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Warren Buffett’s $37 billion acquisition of Precision Castparts, once acknowledged as an expensive mistake, may finally be paying off. Supply shortages and GE Aerospace’s rival acquisition have reportedly lifted Precision Castparts’ value to about $100 billion.
Looking ahead, Oriental Insurance Company projects a profitable turnaround by 2026-27, facilitated by a planned stake dilution in the National Stock Exchange through an upcoming IPO. The company plans to offer close to 49.57 lakh shares in this process. Such a move is anticipated to enhance financial stability and liquidity, with subscriptions commencing on September 17, marking a key milestone for the insurer.
Three stocks have emerged as top technical picks for the week, with Apollo, Laurus Labs and Eternal showing positive chart setups. Apollo is expected to move towards Rs 450 after a falling channel breakout, while Laurus Labs could target Rs 2,100 amid a strong uptrend. Eternal also looks poised for a short-term recovery, with a target of Rs 347.
The RBI reportedly rejected Tata Sons’ request for exemption from rules requiring upper-layer NBFCs to list publicly. The decision could intensify pressure on the Tata Group holding company to launch an IPO, despite its efforts to remain private.
SML Ltd, a leading agri-inputs manufacturer, is contemplating a stock market listing in the next two to three years. With significant cash reserves, the company plans to invest in developing new chemical entities and proprietary molecules. While external factors have led to a reduction in their revenue targets for the fiscal year, SML Ltd is also diversifying its offerings into crop nutrition and biological protection.
The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation -- and analysts say central bank chief Kevin Warsh's credibility is on the line. In recent weeks, however, several Fed policymakers -- including Warsh himself -- have hinted that if inflation does not show clear signs of slowing, the central bank will have to act by raising interest rates.
Larry Ellison has scrapped his strategy to unload up to fifty million shares of Oracle. No shares have been sold under this plan, and there are currently no further sales anticipated. Despite exceeding Wall Street forecasts in their recent quarterly results, Oracle's stock has dipped this year due to investor worries about future capital expenditures. Analysts caution that a recovery in cash flow is still a distant goal.
The two donations increase the total sum of money pledged to Reform since Friday to $97m.
“It wasn’t an ACA plan, but it was meaningfully cheaper than anything I could find on the ACA exchange.”
“Am I required to create three new inherited IRAs so that the firm can divide it equally?”
“Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.”
“I’m concerned that my card issuers might freeze or flag the cards when they suddenly see an extraordinary number of transactions.”
The technical structure has deteriorated following the violation of the important 23,900–24,000 support zone. This area had provided support during the recent consolidation but will now be expected to act as resistance on any pullback. More importantly, Nifty has slipped below its 100-week moving average, currently placed at 24,401, and remains below the 50-week MA at 24,673.
The regulator has proposed two options for determining expiry-day settlement prices for index and stock derivatives, changes to the timing of the continuous trading session (CTS), CAS and derivatives trading, and additional measures aimed at improving the functioning of the auction.
For FY27 to date, BSE’s ADPTV is around Rs 26,200 crore, while its ADPTV market share is around 35.2%. Its premium-to-notional turnover ratio is around 12.4 basis points, compared with 17.2 basis points for the industry.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is set to implement crucial updates to the Closing Auction Session. A focus of these changes is on the process of derivatives settlement on expiry days. SEBI has laid out two alternatives for determining the derivatives settlement price: the first proposes a blended VWAP approach after one year, while the second keeps the current CTS VWAP process in place for the present.
The 10-year US Treasury yield has risen above 4.9% and is marching towards the crucial 5% level that it had last hit briefly in 2023. Yes Securities issued a contrarian bet, saying the rise in global yields increasingly reflects stronger nominal growth, a structurally higher equilibrium real rate and synchronised global monetary normalisation, rather than deteriorating economic fundamentals or an imminent fiscal crisis.
NSE will be the biggest issue of the week, with an IPO size of Rs 22,562 crore. Hero Motors will follow with a Rs 1,000 crore issue. The two IPOs will dominate investor attention, while the remaining mainboard and SME issues will compete for retail and HNI money during the same period.
