws a wrench in the gears of buyback offers in 2024")
Street signs: Laxmi Dental GMP at 37%, market mood rides the seesaw
An official previously mentioned that the regulator has been engaging with multiple corporations to explore muni bonds
 "Street signs: Laxmi Dental GMP at 37%, market mood rides the seesaw")
$35 billion IPOs in the pipeline this year: Kotak Investment Banking
India is the second-largest market in the world when it comes to equity fundraising and it saw the highest-ever fundraising ($74 billion) in 2024
 "$35 billion IPOs in the pipeline this year: Kotak Investment Banking")
Mkts end week in red on FPI selling; Sensex ends 241 points lower
Cumulative net shorts on Nifty and Bank Nifty Futures by FPIs on Thursday was highest since June 6, 2024
 "Mkts end week in red on FPI selling; Sensex ends 241 points lower")
Fundraising via equity, debt hit all-time high in 2024: Prime Database
Ninety-one firms raised Rs 1.6 trillion through main board IPOs in 2024, more than three times Rs 49 436 crores through 57 IPOs in 2023
 "Fundraising via equity, debt hit all-time high in 2024: Prime Database")
Sensex, Nifty decline amid heavy FPI selling and Q3 earnings concerns
The Sensex ended the session at 77,620, a decline of 528 points, or 0.7 per cent
 "Sensex, Nifty decline amid heavy FPI selling and Q3 earnings concerns")
Demat tally surges to 185 million in 2024 with 46 million new additions
In the first nine months of 2024, 36 million demat accounts were added, buoyed by gains in the secondary market and record initial public offerings (IPOs)
 "Demat tally surges to 185 million in 2024 with 46 million new additions")
Markets gain a day after worst 1st-day fall in 3 months; Sensex up 234 pts
Going forward, the earnings season, which starts this week, will provide further cues to the market
FPI selloff, HMPV scare drag markets to worst fall in three months
Indices decline over 1.5%; investors lose nearly Rs 11 trn
 "FPI selloff, HMPV scare drag markets to worst fall in three months")
Street Signs: Dissecting claims with precision, 63% GMP for Standard Glass
Angadia, known as an informal courier network for transporting valuables, has long served as a parallel, unofficial channel
 "Street Signs: Dissecting claims with precision, 63% GMP for Standard Glass")
From backseat to driver's seat, rights issues take the wheel in 2024
From coasting to leading, they seize control of fundraising road in 2024
 "From backseat to driver's seat, rights issues take the wheel in 2024")
Markets end new year week with gains; Sensex up 0.7% and Nifty 0.8%
But benchmark indices see decline on Friday amid selling by foreign portfolio investors
 "Markets end new year week with gains; Sensex up 0.7% and Nifty 0.8%")
Best Dec for IPOs since 1996: 15 firms collectively raised Rs 25,425 cr
December is usually a tepid month for IPOs as securing foreign portfolio investors (FPI) support is a challenge due to the holiday season
 "Best Dec for IPOs since 1996: 15 firms collectively raised Rs 25,425 cr")
Bulls charge: Markets rally nearly 2% in best session in six weeks
Tech, auto stocks make for a third of Sensex gains ahead of Q3 results
 "Bulls charge: Markets rally nearly 2% in best session in six weeks")
Indices begin 2025 with gains, marking 7th consecutive first-session rise
Markets are expected to remain subdued at the beginning of 2025, facing headwinds from expensive valuations, structural issues in domestic consumption demand
 "Indices begin 2025 with gains, marking 7th consecutive first-session rise")
Market will likely take its cue from the Budget, says Samco Group CEO
Geopolitical tensions, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, will continue to impact global markets
 "Market will likely take its cue from the Budget, says Samco Group CEO")
Manmohan Singh, peerless policymaker who transformed equity markets
Seeds for robust equity markets were sown during his tenure as FM in Narasimha Rao government. Economic growth gathered momentum in Singh's first term as PM
 "Manmohan Singh, peerless policymaker who transformed equity markets")
Catch of the day: PE/VC funds reel in Rs 1.13 trillion in share sales
Net big from small and midcap exits
 "Catch of the day: PE/VC funds reel in Rs 1.13 trillion in share sales")
Stock market: Sensex, Nifty witness worst weekly decline in 2.5 years
Both indices below 200-DMA; equity investor losses mount to Rs 18.4 trn in 5 days
 "Stock market: Sensex, Nifty witness worst weekly decline in 2.5 years")
HDFC Securities advises investors to temper returns expectations for 2025
Relli highlighted potential policy disruptions in the United States next year that could fuel inflation, with monetary policy responses being insufficient to address these challenges
 "HDFC Securities advises investors to temper returns expectations for 2025")