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<ul><li><keyword id="51219" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="aia-engineering" source="Orion">AIA Engineering</keyword> met its sales volume guidance for FY23 and expects it to grow by 10% in FY24. </li><li>Its EBITDA margins for the fourth quarter expanded by 410 basis points as Covid-time challenges abated. </li><li>Company has undertaken brownfield capacity expansion and its negligible leverage and strong free cash flow are positive, say analysts. </li></ul>The stock of AIA Engineering has run up by over 22% in the past month on the back of improved margins and a good volume growth outlook. This rally has coincided with the overall positivity in the <keyword id="44747" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="small-cap" source="Orion">small cap</keyword> space (BSE Smallcap Index is up 8.5% in the same period) but has also beaten it handsomely. AIA Engineering claims it is the world’s second-largest producer of high-chrome wear, corrosion and abrasion-resistant castings — used in cement, mining and thermal power plants. The company met its sales volume guidance for FY23 and expects it to grow by 10% in FY24. However, that’s not what caused a rally in the stock alone — it’s the improved margin performance. The margin advantage Its EBITDA margins for the fourth quarter expanded by 410 basis points to 28.4%. EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. “Management stated that freight-related challenges post-Covid have abated, and the company is now able to pass on freight cost to customers,” said a research report by BoB Caps. Centrum Broking too opines that an EBITDA margin of 22% is sustainable with good scope for further expansion. However, it also explains that the process of passing through costs of raw material and freight to customers is not an easy process. “Pass through of raw material and freight cost is a continuous process and it happens as and when prices change, but with a lag,” says Centrum. Nomura, though, is not so confident about AIA Engineering’s ability to sustain margins beyond the second half of the current financial year. On an expansion spree The company is also banking on a change in preference for technology that can help it gain traction. The mining industry has been converting from forged media to high-chrome mill internals – which will help the company gain business. It has also planned for capacity expansion to gain from the trend. “AIA Engineering plans to expand capacity from 440,000mt to 520,000mt by FY24, through brownfield capex of ₹200 crore. The company has a healthy balance sheet (net cash of ₹2,500 crore) with negligible leverage and strong free cash flow generation,” said Bob Caps. The management expects FY24 volume growth to come from a mix of new and existing customers. The company – which caters to mining, cement and utilities clients across Australia, North America, Latin America and CIS – does not anticipate any major macroeconomic challenges in the next 12 months. Yet, the business of bagging new clients is fraught with challenges. “The conversion of customers is an agonisingly long process,” the company said in an earnings concall. What’s beyond the rally? In spite of the run up that the capital goods sector has been witnessing in the last few weeks, and fairly decent growth prospects ahead — analysts are mixed about the company’s prospects ahead. The BSE capital goods index ran up by 60% in the last one year. “The capital goods sector has been one of the key outperformers of 2022 and is seen extending its up move after higher base formation in the first four months of 2023,” said ICICI Direct., In a report dated May 30, the brokerage said it expects AIA Engineering to maintain a positive bias and head towards ₹3,410 in the coming months. Bob Caps, which retained a buy recommendation on AIA Engineering stock, says that it remains positive on the company’s structural growth story, with a revised target price of ₹3,500. The stock closed at ₹3,324 on Thursday on the BSE. Nomura, however, believes that the company might have hit a peak in terms of profitability in FY23. The stock appears relatively fairly priced given its prospects, it says, adding that a rally in the last one year incorporates its positives. “AIA Engineering has rallied 43% over the past year and multiples have broadly converged to a mid-cycle level of around 26x. Thus, while risk/reward still has a positive bias, the investment case is less compelling than earlier following the latest rally in the share price,” said Nomura, downgrading it to neutral. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Text"><cdata><![CDATA[]]></cdata></div>

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<ul><li><keyword id="1165142" type="General" weightage="90" keywordseo="practo" source="Orion">Practo</keyword> has laid off 41 employees, mostly engineers, as part of the company's continuous performance management and planning process.</li><li>The company said in a statement that upholding a high bar for performance and productivity is crucial to maintaining this level of growth.</li><li>Practo, however, clarified layoffs and the business's financial performance have no connection.</li></ul>Leading digital healthcare platform Practo has laid off 41 employees, mostly engineers, as part of the company's continuous performance management and planning process, as the funding winter continues. The layoffs affected the engineering department the most, especially roles like product managers and software engineers, etc. The company said in a statement that upholding a high bar for performance and productivity is crucial to maintaining this level of growth. "Therefore, as part of our continuous performance management and planning process, we had to part ways with 41 employees in accordance with their employment contracts," a Practo spokesperson added. Practo, however, clarified layoffs and the business's financial performance have no connection. "Our revenue, margins, and profits are at an all-time high," said the company. "In the past year, we have hired over 500 talented individuals, and we plan to add another 500 'Practeons' to our team in the next 12 months, including backfill," it added. Practo has raised more than $228 million so far. In August 2020, the healthtech platform received $32 million led by Hong Kong-based <keyword id="154704" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="aia-group" source="Orion">AIA Group</keyword>. The platform is present in more than 20 countries, helping over 30 crore patients, by connecting them with more than one lakh verified doctor partners. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/cert-in-warns-of-high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-apple-products-urges-immediate-action/articleshow/99231900.cms">CERT-In warns of high-severity vulnerabilities in Apple products, urges immediate action</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/googles-new-features-to-simplify-travel-planning-including-a-mobile-friendly-hotel-browsing-feature-a-price-guarantee-badge-for-flights-and-more/articleshow/99235884.cms">Google’s new features to simplify travel planning, including a mobile-friendly hotel browsing feature, a price guarantee badge for flights, and more</a>

