Sector Outlook2025 The Rise Of AI Bots And Algorithmic Trading:Transforming Global Financial Markets The Rise Of AI Bots And Algorithmic Trading:Transforming Global Financial Markets EventsEventsThat ShapedThat Shaped20242024 PM Launches LIC's Bima Sakhi YojanaTo Empower Women Financially Sanjay Malhotra Appointed As RBI's 26th GovernorA Look Back At Milestones Of The RBI Governors From The Past Decade Foreword INDIAN STOCK MARKET JOURNAL Dear Readers, Yearbook │ Special Edition │ January 2025 2024 has been nothing short of a roller coasterride for the Indian stock market, characterised bysignificant volatility and notable milestones.Even though the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50indices achieved record peaks in late September,the market faced challenges, including foreignfund outflows and concerns over corporateearnings, leading to corrections in subsequentmonths. CONTENT Mohammed Ali WaghbakriwalaDhruva Kulkarni As 2024 draws to a close, investors and analystsare closely watching macroeconomic indicatorsand policy shifts to predict the market's trajectoryin the year ahead. To help you confidentlynavigate the evolving financial landscape, we'vecurated a comprehensive overview of the keytrends that shaped the Indian stock market in2024 and the factors to watch in 2025. Thisyearbook also features a detailed outlook on theequity market and its various sectors for the yearahead. DESIGNNikhil Sadaphal HEAD OFFICE305, Trinnity Business Park, LP Savani Road,Surat [Gujarat]-395009TEL: 080008 16688 Website:www.equitypandit.com Yearbook 2025 We are certain that you will benefit from TheEquityPandit Yearbook 2024-25. All rights reserved. This journal or any part thereof, may not bereproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, ortransmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior writtenpermission of the publisher. Happy New Year! Full efforts has been made to ensure the authenticity and accuracyof the contents of the Yearbook, but we do not accept any liabilityfor the errors if committed and the subsequent loss arising from thesame, but we will make sure that the errors if occurred are recitedand minimized in future editions and also would welcome thereaders feedback. Team EquityPandit Wewelcome your comments and suggestions for our futureeditions to make it more helpful month after month. Content FLASHBACK 2024 +Glimpse Into 2025 Events That Shaped 2024 Find visually appealing details of all theimportant events that shaped the year 2024. 2024 In Graphs Find graphical representation ofperformances of important stocks and sectors. Stock Market Outlook 2024 Find graphical representation ofperformances of important stocks and sectors. Content EXCLUSIVE! 18 Sector Outlook 2025 Find out how different sectors will perform inthe upcoming year. Also, know EquityPandit's pickof the stock for these sectors. Trading Holidays Take note of all the time you will get tospend 2024 with your friends and family. Content AROUND THE GLOBE 25 The Rise Of AI Bots And AlgorithmicTrading: Transforming GlobalFinancial Markets 36 The Rise Of Cryptocurrency AndIts Reliability As An Investment In The Near Future Content NATIONAL TALK PM Launches LIC's Bima Sakhi YojanaTo Empower Women Financially 52 A Look Back At Milestones Of The RBI Governors From The Past DecadeSanjay MalhotraAppointed As RBI's 26th Governor NEW YEAR SPECIAL 10 FinanciallySavvy Strategies To Kickstart 202562 Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtha Prime Minister Narendra Modi presidedat the ceremony. The government ofIndia has declared a half-day holiday forits employees for this event. Severalstates such as Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,Chhattisgarh, Goa, Maharashtra, Assam,Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,Delhi, Jharkhand, and Gujarat haddeclared a public holiday for the pranapratishtha ceremony of the Ram Mandiron 22 January. Ram Mandir, Ayodhya, a grandHindu temple inaugurated on 22 January2024, at a site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh,India, believed to be the birthplace ofthe Hindu deity Ram. The temple'sconsecration ceremony, or prana pratishtha(establishment of life force), held on 22January 2024, was attended by about 7,000guests, including Bollywood celebrities,prominent athletes, business moguls, andspiritual leaders, among others. Indian During the 2024 Indian General Electionthat was held from 19 April 2024 to 1 June2024, the National Defence Academy(NDA) Government won the Lok SabhaElections in India. Bhartiya Janta Party(BJP), being a member of the NDAGovernment, won the Loksabha 2024elections with 240 seats in India, marking the third term of Prime Minister NarendraModi. The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP)Manifesto of 2024 focuses on PrimeMinister Modi's promise to make India adeveloped nation by 2047. The governmentaims to sustain economic growth byprioritising infrastructure and renewableenergy sources. US General Election 2024 of the United