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Majority of Nestle India shareholders have rejected a proposal to increase royalty payout to Swiss parent Nestle SA. A total of 57.18% shareholders voted against the proposal, including 70.8% public shareholders. The board approved a 5-year royalty increase from 4.5% to 5.25% of net sales. Proposal included Maggi instant noodles and Nescafe instant coffee.

The week may remain lacklustre on the data front as no major economic data releases are scheduled in both the US as well as the Indian market. Indian investors are likely to focus more on the ongoing earnings season as well as stock specific developments. Nifty and Sensex have reached all-time highs driven by US Fed data and expert insights. Key factors that will shape market outlook.

Kunal Bothra suggests an election-proof portfolio with L&T, BHEL, and Amara Raja Battery. He discusses FPI short positioning, VIX jump, and market scenarios based on majority outcomes. Bothra thinks markets are very pessimistic and in that context, if there is a clear majority, I would expect maybe 8% to 10% rally from current levels.

Spot gold rose on Friday despite US inflation data, anticipating rate cuts amid a weakening US economy. US CPI and PPI Final demand were below forecasts. US Fed Chair Powell remains optimistic about inflation. US Philadelphia Fed business outlook was below expectations. Fed officials hold varying views on rate adjustments.

While S&P Sensex closed 0.12% higher at Rs 74,006, the 50 company index Nifty-50 closed 0.16% higher at Rs 22,502.

Nifty is expected to move towards the upper range of 22800 levels in the next 1-2 weeks. Immediate support is placed at 22200 levels, said Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.

IEX reported a 14.7% YoY increase in its PAT on May 15 along with a revenue at Rs 149.5 crore for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2024.

Here’ a list of sectors along with the sectoral top picks that will have a positive impact on NDA’s return, as suggested by Prabhudas Lilladher:

From his years of experience, Goodman made several observations about the market in his book The Money Game. Here are some of them which are still relevant for modern-day investors.

Balkrishna Industries Share Price: Shares of BKT surged 5% on Saturday to its fresh 52-week high of Rs 2,798.95 supported by the company’s solid fourth quarter performance. Its net profit soared 88% while revenue jumped 16% to Rs 2,697 crore on the back of a sales volume of 82,085 MT.