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The top priority of the government should be to initiate measures to sustain the growth momentum in the economy. In FY22, GDP growth is likely to be around 9.3 percent, thanks to the base effect of 7.3 percent contraction in FY21.

Irrespective of how the EV players will handle this difficult situation, one thing is fairly clear. With the change in cost dynamics now, the timeline for mainstream adoption is going to be pushed farther away from the earlier estimates (which itself was for 2030).

In the BSE500 index, about 370 stocks registered degrowth during the week, whereas the remaining 130 stocks ended higher. About 30 stocks registered double digit cuts during the week. Below are some stocks that were in the spotlight during the last week

With three of the biggest intraday swings in a decade just in the past week, uneasiness in stocks is approaching levels last seen in March 2020, when the coronavirus outbreak began.

Central banks shift from crisis support to fighting inflation

Of the total Rs 95,501 crore invested through the route till December 2021, Rs 84,948 crore was invested in equities, Rs 10,322 crore in debt, Rs 231 crore in hybrid securities.

Budget expected to tread a fine balance between populism and pragmatism

The company is expected to have a flat listing due to weak financials, high valuations, poor market sentiment and intense competition from peers.

During the holiday truncated week, benchmark indices – BSE Sensex and Nifty50 -- dropped 3 per cent each, whereas second rung indices tanked up 4 per cent. IT emerged as the worst performer, followed by realty and metal stocks.

"India should still push for growth even at the risk of a bit of inflation because it is my belief that people are better off with growth rather than low growth and high inflation."