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  • In April, auto retail sales increased 37% due to a low Covid-hit base impact

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    Automotive retail sales in India surged by 37% in April on a low base of COVID-affected April last year, according to the automobile dealers’ group FADA on Thursday.

    Total sales across all categories increased to 16,27,975 items in April, up from 11,87,771 units the previous year.

    When compared to April of last year, all vehicle types, including passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, increased year on year.

    Passenger car registrations totaled 2,64,342 units in April, up 25% from 2,10,682 units in April of last year.
    Similarly, two-wheeler sales were 11,94,520 units, up 38% from the previous year.

    Commercial vehicle retail sales in April were 78,398 units, up 52% from 51,515 units in April 2021.

    When compared to April of previous year, three-wheeler sales increased by 96%, while tractor registrations increased by 26%.

  • In early trade, the rupee rose 6 paise to 76.44 against the US dollar

    In early trade on Monday, the rupee rose 6 paise to 76.44 against the US dollar, owing to a drop in global petroleum prices. However, currency traders claimed that the rupee’s advances were restrained by a sluggish trend in domestic equities and a strong dollar in the overseas market.

    The rupee opened strong at 76.48 against the US dollar on the interbank foreign exchange, rising 6 paise from the previous close to 76.44. The rupee had finished at 76.50 against the greenback in the previous session.

    The 30-share Sensex was down 336.59 points, or 0.59 percent, at 56,724.28, while the wider NSE Nifty was down 102.60 points, or 0.60 percent, at 16,999.95 on the domestic equity market.

    The dollar index, which measures the strength of the greenback against a basket of six currencies, increased by 0.43 percent to 103.40.

    Brent crude futures fell 0.94 percent to USD 106.13 per barrel, the global benchmark. According to exchange data, foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Friday, offloading shares worth Rs 3,648.30 crore.

  • As the yen falls on the dovish BOJ, the dollar reaches a 20-year high and the euro a 5-year low

    The dollar rose to a 20-year high against its peers on Thursday as the Bank of Japan maintained its dovish stance, sending the yen to its lowest level since 2002 and the euro to a five-year low amid concerns about the region’s economic growth.

    The dollar soared beyond 130 yen as the Bank of Japan reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining ultra-low interest rates by promising to buy an infinite number of bonds everyday to meet its yield target.
    Given the pressure mounting throughout foreign exchange markets, there had been considerable market speculation that the BOJ might take a step back.

    After reaching a high of 103.93, the dollar index was last seen at 103.73, up 0.74 percent for the day.

    After data showed that the US economy unexpectedly fell in the first quarter due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the greenback lost ground.

    Rai, on the other hand, claimed that the data did not necessarily show a sluggish economy, but that it was skewed by a much higher trade deficit caused by rising imports.

  • As Facebook’s user base grows again, Meta Platforms’ stock rises 19%

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    Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, saw its stock rise as much as 19% on Thursday after the company reported that its main platform added more users than expected in the first quarter, assuaging concerns that the company is losing steam as a new generation flock to younger sites like TikTok.

    Meta announced on Wednesday that its primary platform has 1.96 billion daily users, a return to growth following the first-ever fall in the December quarter. Analysts had predicted a total of $1.94 billion.

    Revenue increased 6.6 percent to $27.9 billion, the smallest growth in a decade, and would have been higher if not for the conflict in Ukraine, according to the company.

    Investors became increasingly concerned that Meta’s core business and profit engine, advertising in its social media feeds, was losing steam, and the stock had plummeted nearly 50% this year.

    Those fears appear to have been allayed — at least for the time being — since Facebook just added 31 million new daily active users. Many of Meta’s problems still exist. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, has admitted that TikTok, a video-sharing app, is a significant competitor for young users’ attention.
    The stock soared to a high of $208.20 per share, the most intraday gain since July 2013.

    A sustained decline would make it more difficult for the company to justify Zuckerberg’s costly, virtual-reality-fueled metaverse vision, a business that won’t turn a profit for years, if ever.

