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Market watchers would tell how the private lender had been consistent with earnings growth in the past. While the last two years were difficult for India Inc at large, the March quarter results saw HDFC Bank achieving a 20 per cent-plus growth again, the first such instance after a 33 per cent growth in the third quarter of FY20.

While gold and silver have a reputation as inflation hedges, this relation has historically not been straightforward. Instead of tracking inflation one-to-one, gold and silver have rather reacted to a high degree of inflation uncertainty, which we do have at the moment, while generally moving much more closely with real bond yields.

"Crude oil is still trading above $100 a barrel level. Any further oil price increase will be detrimental. Also, the market will turn its attention to the earnings season, which will be led by the IT and banking sectors. We expect a strong quarter for banks, thanks to a rebound in loan growth and a stronger balance sheet."

Net interest income (NII), the difference between the interest income a bank earns from its lending activities and the interest it pays to depositors, rose 10.2 per cent YoY to Rs 18,872.70 crore from Rs 17,120.20 crore in the year-ago quarter. ET NOW poll estimated NII figure at Rs 19,400 crore.

Mysore-based Kaynes Technology is a leading end-to-end and IoT (Internet of Things) solutions enabled integrated electronics manufacturing player, having capabilities across the entire spectrum of electronics system design and manufacturing services.

"To capitalize on the low-risk anomaly, a long-term investment vision is required. The advantage of a low-volatility strategy is that the stocks involved will fall less than other stocks in a declining market. Once the market recovers, low-volatility stocks have less ground to make up to recover and start yielding positive returns again," Pim Van Vliet says.

The central bank-backed entity that runs the system — called United Payments Interface — said it was “not aware” of any crypto exchange using the network. Within three days of the event, Coinbase had halted rupee transfers to its trading app via UPI.

Historically, in times of declining economic growth, it is the largecaps that have outperformed. When GDP growth dropped between 2010-2012, Nifty50 rose nearly 13% whereas Nifty Midcap50 declined by 11.9%. Similarly, in rising inflation phases, such as between 2007 to 2010, the former gained 53% while the latter gained 30%.

The funds had shown interest and the government wants to confirm their participation, said officials involved in the offer. ET had reported earlier this week that the IPO is likely to be held toward the end of this month.

"Ongoing developments in commodities should be monitored for potential impacts on financial conditions broadly," according to the note from Dallas Fed economists, including Jill Cetina, who leads surveillance and supervisory risk analysis.