Healthtech platform Practo lays off 41 employees, mostly engineers

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However, there's a level of trepidation, and most are early in experimenting with different use cases.Here is what we know about how Wall Street is embracing AI:<h2>Banks accelerated their AI research and use cases due to the rise of ChatGPT</h2>We identified 17 of the top AI executives and technologists to know at the country's biggest banks.<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/artificial-intelligence-executives-at-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-bofa-citigroup-morgan-stanley">How the 6 biggest US banks are thinking about AI and the 17 executives leading the strategy</a></li></ul>JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said banks can win the AI battle against fintech in an earnings call this fall. Dimon laid out his vision for how America's largest bank will win this race through data. 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Here's everything we know about how Wall Street is adopting AI

<ul><li>Global investment firm Nomura's model portfolio is heavily skewed towards blue chip stocks. </li><li>Four stocks -- Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, L&amp;T and HCL Tech-- make up for nearly 50% of all the investments.</li><li>There is also added emphasis on companies focussed on infrastructure construction. </li></ul>Investing in stock markets can tricky in these volatile times. Sentiment is swaying from one extreme to another driven by changes at home -- the ₹1.45 trillion sweeping tax cuts announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-- and evolving global risks like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/Trump-impeachment-odds-skyrocket-to-62-on-popular-betting-website/articleshow/71285122.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">the risk of Donald Trump's impeachment</a>, the US-China trade war, a possible spike in oil prices to name a few. Small investors can take cues from the likes of global investment firm Nomura's model portfolio, as of September 20, while planning their investments. The portfolio and the allocation shared below also spells out the estimated earnings growth in the next two years. <table style="width: 392pt;"> </colgroup> <tbody><tr> <td class="xl63" style="height:15.75pt;width:139pt">Sector/Stock</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none; width: 97pt;">Portfolio weightage</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none; width: 156pt;">Earnings growth estimate FY19-21</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Automobiles</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">3.40%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">-13%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Mahindra &amp; Mahindra</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">2.20%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">18%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Minda Industries</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">1.20%</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Materials</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">1.30%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">48%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Ultratech Cement</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">1.30%</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Consumption</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">9.10%</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Financials</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">34.80%</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">ICICI Bank</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">10.80%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">140%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Axis Bank</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">7%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">69%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">ICICI Prudential Life Insurance</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">2.50%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">19%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">State Bank of India (SBI)</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">3.50%</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">HDFC Bank</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">11%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">20%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Infrastructure/Industrials</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">13.10%</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Larsen &amp; Toubro</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">6.50%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">17%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Concor</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">2%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">KNR Constructions</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">2.20%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">10%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">AIA Engineering</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">1.50%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">18%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">VA Tech Wabag</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">0.90%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">34%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">IT Services</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">12.60%</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">HCL Technologies</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">5.20%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Mphasis</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">3.70%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Tech Mahindra</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">3.70%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Oil &amp; Gas</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">14.20%</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">GAIL</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">3.20%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Indraprastha Gas</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">1%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">21%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Reliance Industries</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">10%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">20%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Healthcare</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">6.60%</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Dr Reddy's Labs</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">3.20%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Lupin</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">1.30%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">41%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Glenmark Pharma</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">1.10%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">11%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Apollo Hospitals</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">1%</td> <td class="xl67" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">59%</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Metals &amp; Mining</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">0</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Power/Utilities</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">4.30%</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Telecom</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">0</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15.75pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Others</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">0.70%</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;"> </td> </tr></tbody></table> Interestingly, while there are 23 stocks in the portfolio, the allocation prescribed is heavily skewed towards a handful of stocks -- namely Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, L&amp;T and HCL Tech-- which make for nearly 50% of the allocation-- showing the sharp difference in the prospects of Indian companies. In terms of sectors, the highest allocation is to companies focussed on infrastructure construction. This may be a bet on government's willingness to spend more of taxpayers' money to boost economic growth. The zero weightage given to telecom may reflect the battered prospects of the sector amidst intense competition, piled up debt, and the imminent pressure of having to bid for 5G spectrum when the auction opens up in the coming weeks. Some stocks like ICICI Bank and Axis Bank are expected to more than double their profits in the next couple but that is largely due to the low-base effect in the last financial, which was marred by rising bad loans and provisions. The return to normalcy may look better when compared to the performance last year. The three IT stocks -- HCL Tech, Mphasis, and Tech Mahindra-- are expected to give the highest return on equity, above 20% each, according to the estimates in the model portfolio of stocks. This model portfolio may give one a perspective on how to invest their surplus profitably. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/corporate-tax-cut-in-india-is-subject-to-giving-away-these-exemptions-and-incentives/articleshow/71243364.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Indian companies have to forego these exemptions to enjoy the $6 billion benefit from lower taxes</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cut-in-bank-deposit-rates-will-hurt-financial-savings-of-indian-families/articleshow/71075369.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Family savings in India face the threat of more interest rate cuts</a>

