📛 *Bazaar Bites - 27th February, 2025* ‼️ *By The Valuation School* ‼️ Sensex and Nifty parked in neutral today— *banks fueled the ride, but autos hit a speed bump* ! Financial stocks rallied following the *Reserve Bank of India's* decision to ease lending norms for small borrowers and non-bank lenders, boosting investor confidence in the sector *Major Indices Performance:* • *NIFTY 50:*📉 Decreased by 0.01%, closing at 22,545. • *SENSEX:*📈 Increased by 0.01%, ending at 74,612. • *BANK NIFTY:*📈 Rose by 0.28%, settling at 48,743. • *NIFTY MIDCAP:*📉 Fell by 1.14%, reaching 49,137. • *NIFTY SMALLCAP:* 📉 Decreased by 1.64%, closing at 15,157. *Major Sectoral Performance:* • *Gainers:* Nifty Financial Services (0.60%), Nifty Metal (0.50%) saw gains. • *Losers:* Nifty Media (-3.58%), Nifty Capital Market (-3.61%), and Nifty Realty (-2.09%) declined. 🗞️ **Major news headlines of the day:** • *Adani Power's* shares rose nearly 3% after receiving approval to acquire Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd., a 600 MW thermal plant formerly owned by Anil Ambani's Reliance Power.. • The Delhi High Court has ordered *Amazon* Technologies Inc. to pay ₹340 crore in damages to Lifestyle Equities C.V. for infringing the 'Beverly Hills Polo Club' trademark. • Inditex, the parent company of *Zara* , has launched its youth-focused brand Bershka in India, opening the first store at Mumbai's Phoenix Palladium Mall and introducing an online platform. • *Paytm* has partnered with AI search engine Perplexity to integrate AI-powered search into its app, enabling users to ask questions and explore topics in their local language without any charges. • *Baazar Style Retail* Ltd. plans to open up to 50 new stores annually over the next two years to drive growth. • *Standard Chartered* Plc has been selected as the settlement bank for real-time dollar-denominated trades in India's *GIFT* City. *Acha laga, react & share karo & follow our social media for more updates & financial content:* ✅ WhatsApp Channel: https://t.ly/BJTRY ✅ Youtube: https://t.ly/lJqST ✅ Newsletter: https://t.ly/L2vK2 ✅ Instagram: https://t.ly/SLIX4 ✅ LinkedIn (Parth Sir): https://t.ly/mN4yj ✅ LinkedIn (The Valuation School): https://t.ly/Hbeh0 *Note:* This post is just for educational purposes and not a buy/sell recommendation.