Abhay Shukla

The record date is just days away, making September 15 the key date for investors tracking the payout.

Granules India, Sterlite Technologies, Vodafone Idea, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Neogen Chemicals are among the key stocks in focus.

Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi said global cues have turned weak as crude oil prices have surged towards $109 a barrel. He warned that a sustained move above $102 would be particularly negative for markets and could increase the risk of crude moving back towards its earlier high of $120.

Of the last seven Ganeshotsav periods, the Nifty gained in five years, while the Bank Nifty rose in six years. The only major exception was 2023, when both indices saw a sharp decline.

India’s stock market of the 1980s would look almost unrecognisable to today's investor. There were no mobile trading apps, no instant order execution and no demat accounts. Even the way brokers traded was very different.

Chauhan said NSE owns its technology, which helps the exchange save costs in areas such as settlement and other operations. He also highlighted the scale of the exchange, saying NSE can receive as many as 2,200 crore orders on a good trading day.

Rs 490.10 Dividend, 1:10 Stock Split, Rights Issue: For investors, these dates are important as the stock price adjusts for the corporate action and eligibility for the benefit is determined around the record date.

Tilak Shankar’s timely book frames management as indispensable to health reform, but a genuine paradigm shift calls for higher public health spending and policies to contain excessive commercialisation.

As of 7:19 am IST, Brent crude futures were up 2.54 per cent at $107.12 a barrel. The contract touched an intraday high of $108.47. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 2.33 per cent to $102.38 a barrel, after moving between $101.76 and $103.58.

Several factors will decide the market trend this week. These include crude oil prices, NSE IPO, global bond yields, central bank policy decisions and India's inflation data.