These five stocks make up for half of Nomura's model portfolio

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Thomson ReutersTrump speaks as Clinton listens during their third and final 2016 presidential campaign debate at UNLV in Las Vegas.</div></div></div>In early January, President-elect Donald Trump <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/the-latest-trump-revives-argument-on-wall-on-mexican-border/2017/01/08/acf8cf68-d627-11e6-a0e6-d502d6751bc8_story.html?utm_term=.7f417d328766">revived his promise</a> to build a wall along the Mexico-US border (as well as his disdain for the media)."Dishonest media says Mexico won't be paying for the wall if they pay a little later so the wall can be built more quickly. Media is fake!" he <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/818307689323368448">tweeted</a> on January 9.The incoming administration may ask US Congress (and taxpayers) to foot the wall's bill, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/who-will-pay-for-mexico-border-wall-us-2017-1">according to</a> Republican lawmakers. Trump, however, said that Mexico would eventually pay for the project and reimburse the US. He and House Republicans are developing plans to fund the wall using taxpayer money through a 2006 law that put up 700 miles of barriers along the southern US border.A substantial part of Trump's campaign focused on "the wall" and a deportation-centric, closed immigration policy. But now that he has won the election, it's still uncertain how anyone will actually build the 1,954-mile-long border wall.Business Insider consulted a few architects to get some perspective on this question. They say the project would be nearly impossible (or, at the very least, unrealistic and a drain on US resources). Here are their reasons.<h2>The cost will be huge.</h2>As CityLab <a href="http://www.citylab.com/work/2016/03/lets-say-trump-wins-would-anyone-design-his-border-wall/472065/">points out</a>, Trump is pledging to construct the largest infrastructure project since the US highway system and the Erie Canal. He has shared few logistic details about how it will be built, except that Mexico <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-mexico-reimburse-us-wall-2016-10">will eventually pay for it</a> (though, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said his country <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-wall-pena-nieto-mexico-trip-2016-9">refuses</a> to foot <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/11/trumps-dubious-claim-that-his-border-wall-would-cost-8-billion/">the estimated $25 billion</a> construction cost), <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/us/politics/trump-wall-mexico.html">after</a> the US starts the construction.This giant price tag makes the project immediately infeasible, Rosa Sheng, a senior architect at the San Francisco-based firm <a href="http://bcj.com/">Bohlin Cywinski Jackson,</a><span data-tracking="mcp_profile_sum" data-li-url="/biz/miniprofile/24465?pathWildcard=24465" data-li-getjs="https://static.licdn.com/scds/concat/common/js?h=40vfeoewuurexnhvi1o2qiknu&amp;fc=2" data-li-miniprofile-id="LI-387696"> tells Business Insider."The US [is] currently as a $19-plus trillion deficit. Rather than spending our country's resources on building a wall, we should be focusing our energy on building bridges - both literal and figurative," she says. This includes "infrastructure improvements and transportation in major cities that support interstate supply chains, and alternative green energy production that will address not only climate change, but also challenge our dependency on fossil fuels."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez" title_caption="A boy looks at a fence that is part of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, September 9, 2016. Picture taken from the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5825f4f6691e8828018b63c5-960/rtsn2dn.jpg"></a>Reuters/Jose Luis GonzalezA boy looks at a fence that is part of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, September 9, 2016. Picture taken from the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border.</div></div></div>Historically, we have seen that building a wall requires a significant amount of money and time, Sheng adds. The Great Wall of China, for example, resulted in <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/great-wall-of-china">400,000</a> deaths of the soldiers and convicts who built it. "At such a great cost, we have to ask ourselves, 'could we be putting our country's economic and material resources to better use?'" she says.<h2>The wall challenges the ethics of architecture.</h2>William J. Martin, a freelance architect, says Trump's wall refutes the philosophy of architecture in and of itself."Architects design walls, not as barriers, but as a way to organize space," he tells BI. "Architects include features such as doors and windows which allow people to move through, and light to illuminate the other side."Members of the <a href="http://www.aia.org/index.htm">American Institute of Architects</a> (AIA) and the <a href="http://www.asce.org/code-of-ethics/">American Society of Civil Engineers</a>, which include architects and engineers around the country, are both bound by <a href="http://aiad8.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/2016-04/AIA-Ethics-Code-of-Ethics-2012_0.pdf">codes of ethics</a>, which might conflict with building a border-wall. The codes include statements like, "Members should uphold human rights in all their professional endeavors" and "exercise unprejudiced and unbiased judgment." With the new year, a number of AIA members have <a href="http://www.curbed.com/2017/1/11/14238178/aia-trump-architect-robert-ivy-mette-aamodt">left</a> the organization, in response to the <a href="http://www.curbed.com/2016/11/15/13640228/trump-architecture-aia-statement-organize">letter</a> by the its VP, Robert Ivy. He said the AIA was "committed to working with President-elect Trump," which resulted in <a href="https://www.fastcodesign.com/3065728/aia-apologizes-for-trump-pledge-but-architects-are-still-furious">widespread backlash</a> from its members.