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According to Morningstar, the utilities sector has made a stunning turnaround from a 2023 slump, rising on hopes for artificial intelligence, with more room to go. Utilities are up about 10% in 2024, driven by a surge in expected electricity demand to power AI data centers. This marks a reversal from last year, when the sector was hit hard by rising interest rates and suffered a 10.2% decline. A high-interest rate environment not only makes borrowing more expensive for utilities, but it also makes their dividend yields less attractive compared to the risk-free rates investors can get from government bonds.…

Bulls seem to be back on D-Street as the Sensex today surged nearly 1,700 points in a single day to hit an all-time high of 76,794.06, while the Nifty 50 also surged over 483 points, erasing the entire June 4th loss.Key highlights:Interest rate sensitive sectors surge: Banking, financial, auto and realty stocks surged up to 8% following the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged.Top gainers:Wipro (+5%),Infosys (+3%),Tech Mahindra,TCS, andHCL Tech (+2-3%).Bajaj Finance, UltraTech Cement and Tata Steel also rose.Reliance was the major contributor to the Sensex index, pushing it up by 192 points.Sector:Nifty Bank shares also…

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday approved Canadian lender VersaBank’s application to acquire Minnesota-based Stearns Bank Holdings. The approval brings a cross-border acquisition proposed two years ago one step closer to becoming reality. The merger still requires approval from another regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Versabank said in a press release Friday that it expects a decision to be made “shortly.” “For over 10 years, we have [business] “We look forward to the opportunity to establish this model in Canada and enter the world’s largest financial market,” Versabank CEO David Taylor said in the release. Versabank…

In December 2023, when markets were pricing in as many as six rate cuts, Scott Kleinman, co-president of Apollo Asset Management, took a more contrarian view. He said he wouldn’t bet on a rate cut in 2024. So far, that call has worked, but a sustained period of high interest rates hasn’t necessarily been good for the private equity industry, as it keeps funding costs high. According to a Bain & Company report, global deal volume in the 12 months to May 15 is down 4% annually, compared with an already weak 2023 trend. And a lack of investment has…

Let’s take a look at some of the companies that are garnering attention before the stock market opens. GameStop — This meme stock fell 5% in premarket trading, falling at the close after rising about 30% before the open. GameStop released a surprise earnings report, reporting first-quarter net sales of about $882 million, down 29% year over year. GME also gave an update on its stock sale, saying it would sell more shares on top of the 45 million share sale it announced in May that raised more than $900 million. Shares rose 47% on Thursday in anticipation of meme…

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Nifty ended Friday’s session up 469 points, forming a long bull run at 23,290 points on the daily chart. The short-term trend of Nifty remained positive with the index closing close to its all-time high.Hitting the overhead resistance near 23,300-23,400 levels may see the market move down slightly from the highs in the near term, which could provide a buying opportunity.Nagaraj Shetty of HDFC Securities said immediate support is at 22,900 levels.What should traders do? Here’s what analysts say:Tejas Shah, JM Financial & BlinkXTechnically, the bounce from the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) around 21,250 was pretty swift and “V”…

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 5, 2024. President Vladimir Putin visited Gazprom’s newly built high-rise Lakhta Center ahead of his meeting at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF 2024.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe annual economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, was once known as Russia’s version of “Davos,” after the World Economic Forum, which meets annually in Switzerland.But the war in Ukraine has changed global geopolitics and trade relations. Gone are the days when Western business leaders and heads of state were well represented at…

Domestic stocks rose for the second straight day amid choppy trading as investors began digesting the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”Attention will be focused on the government formation this weekend, the ECB meeting today and the RBI policy outcome and commentary tomorrow,” said Yashovardhan Khemka, senior manager, research and analysis at Avance Holdings.The breakdown of pre-market transactions is as follows:Market situation GIFT Nifty (formerly SGX Nifty) signals a flat startGIFT Nifty futures rose 4 points or 0.02 percent to trade at 22,922. Tech ViewAmidst the high volatility, the short-term trend for Nifty remains positive. Having recently risen above…

A look at companies making waves in after-hours trading: Vail Resorts — Shares fell more than 5% after the resort operator reported third-quarter earnings of $9.54 per share on revenue of $1.28 billion. Those results missed analyst expectations of earnings of $9.97 per share on revenue of $1.3 billion, according to LSEG. DocuSign — Shares of the electronic signature company fell 4%. DocuSign reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of 82 cents per share on revenue of $710 million. Analysts were expecting earnings of 79 cents per share on revenue of $707 million, according to LSEG. DocuSign also authorized a $1 billion…