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No Evidence Of Unfair Trading In Post-Election Market Crash: Minister Of State For Finance

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“On June 4, 2024, the date of the general election results announcement, the Sensex and Nifty 50 decreased by 5.7% and 5.9%, respectively. The indices recovered within three days and have since reached record levels, with an increase of 12.9% and 13.3%, respectively, as of July 18, 2024,” Chaudhary said.

He added that the approximate Rs 30 lakh crore decrease in market capitalisation on June 4 was fully recovered within five days, and by July 18, market capitalisation had increased by around Rs 59 lakh crore.

SEBI, as the statutory regulator of the securities markets, is tasked with maintaining regulatory and surveillance frameworks to ensure stable market operations and investor protection.

The regulator conducts regular surveillance to uphold market integrity and addresses any alleged violations of its regulations through appropriate enforcement actions under the SEBI Act, 1992.

Chaudhary highlighted that stock market movements depend on investor perceptions and other factors, including global economic conditions, foreign capital flows, domestic macroeconomic parameters, and overall corporate performance.

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New to The Street Ranks Fifth Among YouTube’s Financial Powerhouses

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/ March 30, 2025 / New to The Street, a premier business and financial news program, has been recognized as the fifth leading financial news platform on YouTube, according to a recent feature in Barchart. This acknowledgment places New to T…
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Energiekontor Full Year 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations

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Energiekontor Full Year 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations
  • Revenue: €147.4m (down 39% from FY 2023).

  • Net income: €22.6m (down 73% from FY 2023).

  • Profit margin: 15% (down from 35% in FY 2023). The decrease in margin was driven by lower revenue.

  • EPS: €1.62 (down from €5.98 in FY 2023).

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XTRA:EKT Earnings and Revenue Growth March 30th 2025

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 29%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates by 3.5%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 46% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, compared to a 8.3% growth forecast for the Electrical industry in Germany.

Performance of the German Electrical industry.

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The company’s shares are down 9.9% from a week ago.

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Financial conditions turn negative amid risks of trade war

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Friday was another in the series of dramatic losses in the equity markets as investors pushed financial conditions into negative terrain because of mounting concerns around the costs linked to an expanding trade war.

Given the ever-widening scope of U.S. tariffs, with the next round set to take effect on April 2, the risks to the economic outlook through the financial channel are elevated and rising.

We anticipate that the economies targeted by the tariffs will retaliate in-kind. investors, firm managers and policymakers should also anticipate that retaliation will most likely include the tradeable services sector and not just agriculture, goods and politically sensitive industries like transportation.

Read more of RSM’s insights on the economy and the middle market.

The S&P 500 equity index peaked on Feb. 19 and has since lost 9% of its value with losses in seven of the past nine weekly sessions. On Friday alone, roughly $1.25 trillion in equity valuations were wiped away.

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Interestingly, the Russell 2000 index of small cap corporations—a proxy for the health of privately held small and medium-sized businesses—has lost the most ground among the major stock indices.

The RTY index has now lost 17% of its value since peaking on Nov. 25, suggesting a loss of confidence in economic growth that will result in a slower pace of hiring and outlays on capital expenditures that will show up in hard data in the near term.

It is not just the equity market showing excessive levels of risk. Volatility in the Treasury market remains above its long-term average and corporate yield spreads are widening, offering more evidence of the concern over the direction of the economy.

While not yet significantly different than neutral, our RSM US Financial Conditions Index fell below zero on the last Friday of March.

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Our index is designed such that negative values indicate increased levels of risk being priced into financial assets. Higher risk implies a higher cost of credit, which will affect the willingness to borrow or to lend that will hamper economic growth.

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