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A recent study by Sebi had shown that loss-making traders expended an additional 28% of net trading losses as transaction costs in FY22.

“The Indian equity market saw gains for the second week in a row after a protracted period of underperformance, thanks to stable global cues, FII buying amid valuation comfort, and signs of a worldwide peak in interest rates,” said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd.

The global cues turned positive with the Fed’s stance and the management of the banking crisis, which was threatening to blow up. What seemed initially like a relief rally from lower levels seems to have more legs as we are trading above the 200 and 50-DMA levels. The RBI left the Repo rates unchanged, adding another point for markets to cheer about.

While rising interest rates can dampen sentiment and negatively impact midcap and smallcap sectors, they can also be a positive development in times of strong economic growth. Gradual rate increases help cool the economy and reduce the impact of inflation, as seen from FY2003 – FY 2008, when the

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The New York Fed index points to ongoing improvements in the kinks that had once been a major driver of the highest levels of inflation seen in the U.S. in decades. Surging price pressures have driven the Fed to embark on a very aggressive campaign of raising its short-term rate target to bring inflation, which was 5% by a key measure in February, back to the central bank’s 2% target

The First Horizon deal would catapult TD to the sixth-biggest commercial bank in the U.S. from the tenth-largest now, according to the Federal Reserve. The next-largest Canadian bank in the U.S. is BMO, which is number 23 on the list.

Prices jumped by more than 6% on Monday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia, collectively known as OPEC+, pledged voluntary production cuts.