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Best of BS Opinion: Prospects of Indian companies, economic policy and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Sensex hits highest level since Feb 10 on hopes of Russia-Ukraine truce

The Sensex rose 740 points, or 1.3 per cent, to end the day at 58,684, the highest since February 10.

Germany triggers warning over gas amid Russian ruble demand

Germany's gas storages are currently filled to about 25% capacity.

Find rubles if you want Russian gas, says Kremlin spokesperson

All of Russia's big exports could soon be only in rubles, Kremlin doubles down on stance

Ukraine missile hits Russian camp; new attacks near Kyiv, Chernihiv

The Kremlin on Wednesday also played down hopes of a breakthrough following peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul a day earlier

Investments must stand before they can run

Key flank of India's growth gambit runs into the knock-on effects of the Russia-Ukraine war

PM should reveal plans in store for Ukraine-returned students: Mamata

She said that it was the duty of the central government to take "full care of the students"

Goldman Sachs cuts 2022 FPI flow projection to India by over 80% to $5 bn

Equity inflows over the last three years from 2019-2021, according to a note by BofA Securities, totaled over $40 billion, out of which nearly $14 billion has left in the first quarter of 2022

Small-caps steal a march over Sensex, Nifty; index zooms 35% in FY22

Most analysts expect the markets to remain choppy in FY23 amid multiple headwinds. The ongoing geopolitical crisis, they feel, will keep commodity prices elevated and market gains in check

Oil prices rebound on tight supply, prospects of new Russia sanctions

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $2.72, or 2.6%, to $106.96 a barrel, erasing a 1.6% drop on Tuesday

Ukraine crisis: Biden, Zelensky discuss sanctions, aid, talks with Russia

The United States intends to give Ukraine $500 million in direct budgetary aid, Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart, according to a White House statement

Global markets in Q1: Invasion and inversion shake world order

This week has also seen a dreaded - albeit brief - "inversion" of a key bit of the US bond yield curve that has been a precursor of economic recessions

Russian foreign minister Lavrov to visit India from Mar 31-Apr 1: MEA

It would be the highest-level visit from Russia to India after Moscow launched its military offensive against Ukraine on February 24

LIVE: Ukraine Prez, Biden hold talks; US announces $500 mn more in aid

Volodymyr Zelensky discussed specific defensive support with US President in an hour-long call on Wednesday

Putin misled by advisers on Ukraine, US intelligence determines

The official did not detail underlying evidence for how US intelligence made the determination

Russia war ends era of globalisation that kept inflation low

Supply chains, already disrupted by the swift recovery from the pandemic recession, face renewed pressure

Russia says Ukraine willing to meet core demands, but work continues

Russia's lead negotiator said on Russian television that Ukraine had said in writing it was willing to give up its ambition of joining NATO, adopt 'non-bloc' status

China says no limit for cooperation with Russia as Lavrov arrives for talks

Hosting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, first high level Russian official to visit Beijing after the Ukraine war, China said cooperation between two allies has no ceiling to resist hegemony

Poland to end Russian oil imports; Germany warns on natural gas

Western nations have rejected that demand, arguing it would undermine sanctions over the war

FY23 wheat stock may be robust despite exports, free grain scheme extension

However, traders say if free foodgrains scheme goes beyond September and there is another Covid wave that requires more relief, then the closing stock position could turn precarious