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez" title_caption="People hold flags on the Mexican side of the border fence between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, United States while they take part at the banks of the Rio Bravo in a bi-national Mass in support of migrants and to pray for migrants who died trying to cross illegally into the U.S, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 5, 2016." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5825f4ac691e88284e8b56fc-960/rtx2s32w.jpg"></a>Reuters/Jose Luis GonzalezPeople hold flags on the Mexican side of the border fence between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, United States while they take part at the banks of the Rio Bravo in a bi-national Mass in support of migrants and to pray for migrants who died trying to cross illegally into the U.S, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 5, 2016.</div></div></div>"The [American Institute of Architects] does not dictate what clients members can accept," Cornelius DuBois, chair of the AIA national ethics committee, <a href="http://www.citylab.com/work/2016/03/lets-say-trump-wins-would-anyone-design-his-border-wall/472065/">told</a> CityLab. "However, there are a number of points in the Code of Ethics that should encourage [members] to think of the ethical challenges of accepting a commission or project. And it is by no means certain that an architect would even be involved in designing such a wall, which is primarily an engineering project."Sheng believes that Trump isn't even serious about building a physical wall. She understood his frequent mentions of "the wall" as a rhetorical campaign strategy."Even if we were able to temporarily suspend the philosophical arguments of what building a wall represents (i.e. if we were to pretend that everyone would be in favor of doing such a thing), other practical questions arise as well," she says.<h2>Building a wall would pose construction challenges.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Reuters/Mike Blake" title_caption="Buildings in Nogales, Mexico (R) are separated by a border fence from Nogales, Arizona, United Sates, October 9, 2016." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5825f446691e881c008b6405-960/rtx2sa9i.jpg"></a>Reuters/Mike BlakeBuildings in Nogales, Mexico (R) are separated by a border fence from Nogales, Arizona, United Sates, October 9, 2016.</div></div></div></h2> The US-Mexico border stretches almost 2,000 miles, and about 650 miles already have vehicle and pedestrian fencing, according to <a href="http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/675522.pdf">a 2016 report</a> from the US Government Accountability Office. To build a wall on top of that would be a redundant use of resources, Sheng says.Building Trump's wall may require about 339 million cubic feet of concrete, or three times what was used to build the Hoover Dam, <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-border-wall-who-will-pay-it-what-will-it-look-how-much-will-it-cost-2443883">according to</a> the IB Times.There are also reasons why certain parts of the border that don't have fences: they are rocky, uneven, and arid, Mexican architects from Estudio 3.14 <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mexican-designers-trumps-border-wall-cost-2016-11/#according-to-the-design-americans-would-enjoy-a-shopping-mall-thats-built-into-the-wall-too-6">told</a> BI. Added complications of the mountainous areas near the US-Mexico border mean that the wall would cost even more time and money to build in these parts. Estudio 3.14's designers estimate the construction would take 16 years, and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mexican-designers-trumps-border-wall-cost-2016-11/#the-design-was-also-inspired-by-the-work-ofrenowned-mexican-architect-luis-barragn-who-is-famous-for-his-blunt-stucco-walls-and-use-of-bright-colors-2">made renderings</a> of what the wall, stretching from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf of Mexico, might look like. The architects said that the physical challenges would make its construction nearly impossible.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Agustin Avalos/Estudio 314" title_caption="Estudio 3.14's vision for Donald Trump's proposed wall along the Mexico-US border." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/58208b65691e8821008b51bc-960/ren1lis.jpg"></a>Agustin Avalos/Estudio 314Estudio 3.14's vision for Donald Trump's proposed wall along the Mexico-US border.</div></div></div><h2>To redesign the US-Mexico border, there are better alternatives than constructing a wall.</h2>A wall is not the only option when it comes to building on the border. Many architects are thinking critically about how to design border control stations that are both secure and humane. For example, the Arizona-based firm Jones Studio designed a station along the Arizona-Mexico border, called <a href="http://jonesstudioinc.com/project/mariposa-land-port-of-entry/">the Mariposa Land Port of Entry</a>."The Mariposa Land Port of Entry is a study in balancing security with a dignified welcome ... and strives to be a cultural connection - rather than a division," the designers <a href="http://jonesstudioinc.com/project/mariposa-land-port-of-entry/">wrote</a>. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Jones Studio/Facebook" title_caption="The Mariposa Land Port of Entry on the Arizona-Mexico border by Jones Studio." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5825eb78691e8821008b640a-960/mariposa_05.jpg"></a>Jones Studio/FacebookThe Mariposa Land Port of Entry on the Arizona-Mexico border by Jones Studio.</div></div></div>Constructed in 2014, the 216,000-square-foot port features a vehicle and pedestrian processing station, a lush garden, and a system that allows it to collect, use, and recycle rainwater."There's an opportunity for architects to leverage design to make more humane entry control points," Sheng says. 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Trump's $25 billion wall would be nearly impossible to build, according to architects

