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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Bajaj Finserv turns up the heat in broking; BFSL joins zero-brokerage team
Discount brokers such as Zerodha and 5Paisa.com already have ultra-cost pricing models with zero brokerage and flat fees of as low as Rs 10 for intra-day trades in the cash and derivatives space
 "Bajaj Finserv turns up the heat in broking; BFSL joins zero-brokerage team")
Sensex clocks record closing high, Nifty ends above 12,000 after 5 months
The Sensex gained 0.5 per cent, or 184 points, to end at 40,654, while the Nifty added 50 points, or 0.42 per cent, to close at 12,016 - 73 points below its last all-time high
 "Sensex clocks record closing high, Nifty ends above 12,000 after 5 months")
Reforms buzz keeps mkts buoyant; Sensex rises 340 pts, Nifty ends at 11,881
Index rises as much as 340 pts only to give up most gains
 "Reforms buzz keeps mkts buoyant; Sensex rises 340 pts, Nifty ends at 11,881")
Markets surge on tax cut buzz; Sensex zooms 582 points to a 4-month high
The abolition of the DDT is one of the long-pending demands of market players as it leads to double taxation
 "Markets surge on tax cut buzz; Sensex zooms 582 points to a 4-month high")
FII, mutual fund buying takes Indian stock markets close to new highs
Analysts say a rate in the dividend distribution tax and buyback tax could fuel further buying by FIIs
 "FII, mutual fund buying takes Indian stock markets close to new highs")
Standout performance: Corporation tax cuts spur gains for domestic markets
On September 20, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a reduction in the country's effective corporation tax rate from around 35% to 25%
 "Standout performance: Corporation tax cuts spur gains for domestic markets")
GDP data, market performance have little correlation: ICICI Securities
Market rarely reacts to the release of economic data such as GDP growth or factory output
 "GDP data, market performance have little correlation: ICICI Securities")
Low delivery-based volumes underscore bearish sentiment in markets
Market players say the overall volumes have been on the rise as the market has become quite volatile
Sensex rises 292 points, Nifty ends at 11,428 on optimism of US-China pact
This was the third straight day of gain for the both indices. Also, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were net-buyers for a second straight session
Street signs: Nifty may approach 11,700, arbitrage schemes, and more
The benchmark Nifty is expected to make positive strides, if technical analysts are to be believed
 "Street signs: Nifty may approach 11,700, arbitrage schemes, and more")
Sensex falls 362 pts, Nifty below 11,400 amid turmoil in financial space
The crisis at PMC Bank has led to fears amongst investors that the money of ordinary depositors will be blocked
Higher earnings hope powers Sensex run; analysts expect it to touch 45,000
The brokerage expects the Sensex to climb to 45,000 - 15% upside from current levels - by June next year
Corporate earnings boost could give more legs to market rally: Experts
The stock market rallied 5 per cent on Friday - its biggest single-day stride in over a decade
Street signs: Tyre stocks jump, eyes on Bharat-22 ETF components, and more
Several out-of-the-money call options on the Nifty and the Bank Nifty index jumped more than 50 times on Friday
 "Street signs: Tyre stocks jump, eyes on Bharat-22 ETF components, and more")
Companies undergoing financial turmoil miss the Dalal Street party
Majority of the trouble-hit companies ended the day in the red, even as investors lapped up shares across the board
Market celebrates corporate tax cut with biggest rally in 10 years
Banking, auto shares gain the most; 5 stocks account for 68% of Sensex gains
Street signs: ITDC shares, delivery-based volumes on the rise, and more
Shares of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) have zoomed 50 per cent in the past four trading sessions
 "Street signs: ITDC shares, delivery-based volumes on the rise, and more")
Street signs: Nestle stock, MFs fear redemption pressure, and more
The lull in the primary market has hit investment bankers hard
 "Street signs: Nestle stock, MFs fear redemption pressure, and more")
From Coal India to ONGC, shares of PSUs log biggest gain in four months
Among its constituents Coal India rose 7.3 per cent, ONGC 5.3 per cent, BPCL 4.5 per cent, and Nalco and Indian Oil by above 3 per cent each
 "From Coal India to ONGC, shares of PSUs log biggest gain in four months")
Nifty ends August with negative returns of 0.9%, falls 7.5% in 3 months
Mounting troubles for NBFCs, concerns over corporate debt, and uncertainty surrounding trade war have further contributed
 "Nifty ends August with negative returns of 0.9%, falls 7.5% in 3 months")