    On a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, Zuckerberg repeated that Meta’s Reality Labs section, which is developing AR and VR technology, will not contribute significantly to the company’s business for several years. Meanwhile, Facebook has announced that it will invest billions of dollars and hire thousands of people to turn the platform, which Zuckerberg sees as the next major computing shift, into a fully immersive digital environment where users will interact virtually while working, shopping, and playing games.

  • After Q4 earnings, Bajaj Auto shares fell over 2% to Rs 3,804.80 on the BSE.

    Bajaj Auto's stock fell over 2% in early Thursday trade after the business reported a 2% drop in consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 2022.

    Bajaj Auto’s stock fell over 2% in early Thursday trade after the business reported a 2% drop in consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 2022.

    On the BSE, Bajaj Auto shares fell 2.58 percent to Rs 3,804.80.

    The stock fell 2.57 percent to Rs 3,805 per share on the NSE.

    Bajaj Auto reported a 2% drop in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,526 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2022, owing to sluggish demand and a semiconductor shortage in both domestic and international markets.
    In the January-March quarter of 2020-21, the Pune-based company posted a combined net profit of Rs 1,551 crore.

    Total revenue from operations fell to Rs 7,975 crore in the fourth quarter of FY21, down from Rs 8,596 crore the previous year.

    In the fourth quarter, the company’s total two-wheeler and commercial vehicle sales fell by 17% to 9,76,651 units, compared to 11,69,664 units in the same time of the 2020-21 fiscal year.

  • In early trade, the rupee fell 16 paise to 76.72 against the US dollar.

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    In early trade on Wednesday, the rupee fell 16 paise to 76.72 against the US dollar, driven down by the greenback’s strength and continuous foreign fund outflows.

    The rupee opened at 76.69 versus the dollar on the interbank foreign exchange, before losing ground to quote at 76.72, a drop of 16 paise from the previous close.

    The rupee was trading at 76.56 against the dollar on Tuesday. According to Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities, the rupee opened worse against the dollar on Wednesday as the American currency resumed its upward trend.

    Asian and emerging market counterparts were mixed, but Iyer noted that anticipation of Chinese intervention should limit the peers’ depreciation bias and boost sentiment for the local currency.

    The dollar index, which measures the strength of the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.05 percent at 102.34.

    Concerns about China’s weakening growth and predictions that the Federal Reserve will raise rates rapidly increased demand for the greenback, according to Iyer.

    On the domestic front, the 30-share Sensex was down 392.12 points, or 0.68 percent, at 56,964.49, while the wider NSE Nifty was down 126.25 points, or 0.73 percent, at 17,074.55.

    Brent crude prices increased 0.27 percent to USD 105.27 per barrel, the global benchmark.

    According to stock exchange data, foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Tuesday, offloading shares worth Rs 1,174.05 crore.

  • Today, a gram of gold costs Rs 53,440, while a kilogram of silver costs Rs 66,700.

    On Monday, the price of 10 grammes of 24-carat gold fell by Rs 10 to Rs 53,440, while the price of 1 kilogramme of silver rose by Rs 100 to Rs 66,700.

    On Monday, the price of 10 grammes of 24-carat gold fell by Rs 10 to Rs 53,440, while the price of 1 kilogramme of silver rose by Rs 100 to Rs 66,700.

    The price of 10 grammes of 24-carat gold in Delhi and Mumbai is the same as it is in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kolkata, and is selling for Rs 53,440.

    The price of 10 grammes of 22-carat gold in Delhi is Rs 48,890, while it is Rs 48,990 in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kolkata.

    In Chennai, however, 10 kilos of 24 carat gold costs Rs 53,940, while 10 grammes of 22 carat gold costs Rs 49,440.

    In Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata, a kilogramme of silver costs Rs 66,700, while the precious metal costs Rs 71,600 in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai.

    The price of gold varies depending on several factors such as excise duty, making costs, and state taxes in different parts of the country.

  • In early trade, the rupee fell 23 paise to 76.65 against the US dollar.

    Rupee advances 23 paise to 75.93

    The rupee fell 23 paise to 76.65 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, reflecting the dollar’s surge in the international market.

