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The issue of bonds by Godrej Industries has been divided into two tranches of 25,000 NCDs with a face value of Rs 1 lakh each. Each series will have an aggregate nominal value of up to Rs 250 crore with an option to retain over-subscription up to Rs 250 crore aggregating up to Rs 500 crore.

Equity mutual funds attracted Rs 15,685 crore in February, making it the highest net infusion in nine months. This is higher than Rs 12,546 crore inflow seen in January and Rs 7,303 crore reported in December. February also saw the 24th straight month of inflows into equity-oriented mutual fund schemes, data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed on Friday

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"Secretary Yellen expressed full confidence in banking regulators to take appropriate actions in response and noted that the banking system remains resilient and regulators have effective tools to address this type of event," the Treasury said.

“After a long bearish trend, now the (Zomato) price has formed a sideways channel. On a weekly timeframe, the price has recovered from the prior demand zone with bullish reversal candlesticks ‘Morning star’.”

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The US Fed started to increase rates in early 2022, taking and the total interest rate up by 450 bps. The current FED rate is 4.75%.

Analyst sentiment, measured by the proportion of ‘buy/hold/sell’ ratings, has been hit over the past year, with the percentage of ‘buy’ ratings moderating to 71% from 73% a year ago.

Gold gained on worries about the US banks as Silicon Valley Bank defaulted, which led to spillover concerns. Some softer than expected data in the US nonfarm payroll report for February also boosted the metal.

"Investors have re-rated banks on a sectoral basis, initiated a huge flight into the safety of short-term (Treasury) notes, and options pricing reflects those fears," said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.