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Rupee hits new low, falls 14 paise to 77.69 per US dollar
The rupee fell 14 paise to 77.69 per US dollar. Money market participants are currently closely watching the domestic share market for clues to fund flows. An expectation of tightening monetary policy rates in the US also weighed on the rupee as any rate hike in the advanced markets typically follows with fund outflows from the emerging markets in order to accumulate higher returns.
Amid bot row, Elon Musk hints at paying less than $44 billlion to buy Twitter
Musk, had last week put his $44 billion Twitter deal on hold over spam accounts. Now this new speculation of taking over the microblogging site for less than $44 billion has reignited the controversy. “Currently what I’m being told is that there’s just no way to know the number of bots. It’s like, as unknowable as the human soul,” Elon Musk reportedly said at the Miami conference.
Much-awaited LIC lists with discount of over 8%
The Indian insurance major listed on the stock exchanges at a discount of 8.62 per cent at Rs 867, from its Initial Public Offering (IPO) issue price of Rs 949. The initial public offering of LIC had, however, received robust response from investors as the insurance major's offer has been subscribed 2.89 times.
Indices positive in opening deals with all eyes on LIC listing
The initial public offering of Life Insurance Corporation of India has received robust response from investors as the insurance major's offer has been subscribed 2.89 times. It will be a landmark public issue in the history of the Indian capital market and is poised to be India's biggest IPO till date. The IPO values LIC at Rs 6 lakh crore.
No deal reached for EU on oil embargo against Russia
Following the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, the bloc's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell told a press conference on Monday that unanimity had not been reached on the issue. However, the EU will continue to impose sanctions on Russia "to make the price of its invasion of Ukraine unbearable for the Kremlin," he said.
In a first, Pakistan rupee breaches 194-mark over looming economic uncertainty
The local currency surpassed the critical threshold of 194 for the first time in the history of Pakistan on Monday. The rupee has declined by nearly Rs 7 against the greenback in April. The Pakistani rupee has maintained its slump mainly because the US dollar is gaining strength against other major global currencies for the past few days.
Specially-abled child boarding row: DGCA to issue show-cause notice to IndiGo
"In view of this, it has been decided to issue a show-cause notice to IndiGo to explain as to why suitable enforcement action should not be taken against them for the non-conformances," said a statement issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The DGCA had decided to conduct a fact-finding probe into the matter. As per reports, it had constituted a three-member team for the same.
Xiaomi India paid Rs 4,663 cr to Qualcomm as royalty remittance
Sources close to the development told IANS that approximately Rs 4,663.1 crore were paid to Qualcomm via proper banking channels. Xiaomi uses Qualcomm chipsets in the majority of its devices, and pays royalty to the US-based major for various licensed technologies that include standard essential patents and other intellectual property (IP), beyond just using its chipsets.
India wearables market up 20% in Q1 with 13.9 mn units
The outlook for 2022 remains strong as wearables will try to attract users in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. "With the continuing push from the brands, Q2 (April-June period) is expected to see healthy YoY growth. The aggressive offers, sales, and marketing around the festive season in 2H22 (July-December) are expected to continue this growth momentum through the year for the wearable device categories," said Upasana Joshi, Research Manager, IDC India.
Ambuja, ACC stocks rise as Adani to buy Holcim's entire stake in cement makers
The share of the cement makers closed Monday's trade 2.3 per cent and 3.8 per cent higher, respectively, from their previous close. On Sunday, Adani Group, through an offshore special purpose vehicle, announced that it had entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of Switzerland-based Holcim's stake in the two companies.
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