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You are receiving this email because you signed up at Economictimes.com. In case, you wish to Unsubscribe Click here NEWS DIGEST Wed, Jan 06, 2021 | 04:39 PM IST Dear Reader, Here are the top stories of the day from the world of business. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS 1 MARKETS Stocks in the news: HDFC Bank, IndiGo, CSB Bank, RIL, HDFC and VIP Ind HDFC said it is planning to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore by issuing bonds on private placement basis to meet its business requirements. 2 MARKETS Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Rs 7,600 crore bet paying off as Titan's growth phase kicks in 3 INDUSTRY Airtel moves Supreme Court over DoT’s AGR math ‘errors’ 4 NEWS Democrat claims victory in one of two crunch US Senate runoffs 5 INDUSTRY How SEC changed Covaxin stance MARKETS SENSEX 48174.06 ↓ -263.72 NIFTY 50 14146.25 ↓ -53.25 Gold 51813.0 ↑ 93.00 USD/INR 73.11 ↓ -0.08 Sensex snaps 10-day winning streak amid selling in IT, FMCG stocks China’s bottled water king is now richer than Warren Buffett Jim Rogers warns of a bubble building in stock valuations RECOMMENDED FOR YOU PM Modi to inaugurate 306-km stretch of WDFC on Jan 7: PMO India to ink two landmark military aircraft deals in next few months Kiwis become No.1 in Test cricket for first time ever Global leaders hail India's scientific innovation, decisive action to combat COVID-19 FCA may bring back Fiat cars to India NEWS Service activity slows in December, PMI at 3-month low The IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index dropped to 52.3 in December from 53.7 in November. Trump signs order banning transactions with 8 Chinese apps including Alipay India Inc takes first steps back to office; T&C apply INDUSTRY Want to buy new car? You may have to wait for 10 months Car buyers have returned to the waiting list owing to a rising demand for an owned mode of transport among people. Besides, interest rates on auto loans are at their lowest in a decade. Buyers are now required to be on a waitlist for anywhere between 1-10 months. From performance cars to SUVs and sedans, Audi lines up new cars for India comeback Faster-moving consumer goods: Sales up 17% in Q3 NRI India-American business group urges Biden to ease restrictions on H-1B visa On December 31, outgoing US President Donald Trump extended a freeze on the most sought-after H-1B visas along with other types of foreign work visas by three months to March 31, affecting a large number of Indian IT professionals who were issued visas by the US government for the fiscal year 2021. MUTUAL FUND 6 mutual fund schemes that delivered 70-80% returns in the last one year A look at the top performing categories will show that many equity mutual fund schemes gave high double-digit returns. Many of them even surpassed the 50% mark. Best small cap funds to invest in 2021 Mutual funds asset base rises 7.6% to Rs 29.71 lakh crore in Dec qtr SME Eyeing those jeans? ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ in instalments When people did not want to part with cash, the ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ model found its moment of glory among a host of consumers. Global economic outlook dims on virus’s surge ahead of vaccines Dependent on India, world’s top sugar trader expects two years of shortages ahead JOBS Dear Finance Minister, will I be able to keep my job in 2021? Going into 2021, will the job market retain its cheer or brace for a sharper moderation will have to be seen. It would hence be safer to expect that jobs wouldn’t come flooding to a job seeker. PANACHE Shipping on a jet plane: Amazon buys 11 aircraft for the first time to deliver orders faster Over the past couple of years, Amazon has been leasing planes to build its fleet. A game of bridge lets IPE Global MD focus better at work Jack Ma's disappearance - an Alibaba mystery TECHNOLOGY Big league awaits Indian online gaming firms in 2021 Fundraising by Indian online gaming firms in 2021 is expected to surpass previous records as investors will look to make the most of people staying online for longer amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry experts say. Indian IT Firms rush in as Europe takes to outsourcing in new normal boAt raises $100 million in funding from Warburg Pincus TOP VIDEOS OF THE DAY   NEWS Benami assets case: 'There is no tax evasion'   NEWS Bird flu: Govt sets up control room in Delhi TOP SLIDESHOWS OF THE DAY   NEWS Wedding bells ringing in China without a face mask   INDUSTRY All you need to know about DFC Thanks for reading. We'll be back tomorrow with more interesting stories and updates. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. Did you like today’s newsletter? If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please click here. * If you do not want to receive this mailer, please unsubscribe here. To make sure this email is not sent to your "junk/spam" folder, select the email and add the sender to your Address Book. © 2021 Times Internet Limited. ResponderEncaminhar