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Top of the Morning

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Top of the Morning is a daily podcast hosted by Nelson John, in which we bring you all the action from the global markets and the business world to kick-start your day on a well-informed note. This is a Mint production, brought to you by HT Smartcast

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00:06:55

How a subnormal monsoon could affect India’s economy

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2024/06/26

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, June 26, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Traders booked profits on Wednesday after India's benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened at fresh all-time highs on Tuesday and climbed higher still. Sensex, which had opened at a record high, created a fresh all-time high of 77,851 points, but later pared some gains and closed 0.05 per cent higher from

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00:04:36

Rice instead of cash for MNREGS workers?

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2024/06/25

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, June 25, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:The equity markets rose slightly on Monday. Nifty was up by 0.16 percent, while Sensex edged up by 0.17 percent. Imagine investing a hundred rupees into a business, and recovering nothing. You might brush it off, but you'd still like to have made some money off your investment. Dutch investment firm Prosus

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00:06:43

Adani’s clean energy push

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2024/06/24

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Monday, June 24, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Let’s first jump onto the clean energy bandwagon. The Adani Group plans to invest between 25,000 and 27,000 crore rupees (or close to 3 billion dollars) in its first pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) facility. According to Mint’s Anirudh Laskar, Adani Green will set up 5 gigawatts of PSH capacity over the next

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00:06:00

One charger to rule them all

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2024/06/21

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Friday, June 21, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Indian benchmark indices, Nifty and Sensex, opened at record levels and touched new highs during the session before ending the day marginally higher, with Sensex up 0.18 percent and Nifty up 0.22 percent.From next June, every new smartphone and tablet sold in India will need to have a USB-C charging port so

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00:04:46

How do we prevent train accidents?

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2024/06/20

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, June 20, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Equity markets were more or less flat on Wednesday. Nifty was down 0.18 percent, while Sensex edged up 0.05 percent.Markets have rebounded after a huge crash when the general election results were announced at the start of the month. Small- and mid-cap stocks are leading the charge, taking valuations to

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00:06:52

Meet the heroes protesting against the NEET fiasco

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2024/06/19

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, June 19, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:The Indian stock market's record-breaking spree continued as key equity indices—the Sensex and the Nifty 50—settled at their fresh record highs on Tuesday. The Sensex closed up by 308 points, gaining 0.40 per cent. The Nifty gained 0.39 per cent at the close. A severe heatwave has been lashing parts of

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00:05:08

How can the govt control airfares?

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2024/06/18

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, June 18, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:We have no market updates for you today, as the markets were shut on the occasion of Bakri Eid on Monday.Looking for a new property? You might soon be buying from insurance giant LIC. Anirudh Laskar reports that the Life Insurance Corporation of India is looking to sell some plots and commercial buildings

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00:06:30

Can Hyundai’s India IPO beat the ‘Korean discount’?

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2024/06/17

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Monday, June 17, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Hyundai, the South Korean carmaker, has announced plans to list its Indian unit. The company, which began its Indian journey 25 years ago with the Santro hatchback, aims to raise between $2.5 billion and $3 billion by offering 142.2 million equity shares, representing 17.5% of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.’s

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00:05:01

Don't involve your politics in your investing ethos

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2024/06/14

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Friday, June 14, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Equity markets rose on Thursday, with the Nifty up by 0.33 percent and the Sensex edging up by 0.27 percent.After a brief period of volatility, the markets seem to have settled down. Experts told Mayur Bhalerao that the formation of a government and a clear policy directive following the election results

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00:07:03

The curious case of missing voters

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2024/06/13

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, June 13, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: Indian equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, surged on Wednesday to hit fresh highs, driven by heavyweights RIL, HCL Tech, and HDFC Bank. However, by the end of the session, the indices came off their day's highs and closed with mild gains. N. Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as the 18th chief minister

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00:04:51

Another down year for IT stocks?

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2024/06/12

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, June 12, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: The equity markets remained flat on Tuesday, with no major gains or losses across any market indices during the trading session. The financial year 2023-2024 was largely forgettable for information technology (IT) stocks. Revenues were low across the board, leading to muted stock prices for companies such

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00:06:33

Modi 3.0 to greenlight more international flights

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2024/06/11

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, June 11, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Indian benchmark indices closed in the red on Monday, ending a three-session streak of gains. The Nifty fell by 0.13%, while the Sensex dropped by 0.27%.India's IT giants, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys, have seen a significant decline in their younger workforce over the past couple of years

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00:04:25

How will the aam aadmi afford a trip to the movies?

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2024/06/10

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Monday, June 10, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:The markets are still recuperating from the bloodbath from election results day. However, it wasn't so bad for all of them: Ram Sahgal writes that retail investors, who buy and sell shares directly, outsmarted the broader market. Instead of buying while the markets were rising prior to the results, retail

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00:06:13

What ‘Modi 3.0’ means for your investment portfolio

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2024/06/07

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Friday, June 7, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:Indian benchmark indices closed higher for the second day running, buoyed by progress on the formation of a new government by Narendra Modi-led NDA alliance. Both Sensex and Nifty gained almost one per cent on Thursday. With the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Modi securing a fractured mandate, India's back to

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00:05:00

Understanding the market's roller-coaster ride

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2024/06/06

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, June 6, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:After suffering the worst crash in four years, the Indian equity markets bounced back yesterday to recoup some losses recorded on Tuesday. Nifty and Sensex rose around 3.2% each.The last three have been a roller coaster for investors. Why have they been reactionary and jittery? Ram Sahgal has the answer: BJP

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00:05:51

Coalition politics is back as Modi looks at a third...

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2024/06/05

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, June 5, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: The people have spoken. Results of the 2024 General Election are here, and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is set to form the government at the Centre. This time, however, no single party got an absolute majority. Far from the centre’s seat of power in Delhi, Dalal Street in

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00:04:00

Markets reach new highs after exit poll results

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2024/06/04

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, June 4, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: The markets surged on Monday, after every exit poll predicted the BJP to come back to power. Nifty was up 3.25 percent, while Sensex surged by 3.39 percent. Experts told Ram Sahgal and Dipti Sharma that the markets could still zoom by 2 to 3 percent today if the BJP wins 400 or more seats. However, some of

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00:06:38

Markets eye surge on exit poll predictions

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2024/06/03

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Monday, June 3, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:2024’s marathon seven-phase elections finally came to an end on Saturday, with voters across 57 constituencies exercising their democratic rights. In just 24 hours, elections officers across the country will start counting votes that will decide the future of India. The pollsters, however, have already spoken

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00:04:46

Where are the jobs for MBA grads?

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2024/05/31

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Friday, May 31, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started:It's been a rough week for stockholders: the Indian equity markets fell slightly again on Thursday. Nifty was down by 0.95 percent, while Sensex dropped 0.83 percent. The Reserve Bank of India released its annual report yesterday. It said that despite challenges, India is set to grow faster and stronger over

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00:05:32

Why heatwaves are getting hotter and longer

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2024/05/30

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, May 30, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: Indian benchmark indices closed in the red for the fourth straight session on Wednesday. BSE’s Sensex closed 0.89 percent below its previous close, while NSE’s Nifty was down 0.8 percent. Delhi hit a blistering 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, marking its hottest day in history. The scorching summer sun

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