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The market capitalisation (mcap) of HDFC Bank advanced Rs 23,900.84 crore to Rs 9,25,188.45 crore and that of Bharti Airtel climbed Rs 10,432.23 crore to Rs 4,42,015.45 crore.The valuation of Hindustan Unilever went up by Rs 7,988.61 crore to Rs 6,21,678.35 crore and that of HDFC gained Rs 6,503.28 crore to Rs 4,92,313.07 crore.

“I have been bullish particularly on the PSU banks which were quoting at one time of book because there is definitely opportunity for value pickup and rerating for some of these PSU banks. AMing the PSU banks. SBI is in a different category but beyond that also, there are some banks that merit attention.”

The relative outperformance of the Sensex vis-à-vis Nifty50 can majorly be attributed to the fact that Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports form a part of the Nifty 50 while they are not the constituents of the Sensex index.With both these stocks witnessing a massive sell-off in the week gone by, the outperformance in the benchmark indices is more to do with stock-specific action on a shorter time frame rather than any other anomaly.

“We believe that the larger IT companies which are trading at valuation which are more favourable in terms of long-term average levels appear to be better placed than midcap IT. where you still have client concentration. you have certain sectors or verticals which are impacted because of slowdown and slower discretionary spends."

That Bitcoin posts large moves is nothing new. But the token, like all other cryptocurrencies, trades around the clock, every day of the week, counter to most other assets, which tend to trade Monday through Friday on regulated exchanges. And it’s been seen in crypto markets in the past, with Bitcoin shooting higher — or posting big down days — while other assets are taking a rest from work.

The jobs report "was an incredible surprise and it raises a lot of questions about what the Fed is going to do next," said Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco. "What I think is causing some of

The flagship firm of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s empire had planned the public note issuance for January, working with Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd., AK Capital, JM Financial, and Trust Capital, Bloomberg had reported in December. But activity has now stopped, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private.

If at all stock crosses above 580 level then it will again resume its uptrend which we have witnessed earlier part of this year. So looking at the overall setup, we are bullish on SBI also with a stop loss of 530. Bank of Baroda is another stock which we feel that upside can be continued towards 181-195 zone, one can buy and hold this stock also with stop loss of 150.

But stiff targets can serve as pressure for officials to find the enthusiasm for letting go of public assets. Sadly, that is no longer the case. This point is important not just for the fiscal math, but the opportunity cost of lost efficiency in the economy due to the continued presence of public sector enterprises in non-strategic sectors.

But given the way the numbers have been improving, I think the numbers for PSU banks are likely to continue to improve. At some point of time, whenever we see stability in the market, we will see the buying interest coming back in the PSU banks and as a result, we can see them start going up again.