Stock Market Closing Highlights: Sensex rings-in 2025 with 368 pts gain; Nifty ends atop 23,742

Markets Today Highlights:Broader markets also mirrored the benchmarks to settle higher, with Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 ending with gains of 0.44 per cent and 1.02 per cent respectively

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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Mutual fund inflows double in 2024 as retail SIPs hit record highs

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The growth journey of mutual funds (MFs) got a leg up from retail investors in 2024, with systematic investment plan (SIP) inflows registering a sharp jump and investor count going up by nearly 10 million in the first 11 months of the year.

 

SIP inflows, which stood at Rs 17,610 crore in December 2023, rose steadily throughout the year to reach Rs 25,320 crore in November 2024, shows data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). The total SIP inflows stood at Rs 2.4 trillion for the January-November period.

SIP inflows largely come from retail investors. READ MORE

 

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Stock Market LIVE Updates: BS CEO poll - Corporate India sees demand recovery, capex surge in 2025

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Corporate India is expecting a rebound in consumer spending and demand in the new year, with top executives gearing up for increased investments and hiring as company earnings climb.

 

A survey conducted by Business Standard in December, involving 50 chief executive officers, found that 80 per cent believe the government should offer greater tax incentives to the common person to boost consumption. READ MORE

 

8:12 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 2025 investment: Bet on realty, pharma, banks and large-caps over mid-caps

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Indian primary market saw a 2.6-fold increase in equity issuances in 2024, with over 317 initial public offers (IPOs) raising an unprecedented Rs 1.8 trillion, surpassing the previous record of Rs 1.3 trillion in 2021 and outpacing Rs 576 billion raised in 2023, said Canara Robeco Mutual Fund in its annual outlook report. READ MORE

 

8:05 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BS CEO poll: Corporate India sees demand recovery, capex surge in 2025

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Corporate India is expecting a rebound in consumer spending and demand in the new year, with top executives gearing up for increased investments and hiring as company earnings climb. A survey conducted by Business Standard in December, involving 50 chief executive officers, found that 80 per cent believe the government should offer greater tax incentives to the common person to boost consumption. READ MORE

7:58 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stocks to Watch, January 1, 2025: Auto stocks, ITC, Sun Pharma, Piramal Ent

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Auto stocks: Auto shares will be in focus today as several companies including Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, TVS Motor and Bajaj Auto, among others will be releasing their December sales data. READ MORE

7:55 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Funding via primary mkt surges, while secondary mkt funding slows in 2024

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The year 2024 will be remembered as a historic one for the primary market. It saw a record number of initial public offerings (IPOs), both on the mainboard and in the small and midsized enterprise (SME) segment. Fundraising through the qualified institutional placement (QIP) route surpassed Rs 1 trillion for the first time, while share sales by private equity funds and promoters in listed companies via block deals also reached an all-time high of over Rs 6 trillion. The spike in volatility in the secondary markets did little to dent the momentum in the primary market. READ MORE

7:54 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Equities gain in choppy 2024, but face valuation, volatility risks in 2025

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Despite a near 10 per cent pullback from their peak, the domestic equity markets secured their ninth consecutive annual gain in 2024. However, the pace of growth decelerated compared to the previous year, as investors contended with sluggish earnings growth, a weakening rupee, and the allure of a strong rally in US markets. READ MORE

7:52 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market Today: GIFT Nifty down; Indo Farm IPO Day 2, Citichem IPO allotment

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian stock markets will open on the first day of the new calendar year 2025 today. Trading, however, may be with muted volumes as nearly all global markets are shut today. READ MORE

7:50 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: US markets settle in red in the final trading session of 2025

Stock Market LIVE Updates: US markets settle in red in the final trading session of 2025. Nasdaq slipped 0.9 per cent, Dow Jones dropped 0.07 per cent, while S&P 500 fell 0.43 per cent

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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Good morning readers and a Happy New Year 2025!

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