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“On Friday, we saw a fair bit of selloff in a lot of consumer discretionary names as well as some of the names across telecoms and other sectors. I would think that this is a good time to buy into some of these names for investors wanting to play the Budget or probably look at slightly more medium term beyond the Budget.”

In the last Budget, which was pro-growth, Sitharaman had increased capex by 35%. Nifty had welcomed the Budget with great vigour and closed the Budget day session on a cheerful note, up 1.4%.

The bank will soon start the process of appointing merchant banks and take opinions about market conditions, he said, adding the bank would take a call on raising funds through equity or bonds. As far as the capital adequacy ratio is concerned, the bank is well capitalised at 15.57 per cent and it can easily take care of business growth this year, he added.

However, it remained on track for a fourth straight monthly loss of 1.5%, pressured downward by expectations that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate-hike cycle and that interest rates would not have to rise as high as previously feared.

In a detailed point-by-point rebuttal, the group maintained that the charges levelled in the report appeared to be "selective and manipulative presentation of matters already in the public domain to create a false narrative". It also shows complete ignorance or deliberate disregard for applicable legal and accounting standards as well as industry practices, the group said.

China resumes business this week after its Lunar New Year holidays. The number of passengers travelling prior to the holidays rose above levels in the past two years but is still below 2019, Citi analysts said in a note, citing data from the Ministry of Transport.

In response to a 106-page report by Hindenburg, the Gautam Adani-led conglomerate has issued a 413-page long response answering all the 88 questions asked by the US-based research firm. Hindenburg took “short positions” and then, to effect a downward spiral of share price and make a wrongful gain, Hindenburg published a document to manipulate and depress the price of stock, and create a false market," Adani said.

India’s stocks now account for more than 14% of MSCI’s emerging-market equities index, trailing only China, after it surpassed the weightings of Taiwan and South Korea last year. Morgan Stanley predicts India’s equity market is set to be the world’s third largest before the end of the decade. The downfall of one of India’s most-sprawling businesses could be what holds the nation back as it competes against China as an investment magnet.

From the rollover perspective, Nifty has started the new series with six-month low open interest ahead of crucial events. At the same time, Nifty near month premium remained on higher side amid high VIX (17%), which need to be subside significantly from current levels. We believe post events, we may see decline in volatility and premium both, which should provide support to the market.

In the equity segment, exchange traded funds (ETFs) daily average turnover stood at Rs 470 crores in CY2022, an increase of 51% YoY. Sovereign Gold Bonds daily average turnover in the secondary market stood at Rs 7 crores in CY 2022, an increase of 59% YoY. Government securities which have been made available in the equity segment of NSE is also seeing significant growth, albeit on a lower base with volumes touching a daily average turnover of Rs 3 crores in the last month.