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Return of FIIs: Valuations attract foreign capital after 6-month hiatus Attractive valuations, as well as a downward correction in commodity prices, have triggered an inflow of FII funds into India's equity market. The market has seen an inflow of over Rs 7,000 crore (provisional data) worth of investments since late March till date. This comes after foreign investors sold over Rs 40,000 crore in Indian equities market during the whole of March 2022. March was the sixth straight month when foreign portfolio investors pulled out Rs 41,123 crore from the ...
Return of FIIs: Valuations attract foreign capital after 6-month hiatus
Return of FIIs: Valuations attract foreign capital after 6-month hiatus
Source: IANS
6/04/2022 10:07:50 AM
Indian equities running a marathon; Sensex doubled despite Covid-led shock India's equity market has not looked back ever since the sharp correction witnessed in the initial 21 days of stringent nationwide lockdown imposed in late March 2020 to curb the spread of Coronavirus. The benchmark Sensex index fell from over 41,000 points to around 27,000 points by early April 2020. But since April 2020, it has consistently risen to pare its sharp losses to reach the pre-pandemic levels by October 2020. And at present, the Sensex is hovering around the 58,000-poin...
Indian equities running a marathon; Sensex doubled despite Covid-led shock
Indian equities running a marathon; Sensex doubled despite Covid-led shock
Source: IANS
25/03/2022 8:59:57 PM
Commentary by Mr. Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd Indian equity continued its downwards journey in line with global peers amid escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict. Oil prices continued to surge higher after news of western countries considering sanction on Russian’s energy (oil & gas) exports. Nifty opened below 16,000 levels and remained in bear grip throughout the session. The index closed with steep loss of 382 points (-2.4%) at 15,863 levels. Broader market mirrored the benchmark and were down more than 2%. Among sectorial in...
Commentary by Mr. Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd
Commentary by Mr. Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd
Source: Motilal Oswal Financial Services
7/03/2022 7:52:30 PM
Market commentary by Mr. Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.                                                     Equity Markets continued to witness volatility as various developments happened over the weekend on the Russia Ukraine front. Indian markets opened lower in line with global peers as Russ...
Market commentary by Mr. Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
Market commentary by Mr. Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
Source: Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd
28/02/2022 8:29:24 PM
Investors may move part of their savings into gold due to risk of underperformance of equities Many investors may move a part of their financial savings into gold since there is a risk of an underperformance of the equity markets in such a tense geo political scenario. Suman Chowdhury, Chief Analytical Officer, Acuite Ratings & Research, said international gold prices have remained mostly above $1,750 for most of the months in the last one year but despite that gold imports by India have remained high. Gold imports have actually risen sharply to $40.5 bn in the April-January ...
Investors may move part of their savings into gold due to risk of underperformance of equities
Investors may move part of their savings into gold due to risk of underperformance of equities
Source: IANS
25/02/2022 9:48:15 AM
Lenders expected to exhibit strong Q3FY22 results Listed lenders in India's equity markets are expected to report 'optically' strong earnings growth for Q3FY22, said HDFC Securities in a report. Accordingly, the brokerage house expects its coverage universe of 23 lenders to report 51 per cent YoY growth during the period under review. This trend, the report said will come largely on the back of expected normalisation of provisions. "The pace of collections and recoveries continues to improve, which, concurrent with ...
Lenders expected to exhibit strong Q3FY22 results
Lenders expected to exhibit strong Q3FY22 results
Source: IANS
15/01/2022 3:07:45 PM
FPIs back in Indian equity segment, infused Rs 3,695 crore so far in Jan After a continuous sell-off in the past three months or so, foreign portfolio investors have turned net buyers in the first week of January in the Indian equity segment, data showed. So far in 2022, FPIs have infused Rs 3,695 crore in the Indian equity. The recent correction in domestic equity markets provided them a good buying opportunity, analysts opined. "This (buying by FPIs) comes at a time when the market has recovered after a fall of almost 12 per cent from the high of 1...
FPIs back in Indian equity segment, infused Rs 3,695 crore so far in Jan
FPIs back in Indian equity segment, infused Rs 3,695 crore so far in Jan
Source: IANS
10/01/2022 7:11:02 PM
Global stocks close near record highs ahead of New Year, dollar and oil dip WASHINGTON/LONDON   - Equities around the globe traded little changed on Thursday as oil prices fell and the U.S. dollar dipped against most major currencies although it has had its best year since 2015 with a 6.7% rise. With several markets in Asia and Europe closed on Friday, trading volumes were thin and most markets directionless. The MSCI World Index shed 0.07%. The index has surged 17% in 2021, its third consecutive year of double-digit gains. Analysts say the U.S. ec...
