The dollar edged towards its highest level this year against a basket of peers and U.S. share futures dipped on Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision, though trading was thin with many European and Asian markets closed.The dollar gained over 0.5% on Tuesday on all six currencies that make up the dollar index, leaving the gauge at 106.49.
Open FlipThe primary market remained abuzz last month with a slew of initial public offerings (IPO) hitting the Street despite the volatility in the Indian stock market. A total of 24 companies have raised more than ₹18,000 crore from IPOs in 2024 so far. The SME segment also witnessed 77 IPOs last month.The IPO frenzy is expected to continue with several scheduled IPOs in May.
Open FlipThe stock is up by 70 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 458.75 per share and gave multibagger returns of over 800 per cent in a decade. KEC International Ltd, a leading infrastructure EPC company belonging to the RPG Group, has secured new orders worth a total of Rs 1,036 crore across its different business sectors. The T&D (Transmission & Distribution) division secured contracts for projects.
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