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Ola Electric, which recently went public, is set to release its quarterly results amidst a falling stock price. The company has faced challenges including consumer complaints and declining market share. Despite efforts to address these issues, analysts remain cautious, citing slower-than-expected market penetration and ongoing service concerns.

​Across the whole pharma sector, there are four or five stocks big one out there which are going to gain market share. So, CDMO is one space within pharma which should do well as we go along. But pharma as a whole space per se has been doing okay and we continue to believe that incrementally also pharma should continue to do well in the coming year also.

The Indian rupee is depreciating against the US dollar. The dollar index is strengthening. Experts believe the rupee may depreciate to 84.50 against the US dollar. The Reserve Bank of India may intervene if the rupee depreciates beyond this level. A weaker rupee is good for exports but will make imports costlier. This will impact the fiscal deficit.

NHPC Ltd on Friday reported 41% decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 909 crore in the second quarter ended September 2024. The same stood at Rs 1546 crore in the last year quarter.

Australian and Japanese shares advanced along with Hong Kong futures, while the Golden Dragon index of US-listed Chinese companies jumped 3.5%. The S&P 500 gained 0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 climbed 1.5%, both setting fresh peaks for a second day. An index of global equities also advanced to a record.

S&P Global predicts that Indian banks will face pressure on net interest margins, potentially dropping by 20 basis points to 3% over the next few years. This squeeze is anticipated due to increased competition for deposits amidst an expected decline in interest rates and steady credit growth.

Foreign investors renewed buying interest in the healthcare and power sectors, purchasing ₹2,321 crore and ₹1,168 crore in the second half of the month, after selling over ₹2,000 crore in both sectors in the first half of the month.

In an announcement on Thursday, MSCI said it has added five stocks - BSE, Voltas, Alkem Laboratories, Kalyan Jewellers, and Oberoi Realty - to its Global Standard Index; while reducing the weights of Adani Green, RIL, ICICI Bank, Infosys, GMR Airports, and Adani Power.

​​This inclusion of green bonds in the FAR category is expected to increase investor appetite for the paper, experts said. The RBI has issued a total of ₹36,000 crore in green bonds since 2022-23.

Anytime, day or night, policymaking via Twitter - which has been rebranded as X - became the norm, hacked out in staccato bursts to his millions of followers. These musings would often trigger sudden market swings, upending in the process the work and sleep schedules of traders and investors across financial markets.