Global stocks close near record highs ahead of New Year, dollar and oil dip
Global stocks close near record highs ahead of New Year, dollar and oil dip
Source: Reuters
1/01/2022 7:41:25 PM
Weak rural demand dents several large-cap stocks in 2021 Even as Indian equity markets gave handsome returns in 2021, many large-cap companies have failed to display healthy performances. Market participants believe large-cap stocks are safe as they have low risks associated with them and they usually give steady returns in the long-run. Some of the stocks in that category are ITC, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, HUL and Maruti Suzuki. Accordingly, disruptions in economic activities, particularly in rural pockets, during the pandemic have hurt ...
Weak rural demand dents several large-cap stocks in 2021
Weak rural demand dents several large-cap stocks in 2021
Source: IANS
30/12/2021 7:35:49 PM
Bull run in equities to continue for few more years: ICICI Securities The ongoing bull market in Indian equities is expected to extend for the next few years with multifold gains, brokerage house ICICI Securities said in a report. The prediction is based on historical evidence from the past three decades. "Our Nifty target for CY22 is 21000 based on classical chart reading and bottom up prognosis of Nifty constituents, wherein strong support exists at the 15500 zone," the report said. "While the midcap space is expected to extend its out...
Bull run in equities to continue for few more years: ICICI Securities
Bull run in equities to continue for few more years: ICICI Securities
Source: IANS
29/12/2021 7:30:23 PM
Stock Outlook 2022: FMCG, pharma, IT sectors seen as 'safe and satisfying' bets With uncertainties facing Indias equity markets next year, top analysts have termed sectors such as FMCG, pharma and IT services, along with real estate, power, infra, and telecom as ‘safe and satisfying investment options in 2022. Factors such as growth potential, price as well as evolving economic recovery have made these sectors more attractive than others. "Given the uncertainties, one can focus more on defensives (FMCG, pharma, IT services) till there is more clarity on ...
Stock Outlook 2022: FMCG, pharma, IT sectors seen as 'safe and satisfying' bets
Stock Outlook 2022: FMCG, pharma, IT sectors seen as 'safe and satisfying' bets
Source: IANS
29/12/2021 7:17:35 PM
Safe-haven: Volatile equities, Omicron to support gold prices The recent downward pressure in Indian equity markets coupled with the concerns emanating from the Omicron variant globally is expected to keep gold prices high in the near-term. In addition, pent-up demand for the yellow metal for marriages and a relative weakness in the value of rupee will also somewhat keep its fundamentals strong, analysts said. Last week, prices of physical gold rose by Rs 800 to nearly Rs 49,000 per 10 gm, according to Indian Bullion and Jewellers Association. ...
Safe-haven: Volatile equities, Omicron to support gold prices
Safe-haven: Volatile equities, Omicron to support gold prices
Source: IANS
22/12/2021 9:29:29 AM
Textile manufacturer Trident's stock price rises over 400% in 2021 Shares of Trident have witnessed an over 400 per cent return year-to-date in the calendar year 2021. Founded in 1990 as a home textile manufacturer, the company has now diversified into paper, chemicals, and energy. Started in Punjab, the company now has customers across 100 countries. From Rs 10 per share on January 1, 2021, the price has now touched Rs 55 at Friday's close, rising as high as 409 per cent. To put things in perspective, the benchmark Sensex rose nearly 19-20 per ...
Textile manufacturer Trident's stock price rises over 400% in 2021
Textile manufacturer Trident's stock price rises over 400% in 2021
Source: IANS
20/12/2021 9:39:24 AM
While markets continue to rally strongly, risk-reward ratio seems to be tilting against the bulls Markets were on a roll and posted big gains during the week gone by. They were up on four of the five trading sessions and corrected on just one day, posting new highs virtually every day. Currently BSESENSEX and NIFTY are at new intraday and lifetime highs. BSESENSEX gained 2,005.23 points or 3.57 per cent to close at 58,129.95 points while NIFTY gained 618.40 points or 3.70 per cent to close at 17,323.60 points. The broader indices saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 3.90 per cent, 4.01 per ...
