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Oil prices steady after 7% weekly drop (21-10-2024)
Brent crude futures rose 8 cents, or 0.11%, to $73.14 a barrel by 0120 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 10 cents, or 0.14% to $69.32 a barrel.
Q2 results today: Bajaj Housing, 360 One Wam among 45 companies to announce earnings on Monday (21-10-2024)
Apart from the above, companies like Artson Engineering, Balu Forge Industries, Fabino Enterprises, Gold Coin Health, Gravita India, HDFCL, Jana SFB, Mahindra Logistics, Julien Agro Infratech, IEL, Nelco and a few others will declare their quarterly results.
Big movers on D-Street: What should investors do with Jio Financial, Tata Consumer and ZEE? (21-10-2024)
Stocks that were in focus include names like Jio Financial, which rose 0.14%, Tata Consumer, which gained 0.6%, and ZEE, whose shares jumped 3.8% on Friday.
Geopolitics, US election uncertainties drive gold’s record rally (21-10-2024)
Spot gold rose 0.2% to $2,724.88 per ounce, as of 0037 GMT, after hitting an all-time high of $2,725.81 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures was 0.4% higher to $2,740.00.
Bitcoin at 3-month high as Trump odds drive currencies (21-10-2024)
Election polls show rising odds of former President Donald Trump winning the Nov. 5 election and are boosting the dollar, since his proposed tariff and tax policies are seen as likely to keep U.S. interest rates high and undermine currencies of trading partners.
GIFT Nifty up 20 points; here’s the trading setup for today’s session (21-10-2024)
In the absence of any major triggers, market participants will focus on upcoming earnings for direction. In today’s trade, shares of banking heavyweights HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank will be in focus following Q2 results.
Stocks in news: Bajaj Housing, HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, Jio Financial, Tata Consumer (21-10-2024)
The private sector lender reported Q2 profit growth of 5% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 16,821 crore, which was above Street estimates.
Asian shares in tight range, gold at record high (21-10-2024)
Australian stocks gained, while Japanese equities slipped and Hong Kong equity futures signaled declines. US futures rose after the S&P 500 notched up a sixth straight weekly increase, its longest winning streak this year following a slew of corporate results and signs the world’s largest economy remains robust.