The Reserve Bank has held interest rates, despite acknowledging stubbornly high inflation, in its third decision of the year. Tuesday’s decision means the cash rate will remain at 4.35 per cent, as it has been since the most recent hike last November. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: RBA announces interest rate hold. Economists largely anticipated the … Read more
Brokerage Investec upgraded Marico to a buy from hold, Jefferies maintained a buy rating on Godrej Consumer, JPMorgan maintained an underweight rating on Gujarat Gas, and a neutral stance on Lupin. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Investec on Marico: Buy| Target Rs 616 Investec … Read more
The “Partners” statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, photographed Saturday, June 3, 2023. Joe Burbank | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Disney reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday, and analysts will be paying attention … Read more
Indian market is likely to consolidate on Tuesday tracking mixed global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 0.05% at 22563 levels on Monday. India VIX was up by 13.54% from 14.62 to 16.60 levels. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 22800 and then towards 22700 strikes … Read more
Oil prices ticked up early on Tuesday after Israel struck Rafah in Gaza while negotiations for a ceasefire with Hamas continued without resolution. Brent crude futures were up 46 cents, or 0.55%, at $83.79 per barrel at 0010 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 46 cents, or 0.59%, to $78.94 a … Read more
Mumbai: Shares of Deepak Nitrite surged 4.8% after Morgan Stanley gave a ‘double-upgrade’ in its rating on the stock to overweight. The brokerage set a price target of ₹2,985 on the stock, implying an upside of about 16% over its Monday closing price of ₹2,560.5. The brokerage said Deepak Nitrite is in the midst of … Read more
Mumbai: Tinkering with the interest rate alone may not help with the repayment ability of home loan borrowers, according to a research paper supported by the Reserve Bank of India. Prudential measures like risk weights and loan-to-value adjustments, along with interest rates, will be more effective in repayments of loans. This will also help in … Read more
Mumbai: Shares of state-owned banks, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and infrastructure firms plunged as much as 10% on Monday following the Reserve Bank of India’s tougher draft guidelines on the financing and accounting of project loans. The proposed stricter lending criteria, with additional provisioning, are aimed at preventing accounting shocks but could potentially hurt balance … Read more
Mumbai: Mutual fund investors looking to diversify portfolios beyond traditional diversified equity strategies can consider quant funds, which primarily use mathematical models to select stocks, eliminate fund manager bias, and have lower costs than active funds. Wealth managers believe investors can allocate 15-20% to such schemes. Quant funds build a portfolio by selecting stocks on … Read more
Mumbai: Shares of Titan Company plunged 7.2% Monday after fourth-quarter results showed profitability is under pressure. Most analysts trimmed their price targets on the stock, but the forecasts still imply upside of 8-22% over Monday’s closing price of ₹3,281. Analysts said rising gold prices could dent demand for Titan’s products. “There is a notable and … Read more