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Thomson ReutersTrump speaks as Clinton listens during their third and final 2016 presidential campaign debate at UNLV in Las Vegas.</div></div></div>In the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-fact-check-of-the-third-presidential-debate-2016-10">third presidential debate</a> in late October, President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his intention to build a wall along the Mexico-US border."Now, I want to build the wall. We need the wall. The border patrol, ICE, they all want the wall. We stop the drugs; we shore up the border," he <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/full-transcript-third-2016-presidential-debate-230063">said</a>. "One of my first acts will be to get all of the drug lords, all of the bad ones, we have some bad, bad people in this country that have to go out. We're going to get them out."A substantial part of his campaign focused on "the wall" and a deportation-centric, closed immigration policy. But now that he <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/why-trump-won-2016-11">won</a> the election, will anyone actually build (and pay for) the 1,954-milelong border wall?Business Insider consulted a few architects to get some perspective. Here are some reasons why the project would be nearly impossible (or, at the very least, unrealistic and a drain on US resources).<h2>The cost will be huge.</h2>As Citylab <a href="http://www.citylab.com/work/2016/03/lets-say-trump-wins-would-anyone-design-his-border-wall/472065/">points out</a>, Trump is pledging to construct the largest infrastructure project since the US highway system and the Erie Canal. He has shared few logistic details about how it will be built, except that Mexico <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-mexico-reimburse-us-wall-2016-10">will pay for it</a> (though, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said his country <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-wall-pena-nieto-mexico-trip-2016-9">refuses</a> to foot <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/11/trumps-dubious-claim-that-his-border-wall-would-cost-8-billion/">the estimated $25 billion</a> construction cost).This giant pricetag makes the project immediately infeasible, Rosa Sheng, a senior architect at the San Francisco-based firm <a href="http://bcj.com/">Bohlin Cywinski Jackson,</a><span data-tracking="mcp_profile_sum" data-li-url="/biz/miniprofile/24465?pathWildcard=24465" data-li-getjs="https://static.licdn.com/scds/concat/common/js?h=40vfeoewuurexnhvi1o2qiknu&amp;fc=2" data-li-miniprofile-id="LI-387696"> tells Business Insider."The US [is] currently as a $19-plus trillion deficit. Rather than spending our country's resources on building a wall, we should be focusing our energy on building bridges - both literal and figurative," she says. This includes "infrastructure improvements and transportation in major cities that support interstate supply chains, and alternative green energy production that will address not only climate change, but also challenge our dependency on fossil fuels."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez" title_caption="A boy looks at a fence that is part of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, September 9, 2016. Picture taken from the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5825f4f6691e8828018b63c5-960/rtsn2dn.jpg"></a>Reuters/Jose Luis GonzalezA boy looks at a fence that is part of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, September 9, 2016. Picture taken from the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border.</div></div></div>Historically, we have seen that building a wall requires a significant amount of money and time, Sheng adds. The Great Wall of China, for example, resulted in <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/great-wall-of-china">400,000</a> deaths of the soldiers and convicts who built it. "At such a great cost, we have to ask ourselves, 'could we be putting our country's economic and material resources to better use?'" she says.<h2>The wall challenges the ethics of architecture.</h2>William J. Martin, a freelance architect, says Trump's wall refutes the philosophy of architecture in and of itself."Architects design walls, not as barriers, but as a way to organize space," he tells BI. "Architects include features such as doors and windows which allow people to move through, and light to illuminate the other side."Members of the <a href="http://www.aia.org/index.htm">American Institute of Architects</a> and the <a href="http://www.asce.org/code-of-ethics/">American Society of Civil Engineers</a>, which include architects and engineers around the country, are both bound by <a href="http://aiad8.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/2016-04/AIA-Ethics-Code-of-Ethics-2012_0.pdf">codes of ethics</a>, which might conflict with building a border-wall. The codes include statements like, "Members should uphold human rights in all their professional endeavors" and "exercise unprejudiced and unbiased judgment." <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez" title_caption="People hold flags on the Mexican side of the border fence between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, United States while they take part at the banks of the Rio Bravo in a bi-national Mass in support of migrants and to pray for migrants who died trying to cross illegally into the U.S, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 5, 2016." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5825f4ac691e88284e8b56fc-960/rtx2s32w.jpg"></a>Reuters/Jose Luis GonzalezPeople hold flags on the Mexican side of the border fence between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, United States while they take part at the banks of the Rio Bravo in a bi-national Mass in support of migrants and to pray for migrants who died trying to cross illegally into the U.S, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 5, 2016.</div></div></div>"The [American Institute of Architects] does not dictate what clients members can accept," Cornelius DuBois, chair of the AIA national ethics committee, <a href="http://www.citylab.com/work/2016/03/lets-say-trump-wins-would-anyone-design-his-border-wall/472065/">told</a> Citylab. "However, there are a number of points in the Code of Ethics that should encourage [members] to think of the ethical challenges of accepting a commission or project. And it is by no means certain that an architect would even be involved in designing such a wall, which is primarily an engineering project."Sheng believes that Trump isn't even serious about building a physical wall. She understood his frequent mentions of "the wall" as a rhetorical campaign strategy."Even if we were able to temporarily suspend the philosophical arguments of what building a wall represents (i.e. if we were to pretend that everyone would be in favor of doing such a thing), other practical questions arise as well," she says.<h2>Building a wall would pose construction challenges.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Reuters/Mike Blake" title_caption="Buildings in Nogales, Mexico (R) are separated by a border fence from Nogales, Arizona, United Sates, October 9, 2016." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5825f446691e881c008b6405-960/rtx2sa9i.jpg"></a>Reuters/Mike BlakeBuildings in Nogales, Mexico (R) are separated by a border fence from Nogales, Arizona, United Sates, October 9, 2016.</div></div></div></h2> The US-Mexico border stretches almost 2,000 miles, and about 650 miles already have vehicle and pedestrian fencing, according to <a href="http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/675522.pdf">a 2016 report</a> from the US Government Accountability Office. To build a wall on top of that would be a redundant use of resources, Sheng says.Building Trump's wall may require about 339 million cubic feet of concrete, or three times what was used to build the Hoover Dam, <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-border-wall-who-will-pay-it-what-will-it-look-how-much-will-it-cost-2443883">according to</a> the IB Times.There are also reasons why certain parts of the border that don't have fences: they are rocky, uneven, and arid, Mexican architects from Estudio 3.14 <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mexican-designers-trumps-border-wall-cost-2016-11/#according-to-the-design-americans-would-enjoy-a-shopping-mall-thats-built-into-the-wall-too-6">told</a> BI. Added complications of the mountainous areas near the US-Mexico border mean that the wall would cost even more time and money to build in these parts. Estudio 3.14's designers estimate the construction would take 16 years, and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mexican-designers-trumps-border-wall-cost-2016-11/#the-design-was-also-inspired-by-the-work-ofrenowned-mexican-architect-luis-barragn-who-is-famous-for-his-blunt-stucco-walls-and-use-of-bright-colors-2">made renderings</a> of what the wall, stretching from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf of Mexico, might look like. The architects said that the physical challenges would make its construction nearly impossible.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Agustin Avalos/Estudio 314" title_caption="Estudio 3.14's vision for Donald Trump's proposed wall along the Mexico-US border." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/58208b65691e8821008b51bc-960/ren1lis.jpg"></a>Agustin Avalos/Estudio 314Estudio 3.14's vision for Donald Trump's proposed wall along the Mexico-US border.</div></div></div><h2>To redesign the US-Mexico border, there are better alternatives than constructing a wall.</h2>A wall is not the only option when it comes to building on the border. Many architects are thinking critically about how to design border control stations that are both secure and humane. For example, the Arizona-based firm Jones Studio designed a station along the Arizona-Mexico border, called <a href="http://jonesstudioinc.com/project/mariposa-land-port-of-entry/">the Mariposa Land Port of Entry</a>."The Mariposa Land Port of Entry is a study in balancing security with a dignified welcome ... and strives to be a cultural connection - rather than a division," the designers <a href="http://jonesstudioinc.com/project/mariposa-land-port-of-entry/">wrote</a>. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Jones Studio/Facebook" title_caption="The Mariposa Land Port of Entry on the Arizona-Mexico border by Jones Studio." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5825eb78691e8821008b640a-960/mariposa_05.jpg"></a>Jones Studio/FacebookThe Mariposa Land Port of Entry on the Arizona-Mexico border by Jones Studio.</div></div></div>Constructed in 2014, the 216,000-square-foot port features a vehicle and pedestrian processing station, a lush garden, and a system that allows it to collect, use, and recycle rainwater."There's an opportunity for architects to leverage design to make more humane entry control points," Sheng says. 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Trump's $25 billion wall would be impossible to build, according to architects

