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Those synchronised moves showed how bitcoin has become far more of a mainstream asset, jolted by swings in risk-appetite.

Crude prices rose more than 15% in January alone, with the global benchmark price crossing $90 a barrel for the first time in more than seven years, as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine grew.

Net interest margin – a key profitability measure – was at 3.13 per cent for the December quarter against 2.77 per cent over the same period last year. Net interest income (NII) -- the difference between interest earned and interest expended -- rose 14.4 per cent to Rs 8,552 crore.

A tight monetary policy also means higher interest rates translating into lower price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios of companies since their cost of capital and borrowing costs will go up.

According to Allan Mecham, the main objective of investors should be not to make money but to not lose money.

A turbulent week in markets ended with a surge in Treasury yields to their highest level in more than two years after surprisingly strong U.S. jobs data stoked expectations of a more hawkish Federal Reserve.

Although the budget’s short term influence on the broader markets has been diminishing, it does lay a foundation to determine which pockets of the economy are likely to benefit from a mid to long term perspective and offers an opportunity to position one’s portfolio accordingly.

Most of the 10 top digital tokens were trading with strong gains on Saturday. Solana climbed up 10.82 per cent, taking its 7-day rise to 23 per cent.

Technology stocks clocked gains of 1.1% in their first weekly jump since late-December. The gains came despite Facebook owner Meta losing over $200 billion in value overnight after a dismal forecast.

​The top cryptocurrencies began to rally in overnight trading after strong earnings from Amazon.com Inc. bolstered confidence in technology stocks, which digital tokens have largely tracked over the past months.