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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Over 450 promoters cut stake in shareholding amid new market highs
Drop in shareholdings highest in at least 12 quarters
 "Over 450 promoters cut stake in shareholding amid new market highs")
Banking stocks propel Sensex past 78,000, Nifty50 gains 184 points
Sustained foreign helps indices log best day in over than two weeks
 "Banking stocks propel Sensex past 78,000, Nifty50 gains 184 points")
Best first half for IPOs in 17 years, 37 firms mop up nearly Rs 32k cr
Unlike the previous election years, bankers said there was more certainty regarding the outcome
 "Best first half for IPOs in 17 years, 37 firms mop up nearly Rs 32k cr")
Countdown begins: $12 billion pre-IPO shares set to escape lock-up
Release the fortune: Market observers predict surge in block deals as restrictions lift
 "Countdown begins: $12 billion pre-IPO shares set to escape lock-up")
Marching in lockstep: PSU giants roar back, match Nifty's decade returns
Once left behind, PSU stocks close performance gap after 6-year slump
 "Marching in lockstep: PSU giants roar back, match Nifty's decade returns")
Street signs: HDFC Bank's global balancing act, Bulls reign, bears retreat
Following strong responses to two initial public offerings (IPOs) that closed last week, grey market premiums (GMPs) have strengthened for three IPOs set to conclude this week
 "Street signs: HDFC Bank's global balancing act, Bulls reign, bears retreat")
Warburg-backed Avanse Financial Services files for Rs 3,500-cr IPO
Avanse is the first education-focused NBFC looking to go public
Sensex snaps six-day winning run; FPIs sell shares worth Rs 1.8k crore
Losses in RIL, L&T offset gains in IT stocks
 "Sensex snaps six-day winning run; FPIs sell shares worth Rs 1.8k crore")
More MNCs eye IPO route after passenger car major Hyundai Motor move
Investment bankers say early stage talks on with about half a dozen foreign firms
Mkts scale fresh peaks; Nifty hits intraday highs for 4th straight session
Both FPIs and domestic institutional investors were net buyers on Tuesday
From Hero MotoCorp to BPCL, Rs 1 trillion mcap club wears a new look
The surge in companies with a trillion-dollar market cap is attributed to the market's overall gains
 "From Hero MotoCorp to BPCL, Rs 1 trillion mcap club wears a new look")
Fundraising through SME IPOs in the first half of 2024 touches Rs 3,000 cr
Record-breaking fundraising in first half since SME option debut
Unfazed by Lok Sabha poll volatility, retail investors go on equity rush
Demat account openings remain elevated, MF inflows scale new highs
 "Unfazed by Lok Sabha poll volatility, retail investors go on equity rush")
India Inc's profit-to-GDP ratio soars to 15-year-high in FY24, shows data
Financials, energy and automobile companies account for most growth in incremental profits
 "India Inc's profit-to-GDP ratio soars to 15-year-high in FY24, shows data")
Markets recoup result-day losses to hit fresh highs; Sensex up 1,619 points
Regime continuity, economic outlook behind rally
Markets make sharp recovery but a third of stocks still in the red
PSEs, Adani, infra stocks among laggards
 "Markets make sharp recovery but a third of stocks still in the red")
Markets extend gains as govt formation nears; Vix slumps for second day
Brokerage CLSA expects the government's 100-day plan to include large orders in infrastructure and defence
 "Markets extend gains as govt formation nears; Vix slumps for second day")
Over $2 bn exodus: PEs, promoters swiftly reacted before poll verdict
Share sales hold breath for government clarity
 "Over $2 bn exodus: PEs, promoters swiftly reacted before poll verdict")
Bulls stage Rs 17 trn recovery as worries about NDA forming govt ease
The equity markets also benefited from bargain-hunting and short-covering following a tumultuous Tuesday
 "Bulls stage Rs 17 trn recovery as worries about NDA forming govt ease")
Terrible Tuesday: Investors suffer Rs 31 trillion shock, benchmarks slip 6%
The Sensex, after bottoming out at 70,234, closed at 72,079, marking a decline of 4,390 points or 5.7 per cent
 "Terrible Tuesday: Investors suffer Rs 31 trillion shock, benchmarks slip 6%")