Morning Alert..
*G7 commits to coal phaseout with caveats, may influence G20 and COP29 talks*
The Group of Seven (G7) developed economies, in the recent meeting of its Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministerial, has decided to phase out unabated coal during the first half of the 2030s. This decision sets the tone for the upcoming global dialogues on energy transition at COP29 (Conference of the Parties) in Baku and the Group of Twenty (G20) in Brazil later this year. “We commit to phasing out existing unabated coal power generation in our energy systems during the first half of the 2030s or in a timeline consistent with keeping a limit of 1.5°C temperature rise within reach, in line with countries’ net-zero pathways. (We would also) reduce as much as possible, in the meanwhile, the utilisation of unabated coal power generation plants in our energy systems to a level consistent with keeping the limit of 1.5°C temperature rise within reach,” the final communiqué of the G7 meeting in Tunis, Italy, said. While experts have criticised the language around the phaseout commitment as weak, the G7 is likely to exert more pressure on developing nations to give up fossil fuels — a stance they maintained at the last G20 meeting presided over by India and at COP28 in Dubai.
*CBI conducts nationwide op against fraudulent app based investment scheme*
The CBI has searched 30 locations across 10 states and union territories after registering a case in a fraudulent investment scheme linked to the HPZ Token App, officials said Wednesday. The agency has alleged the scheme involved misleading the public to invest in non-existent crypto-currency mining machine rentals. The nationwide operation ended Tuesday night. Two private companies, Shigoo Technology Private Limited and Lillian Technocab Private Limited, along with their directors were booked in the case under Indian Penal Code Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) 419, 420 (cheating) and Section 66 D of Information Technology Act, 2000, officials said. The CBI seized digital devices, including laptops, mobile phones, ATM and debit cards besides a trove of email accounts, during the searches spread across Delhi-NCR, Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Mumbai in Maharashtra, Bengaluru in Karnataka as well as locations in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.
*Global market action*
Dow Jones – Up by 0.49% or 187.35 points
FTSE – Down by 0.28% or 22.89 points
CAC – Down by 0.99% or 80.22 points
DAX – Up by 1.03% or 186.15 points
Gift Nifty – Up by 0.57% or 128.50 points
*FII/DII activities*
FII – Bought 1071.93 Cr worth of shares
DII – Bought 1429.11 Cr worth of shares.
*Stocks with high delivery Percentage*
SPARC Ltd – 100%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd – 96.7%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Systems India Ltd – 88.3%
Sundaram Fasteners Ltd – 87.2%
Blue Dart Express Ltd – 85.3%
*Commodities updates*
Gold – Rs 73500/10gm, Silver – Rs 79460/kg, Brcrude – Rs 6847/barrel, Copper – Rs 860.60/kg.
*Corporate News*
Adani Power Q4 result: Net profit down 48% at Rs 2,737 cr, revenue up 30%.
Ambuja Cements Q4FY24 results: Net profit surges 64% to Rs 1,055 crore.
Hero MotoCorp: Total motorcycles and scooters sales in April at 533,585 units vs 396,107 units YoY.
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