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"On the supply side for investment growth, a lot of catalysts are there. You have got an asset monetisation programme, infra pipeline, IBC and, of course, PLI schemes. So, on the supply end, there is enough. But to complete that cycle and boost investment, you would need demand to also pick up."

The review could impact the timing of the mega public offering, India’s largest, which made up the biggest portion of the country’s $10.4 billion asset-sale program aimed at stanching the budget deficit for the year through March 31, 2022.

The bonds have been placed on a private placement basis, the company said in a regulatory filing to stock exchanges on Monday.

BV Chaubal, Chairman, CDSL said it is reassuring to note that the focus of registration of new Demat accounts is shifting from metros to tier II and tier III cities, which is indicative of the broadening of the Indian Capital Market.

The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.7% higher at 7,096.5, extending gains to a third straight session, and climbing in tandem with firmer moves on broader Asian markets.

The Tokyo market stayed comfortably in positive territory throughout the day as investors were heartened by a 0.4 percent gain on the tech-rich Nasdaq index overnight on Wall Street, although the Dow fell 0.5 percent.

Many brokerage houses are advising clients to gradually build on their selected stocks in small lots as the long term India growth story remains intact.

The reality is that market rates have already moved up, and therefore, it does not really matter whether RBI hikes the repo rate or not.

Shell inched up 0.4% after the London-listed energy major said it would exit all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant. Its stock fell 1.4% in the previous session.

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