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Stocks in the utility space are no longer the sedate ones that are reserved for defensive investors seeking steady returns. They have now caught the fancy of momentum investors and traders. With the successful spinning of the AI story to the power and industrial stocks, they have become the most trending ones that are vying for the top spot, albeit behind tech stocks.

Jindal Steel is trading above its all-time high level of August 25, 2010. Last week, the stock formed a Dark Cloud Cover candlestick pattern, indicating a short-term reversal. The low volume during the sell days suggests a retracement in the security.

The summer heat leads to high power consumption is a well known fact. What has been the difference in the headlines this year and last two or three years? The news about massive power cuts and the possibility of power plants running out of coal is missing. The news which is dominating is that power demand is high and is being met. This change is the result of many things, right from optimism at one point of time to absolute despair at another. Finally policy push and discipline and integrated approach toward solving the issue of the sector, whether it for thermal, solar, wind or hydro. This led to a certain level of re-rating in Modi 2.0 which is likely to get pace in Modi 3.0. One thing which goes unnoticed is the fact that the power sector moving out of the trouble not only means good news for power companies but also the banks, because after metal, power companies topped the list of NPA of the banks.

Adani Group companies posted a record 45 per cent rise in pre-tax profit (EBITDA) to Rs 82,917 crore (about USD 10 billion) in FY24 as the apples-to-airport conglomerate made a massive comeback, the group said on Sunday.

ETMarkets identified five small-cap stocks that consistently increased in price throughout these sessions.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran have recently flagged the growing risk of F&O trading for retail investors. In November 2023, Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch also cautioned investors against heavy bets on F&O

While the final results might differ from the exit polls, the strength of the projected victory is expected to benefit risk assets. Should the June 4 results align with the exit polls, analysts expect the NSE Nifty 50 Index to reach a new record

GDP growth numbers released on Friday painted a very optimistic picture. Q4FY24 GDP growth came in at 7.8 per cent surpassing the 6.7 per cent expectation, while the full-year FY24 growth stood at 8.2 per cent

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