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Equity benchmark Sensex fell more than 600 points in opening trading on Feb. 11, largely on weakness in IT and financial stocks due to weaker global market trends.

The BSE indicator was down 611.54 points, or 1.04%, at 58,314.49 in early trade. Likewise, the Nifty was down 168.95 points or 0.96% at 17,436.90.

Infosys was the biggest loser in the Sensex portfolio, down more than 2%, followed by Wipro, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, HDFC, Bajaj Finance, M&M and Bajaj Finserv.

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On the other hand, NTPC and Nestlé India are the only winners.

In the previous session, the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 460.06 points, or 0.79%, at 58,926.03. Likewise, the broader NSE Nifty was up 142.05 points, or 0.81 per cent, at 17,605.85.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held its key lending rate steady at a record low level for the 10th consecutive meeting on February 10 to support the economy’s durable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elsewhere in Asia, stocks in Tokyo and Shanghai rose in intraday trade, while stocks in Hong Kong and Seoul fell.

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U.S. stock exchanges fell sharply in overnight trade, pressured by key U.S. inflation data, falling tech stocks and rising benchmark bond yields.

“Asian equities traded sharply lower on Friday after U.S. inflation surged to a four-year high, prompting hawkish comments from Fed officials, sending U.S. Treasuries and Wall Street stocks lower,” said Deepak Jasani, head of retail research at HDFC Securities.

Jasani further added that the Fed may have to act aggressively quickly to ensure inflation does not worsen.

“St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said the central bank should raise rates by 100 basis points in the next three meetings. He raised the possibility of considering action between scheduled policy reviews,” he said.

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Meanwhile, Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, fell 0.16% to $91.26 a barrel.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital market as they sold shares worth Rs 1,732.58 crore on February 11, according to stock exchange data.

Complete News Source : The Hindu

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Laid stars Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet reveal the worst gifts their romantic partners gave them | Exclusive

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Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet talk about their new series Laid, and some of the horrors of dating as millennials.
Imagine a scenario where anyone and everyone you have ever been intimate with begins to die one by one. Is it a curse? If yes, then who is cursed? These are questions that Stephanie Hsu‘s Ruby battles with in the new zany comedy, Laid. Ahead of the show’s release, Stephanie and co-star Zosia Mamet spoke exclusively with HT about their roles, the show’s unique premise, and the horrors of dating as millennials. (Also read: Dune: Prophecy star Emily Watson on working with Tabu: ‘She is a true treasure’)

Stephanie Hsu on her character’s flawed morality

Laid, created by Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna, is the story of Ruby (Stephanie Hsu), who discovers that all her sexual partners are dying one by one, and she must warn them. Helping her in this unique quest is her best friend AJ (Zosia). The fun thing about Laid is that the protagonists are not the usual likeable characters. “She is totally an anti-hero of our story. I really love that,” says Stephanie, referring to Ruby’s moral greyness. “I am not a perfect person and I love playing flawed characters. But it was difficult. The creators told me that she is a total narcissist. But narcissists don’t think they are one, so I had to figure out a way to love her. For me, playing Ruby was about getting into her psychology and finding the innocent part of her – which is that she just wants love,” the actor adds.

While sitcoms usually add the best friend as the voice of reason trope, Laid diverges from that, with AJ even zanier and more morally ambiguous than Ruby. Talking about playing such a colourful character, Zosia Mamet says, “When you play not-so-likable or zany characters, people don’t believe they are that way. I don’t think AJ wakes up every morning and thinks, ‘I am absolutely crazy’. It’s about trusting the writing and finding an organic way into these characters to make them seem grounded, real, and relatable.”

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Stephanie, Zosia reveal the worst gifts they received from partners

In Laid, Ruby gives the gift of death to the men she is with, even if that is inadvertent. Ask the women about the worst ‘gift’ a partner has ever given them, and the discussions veer into the unusual horrors of modern-day dating. “I got a vintage wooden duck decoy from someone. It was broken, and I thought, ‘What does this say about our relationship?’. They didn’t know me well enough to know if I’d want this but also that they gave me something old and ailing,” Zosia says with a laugh.

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