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HEADLINES
“Due to availability of better performance devices, the smartphone market in India has matured, with people holding on to their devices for longer periods. This is the primary reason for slow growth,” said Karan Chauhan, analyst at Counterpoint Market Research.
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- Nomura sees fiscal deficit slipping to 3.7% in FY20
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MARKET HEADLINES
Analysts expect ICICI Bank to post 28-30% rise in net interest income (NII) on Saturday.
- BoB Q3 loss at Rs 1,407 crore; provisions spike
- Das says structural, fiscal reforms must continue
- Stock multiples looking pricey due to under-trend Q3 earnings
- How market may perform during Budget week
- FY20 direct tax collection likely to fall: Sources
- Bandyopadhyay tells you how to Budget-proof your investment
POPULAR STORIES
The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting "birth tourism", in which women travel to the US to give birth so their children can have a coveted US passport.
- India ranked 80th in Corruption Perception Index
- Niti Aayog to develop National Data Platform
- Trade setup: Nifty may consolidate in 12,111-12,216 zone; 50-DMA is strong support
- Rajasthan govt to introduce resolution against CAA: Sachin Pilot
- RBI raises VRR limit for FPIs to Rs 1.50 lakh crore
- In Davos, the spectre of a tech cold war
- Mobile handsets & components under Make in India to get special push in Budget
ECONOMY
Nomura expects the Budget to prioritise investment over short-term consumption demand, announce measures for boosting housing demand and attract more long-term risk capital. The brokerage said it expects the Budget to be largely neutral for both growth and inflation.
- US pushes India to buy $5-6 billion more farm goods to seal trade deal: Report
- India can end up with five per cent real GDP growth this fiscal : Bibek Debroy
- Growth slowdown in India temporary, expect momentum to improve going ahead: IMF chief
- India faces first fall in direct taxes in at least two decades: Sources
- ET Explains: Six ways in which the Budget could turn the economy around
- India, US agree to resolve amicably dispute over steel import duty
- View: What the Budget can offer to fix India's unemployment problem
TOP GAINERS
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The analyst suggested a stoploss at Rs 15175.
- Buy ICICI Bank, price target Rs 548: Shubham Aggarwal
- Buy Titan, price target Rs 1,240: Kunal Bothra
- Buy Mphasis, price target Rs 980: Kunal Bothra
- Buy Nestle India, price target Rs 16,200: Shubham Aggarwal
- Buy ICICI Bank, price target Rs 548: Shubham Aggarwal
- Buy Titan Company, price target Rs 1,240: Kunal Bothra
- Buy Mphasis, price target Rs 980: Kunal Bothra
Bull's Eye
UltraTech on Friday missed Street estimates despite posting 48.64 per cent rise in standalone profit at Rs 643.15 crore for December quarter. Analysts in an ETNow poll had projected the number at Rs 740 crore. Revenue came in almost flat at Rs 9,981.75 crore against Rs 9,938.11 crore. Analysts were expecting a top line of Rs 10,300 crore.
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- Midcap-focused PMS makes a killing, delivers 29% amid broader market rout
- Big Bull ‘very happy’ with this group, its stocks seem on the cusp of revival
- If promoter buying is cue for you, these 46 midcaps, smallcaps saw a lot of it in 2019
- Now playing Big Bull’s thesis! Select midcaps rally up to 86% in 15 days
POLITICS AND NATION
Delivering the Sardar Patel lecture on governance, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called upon all Indians to work together to usher in the 'Ram Rajya' envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi in which, he said, there is all-round inclusive growth without poverty, discrimination, inequality, illiteracy and hunger, according to an official statement.
- 'Violence' under cover of anti-CAA protests becoming unbearable: VHP
- Political parties should not give tickets to candidates with criminal background: ECI to SC
- Government will not allow universities to become political battlegrounds: Ramesh Pokhriyal
- SC to hear in open court plea of Fadnavis seeking review of verdict asking him to face trial
- 'Maha bandh': Security tightened; transport unaffected
- SC refuses to entertain plea against imposition of NSA amid anti-CAA protests
- Coronavirus: 250 passengers screened at Hyderabad airport, no cases found
INDUSTRY
“Due to availability of better performance devices, the smartphone market in India has matured, with people holding on to their devices for longer periods. This is the primary reason for slow growth,” said Karan Chauhan, analyst at Counterpoint Market Research.
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- Tata AutoComp enters JV with Chinese company to make electric vehicle components
- Siemens inks pact to acquire 99 pc equity in C&S Electric for Rs 2,100 crore
- Tata Steel Kalinganagar honoured at World Economic Forum 2020
- Samsung moves India's managing director Hong to Latin America region
- Patanjali group eyes Rs 25k crore turnover in FY20
- Maruti Suzuki begins export of S-Presso
WEALTH
With the rise in healthcare costs, the tax exemption limits can be further increased by 20% for self and dependent parents each. This will provide a huge relief in terms of disposable income and help increase the penetration of health insurance.
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- CII for higher tax benefits to homebuyers in Budget
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- Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline invalid: Gujarat HC
- Seven tax-saving investments for the risk averse
- Now put your job exit date in EPFO records yourself
- Govt may let you lower your PF kitty
SLIDESHOWS
India's direct taxes may fall for the first time in two decades
Reuters The govt had set a target of Rs 13.5 trillion as direct tax collection for the current year.
- ICICI Q3 results preview: Profit may jump up to 3-fold
- Nifty forms bullish candle; but weekly chart worrisome
Walmart’s cash & carry biz may go to Flipkart
TNN The move comes shortly after talks with the Tata Group made no headway.
Indian IT’s H-1B visa woes are set to worsen
TNN IT cos have failed to convince a US court that submitting detailed evidence for H-1B visa has caused them harm.
Coronavirus: 80 kept under surveillance in Kerala
PTI While seven people, who had shown mild symptoms of fever, cough and sore throat, were being treated at various health facilities in the state, 73 others have been put under home surveillance, officials said. All of them have travel history to China. Two persons are under observation in hospitals in Ernakulam district, according to officials.
Soros says Modi creating Hindu nationalist state
Bloomberg Narendra Modi is creating a Hindu nationalist state, imposing punitive measures on Kashmir, a semi-autonomous Muslim region, and threatening to deprive millions of Muslims of their citizenship, says Soros.
Tech View: Nifty50 forms a bullish candle
ETMarkets.com On the weekly scale, Nifty formed a Bearish Engulfing-type pattern at the new high of 12,430.
Q3 results: EIH, Indian Bank, UltraTech, JSW
ETMarkets.com JSW Steel on Friday reported 88 per cent fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 211 crore for December quarter compared with a net of Rs 1,624 crore in the same quarter last year. Analysts in an ET NOW poll had estimated the number at Rs 457.10 crore. Net sales fell 12.13 per cent to Rs 17,416 crore from Rs 19,821 crore on a yearly basis.
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Behavioural Fin: Why you invest the way you do
ET Now I would keep betting on quality private sector banks which are more retail focussed.
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