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"Though high capex is a near-term worry, we reiterate our high-conviction buy on RIL given its industry-leading capabilities across businesses, which is likely to drive robust 13-15% EPS CAGR over the next 3-5 years," JM Financial said while setting up a target price of Rs 2,900 per share.

The step toward on-chain assets is a big leap forward for the bond markets. A pilot tokenized bond issued by the European Investment Bank found that blockchain can reduce settlement time from five days to a single day

Capital gains from these bonds are exempt from LTCG if held for 8 years along with 2.5% interest on investments, which is a significant advantage over and above the appreciation in gold price if someone is bullish on gold, Menon pointed out.

Things in motion possess inertia. An analogous property characterizes the stock market: A trend in force tends to remain in force until something occurs to change it. In other words, the trend is your friend. Although this adage is familiar, some investors may not fully appreciate its wisdom. Investors need not find exact tops and bottoms.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced on Tuesday it will split into six business units, each with its own CEO and board of directors.

Anshul Saigal, CIO of Kotak Mahindra AMC, believes that quality names have corrected meaningfully and present buying opportunities, where growth expectation has not waned and earnings visibility is definitely there. He suggests that investors differentiate between risk and uncertainty and take this as an opportunity to build portfolios for the next year to come. Although Indian markets have underperformed, Saigal is confident that the times ahead will be better for India. He is finding opportunities in financial space, capital goods, auto, defence, and IT, on a stock-specific basis.

Rising interest rates lead to a higher rate on a home loan, affecting readiness and the ability to buy a certain home. However, home loan interest rate spreads are at a three-year low, and if refinanced now, a low spread could be locked in for the rest of the loan. A spread is what is paid over and above the benchmark rate, and if locked in now, once interest rates fall, payments could become easier. Repayment strategies and prepayment methods are recommended to ensure loans are paid off in intended time frames.

Under Section 80C, you can claim deductions of up to Rs 1.5 lakh on instruments, including ELSS, PPF, FDs, SCSS, insurance schemes.​

Sagar Cements Ltd., incorporated in the year 1981, is a Small Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 2398.48 Crore) operating in Cement sector.

The company had recently said in a statement to exchanges that it had signed an MOU for cooperation with Scirocco Enterprises of Zambia for the construction of 1 lakh low and medium-cost houses to mitigate an acute shortage of housing in Zambia. The housing units are to be constructed by 2030.