Savings Effect

Lawyers take to Delhi streets, seek Bar Council chairman Manan Mishra’s resignation over NALSAR row

General Atlantic sells 8.75% stake in Kfin Technologies for Rs 1,400 crore; Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Invesco, Mirae Asset among 12 buyers

HDFC Bank gets BBB rating from S&P, Baa3 from Moody’s for proposed $1.75 billion senior notes

Gains in AI company stocks juice second-quarter earnings for S&P 500

Closing Bell: Market breaks the fall; Nifty above 24,200, Sensex gains 628 pts All the sectoral indices ended in the green with Media index up 2%, Realty index up 1.4%, while auto, FMCG, pharma, IT, private bank and infra up 0.4-0.8%. The Nifty midcap index added 0.4 percent and smallcap index rose 0.7 percent.

Sugar stocks soar: Balrampur Chini up 18% despite tighter stockholding limits as prices hit record highs •Sugar stocks surged up to 20% on August 20. •Govt tightened sugar stock limits for bulk consumers. •New 15-day limit aims to curb high sugar prices.

Rupee strengthens to open at 95.56, 10-years bond yield rises after RBI minutes

FIIs turn net buyers at Rs 408 crore; DIIs pump in nearly Rs 4,000 crore