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Shares of India's Apollo Hospitals Enterprise fell as much as 8.4 per cent on Monday, after the hospital chain sold a stake in its digital unit in a deal that brokerages said undervalued the subsidiary.

MarketsMojo, a stocks research and analysis firm, is planning to raise $20-50 million in Series A funding, with 10-15 per cent equity dilution as it ramps up its business, in the 21 countries where it provides its services, in the next 1-2 years.

Thanks to uninterrupted bull run and renewed interest in equity investment, the quantum of assets under management of the mutual fund industry accounts for 26 per cent of the bank deposit as of March-end against 21 per cent logged in FY23.

Markets regulator Sebi said that Farm Tech Silo LLP, also known as Growpital, other related entities and their directors will remain barred from securities markets till the outcome of a probe into collection of money through unauthorised investment schemes.

Stock markets rebounded from early lows to close higher on Friday, snapping the four-day losing streak on heavy value buying in banking and auto shares.

BSE Sensex rose 562.09 pts or 0.78 per cent to trade at 73,051.08 as of 2.08 pm, and Nifty 50 rose 176.35 pts or 0.8 per cent to trade at 22,172.20.

Vodafone Idea’s follow-on public offer (FPO) secured 26 per cent subscription on Day 1.

As of press time, the Dow futures, dominated by blue-chip stocks, rose 0.24%; the S&P 500 futures rose 0.25%; the Nasdaq 100 futures, dominated by technology stocks, rose 0.29%. Popular Chinese concept stocks rose before the market opened. European stock markets rose. As of press time, Germany’s DAX index fell 0.08%; France’s CAC40 index rose 0.39%; Britain’s FTSE 100 index rose 0.14%. In terms of commodity foreign exchange, as of press time, Brent crude oil fell 1.10% to US$86.33 per barrel. European Automobile Manufacturers Association: EU car sales hit biggest decline in 16 months in March The European Automobile Manufacturers Association said that EU car sales suffered the largest decline in 16 months in March, and Tesla‘s new car registrations in the EU fell by 30% in March. Registrations of pure electric vehicles in the EU fell by 11% to 134,400 in March; the EU’s pure electric vehicle market share fell to 13% from 14% in the same period last year. Swiss gold exports fell 6.9% month-on-month in March Swiss gold exports fell 6.9% month-on-month in March. TSMC’s Q1 net…

U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday as crude prices tumbled and investors weighed cautious U.S. Federal Reserve commentary and ongoing geopolitical strife against mixed quarterly earnings. Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar eased back from multi-month highs, while gold backed down from its all-time high.   All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session in the red, with the tech shares dragging the Nasdaq down 1.15%. “April has been a little disappointing for investors, but remember stocks have gained the past five months, some kind of pause or break would be perfectly normal, and we very well could be seeing that right now,” said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group in Omaha, Nebraska. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell declined to provide guidance on Tuesday regarding the timing and extent of expected interest rate cuts, but said policy needs to be restrictive for longer, dimming hopes for rate cuts this year. “The realization that Powell is pushing back on when the interest rate cuts might start has added to the overall confusion, solidifying the assumption that…

JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists say don’t expect an upbeat corporate earnings season to drive stocks higher because much of the optimism has already been priced in after this year’s record gains. A research team led by Mislav Matejka wrote in a report that profit expectations for the first quarter have been lowered during the reporting period, which lowers the threshold for U.S. companies to exceed expectations. Strategists said that after excluding technology giants, S&P 500 companies’ profits are expected to decline across the board. At the same time, investor positions look “very stretched,” Matejka said, with major stock indexes hitting record highs on optimism about economic growth and interest rate cuts. He said: “The stock market has performed well post-earnings, suggesting investors are more optimistic than the pessimistic earnings forecasts conveyed by sell-side analysts. We need to see significant earnings acceleration to justify current stock valuations “It’s reasonable and we’re concerned that this may not happen.” Matejka said that so far, half of U.S. companies have performed below market expectations on the day of earnings reports. Despite a 10%…