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Sensex rises for 3rd day, up 787 pts; Nifty tops 18K amid broad-based rally

CLOSING BELL: The Financial Services, IT, Pharma, Auto, and Consumer Durable indices gained over 1 per cent each, while others added up to 1 per cent

Gold trading at Rs 51,000 per 10 grams, silver selling at Rs 57,500/kg

The price of 10 grams of 22 carat gold in Delhi and Mumbai is Rs 46,900 and Rs 46,750, respectively.

Stocks to Watch: IOC, Vedanta, RIL, NTPC, Nykaa, Hero Moto, Dr Reddy, Sugar

Stocks to Watch today: Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Ltd (RSBVL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has acquired an additional stake in skyTran Inc for Rs 123.4 crore

Four cos set to go public next week; seek to raise over Rs 4,500 cr via IPO

The primary market is heading for a busy time, with four firms, including Global Health Ltd, which operates hospitals under the Medanta brand, and micro finance lender Fusion Micro Finance Ltd, lining up their IPOs next week. The other two companies whose IPOs are ready to open are DCX Systems, a manufacturer of cables and wire harness assemblies, and Bikaji Foods International. Together, these four companies are expected to fetch over Rs 4,500 crore through the IPOs, according to merchant banking sources. Apart from these, Uniparts India and Five Star Business Finance are expected to come out with their respective IPO in November, they added. The initial share sale of DCX Systems will open for public subscription on October 31 and conclude on November 2, while that of Fusion Micro Finance will be open during November 2-4. The IPOs of Global Health and Bikaji Foods will open for subscription on November 3 and close on November 7. In 2022 so far, as many as 22 companies have float

Market outlook: Earnings, Fed rate decision major factors to watch out for

The ongoing quarterly earnings season, the Reserve Bank's special meeting of its rate-setting committee and the US Fed interest rate decision are the major events that would dictate trends in the equity market this week, analysts said. Besides, auto sales numbers and macroeconomic data to be announced during the week would also influence trading in the equity market. Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data for the manufacturing sector would be announced on Tuesday, while the services sector numbers are scheduled to come on Thursday. "FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting, RBI MPC meeting, auto sales numbers and Q2 earnings will drive the market this week. The market will have an eye on the unscheduled RBI MPC meeting. We are heading toward the last batch of Q2 earnings, which will lead to stock-specific movement. October auto sales numbers will be important because they will tell us about festival demand," said Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst, Swastika Investmart Ltd. T

Nine of top-10 firms add Rs 90,319 cr in market valuation; RIL leads pack

Nine of the 10 most valued domestic firms together added Rs 90,318.74 crore in market valuation last week amid a positive trend in equities, with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest winner. Last week, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 652.7 points or 1.10 per cent. Markets had a special one-hour Muhurat trading session on Monday to mark the beginning of Hindu Samvat year 2079. Stock markets were closed on Wednesday for 'Diwali Balipratipada'. Barring Hindustan Unilever, rest nine companies witnessed addition in their market valuation, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys and State Bank of India (SBI). The market valuation of Reliance Industries rallied Rs 36,566.82 crore to reach Rs 17,08,932.42 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of HDFC Bank advanced Rs 11,195.61 crore to Rs 8,12,378.52 crore. Bharti Airtel's market valuation jumped Rs 10,792.67 crore to Rs 4,54,404.76 crore and that of SBI climbed Rs 8,879.98 crore to Rs 5,09,372.21

Gold, silver prices unchanged, silver selling at Rs 58,300/kg today

In Mumbai and Kolkata, 24-carat gold is selling at Rs 51,380 per 10 gram

Stocks to watch: Maruti, SpiceJet, SBI Card, Indus Towers, Tata Chemicals

Stocks to watch today: Maruti Suzuki, Vedanta will report the July-September quarter (Q2FY23) results on Friday, October 28; SBI Card reported 52 per cent YoY jump in net profit Rs 526 crore in Q2FY23

Gold, silver prices rise marginally, silver selling at Rs 58,100/kg today

In Mumbai and Kolkata, 24-carat gold is selling at Rs 51,280 per 10 gram

Similar P/E for cement & IT 'extraordinary': Kotak Institutional Equities

Brokerage says IT services firms score over cement on key parameters such as return on average capital employed, free cash flow to Ebitda ratio, dividend, and buyback payouts vis-a-vis PAT

Stocks to watch: RIL, HUL, ICICI Bank, RBL Bank, IGL, Borosil Renewables

Stocks to watch today: Reliance Industries flat net profit at Rs 13,656 crore in Q2FY23; Chennai Petroleum will post Q2FY23 results on Tuesday, October 25

ICICI Bank Q2 net profit may rise 35% YoY on solid loan book, say analysts

ICICI Bank Q2 preview: Better credit growth, including for mortgages and unsecured loans, should drive up margins, leading to healthy core profitability, analysts said

Domestic buying powering Indian equities but stocks yet to feel tight money

After recent downgrades, stocks comprising the country's benchmark Nifty Index are forecast to deliver around 15% higher income over the next 12 months than at the start of 2020

HUL Q2 preview: Revenue may climb up to 21% YoY in Q2FY23, say analysts

HUL Q2 preview: Analysts expect the cost inflation in palm prices and packaging material to dent the FMCG major's margin picture in Q2-FY23

Cash-for-gold lender Muthoot Finance joins trend shunning new dollar debt

Muthoot Finance Ltd. is extending a trend in emerging Asia that's dragged down bond issuance in the US currency to its lowest since 2015

Adani Enterprises to raise Rs 1,000 cr via public issue of debentures

CareEdge has assigned 'A+' to the proposed issuance of debentures. It also reaffirmed ratings for long-term bank ratings 'A+' and short-term facilities 'A1+'

Stocks to Watch: IndusInd Bank, Delhivery, Tracxn, Shoppers Stop, ITC, NLC

Stocks to watch today: Tracxn Technologies will make its debut on the bourses Thursday. As per IPO Watch, it may see a muted listing with flat to a negative discount. The issue price is Rs 80 a share

ITC, VIP Ind: Stocks brokerages are betting on for a cracker Samvat 2079

As we enter Samvat 2079, analysts believe that the domestic market's outperformance against global peers will sustain as fundamentals and profitability of Indian corporate improves

IRFC profits nearly doubled under outgoing CMD Amitabh Banerjee

Banerjee joined IRFC in 2019 after serving as the director of finance at Konkan Railways

Professional investors seek new ESG rules for fund management industry

Professional investors think the asset managers looking after their ESG allocations need more regulations to rein them in.