Week Ahead: Auto sales, Q3 updates, US Fed minutes among key triggers; Nifty 50 eyes record highs as markets enter 2024

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Investors will eye a host of triggers as stock markets enter 2024 amid record high levels, after ranking among the top-performing stock indices globally in 2023. The bull-run in Indian financial markets is likely to continue in 2024 as foreign interest remains robust, with heavy buying expected in both equity and debt markets, said several analysts and industry watchers. The key stock market triggers in the first week of 2024 include domestic cues, macroeconomic indicators, auto sales figures, October-December quarter (Q3FY24) updates, foreign capital inflow, and global cues. Domestic equity benchmarks Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex rose around 20 per...