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ICICI Prudential AMC IPO: Rs 10,602-crore offer opens December 12; check price band, listing date & other key details

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company on Monday set the price band for its much-awaited public issue, putting a valuation of about Rs 1.07 lakh crore on the fund house as it prepares to tap the capital markets later this week.The Rs 10,602-crore initial public offering will open for subscription on December 12 and close on…

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For the first time! China trade surplus hits $1 trillion in November; exports to US continue to slide

China ended November with a historic milestone, recording an annual trade surplus of more than $1 trillion for the first time. Official figures released on Monday show that booming exports to markets outside the United States more than compensated for shrinking US demand.The breakthrough came only weeks after Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump negotiated…

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Netflix–Warner Bros deal: Trump concerned over OTT giant’s ‘large market share’; asserts he will be ‘involved’

US President Donald Trump on Sunday raised concerns about the recent Hollywood deal that shook up the media landscape, Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. The US president, speaking to the media while arriving for the Kennedy Center Honors awards ceremony on Sunday, said that the proposed multi-billion-dollar acquisition raised concerns about market dominance. The streaming…

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Gold rate outlook: Prices stay firm as Fed decision nears; analysts say rupee weakness adds support

Gold prices are expected to remain on a positive footing in the coming week as investors await cues from the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision, with a weaker rupee adding to support in the domestic market, analysts said, PTI reported. The bias for the yellow metal remains constructive amid expectations of an interest rate…

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Paint sector watch: Companies expect Q3 volume pickup on better margins; pricing pressure persists

Leading paint companies are turning cautiously optimistic about the December quarter, expecting a recovery in volumes and margins after a rain-disrupted first half, even as competition in the sector remains intense.Executives from Asian Paints, Kansai Nerolac, Berger Paints and AkzoNobel India said recent trends point to a demand revival from September, with benign raw material…

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