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Indian equities, including the Nifty50 and Sensex, experienced gains for the fourth consecutive month in June. While the benchmark indices returned nearly 3% for the month, the midcap and smallcap segments were the top performers, with about 400 stocks delivering double-digit returns. Sectors such as automobiles, healthcare, and information technology saw strong buying interest, and experts recommend long-term investors to continue accumulating quality stocks while being cautious of profit booking. The upcoming Q1-FY24 results are expected to provide further fuel to the market rally.

Shares of domestic mutual funds experienced a rally of up to 14% after the Securities and Exchange Board of India deferred its decision to lower the total expense ratio (TER). The reduction in TER would have impacted the profitability of the mutual fund industry. The regulator now plans to rework the TER plan, with the new amendments likely to be less stringent. Market experts believe that this decision will benefit asset managers by enabling them to gain a larger market share over time.

Algorithmic trading, also known as algo-trading, is gaining popularity among Indian retail traders. It involves executing trades using algorithms that continuously monitor chosen stocks/indices and generate orders on behalf of the trader. Algo trading is not only for programmers as anyone can operate complex algorithms with ready-made commands. It is important to note that algo trading is different from machine learning and artificial intelligence. Algo trading provides discipline, speed, and precision in trade placement, eliminates emotion and biases, and allows for backtesting and optimization.

IIFL Finance, the non-banking finance arm of IIFL, has raised $175 million through a three-year external commercial borrowing (ECB) from lenders including HSBC and Bank of Baroda. The loan, priced at SOFR +200 basis points, will be used for onward lending purposes. $75 million was raised from HSBC and $50 million from Bank of Baroda, with the remaining amount secured from other lenders. IIFL Finance aims to reduce its cost of borrowing and diversify its borrowing sources with these funds.

Sebi noticed that the listed company also published a press release on September 13, 2022 on its letterhead, which stated "Vedanta signs MoUs with Government of Gujarat to set up semiconductors and display fab units". The said press release was also available on its website.

According to StockEdge data, Adani Enterprises, ACC, Axis Bank, Ashok Leyland, Bharat Forge and Mphasis will trade ex-dividend next week.

PV volumes are predicted to have grown only slightly due to component shortages. CVs may have declined as the impact of early buying fades.

The merger of HDFC Investments and HDFC Holdings into HDFC Ltd is effective today, the bank says

PV volumes are predicted to have grown only slightly due to component shortages. CVs may have declined as the impact of early buying fades.

Christopher Wood, the global equity strategist at Jefferies, has announced an increase in his investment in Zomato, an online food delivery aggregator, by one percentage point. This will be done by reducing the investment in Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Wood had previously added Zomato to his India long-only portfolio a month ago with a 4% weight. He has also made adjustments to his portfolio by removing HDFC Life Insurance and increasing the allocation to Nvidia, Alibaba, and TSMC in his global long-only equity portfolio. Wood believes that owning Nvidia is more beneficial in the growing field of generative artificial intelligence than owning Intel or AMD.