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Buying what markets ignore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T16:31:05+00:00

Contra funds invest in stocks or sectors that are currently out of favour and ignored by the market, betting on a turnaround in sentiment and business performance

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Bandu’s Blockbusters for May 17, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T16:29:02+00:00

Guess the stock that will give the best return by next Friday

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Movers & Shakers: Stocks that will see action this week

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T16:24:16+00:00

Here is what the charts say about the shares of Balrampur Chini Mills, Bharti Hexacom and KEI Industries  

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MFs cut their cash cushion

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T16:20:16+00:00

DRY POWDER Active equity funds cut cash buffers sharply, suggesting higher market participation but also lower room to buy corrections

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US Market Outlook: Gaining momentum

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T16:16:26+00:00

Dollar and Treasury yields surge while the bourses stay stable within their uptrend

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Index Outlook: Arm-wrestling resistance

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T16:15:13+00:00

Nifty 50, Sensex and Nifty Bank index have room to fall more before reversing higher

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Israeli strikes kill six in southern Lebanon hours after extension of ceasefire

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-16T15:57:44+00:00

Three paramedics at health centre among dead, while Israel also says it killed Hamas military chief in GazaIsrael carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least six people, including three paramedics working at a health centre, just hours after its envoys had agreed with the Lebanese government to extend a ceasefire.Israel also said it had killed the Hamas military chief, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in a targeted strike in Gaza on Friday. Continue reading...

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Man arrested in London after 30-year-old run over by van near flag protest in Birmingham

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-16T15:49:35+00:00

Suspect detained at ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march meeting point over incident on Thursday after flags were removed from lamp-postsA man has been arrested in London after an incident in Birmingham in which a man was run over by a van after flags were removed from lamp-posts.Officers arrested the suspect at Euston station near the meeting point of the “Unite the Kingdom” march. Another man was arrested on suspicion of encouraging people to attack a police officer. Continue reading...

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Wes Streeting, ministre de la santé démissionnaire, veut « se présenter » à la succession de Keir Starmer

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-16T15:49:32+00:00

Il a démissionné jeudi de son poste de ministre de la santé, disant avoir « perdu confiance » en l’actuel premier ministre, après des résultats électoraux désastreux pour le Parti travailliste lors de scrutins locaux le 7 mai. Il se déclare candidat pour remplacer M. Starmer à la tête du parti, mais pas encore formellement à la tête du gouvernement.

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Wes Streeting, ministre de la santé démissionnaire britannique, veut « se présenter » à la succession de Keir Starmer

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-16T15:49:30+00:00

Il a démissionné jeudi de son poste de ministre de la santé, disant avoir « perdu confiance » en l’actuel premier ministre, après des résultats électoraux désastreux pour le Parti travailliste lors de scrutins locaux le 7 mai. Il se déclare candidat pour remplacer M. Starmer à la tête du parti, mais pas encore formellement à la tête du gouvernement.

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Who Am I? May 17, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T15:42:18+00:00

Are you an avid investor? How well do you know corporate India?

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What they say on their India plans

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T15:42:09+00:00

Read on to know what CXOs of global corporations are saying about India and their perspectives and plans during this earnings season

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SRF: On the road to recovery

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T15:38:33+00:00

Eyeing a revival in Chemicals cyclicality as margin improvement underway

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Pick of BL commodities -May 17, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T15:36:51+00:00

The Indian government came up with quite a few policy decisions that have financial implications in terms of income and expenditure. It increased the duty on gold and silver to 15 per cent and on platinum to 15.4 per cent. The government banned sugar exports to cool domestic prices. In another crucial move, the Centre hiked the minimum support prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops. The South-West monsoon is poised to hit the Kerala coast on May 26, six days ahead of schedule. Net holdings in gold exchange-traded funds are down 89 per cent since the start of the year. 

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Modena, auto falcia pedoni: ci sono feriti gravi. Il conducente fermato. Oggi Mattarella in città

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-16T15:35:22+00:00

Lo schianto su via Emilia centro, coinvolta una decina di persone: sono arrivate diverse ambulanze e anche gli elicotteri del 118. L’uomo, un trentunenne, è stato bloccato dalle forze dell’ordine: aveva cercato di accoltellare dei passanti. I testimoni: “Andava a 100 all’ora”, “una donna ha perso entrambe le gambe nell’impatto”. Mattarella chiama il sindaco Mezzetti

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Modena, auto falcia pedoni, fermato l’aggressore. Mattarella e Meloni dai feriti

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-16T15:35:22+00:00

Lo schianto su via Emilia centro, coinvolta una decina di persone: sono arrivate diverse ambulanze e anche gli elicotteri del 118. L’uomo, un trentunenne, è stato bloccato dalle forze dell’ordine: aveva cercato di accoltellare dei passanti. I testimoni: “Andava a 100 all’ora”, “una donna ha perso entrambe le gambe nell’impatto”.

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Aditya Birla group to invest ₹4,730 crore in Vodafone Idea

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T15:35:19+00:00

On the day of Vi’s quarterly results, the board also approved the issuance of fully convertible warrants worth ₹4,730 crore ($500 million) to Promoter Group Aditya Birla on preferential basis

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En Lettonie, le conservateur Andris Kulbergs chargé de former le nouveau gouvernement, après la démission d’Evika Silina

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-16T15:32:30+00:00

Andris Kulbergs a dit vouloir faire de la sécurité de la Lettonie, pays de l’Union européenne et de l’OTAN, une priorité de sa politique. La première ministre sortante avait annoncé sa démission jeudi, une semaine après l’intrusion de drones ukrainiens.

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Latent View Analytics Q4 PAT up 7.9% at ₹55 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-16T15:30:00+00:00

For the financial year ending FY26, PAT stood at ₹202 crore while revenue from operations went up to ₹1060 crore

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