Business News Highlights: Insurance, Tax Offices To Remain Open On Weekend, PMI Figures, Jobless Data To Drive Markets Ahead
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The stock markets ended the last trading week of the 2023-24 fiscal year on a positive note. In the last trading session on Thursday, the domestic indices remained bullish on account of strong buying seen in power, auto, and banking stocks amidst positive global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex reached a fresh high of 74,190, however, settled in green at 73,651, higher by 655 points. The NSE Nifty50 also hit a new peak of 22,516 during the day and finally closed the session at 22,327, at a gain of more than 200 points.
The market remained closed on Friday to mark the festival of Good Friday. The Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) also shut shop in light of the festival.
In the coming week, macroeconomic data at the global and domestic level will shape investor sentiment in the market. The HSBC Services and Composite PMI numbers for March for India are expected to be released in the week ahead. Globally, the US will see the release of jobless data, PMI numbers, along with other macroeconomic indicators in the week.
As FY24 comes to a close, the insurance and financial firms will remain operative on March 30 and 31 to help make the transition to the next fiscal smooth. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) issued an advisory stating that insurance firms will remain open over the weekend to help avoid any inconveniences to the policyholders.
Additionally, banks in the country will also remain functional over the weekend following the order of the Reserve Bank of India. The regulator also instructed that any offices dealing with government business should be operational during regular working hours on March 30 and 31.
The Income Tax (I-T) department also said that the department will open its offices during the weekend to ensure an easy and hassle-free transition to the next fiscal year.
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