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"Benchmark indices ended the first week of 2024 with minor losses, and the midcap index ended the week with gains for the second consecutive week. Sectoral indices ended the week on a mixed note. Eight out of 12 sectors rose while four declined. The realty sector was the top gainer, rising more than 7%," Arvinder Singh Nanda, Senior Vice President of Master Capital Services, said.

DK Joshi says: “The next year will be a little bit more challenging because the interest rate hike will impact the economy with a lag, so that will come into effect. Global economy is expected to slow down. But having said that, we believe that even in the next fiscal year, India will remain an outperformer as far as growth is concerned.”

​Sectorally, buying was seen in IT, capital goods, telecom, and realty, while selling was seen in healthcare, consumer durables, metal, and utilities. Stocks that were in focus include names like Alok Industries which was up nearly 20%, Sun Pharma, which rose more than 9% to hit a fresh high, and Endurance Technologies, which closed with gains of nearly 10% to hit a fresh all-time high on Friday.

These changes will be effective from February and will be valid till July this year.

​ The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most valued firms declined Rs 57,408.22 crore last week, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit, in-line with muted trends in equities.

HCL Tech, Wipro, HDFC Life Insurance, Anand Rathi Wealth, JTL Industries, Tata Metaliks, Bharat Bijlee, Hi-Tech Pipes, Aditya Birla Money, Artson Engineering, International Travel House, LKP Finance, Amal Ltd among others will declare their Q3 results on January 12.

ETMarkets identified six penny stocks that demonstrated growth ranging from 50-90% over the week. Our criteria for selection emphasized stocks with a market capitalization below Rs 1,000 crore and a share price under Rs 20.

The SEC sought what three issuers described as "minor" changes. Some asset managers are expected to amend their filings to disclose fees or identities of the market-makers for their ETFs. Those updates are due by 8 a.m. ET (1300 GMT) on Monday and could become public that day, sources familiar with the process said.

Sunil Subramaniam says: “Multi-asset funds are now the only way to buy paper gold in a tax evasion manner. What our fund proposes to do is for a moderate investor who wants long-term inflation and fixed deposit beating returns with lower volatility, a blending of gold and equity in the same portfolio achieves a sharp reduction in risk but with not a commensuration return in rewards.”

The dollar index fell 0.4% to 102.0 after hitting 103.10 following the stronger-than-expected jobs report. That was the highest since mid-December. On the week however, the dollar gained 0.6%, on pace for its best weekly rise since early December.