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The ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away on Sunday and 32 stocks from his portfolio, including Aptech, Star Health, Metro Brand, NCC, Nazara Tech and more, are likely to remain at focus of the investors.

Indiabulls Real Estate has cut its net debt by 54% to Rs 464 crore during the three months ended June, compared to the March quarter. Besides, the merger with the Embassy Group is in the final stage of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) review, the company said in its investor presentation.

The Fed since March has delivered a stiff set of interest rate increases in an effort to battle inflation. Some investors have worried that an aggressive pace of rate hikes by the U.S. central bank could push the economy into recession.

As per the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India, credit growth continued its strong upward run with a 15.1% increase year-on-year, the fastest since April 2019, in the fortnight ended July 29. The bulk of the growth has been driven by retail loans - home loans and personal - while corporate demand is also showing signs of revival.

Inflation measured by the consumer price index (CPI) eased to 6.7% in July, from 7% in June, but was primarily led by volatile components such as vegetables, edible oil, gold, silver, petrol and diesel.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 10.78 points, or 0.25%, at 4,269.37, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 50.56 points, or 0.39%, to 12,996.63 at the opening bell.

Brent crude futures fell $3.49, or 3.56%, to $94.66 a barrel by 0945 GMT after settling 1.5% lower on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down $3.32, or 3.61% at $88.77, after a 2.4% drop in the previous session.

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Silver is an integral part of many green technologies. Since the world is moving towards a green economy, investment in decarbonization and electrification continues to grow. It is largely used in renewable energy solutions, especially in photovoltaic industries. Silver loadings are used in electric vehicles as well. These new and emerging applications are offering structural support to the metal.

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