Today's update 13-3-21

1. U.S MICHIGAN CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS (MAR) ACTUAL: 77.5 VS 70.7 PREVIOUS; EST 74.0☀️U.S MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT (MAR) ACTUAL: 83.0 VS 76.8 PREVIOUS; EST 78.5☀️U.S MICHIGAN CURRENT CONDITIONS (MAR) ACTUAL: 91.5 VS 86.2 PREVIOUS; EST 88.3

2. TATA DIGITAL FILES APPLICATION WITH CCI ON ACQUIRING MAJORITY STAKE IN BIGBASKET.COM; LOOKS TO ACQUIRE UP TO 64.3% STAKE

3. DLF: BOARD MEETING ON MARCH 17 TO CONSIDER RAISING UPTO 5B RUPEES VIA NCDS

4. SUPREME PETROCHEM: CO APPROVES PLAN TO REDUCE SHARE CAPITAL || CO TO REDUCE FACE VALUE OF SHARES TO 4 RUPEES || CO TO RETURN 6 RUPEES PER SHARE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER

5. JAPAN PM SUGA: AGREED WITH LEADERS FROM U.S., INDIA, AUSTRALIA TO HOLD FACE-TO-FACE FOUR-WAY MEETING BY YEAR-END☀️JAPAN PM SUGA: AGREED WITH LEADERS FROM U.S., INDIA, AUSTRALIA TO COOPERATE IN PROVIDING COVID-19 VACCINE-RELATED SUPPORT TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN INDO-PACIFIC

6.INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS PM MODI EMPHASIZED THAT THE QUAD IS A PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL GOOD ||  SAYS FOUR COUNTRIES EMPHASIZED COMMITMENT TO SHARED BELIEF IN DEMOCRACY AND PLURALISM☀️INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS PM MODI EMPHASIZED THAT THE QUAD IS A PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL GOOD ||  SAYS FOUR COUNTRIES EMPHASIZED COMMITMENT TO SHARED BELIEF IN DEMOCRACY AND PLURALISM☀️INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS WILL PRODUCE ABOUT 1B DOSES BY END OF 2022 AS PART OF THE INITIATIVE☀️INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS ON VACCINE SUPPLY CHAIN SAID IT HAS TAKEN UP THIS ISSUE WITH THE U.S, BUT NOT AS PART OF QUAD☀️INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS U.S. COS. NEED TO APPLY TO REGULATORS IN INDIA FOR EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION OF VACCINES☀️INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS THERE IS A CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECH WORKING GROUP, AND IT WILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF RARE EARTHS ARE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION

7.DOW HITS RECORD HIGH

Today's update 11-3-21

1. U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL DIRECTOR WALENSKY SAYS CORONAVIRUS- CASES MAY BE AGAIN STARTING TO TREND DOWNWARDS

2. GERMANY'S DAX UP 0.7% || FRANCE'S CAC 40 UP 1.1% || SPAIN'S IBEX UP 0.8%

3. SREI INFRASTRUCTURE: CARE HAS REVISED THE RATINGS ASSIGNED TO LONG TERM & SHORT TERM BANK FACILITIES, LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE BOND, NON-CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE ISSUE & UNSECURED SUBORDINATED TIER II NCDS

4. U.S. (FEB) FEDERAL BUDGET BALANCE ACTUAL: -310.9B VS -163.0B PREVIOUS; EST. -265.0B

5. DGCX WTI CRUDE OIL FUTURES SETTLE AT $64.44/BBL, UP 43 CENTS, 0.67%☀️DGCX BRENT CRUDE FUTURES SETTLE AT $67.90/BBL, UP 38 CENTS, 0.56%

6.DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 467.90 POINTS, OR 1.47%, AT 32,300.64

7. U.S. CDC REPORTS TOTAL NOVEL CORONAVIRUS CASES OF 28,992,598 AS OF YESTERDAY VS 28,937,762 IN PREVIOUS REPORT ON MAR. 9☀️U.S. CDC REPORTS TOTAL DEATHS OF 526,213 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS AS OF YESTERDAY VS 524,695 IN PREVIOUS REPORT ON MAR. 9

8. JAPAN (FEB) PPI (MOM) ACTUAL: 0.4% VS 0.4% PREVIOUS;EST 0.5%

9. MAHARASHTRA HAS SHOWN A WORRISOME TREND. THE MUTANT STRAIN HAS NOT BEEN FOUND INCRIMINATING IN THIS SURGE IN CASES. IT IS JUST RELATED TO REDUCED TESTING, TRACKING & TRACING AND COVID INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR AND LARGE CONGREGATIONS: ICMR DG DR BALRAM BHARGAVA☀️WE ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT MAHARASHTRA. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER. THIS HAS TWO LESSONS- DON'T TAKE THE VIRUS FOR GRANTED AND IF WE HAVE TO REMAIN COVID FREE, THEN, WE NEED TO FOLLOW COVID APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR: DR VK PAUL, MEMBER (HEALTH), NITI AAYOG

10. SEBI HAS FORMED A GROUP OF EXPERTS TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF INTRODUCING SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES SPACS LIKE STRUCTURES IN INDIA, SOURCES SAID ON THURSDAY

11. INFOSYS: INFOSYS BPM, NEWMONT EXTEND STRATEGIC TIE UP || TIE UP EXTENSION OF 5 YRS