Arihant Capital Markets Ltd informed the exchanges and investors that the Board of Directors of the Company in their meeting held on March 3, 2022, that it has approved the interim dividend of, Rs 0.75 (15 per cent) per equity share of the face value of Rs 5 each to the shareholders of the company for the financial year 2021-22. 

At 11.45 am on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher amidst the increasing tension between Russia and Ukraine. The Sensex was at 55,623.60, up by 154.70 points or 0.28 per cent, while Nifty was at 16,644.60, up by 38.65 points or 0.23 per cent from the last trading session.      

A broad-based buying was observed with metal stocks outperforming and leading the rally given the global scenarios. The oil & gas stocks gained as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war skyrocketed the oil and resource prices ever higher than before. The domestic equities also rose to track positive global cues as Asian shares gain. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he was “inclined to propose and support a 25-basis-point rate hike in the month of March.”  

On Thursday, the Indian markets opened marginally higher, as the core equity indices were up by 0.80 per cent. This comes after the FED Chairman, Jerome Powell announced that the highly anticipated rate hike will happen but at 0.25 bps rise only for now. The further point increase in the interest rate will depend if the inflation in the US remains ‘persistently high'. This statement came as a slight relief to the markets globally, in this period of turmoil. 

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Brent crude futures climbed USD 3.55, or 3.4 per cent, to USD 108.52 a barrel, making new highs not seen since July 2014. The Indian rupee has depreciated by 0.16 points reaching 75.65 against the dollar. India's GDP growth dropped down to 5.4 per cent in February from 8.5 per cent the previous quarter. 

Bonus issue was declared by the company in the ratio of 1 equity share for every 10 equity share issued. The Board of company also approved an increase of authorised capital from Rs 25 crore to Rs 30 crore to meet increasing growth capital of the company. The Stocks has given a return of 17 per cent over a period of one month.

At 12.30 pm on Monday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading flat at 55,880.51, up by 21.99 points or 0.04 per cent, while Nifty was at 16,674.50, up by 16.10 points or 0.83 per cent from the last trading session.   

A huge sell-off was seen by the FII of Rs 4470.70 crore, while huge buying by the DII of Rs 4318.24 crore was recorded. Gold prices rose more than 1.73 per cent on Monday and silver gained 1.72 per cent, after Western countries slapped fresh sanctions on Russia, putting the country's nuclear deterrent on high alert. International benchmark Brent crude futures traded at more than US$ 100 a barrel levels, as investors turn to save heaven assets in times of inflation or war.

All the sectoral indices on the NSE are currently in the red with financials, banks, autos and realty shares declining the most. Asian stocks are trading mixed on Monday as investors monitor the Russia-Ukraine crisis and related sanctions. The Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) outflow was seen worth Rs 4470.70 crore; while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) inflow was seen of Rs 4318.24 crore in the Indian equity market on 24 February.