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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Govt's surcharge rollback fails to curb FPI selling spree, say experts
Experts say concerns about a slowdown in the domestic economy, combined with fears of a global recession, have eclipsed the move to withdraw the surcharge
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Markets likely to react positively on Monday after FM's announcements
Stock prices of most firms have tumbled since the Budget
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Sensex, Nifty fall 1.6% as stimulus hope fades; small-caps bleed
Most investors were expecting the government to increase spending to shore up economic growth
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High-leverage entities losing favour amid worries of corporate defaults
Investors looking to shift funds to firms with comfortable debt levels
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US-based Kora Management to invest Rs 875 crore in Edelweiss Group
The investment by Kora Management is a part of Edelweiss' plan to separate its three businesses -- credit, advisory and insurance -- into distinct entities
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Street signs: Rains boost FMCG stocks, wealthy investors shun NCDs and more
The market may have bounced back in the past two trading sessions but experts are saying that we are far from forming a bottom
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However, experts say long term investors should consider some of the large caps that have declined
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Sensex, Nifty jump on reports of rollback of tax surcharge on FPIs
Sensex gains 637 points, most in a day since January 31
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Indices slump as RBI cuts growth forecast; Sensex down 286 points
The Nifty 50 index dropped 93 points, or 0.9 percent, to close at 10,856
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Economic slowdown impact: Over 20 IPOs stare at SEBI approval lapses
Slowdown, volatile market loom over maiden offerings worth Rs 16,500 crore
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Street signs: July-rebound theory fails, index funds get popular, and more
Most shares have declined in July amid sharp sell-off by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) hurt by the increase in tax surcharge
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Street signs: Market weakness might continue; BF Utilities gains, and more
Traders are building up short positions on the markets as they expect the correction to continue in the coming sessions
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Budget impact: Question mark over buyback pipeline as fresh tax bites
Others likely to follow KPR Mill in withdrawing share repurchase
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This followed comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who signalled willingness to lower interest rates
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Budget: Sensex falls 1% as lack of stimulus weighs, Nifty ends at 11,811
At present, the Sensex and Nifty are just 2 per cent below their all-time highs logged a month ago
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IndiaMART InterMESH ends debut session with 34% gain over issue price
The company enables the discovery of products and suppliers across 50 industries
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India's market turnover among lowest globally, shows World Bank data
According to the World Bank, India's turnover ratio at 58 in 2018 was a 43 per cent drop from 101 recorded in 2004
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Investors are happy to accept a lower cost of capital for companies, which have the right governance structures, good management, and excellent track record, says Raj Balakrishnan
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Indices break 2-day losing streak; Sensex up 312 pts, Nifty ends at 11,796
The benchmark indices ended the past two sessions in the red on concerns over deficient rains and India-US trade tensions