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the headlines first
India overtakes France to become the world’s sixth biggest economy
Sebi plans to
introduce mobile payment mechanism for retail IPO investors
Sensex and Nifty top emerging markets performance table in 2018 so far
AND
In
an overtime stunner, Croatia pips England to Fifa World Cup final
Good morning
This is Thursday, July 12
As always, it's good to have you with us for the morning briefing.
The trade war between the US and China continued to rage with the Trump
Administration now readying 10 per cent tariffs on a list of 6,031 Chinese product lines worth another $200 billion
A final decision is likely after August 31
China accused the US of bullying and warned it would hit back hard.
IN BRITAINPrime Minister
Theresa May will set out a blueprint on Thursday for what her government calls "a principled and practical Brexit", putting at its core a
plan for a free trade area for goods
The proposal has angered many members within the ruling party.
AND ON OIL FRONTIndian refiners last month sharply cut imports of Iranian
oil, as they started weaning their plants off crude from the country to avoid sanctions by the US that are set to take effect in November
In June, Monthly oil imports from Iran declined 16 per cent from May to 592,800 barrels a day.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS ISIndia has overtaken
France to become the world’s sixth biggest economy, according to the updated World Bank data for 2017
In current US dollars, India’s GDP stood at $2.597 trillion for 2017 exceeding France’s $2.582 trillion
IMF projections showed India could overtake the UK in 2019.
ON POLICY FRONTTelecom Commission has approved net neutrality rules which would
bar service providers from discriminating against Internet content and services by blocking, throttling or granting them higher speed
access.
AND
Sebi is planning to introduce an alternate payment mechanism for retail investors in IPOs as it aims to speed up the listing
The market regulator may allow the use mobile-based real-time payment system for instant fund transfer to reduce paperwork for
intermediaries during IPOs.
IN CORPORATE NEWS,The board of HCL Technologies is likely to decide a share buyback plan on Thursday
Some analysts said the IT major may buy shares worth Rs 5,000 crore at Rs 1,100-1,150 per share.
The Birlas are staring at a $1 billion loss
in their proposed sale of Retail Unit to PE firm Samara Capital, as the suitor is offering to take over only the external debt worth Rs 40
billion.
New Delhi Municipal Council has received only two bids for the auction of iconic Taj Mansingh Hotel in the second attempt a month
after the first one failed
Besides current operator Indian Hotels Company,tobacco-to-FMCG conglomerate ITC is said to have emerged the second
bidder
ELSEWHERE
Delhi’s Connaught Place has become world’s ninth most expensive office location, shows a study by CBRE South Asia
Hong Kong topped the list followed by London and Beijing, in that order.
IN FINANCIAL MARKETSSensex and Nifty have emerged best performers
among emerging markets this calendar, thanks to strong resilience in bluechips such as HDFC, HDFC Bank and TCS.
AND THIS MORNING
Asian
stocks traded mixed amid renewed worries of a trade war as the US and China continues to spar
Australian stocks rose 0.35 per cent, South Korea’s KOSPI was flat and Japan’s Nikkei was up 0.75 per cent.
In US, the Dow tumbled 219
points in overnight trade, while the SP 500 lost 19 points and the Nasdaq 42 points.
Nifty futures traded higher on Singapore Exchange,
promising a positive start on Dalal Street.
The rupee ended 5 paise higher at 68.77 against the greenback on Wednesday on some stray dollar
selling by exporters and banks.
LASTLY
In an overtime stunner, Croatia pipped England 2-1 to headed to a World Cup final showdown with
France, making it the nation’s first trip ever to the finals
Mario Mandzukic scored the decider in extra time
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