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ABB India, Ramsarup Industries and S&T Corporation will hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) today. Pritish Nandy Communications, Nova Iron & Steel, Trishakti Electronics & Industries and Regency Ceramics will hold EGMs today.

CRR has been hiked to 4.5% from 4%, now taking it above the pre pandemic level when it was reduced to 3% as part of the central’s banks efforts to support the economy due to the pandemic and subsequently raised to 3.5% in 2021. In his statement governor Shaktikanta Das said the hike in CRR was to ensure, liquidity conditions are “modulated in line with the policy action.”

The company, which has operated primarily in the foods and beverages space, will now get into categories such detergents, home cleaners, body washes and creams and will bank on acquisitions to implement the plan.

"If spot prices continue at similar levels for the next 12 months, then an additional 10% year-on-year price hike would be needed for FY23," he said. The maker of Good Day and Marie biscuits will follow a combination of price hikes, controlled discretionary spends and cost efficiency to tackle inflation.

The company has slashed its offer size to Rs 5,235 crore from Rs 7,460 crore as planned earlier. It will issue fresh equity shares worth Rs 4,000 crore and existing shareholders and promoters will offload shares worth Rs 1,235 crore.

The bank has made an additional standard assets provision of Rs 26 crore, taking the total provision to Rs 123 crore against Rs 97 crore earlier.

The Fed will begin allowing its holdings of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities to roll off in June at an initial combined monthly pace of $47.5 billion, stepping up over three months to $95 billion.

The company remains the second-biggest broker in the country based on active clients, behind industry leader Zerodha.​

While focusing on low beta defensive stocks, a cautiously optimistic approach is advised for the day.

Stock of SBI closed at Rs 479.60 apiece on the BSE, down by 2.27 per cent from its previous close.