MUMBAI: The markets are on a roll, with the <keyword id="6484188" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sensex">Sensex</keyword> and Nifty making fresh life highs, led by gains in banks, auto and energy counters. 
 
The new life high for Sensex is 26,356.24; and that for Nifty is 7,865.85. 
 
The Nifty extended its winning streak for fifth consecutive session and hit an all-time high as FIIs continued to pump in dollars in Indian markets on expectations of pick-up in economy 
 
Sudip Bandyopadhyay, President, Destimoney Securities, is of the view that the market will continue to move upwards. 
 
“A lot of FIIs money is coming out of Russia into Indian markets through BRICS fund. Domestic investors are also entering the market and that is providing support,” said Bandyopadhyay. 
 
At 2:02 p.m.; the 50-share index was at 7,860.95, up 69.25 points or 0.89 per cent. It touched an all-time high of 7,865.85 and a low of 7,779.20 in trade today. 
 The S&amp;P <keyword id="35140" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BSE">BSE</keyword> Sensex was at 26,340.82, up 237.59 points or 0.91 per cent. It touched an all-time high of 26,356.24 and a low of 26,075.28 in trade today. 
 
Sandeep Tandon of Quant Broking is of the view that market went through consolidation in the last three months. It is light at the moment and looks set for next leg of upmove. 
 
The CNX Midcap Index rallied 1.27 per cent and the CNX Smallcap Index surged 2.10 per cent. 
 
Among the sectoral indices, the CNX Bank Nifty was up 1.49 per cent, the CNX Auto Index gained 1.02 per cent, the CNX Energy Index rose 1.42 per cent. 
 
The CNX FMCG Index was down 0.75 per cent and the CNX IT Index slipped 0.51 per cent. 
 BPCL (up 5.25 per cent), <keyword id="6355975" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Axis-Bank">Axis Bank</keyword> (up 3.11 per cent), <keyword id="45008" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Power">Tata Power</keyword> (up 3.04 per cent), BHEL (up 2.91 per cent) and Tata Motors (up 2.87 per cent) were among the major Nifty gainers. 
 
ITC (1.92 per cent), Infosys (1.01 per cent), HCL Tech (0.80 per cent), HDFC (0.70 per cent) and TCS (0.68 per cent) were among the index losers. 
 
The market breadth was positive on the NSE with 1090 gainers against 425 losers. 
 
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers worth Rs 625.18 crore and domestic institutional investors were net buyers worth Rs 135.75 crore on Thursday as per the provisional data from the National Stock Exchange. 
 
D-Street highlights @ 2 pm 
 
Cairn India: Plan pipeline to connect field to Gujarat gas grid 
 
Cairn India: Sees significant gas volume potential in Rajasthan 
 
Cairn India: Raageshwari deep field may hold 1-3 TCF gas 
 
ET NOW ALERT: Top Gainer On CNX Small Cap Index Alok Inds Price:12.3 Change: +1.35 Percent Change: +12.33% 
 
ET NOW ALERT: Up For 2nd Day CNX SMALL CAP Price:4979.95 Change: +118.3 Percent Change: +2.43% 
 
ET NOW ALERT: Top Gainer On CNX 200 Index AIA Engineering Price:844 Change: +56.6 Percent Change: +7.19% 
 
Sources Say: JSW Energy in talks to buy Bina, Nigrie power assets of JP Power 
 
Sources Say: JSW Energy says: Continue to evaluate opportunities 
 
Sources Say: Bina Power Plant's EV is pegged at around Rs 3,500 cr 
 
Sources Say: Alert: JP's Nigrie Thermal Power project to have capacity of 1,320 MW 
 
ET NOW ALERT: All 12 lenders in Bank Nifty post gains
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Tata Motors To ET NOW: Plan to increase exports by 25% over the next 3 years 
 
Tata Motors To ET NOW: Co to launch 25 new commercial vehicles in FY15 
 
Tata Motors To ET NOW: Will spend Rs 1,200-1,500 cr this fiscal on new product development 
 
Tata Motors To ET NOW: Expect FY15 M&amp;HCV sales to be 10% higher than last fiscal 
 Adrian Mowat: <keyword id="16898" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Spike">Spike</keyword> in crude oil prices can derail India's growth story 
 
ET NOW ALERT: Hits Fresh Record High SENSEX Price:26297.42 Change: +194.19 Percent Change: +.74% 
 
Adrian Mowat: Underweight on consumer staples, defensive stocks 
 
Adrian Mowat: India's divestment programme has potential to take mkt higher 
 
@ 1 pm 
 
Quant Broking: Bullish on IT stocks on good US economic recovery 
 
Quant Broking: Not optimistic on auto stocks currently 
 
Quant Broking: Positive on mid-cap pharma, cement stocks 
 
Quant Broking: Bullish on pharma, cement, IT banks, PSU oil &amp; gas stocks 
 
Quant Broking: Market is poised for next leg of the bull rally 
 
ET NOW ALERT: Hits Fresh Record High NIFTY Price:7840.3 Change: +48.6 Percent Change: +.62% 
 
JUST NOW: Harsh Mariwala raises stake in Marico Kaya to 2.21% from 1.94% 
 
Atlanta: Signed an agreement with Gujarat Govt to set up entertainment city 
 Fin Min Sources: Alert: In 2008, UTI AMC deferred <keyword id="6354763" type="EVENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPO">IPO</keyword> plans 
 
Fin Min Sources: Alert: SBI, BoB,PNB,LIC currently hold 74% stake in UTI AMC 
 
Fin Min Sources: SBI, BoB, PNB to seek board approval to cut stake in UTI AMC 
 
Fin Min Sources: Government looking to list UTI AMC 
 
@ 12 pm 
 
Edelweiss Financial: Q1 IIP growth has been at 4%, indicating a sharp pick up 
 
Edelweiss Financial: Expect exports to grow at 7-8% on a monthly basis 
 
Edelweiss Financial: Need to monitor export demand from US, Europe &amp; Japan 
 
Edelweiss Financial: Trade deficit is not a concern at current juncture 
 
Edelweiss Financial: Agri output remains weak due to delayed monsoon 
 
Edelweiss Financial: Lower crude oil prices will help inflation to cool off as well 
 