While markets continue to rally strongly, risk-reward ratio seems to be tilting against the bulls
While markets continue to rally strongly, risk-reward ratio seems to be tilting against the bulls
Source: IANS
5/09/2021 4:20:53 PM
FPIs make net investment of over Rs 16,500 cr in August Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) remained net buyers in August with total net investment of Rs 16,556 crore as per the NSDL data. The net investment in the equities segment stood at Rs 2,083 crore, while that in the debt segment stood at Rs 14,376 crore, including those debt investments made through VRR. Further investments in hybrid securities, consisting of the investments in REITs and InvITs stood at Rs 97 crore. Further, during September 1-3 also FPIs remained net buyers. Total net...
FPIs make net investment of over Rs 16,500 cr in August
FPIs make net investment of over Rs 16,500 cr in August
Source: IANS
5/09/2021 12:37:03 PM
Companies raise Rs 14,517 cr via equity issues in Feb Indian companies raised funds worth Rs 14,517 crore through equity issue in February, according to SEBI data. In January, they had raised Rs 11,517 crore through equity issue in the previous month. Companies raised Rs 3,658 crore through initial public offerings (IPOs) in February, lower than Rs 4,933 crore raised through IPOs in January, as per the SEBI bulletin for March 2021. A total of Rs 2,999 crore were raised through equity rights issue during the month under review, up from R...
Companies raise Rs 14,517 cr via equity issues in Feb
Companies raise Rs 14,517 cr via equity issues in Feb
Source: IANS
25/04/2021 6:43:57 PM
FPIs pull out investments worth Rs 8,674cr from Indian equity As the Covid crisis impacts investor sentiments, foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have pulled out net investments worth Rs 8,674 crore from Indian equities so far in April. This reversal in trend comes around a year after a bull run on the Indian stock market and continuous inflow of foreign investments into the equities. So far in 2021, the net FPI investments into equities stand at Rs 47,068 crore, with net inflows of Rs 19,473 crore, Rs 25,787 crore and Rs 10,482 crore in January, F...
FPIs pull out investments worth Rs 8,674cr from Indian equity
FPIs pull out investments worth Rs 8,674cr from Indian equity
Source: IANS
25/04/2021 1:19:37 PM
FPIs turn net sellers, pull out Rs 740 cr so far in April As resurgent Covid cases turn a cause a concern for both the global and Indian markets, foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have pulled out net investments worth Rs 740 crore from the Indian equity market. This is a reversal from the bullish sentiments among the foreign investors over the past one year. So far in 2020, net FPI investments into the equity market have stood at Rs 55,002 crore, with Rs 19,473 crore, Rs 25,787 crore and Rs 10,482 crore net investments in January, February and...
FPIs turn net sellers, pull out Rs 740 cr so far in April
FPIs turn net sellers, pull out Rs 740 cr so far in April
Source: IANS
12/04/2021 9:08:03 AM
Dollar gains, global stocks slip as tech weighs NEW YORK - The dollar rose and a gauge of global equity markets slipped on Tuesday as rising U.S. Treasury yields dampened the appeal of the U.S. tech sector and led investors on both sides of the Atlantic to shares that stand to benefit as economies re-open. The stronger dollar and rising yields, along with expectations of a strong economic recovery, sapped demand for safe-haven bullion and pushed gold prices lower. European shares headed toward record highs on hopes of a vaccine-drive...
Dollar gains, global stocks slip as tech weighs
Dollar gains, global stocks slip as tech weighs
Source: Reuters
31/03/2021 10:28:27 AM
India Inc raised all-time high of Rs 1.88L cr through public equity markets Despite the entire financial year 2020-21 being overshadowed by the pandemic, Indian corporates raised an all-time high amount of Rs 1.88 lakh crore through public equity markets. This was more than double of the Rs 91,670 crore that was raised in 2019-20, according to Pranav Haldea, Managing Director, PRIME Database Group, India's premier database on the capital markets. The previous highest amount raised in a financial year was Rs.1.75 lakh crore in 2017-18. According to Haldea, c...
India Inc raised all-time high of Rs 1.88L cr through public equity markets
India Inc raised all-time high of Rs 1.88L cr through public equity markets
Source: IANS
30/03/2021 2:27:19 PM