Month: June 2024

Gold prices slipped on Monday due to higher Treasury yields. Investors await US data and comments from Federal Reserve officials for monetary policy cues.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday due to a stronger demand outlook and investor confidence in OPEC+ producers. Global benchmark Brent crude futures and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up, closing at their highest since April.

Gold prices rose slightly on Tuesday as Treasury yields dipped, with investors awaiting economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials for insight on the U.S. central bank\’s interest rate cuts.

The dollar weakened against the euro and sterling as concerns about a far-right French government eased. Market focus shifted to key reports and comments from the Federal Reserve for rate cut clues.

Free Aadhaar Update: The government has extended the deadline for updating free Aadhaar details from June 14, 2024. Many services based on Aadhaar OTP Authentication are accessible if your mobile device is registered with Aadhaar.

Life Insurance Policy Surrender Value Rule Changes: To curb mis-selling of life insurance plans, IRDAI has introduced a higher special surrender value for traditional endowment policies. Even if a policyholder exits a life insurance policy after the first year, he would get a part of his premium back if he has paid it. Till now, there has been no refund on exiting the policy in the first year. How much money will you get back if you prematurely exit your life insurance policy? Check calculation here.

Share Market Holiday: Apart from Bakri Eid (June 17), in 2024, the markets will be shut for Muharram (July 17), Independence Day (August 15), Mahatma Gandhi (October 2), Diwali (November 1), Gurunanak Jayanti (November 15) and Christmas (December 25).

Indian markets closed higher with S&P BSE Sensex rising over 180 points and Nifty50 closing above 23,400 levels. Buying was observed in auto, telecom, consumer durable, and capital goods stocks. Stocks like JK Paper, Endurance Technologies, and KEC International showed significant movements, with JK Paper hitting a record high and KEC International breaking out of a rising parallel channel.

Benchmark indices show positive momentum for the second consecutive day with lower volatility compared to the results day. Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, ITC, PB Fintech, Tata Chemicals, and Indian Oil are in focus for various news developments. Allcargo Terminals, Bajaj Finserv, RVNL, Muthoot Microfin, and Pidilite Industries have also made significant announcements.

In late May, foreign investors drove a surge in automobile sector sales, offloading shares worth ₹3,323 crore, while also divesting ₹13,350 crore across multiple sectors. The NSDL data highlights a stark shift from earlier in the month, with inflows of ₹1,119 crore in April and ₹29,389 crore in CY 2023, underscoring a dynamic market landscape.

TBI Corn Share Price: TBI Corn IPO, which was completely a fresh equity issue of 47.8 lakh shares, received a bumper response from investors with an overall subscription of over 200 times at close. The company is a prominent player in the corn milling industry.

“Options data suggests a broader trading range in between 22,200 to 23,500 zones while an immediate range between 22,500 to 23,100 levels,” says Chandan Taparia, Analyst-Derivatives at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited.