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Net profit increased to ₹1,439 crore in the quarter ended March 2024 from ₹1,350 ₹crore a year earlier despite a 15% fall in operating profit.

The global benchmark, US WTI crude currently clinging below $80 a barrel, has lost more than 10% from a near two-year high tested last month. A similar correction was witnessed in the Asian Brent and the domestic MCX futures as well.

In the largecap segment, 15 companies witnessed significant block deals which were worth Rs 5,731 crore, led by Kotak Mahindra Bank with 24 block counts, totalling Rs 1,500 crore.

The Street had forecasted profit of ₹7,200 crore for the March quarter. Revenue for the three-month period climbed 13%YoY to ₹1.19 lakh crore in line with market consensus of ₹1.2 lakh crore.

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic acknowledged recent clues the economy is slowing, but added the timing of rate cuts remains uncertain.

In an interview with Reuters, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said he still thought inflation was likely to slow under the current monetary policy and allow the central bank to begin reducing its policy rate in 2024 - though perhaps by only a quarter of a percentage point and not until the final months of the year.

Sixty years ago Simons -- who preferred to be known as Jim -- shifted course from teaching mathematics and working in U.S. intelligence to investing. His pioneering use of computer signals for trading decisions earned him the nickname "Quant King."

Still, some investors worry the rally could stall without evidence that inflation is cooling again. While Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has reassured markets the central bank is unlikely to raise rates anytime soon, months of strong inflation have led to concerns that policymakers will not cut them this year.

Both the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices lost over 4% each. In the smallcap pack, 11 stocks rose, with CarTrade Tech leading with 24% returns.

U.S. Federal Reserve policy has been the main driver of investor sentiment in 2024. Renewed hopes the central bank will cut rates have pushed the Dow to its biggest rally since December. It closed at its highest since April 1.