Edelweiss Financial: Crude oil prices correcting is positive for twin deficits 
 
Mythili Bhusnurmath: IEA has stated oil consumption may be lower than last year 
 
Mythili Bhusnurmath: Most economic data is within consensus estimates 
 
Mythili Bhusnurmath: Economic data in Q1 has not been disappointing 
 
Mythili Bhusnurmath: Expect EXIM policy to be announced by end of the month 
 
Reliance Comm: Expect to bring down debt by another Rs 10,000 cr 
 
Reliance Comm: Net debt to EBITDA ratio to be below 2.5-3 levels 
 
Reliance Comm: Thrust on CDMA biz has helped achieve a turnaround 
 
Reliance Comm: Had a healthy revenue growth of Rs 4,571 cr, up 2% QoQ 
 
Reliance Comm: Net debt on books at Rs 35,500 cr from Rs 40,000 cr previously 
 
Reliance Comm: Raised Rs 6,100 cr in Q1 via QIP; Promoters invested Rs 1,300 cr 
 
@ 11 am 
 
Meghmani Organics: Have completed investments in capex for FY15 
 
Meghmani Organics: Aim to grow by 25% in topline &amp; bottomline in FY16 
 
Meghmani Organics: PAT likely to be around Rs 55 cr in FY15 
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Meghmani Organics: Expect a topline of Rs 1,550 cr &amp; EBITDA of Rs 250 cr for FY15 
 
Meghmani Organics: Target a business of Rs 600 cr for agro chemicals segment 
 
ET NOW ALERT: 1.21 Lk Shares Trade In A Block Axis Bank Price:382.7 Change: +4.9 Percent Change: +1.3% 
 <keyword id="6358584" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="HSBC">HSBC</keyword> AMC: Constructive on select financial stocks 
 
HSBC AMC: NPAs for banks will remain a overhang till economy recovers 
 
HSBC AMC: Expect a real change in economy only by 2015 
 
ET NOW ALERT: 50,000 Shares Trade In A Block Ambuja Cem Price:214.85 Change: +3.95 Percent Change: +1.87% 
 
HSBC AMC: Recommend being invested in quality stocks 
 
HSBC AMC: Will remain selectively invested in consumer stocks 
 
HSBC AMC: Oil &amp; gas stocks will move up if under-recoveries continue to fall 
 
HSBC AMC: Upside in auto stocks seem to be overstated 
 
HSBC AMC: Will adopt a wait &amp; watch strategy on oil &amp; gas stocks 
 
RCF Says: Need to look for overseas JVs for phospahtic fertiliser 
 
RCF Says: Govt is looking at restarting urea plants which have shutdown 
 
RCF Says: Gas availability &amp; pricing issues need to be sorted for fert sector 
 
@ 10 am 
 
Reliance Capital: Waiting for all bank licence guidelines before applying 
 
Reliance Capital: Expect profit growth of 15% to continue for AMC biz 
 
Reliance Capital: Commercial finance loans have grown by 10-11% on YoY basis 
 Reliance Capital: Premium growth in general <keyword id="35450" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="insurance">insurance</keyword> at 11% in Q1 
 
Adi Godrej: Govt's reforms need to be implemented quickly 
 
Adi Godrej: Hope GST is implemented by April 2015 
 
Adi Godrej: PM Modi's August 15 speech will have an impact 
 
Dimensions Consulting: Have been building position in Reliance Infra 
 
Dimensions Consulting: Jubilant Foods is an expensive stock at current levels 
 
Dimensions Consulting: Prefer Indian Oil &amp; BPCL to ONGC 
 
Dimensions Consulting: Remain bullish on Pharma, FMCG, IT sectors 
 
Dimensions Consulting: Will focus on quality stocks which aren't highly leveraged 
 
ICICI Direct: Prefer TCS to Infosys at current juncture 
 
United Bank: Bank consolidation will be positive for the sector 
 
ICICI Direct: New management of Infosys will be positive for stock 
 
United Bank: Bhushan Steel remains a standard account 
 
United Bank: Bankers to meet on Bhushan Steel loans today 
 
United Bank: Set a target of Rs 1,200-1,300 cr for recovering bad loans 
 
ET Now spoke to various experts and here's what they have to recommend for today's trade: 
 
Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com 
 
Yes Bank Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 575 and a stop loss of Rs 540 
 
Bharat Forge Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 790 and a stop loss of Rs 766 
 
IndusInd Bank Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 575 and a stop loss of Rs 540 
 
RIL Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 1040 and a stop loss of Rs 990
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Sandeep Wagle, Founder &amp; CEO, Power My Wealth 
 
Yes Bank Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 575 and a stop loss of Rs 544 
 
BPCL is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 688 and a stop loss of Rs 623 
 
AIA Engineering Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 910 and a stop loss of Rs 826 
 
Tata Motors Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 528 and a stop loss of Rs 480 
 
Prakash Gaba, CFT, prakashgaba.com 
 
HDFC Bank Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 845 and a stop loss of Rs 825 
 
Tata Motors DVR is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 370 and a stop loss of Rs 345 
 
ZEE Entertainment Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 285 and a stop loss of Rs 273 
 
Abhishek Karande, CMT, Technical Analyst - Institution Research, SBICAP Securities 
 M&amp;M <keyword id="6354241" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Financial-Services">Financial Services</keyword> Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 300 and a stop loss of Rs 248 
 
HPCL is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 465 and a stop loss of Rs 409 
 
UltraTech Cements Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 2850 and a stop loss of Rs 2610 
 
Mayank Mehta, Derivative Analyst, KIFS Securities 
 
IndusInd Bank Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 575 and a stop loss of Rs 525 
 
Hero MotoCorp Ltd is a 'SELL' call with a target of Rs 2450 and a stop loss of Rs 2600 
 
Lupin Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 1225 and a stop loss of Rs 1150 
 
A K Prabhakar, Independent Market Expert 
 
L&amp;T Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 1600 and a stop loss of Rs 1480 
 
Yes Bank Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 610 and a stop loss of Rs 538 
 
Rallis India Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 254 and a stop loss of Rs 214 
 
(Views and recommendations expressed in this section are the analysts' own and do not represent those of EconomicTimes.com. Please consult your financial advisor before taking any position in the stocks mentioned.)

