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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Street Signs: Easing the IPO fervor, Long road to mkt hour extension, more
The Brokers' Industry Standards Forum (ISF) is confronted with the formidable task of uniting a divided house on the matter of extending market hours
 "Street Signs: Easing the IPO fervor, Long road to mkt hour extension, more")
Investors dump NBFC stocks, shift money to banking ones amidst RBI fears
34 of 43 NBFC stocks decline; Nifty Bank index rises
 "Investors dump NBFC stocks, shift money to banking ones amidst RBI fears")
Benchmark indices log new highs but Nifty Smallcap 100 index falls 2%
Sensex ends above 74k for the first time; Nifty Smallcap drop 2%
 "Benchmark indices log new highs but Nifty Smallcap 100 index falls 2%")
Bull run inspires another 4 million to open demat accounts in February
Influx of new investors shows that more households are taking to direct investing
 "Bull run inspires another 4 million to open demat accounts in February")
Consensus price targets hint at modest stock market upside this year
Analysts expect Nifty50 components to gain average 6.6%
Smallcaps not in extreme bubble territory: IIFL Securities chairman & MD
Venkataraman observes that markets will also receive support from monetary easing globally
 "Smallcaps not in extreme bubble territory: IIFL Securities chairman & MD")
Street Signs: Sebi's F&O standoff, charting Nifty's course, and more
Market players anticipate that the positive momentum in the market, fuelled by better-than-expected domestic gross domestic product growth and softening US inflation data
 "Street Signs: Sebi's F&O standoff, charting Nifty's course, and more")
Markets hit fresh highs as bulls rejoice GDP boost; Sensex up 1.7%
Nifty sees 6th new high in 2 months
FPI inflows remain muted in February amid high valuations, shows data
Overseas funds seen favouring less expensive Korea, Taiwan markets
 "FPI inflows remain muted in February amid high valuations, shows data")
Markets log biggest decline in a month; Small, midcaps crash nearly 2%
Nervousness ahead of key data release
 "Markets log biggest decline in a month; Small, midcaps crash nearly 2%")
Fundraising via QIPs gain traction as India Inc looks for growth capital
Supportive markets, robust growth outlook ensure adequate demand for new paper supply
 "Fundraising via QIPs gain traction as India Inc looks for growth capital")
Street signs: Sebi's deep dive, Exicom's IPO power surge, and more
Electric vehicle charging firm Exicom Tele-Systems' Rs 430 crore initial public offering (IPO) is likely to break the recent weak listing trend
 "Street signs: Sebi's deep dive, Exicom's IPO power surge, and more")
FPIs trim financial exposure: Lowest in six years at 29%, shows data
At 28.97%, allocation lowest since 2018; Down from peak of 41.17%
 "FPIs trim financial exposure: Lowest in six years at 29%, shows data")
India-listed multinational arms outclass parent firms' valuations
Trend may draw foreign companies to India listing, while existing players assess potential of monetising stakes
 "India-listed multinational arms outclass parent firms' valuations")
Nifty hits new high as winning streak extends to 5th day; Sensex up 282 pts
Sensex still 620 points shy of record close; India market cap nears Rs 400 trillion
 "Nifty hits new high as winning streak extends to 5th day; Sensex up 282 pts")
Valuation adrift: Uncharted course of low-float PSU rally, shows data
10 PSUs, with public shareholdings below 14%, ride the current, rallying 76% to 4.5 times
 "Valuation adrift: Uncharted course of low-float PSU rally, shows data")
Entero Healthcare Solutions shares slip 9% on stock market debut
Entero's weak listing follows a lukewarm response to its Rs 1,600-crore IPO. The maiden share sale had garnered just 1.5 times subscription
 "Entero Healthcare Solutions shares slip 9% on stock market debut")
Nifty reclaims 22,000 mark after a month; Sensex ends 376 points higher
Adds 1.2% this week, Small and midcaps underperform
 "Nifty reclaims 22,000 mark after a month; Sensex ends 376 points higher")
Smallcap selloff weighs on sentiment causing dull debut for new listings
Jana, Capital Small Finance Bank slip below IPO price
 "Smallcap selloff weighs on sentiment causing dull debut for new listings")
Markets rebound as inflation eases; Sensex ends 483 points higher
The Sensex ended at 71,555, gaining 483 points, or 0.7 per cent while the Nifty ended at 21,743, with a gain of 127 points or 0.6 per cent