MARKET LIVE: Sensex gains 550pts, Nifty tops 18,250; HDFC up 2% on solid Q4

Stock market live on May 4, 2023: Broader markets, too, were upbeat in trade as Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices surged up to 0.8 per cent

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STOCK MARKET LIVE: Domestic markets were firm in Thursday's intra-day trade, after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 25 basis points on expected lines.

Among the key indices, the Nifty50 topped the 18,200 level, and was up over 100 points. The S&P BSE Sensex rallied 400 points to 61,600 level.

Broader markets, too, were upbeat in trade as Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices surged up to 0.8 per cent. 

Sectorally, Nifty Metal, and Nifty PSU Bank indices gained the most, up to 0.7 per cent. On the flipside, Nifty Realty index lost up to 0.5 per cent.

Among individual stocks, shares of Titan gained over 1 per cent after net profit rose 40 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the January-March quarter of FY23 (Q4FY23).

Besides, shares of ABB India gained 4 per cent to hit a new high of Rs 3,606.35, after the company recorded highest-ever order growth in the January-March quarter (Q1CY23) in last 5 years.
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Prices of gold hit an all-time high level of Rs 61,400 per ten gram in India, whereas silver prices scaled to a 1-year high.
 

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Zomato rises 4%, hits 5-month high; stock surges 28% in one month

Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) had, last month, initiated coverage on Zomato with a 'BUY' rating and Rs 70 target price. 

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New mutual fund schemes with performance-based fee on the anvil

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering a proposal to allow mutual funds (MFs) to charge a fee based on their performance, said Ananta Barua, whole-time member of the markets regulator. He said the proposal is being reviewed by a working group formed to look into cost structures. 

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering a proposal to allow mutual funds (MFs) to charge a fee based on their performance, said Ananta Barua, whole-time member of the markets regulator. He said the proposal is being reviewed by a working group formed to look into cost structures. 

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering a proposal to allow mutual funds (MFs) to charge a fee based on their performance, said Ananta Barua, whole-time member of the markets regulator. He said the proposal is being reviewed by a working group formed to look into cost structures. 

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Britannia's Q4 revenues may rise up to 14% YoY led by volumes, say analysts

Though higher advertising spends may have some impact on EBITDA margins sequentially, price hikes would help expand margins up to 231 basis points (bps), said analysts.

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Brokerages snip price targets of AMCs on feeble Q4 earnings

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