Week Ahead: Exit polls, Lok Sabha election results, RBI Policy, auto sales, among key market triggers this week

Week Ahead: Exit polls, Lok Sabha election results, RBI Policy, auto sales, among key market triggers this week

In the first week of June, investors will keenly eye the ongoing Lok Sabha election developments, the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), domestic and global macroeconomic indicators, auto sales figures, foreign fund inflow, crude oil prices, and global cues. Also Read: Bulls to reign on D-Street after … Read more

Stock market holidays in June 2024: NSE, BSE to remain shut on this day; check details

Stock market holidays in June 2024: NSE, BSE to remain shut on this day; check details

In May, the Indian stock exchanges were closed for two days. In observance of Maharashtra Day, both exchanges were closed on May 1. The BSE and NSE were also closed on May 20 in addition to May 1 due to the general elections, which included competing for all six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai in … Read more

How political parties are using AI to bring personalities to life

How political parties are using AI to bring personalities to life

While they referred to the current dispensation at the Centre and in the state, ‘Amma’, as she was popularly known, hadn’t actually uttered the words. She couldn’t have, given that she had passed away in December 2016. The clip had been created by cloning her voice. The party had commissioned the clip, which was created … Read more

FM Sitharaman refutes reports of income tax changes after Lok Sabha election results

FM Sitharaman refutes reports of income tax changes after Lok Sabha election results

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has refuted media reports that said the new government will bring some sweeping changes in the income tax system after the Lok Sabha election results. The finance minister took to social media platform ‘X’ and said, ‘’Wonder where this is come from. Was not even double checked with Finance Ministry. Pure … Read more

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: How will they impact financial markets and what should investors do?

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: How will they impact financial markets and what should investors do?

The Lok Sabha elections 2024 are set to kick off on April 19 and will continue for the next 44 days before concluding on June 1. This once-in-half-a-decade political event is significant for most Indians since it touches their lives in more ways than one, particularly their savings and investments.   There is no denying … Read more

Election-packed 2024: A look at what’s in store for world markets as countries line up election dates

Election-packed 2024: A look at what's in store for world markets as countries line up election dates

Voters in India, meanwhile, will cast ballots later this month, with self-styled strongman Narendra Modi expected to win a third term as prime minister in the world’s most populous country. Taiwan, Portugal, Russia and Turkey have already held elections. By year-end, countries accounting for over 60% of the world’s economic output and more than half … Read more

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Indian bourses likely to remain shut on Polling Day in Mumbai

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Indian bourses likely to remain shut on Polling Day in Mumbai

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Indian stock markets are expected to remain closed on May 20, 2024, the scheduled date for Lok Sabha elections in the financial capital Mumbai and several other constituencies across the country, as per a report by Moneycontrol. Although there has been no official confirmation from the stock exchanges yet, a … Read more