Markets Hit Fresh Life Highs And Experts Say Bull Run Is On; Top 20 Stock Bets

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image">Professor Dava Newman, MIT: Inventor, <keyword id="41551" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="science">Science</keyword> and Engineering, Guillermo Trotti, A.I.A., Trotti and Associates, Inc. (Cambridge, MA): Design, Dainese (Vincenca, Italy): Fabrication, Douglas Sonders: PhotographyNewman models the Biosuit.</div></div>
Spacesuits are sometimes called the world's smallest spacecraft, but they are anything but small for the astronauts wearing them.
MIT Aeronautics researcher Dava Newman has been working for more than a decade on a revolutionary <keyword id="41531" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="space">space</keyword> suit that could change all that.
<a href="http://blog.ted.com/2013/12/05/a-recap-of-tedwomen-2013-session-1/">At last week's TEDWomen event in San Francisco</a>, Newman presented the new space suit, called the Biosuit. The tight-fitting design gives astronauts more mobility while preventing injuries (astronauts have undergone 25 shoulder surgeries due to injuries from current heavy space suits).
One of Newman's main motivations in building the Biosuit was the fact that women under 5'5" can't wear NASA's current model, the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMUs), because they are not made small enough. This is especially important to Newman herself, who is too short for the suits.
When she was designing the Biosuit, Newman wanted it to be able to fit astronauts of all sizes, so her team tests them on women, which partially accounts for the form-fitting design.
"We make them for females because I'm in charge," Newman <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20131206/meet-dava-newman-the-worlds-universes-leading-space-fashion-designer/">told AllThingsD</a>.
Another issue with the EMU suits currently in use is that they are designed for use in zero gravity environments and are therefore bulky, weighing about 300 pounds. Because space is an empty vacuum - there are very few molecules of gas out there - a space suit not only needs to provide oxygen and protect you from the elements and radiation, but must also apply adequate pressure to prevent human flesh from expanding.
Current suits solve this problem by filling the entire suit with pressurized gas, which essentially turns them into a giant balloon. This solves the issue, but makes them heavy, unwieldy, and tiring to move in, even without having to battle gravity. It also makes it really difficult to use your hands to manipulate small things - a problem when trying to fix your space station.
The Biosuit is a "second skin" comprised off tightly wrapped material that applies stable pressure against the skin to achieve the same effect. Because it's not as bulky, the Biosuit is far more comfortable to wear and natural to move in.
"You have to apply a third of an atmosphere to keep someone alive in the vacuum of space," Newman <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/12/10/mit-biosuit-system-dava-newman/">explained to Boston Magazine</a>. "With polymers or stretchy elastic, you can get about 20 percent there, but we have to get to 30 percent to make it work."
Without that 10 percent, the Biosuit would be unusable. Until a few months ago, it was. Then Newman and her team realized that they could use "active materials" like nickel-titanium alloys to achieve the rest of the pressure they needed. The crisscrossing lines that cover the suit are tension lines made of the active material. The lines "shrinkwrap" the polymers and elastic to the skin, maintaining even pressure throughout. The alloy lines are arranged so that they don't break when the astronaut bends his or her arms or knees.
Using the active material has enabled the team to successfully pressurize the suit to nearly double their 30% threshold for success.
One of the benefits of the active material design is its durability. Because it is divided into pressurized sections by the active material, an astronaut can quickly fix punctures or tears with a provided "space bandage." If a puncture occurs in one of the current space suits, there is no fixing it, all the pressurized air can escape, depressurizing the entire suit.
"With a gas-pressurized shell, it's game over with a puncture," Newman <a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/3023128/futurist-forum/this-sleek-spiderman-spacesuit-could-take-astronauts-to-mars">told Fast CoExist</a>.
One of the main challenges that Newman has yet to solve is the helmet. Her team is currently developing a gas-pressurized helmet that is closer fitting than the globe-shaped helmets on the current EMUs. However, because only the helmet would be gas-pressurized (unlike current EMUs which are completely gas-pressurized), Newman needs to design a new airtight joint between the helmet and the rest of the BioSuit.
Newman suspects that the eventual solution may be a hybrid of the Biosuit and current EMU designs. The idea would be to have the torso and helmet of the suit be gas-pressurized (simplifying the airtight joint) while the arms and legs are outfitted with the Biosuit material for maximum mobility. That design may not be as elegant, Newman admits, but potentially more practical.
Newman's goal is to have the spacesuit ready for eventual <keyword id="47638" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mars">Mars</keyword> exploration missions. On Mars, using the current EMUs would be tricky as their bulkiness and limited mobility forces astronauts to expend considerable energy doing routine movements, let alone a full day of field work.
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image">Professor Dava Newman/NASAOne of Newman's student assistants, MIT student Kristen Bethke, works on the BioSuit knee joint. </div></div></div>Newman estimates that a Mars mission (NASA or otherwise) is likely 20 years off, which should theoretically give her plenty of time. Reaching that deadline, however, may be more difficult than it sounds. Newman hasn't received NASA funding for the project since 2005.
"Without funding, we are sort of working on this one student at a time," Newman <a href="http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/12/10/mit-biosuit-system-dava-newman/">told Boston Magazine</a>, referring to the help she receives from MIT undergraduates. "We have a pretty extensive plan to get to a flight system for the BioSuit, and, if that were in place and funded, in two years of full-on work, we could be ready."
Without funding, its anyone's guess how long it will take to finish.

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