Indices at previous closing
Nifty50: 16,240 ▼ 19 (-0.1%)
Sensex: 54,318 ▼109 (-0.2%)
Nifty Bank: 34,163 ▼ 138 (-0.4%)
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Good morning, people!
Yesterday, the bears woke up from a slumber at the end of the trading session, and dragged the markets lower. But today is another day. So let’s start the day afresh with some top stories.
⭐ ABFRL’s Fashion-able recovery 👗
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) witnessed robust demand recovery in the March quarter. The company's revenue rose 25% over the pre-pandemic levels and in comparison to the same quarter last year. Its revenue stood at ₹2,282 crore in Q4FY22. This helped the company turn a profit of ₹31.9 crore, compared to a net loss of ₹195.8 crore in the same period a year ago.
⭐ The perfect blend ⛽
The cabinet has approved rescheduling of the target for blending 20% ethanol in petrol. The initial deadline of 2030 has now been advanced to 2025-26. With this move, the country aims to increase the production of biofuel and reduce import of petroleum products. About 10% ethanol is blended in petrol currently.
⭐ Economic revival on track 😎
Global financial intelligence and analytics company Moody’s Analytics has said that India’s economy is on the right track post the pandemic. It added that it doesn’t expect the Russia-Ukraine conflict to impact the recovery. The analytics company expects India’s real GDP to grow 8.2% in the current fiscal year.
Sectoral indices (May 19)
| Top gainers | Top losers |
| FMCG ▲ 1.2% | Realty ▼ 1.7% |
| Pharma ▲ 1.0% | PSU Bank ▼ 1.5% |
Global markets (at 7:30 AM today)
| Indices | Today's movement |
| SGX Nifty | ▼ 2.0% |
| Nikkei 225 (Japan) | ▼ 2.5% |
| Hang Seng (Hong Kong) | ▼ 3.4% |
| SSE Composite (China) | ▼ 0.9% |
| Dow Jones (US) (May 18) | ▼ 3.5% |
| NYSE (US) (May 18) | ▼ 3.2% |
| Nasdaq (US) (May 18) | ▼ 4.7% |
| S&P 500 (US) (May 18) | ▼ 4.0% |
Fact of the day
Two-wheeler owners can buy only ₹200 worth of fuel a day in Tripura.
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