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HUL shares slip over 1% as parent Unilever lowers sales guidance

Unilever said underlying sales growth would be below guidance in 2019 and in the first half of 2020 because of a slowdown in South Asia and weakness in West Africa

Good time to invest in cyclical, growth stocks: Satish Menon of Geojit

Valuations are high and can impact the market performance in the short-term.

Prestige Estates surges 6% on fund raising plan via preferential issue

The stock of the real estate developer hit an all-time high of Rs 364 on December 3, 2019 on optimisation of strong pipeline of rental assets yielding growth in rentable income.

PC Jeweller slumps 7% after Sebi seeks show-cause in insider trading case

Sebi observed after the announcement of the buyback on May 10, 2018, the shares of PC Jeweller were locked at the upper circuit of 10 per cent.

Prince Pipes and Fittings IPO opens today. Should you subscribe?

Price band of the offer has been fixed at Rs 177-178

Stocks to watch: Telecom, HUL, L&T Fin, Goodyear India, PC Jeweller, Infy

Here's a look at the stop stocks that may remain in focus today.

Market Ahead, December 18: All you need to know before the Opening Bell

The IPO of Prince Pipes and Fittings is slated to open for public subscription today and close on December 20. The price band has been fixed at Rs 177-178 per share

Technical calls from HDFC Securities: Buy Bajaj Finserv, Indraprastha Gas

Technical calls from Nandish Shah, Senior Technical & Derivatives Analyst at HDFC Securities.

Banks likely to take more loan write-offs due to weak recovery prospects

Resolution delays coupled with rising provision cover on large legacy bad loans (nearing 90 per cent) could mean that loan write-offs will continue to be high, particularly for state-run banks

With 'restrictive' norms, not many takers for small finance bank licences

Word is out that there will be relatively few takers for SFB licences compared to the 72 applicants who lined up in February 2015

Benchmark indices touch all-time highs on easing US-China trade tensions

Foreign institutional investors seem to be booking profit though, having shed shares worth Rs 435 crore in Dec

Gold finance stocks doing well, but await correction before investing

A healthy loan growth and asset quality should help protect return on assets, but these may be priced in

Deal pipeline, recovery in momentum of telecom triggers for Tech Mahindra

In the near term, profitability is expected to be under pressure before recovering in FY21

Sebi seeks show-cause from PC Jewellers 'insiders', asks for list of assets

The regulator said that the order itself should be considered as a notice by the identified insiders

Can Aadhaar be used for quick, online KYC? Brokerages await clarity

If the online process is put in place once again, then customer acquisition can become much faster, say brokerages

Wall Street hits pause, still near record levels; Boeing shares drag Dow

The energy sector was among the biggest gainer on the S&P 500, tracking a rise in oil prices.

Assam's MFI crisis may mirror Andhra's: Founder Ujjivan SFB Samit Ghosh

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (Ujjivan SFB) is now getting on to a higher growth orbit after having been listed

Aluminium scrap imports up 6.5% despite 13% slump in auto production

Industry claims imports made in auto sector's name being diverted to other areas such as electrical transmission and utensils

Market Wrap, Dec 17: Sensex up 413 pts, Nifty tops 12,150; Metal index up

Select heavyweights like Bharti Airtel, and HDFC twins, which also hit record highs today, lifted the index along with metals stocks like Tata Steel and Vedanta

MARKETS: Indices end near record high, Sensex up 413 pts, Nifty tops 12,150

All that happened in the markets today