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The global inflationary pulse was also in the headlines as the South Korean central bank raised its base rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the first major economy in Asia to do so, after Sri Lanka hiked its base rate last week.

Brent crude was down 45 cents, or 0.6%, at $71.80 a barrel by 0222 GMT, having risen 1.7% on Wednesday. US oil was down 55 cents, or 0.8%, at $67.81 a barrel, after gaining 1.2% in the previous session.

A raft of indicators from consumer surveys to derivatives suggest that without fresh catalysts markets could be in for a pause or even a reversal over the autumn months. Speculators have also been piling into the dollar, with positioning at its highest in a year.

There have been few major moves ahead of the Kansas Fed’s virtual Jackson Hole symposium, where Chair Jerome Powell on Friday may provide insight into how and when officials will start pulling back their bond market support. That will set the timetable for how soon the Fed will raise interest rates.

Market experts attribute the decline in trading activity of retail investors to the swift reopening of the economy. Since June, households have had more avenues to spend — such as vacations, shopping, revenge buying and so on.

Hyderabad-based Vijaya Diagnostic is eyeing to raise Rs 1,895 crore through its IPO. The issue entirely consists of an offer for sale (OFS) by promoters and existing shareholders of the company.

“I am not much concerned about the market valuations. We have a lot of good opportunities coming up on the large cap side and it is going to be a market of stock selection going forward.”

" We are seeing a collection efficiency of about 90% which is a very good trend. "

“We have been positive on a few themes like specialty chemicals, API and technology but are always careful about valuations.”

AirAsia India posted an annual loss of Rs 1,532 crore for 2020-21 against Rs 782 crore in the previous year, according to its annual report filed with the corporate affairs ministry.