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“You cannot go away from the reforms… we have to make sure that what we have announced is implemented in a short period of time. This is an important administrative problem and the number of ministries which are involved in doing anything that we want to do on the economic policy is also a problem.”

Here are key things you should know about the Rs 1,894-crore IPO of Vijaya Diagnostic Centre.

The Nikkei share average edged up 0.06% to close at 27,742.29, after swinging up 0.37% and down 0.14%. The broader Topix edged down 0.02% to 1,935.35.

The benchmark ASX 200 index lost 0.54% to end at 7,491.2 as new daily COVID-19 cases in the country topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time ever.

On the technical charts, the 200-day moving average of the stock stood at Rs 643.55.

“Wherever there is surety of growth and cash flows, money is moving there. Technology, consumption and specialty chemicals are the three sectors where growth seems certain.”

A total of 11,217 shares changed hands on the counter till 02:38PM (IST)

The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 4.4 per cent Thursday to $46,588, with other tokens including Ether retreating along with the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index. The drop pared Bitcoin’s rally since a July low to some 60 per cent.

"The labour code changes have already been approved and it is just a question of when they get implemented. It is not a question of if, it is a question of when it will happen. There is a bigger issue. The more regulation you bring into the segment, the more employers have to pay for hiring gigs."

“This is not at all a metro centric fund, but it is the other way round. More money has come from the smaller towns than the bigger cities.”