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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) retains its position as APAC’s largest company, boasting a remarkable market cap of $850.3 billion, a 69.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth.  

Equity and equity-linked schemes attracted Rs 12,622 crore, besides, Rs 55,296 crore was invested in balanced funds.

Of late, rupee woes, high crude oil prices, unabated foreign fund outflows and escalating trade tensions between the US and China have dampened the market sentiment.

Adhia, who is also the revenue secretary, said the income of government from Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is a paltry Rs 9,000 crore.

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Foreign investors remained in exit mode as they have pulled out nearly Rs 5,500 crore from stock markets so far this month due to geopolitical concerns and a tendency to take profit.

"As global tensions mount with North Korea pushing to a next level of tests with hydrogen bomb, it will be hard for bulls to have a comeback which was as swift as before. 

Continuing their selling spree, overseas investors have taken out over Rs 3,000 crore from equities this month so far amid "lacklustre earnings season" and geopolitical headwinds.

Trading sentiment in the stock market this week will be guided by a host of macroeconomic data points like IIP and inflation, while global factors will also play a crucial role, say experts.

Macro-economic data points, especially the country`s quarterly economic growth figures, along with derivatives expiry are expected to influence the movement of equity indices next week.

Markets took a breather after four back to back record-setting sessions as the benchmark Sensex today hit an all-time high of 32,110 but ended with a paltry loss.

Stay tuned here for latest updates on of Indian markets, including BSE Sensex, NSE Nifty, Indian rupee and MCX gold.

Benchmark equity indices hit an all time high on Thursday fuelled by steep drop in retail inflation and dovish comments from the US Fed on Wednesday.

Indian companies raised a record Rs 6.41 lakh crore last fiscal through private placement of corporate bonds to meet business needs, a surge of 40 percent from the preceding year.

Following the outcome of elections to five state assemblies, market analysts have predicted a positive opening for the Indian equity markets on Tuesday.

The government hopes to overshoot the Rs 45,500 crore disinvestment target for the current fiscal amid strengthening of equity markets.

Investors` anxiety over the upcoming US presidential election, along with a massive foreign fund outflow, plunged the Indian equity markets during the just-concluded trade week.

Caution ahead of the release of inflation macro-data, along with increased chances of a US rate hike and anxiety over upcoming quarterly results tumbled the Indian equity markets on Thursday.

This was much higher than Rs 9,713 crore garnered in the entire last fiscal.

Overseas investors pulled out close to Rs 3,500 crore from the Indian equity markets in the New Year on concerns of renewed worries over the health of Chinese economy and sharp fall in crude oil prices.