    The rupee opened at 76.58 against the dollar on the interbank foreign exchange, then plummeted to an early low of 76.65 in early trades, a drop of 23 paise from its previous close.

    The rupee fell 25 paise versus the US dollar on Friday, closing at 76.42.

    According to Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities, the rupee began down against the US dollar, pressured down by hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last week.

    Meanwhile, Brent crude futures sank 2.85% to USD 103.61 per barrel, the global benchmark.

    The dollar index, which measures the value of the dollar against a basket of six currencies, increased by 0.02 percent to 101.23.

    On the domestic stock market, the 30-share Sensex was down 645.45 points, or 1.13 percent, at 56,551.70, while the broader NSE Nifty was down 189.05 points, or 1.1%, at 16,982.90.

    According to stock exchange data, foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Friday, offloading shares worth Rs 2,461.72 crore.

  • Veranda lists 15% higher over issue price on BSE; down 5% on NSE

    Shares of Veranda Learning Solutions opened 15 per cent higher at Rs 157 against its issue price of Rs 137 per share on the BSE on Monday. At 10:22 am; the stock locked in upper circuit of Rs 164.85, after hitting a low of Rs 149.15 in intra-day trade so far. According to the exchange data, around 775,000 equity shares changed hands with pending buy orders of 5,151 shares on the BSE.

    However, the stock locked in lower circuit of Rs 131.25 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). It opened 9 per cent lower at Rs 125 against its issue price of Rs 137 per share. Around 3.03 million shares changed hands with pending sell orders 2.8 million shares so far.

    The company has raised Rs 200 crore through initial public offering (IPO). It has proposed to utilize the net proceeds of the fresh issue towards repayment of its borrowings amounting to Rs 60 crore, payment of acquisition consideration of Edureka or repayment of bridge loan availed to discharge acquisition at Rs 25.19 crore, growth initiatives towards Rs 50 crore and the balance for general corporate purposes.

    Veranda Learning Solutions offers diversified and integrated learning solutions in online, offline hybrid and offline blended formats to students, aspirants, graduates, professionals and corporate employees through multitude of career-defining competitive exams, professional courses, exam-oriented courses, short term upskilling and reskilling courses.

    The company provides comprehensive long-term and short-term preparatory courses in simple and lucid manner for students preparing for Union Public Service Commission, State Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, Banking, Insurance, Railways and Chartered Accountancy. The company also provides customised short term skilling courses, long term courses and other corporate courses to its learners.

  • Sensex down 200pts, Nifty tests 18,000; RIL, HDFC twins weigh

    After a tepid start, the key benchmark indices were seen holding marginal losses in late morning trade-off the low of the day as gains in select IT and FMCG shares helped offset losses in financials.
    The BSE Sensex from an opening high of 60,786, had slipped to an intra-day low of 60,227. The index, however, was down around 200 points at 60,400-odd levels. The NSENifty was seen testing the 18,000-mark, down 50-odd points.
    Among the Sensex 30 shares, the HDFC and Bajaj twins along with Reliance Industries were the major losers, down 1-2 percent each. On the positive front, Titan, NTPC, Dr.Reddy’s, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever, TCS, Maruti, and Nestle India were the prominent gainers, up 1-2 percent each.
    The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices by a large margin. The BSE Midcap index was up 0.8 percent, while the Smallcap index rallied 1.3 percent. The overall breadth too was fairly positive with nearly 2,300 stocks advancing, versus 913 declining stocks on the BSE so far.
    Sectorally, the BSE Consumer Durables, Power, Telecom and Auto indices were the strong gainers; whereas Bankex was the notable loser.

    Among other individual stocks, SBI Cards shed 4 percent on the BSE. As per reports, private equity firm Carlyle Group will sell its entire stake in the company for as much as Rs 2,558 crore.

    Moreover, Zomato, too, dropped 5 percent after the Competition Commission on Monday ordered a detailed probe against Zomato and Swiggy, for alleged unfair business practices with respect to their dealings with restaurant partners.