Vodafone Idea FPO: Dial Vi for victory: Cash-strapped telco pulls off biggest FPO

Mumbai: Vodafone Idea’s ₹18,000 crore follow-on public offer (FPO), India’s biggest, closed successfully on Monday, having been subscribed 7 times, with strong demand from global institutional investors. The allotment for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 19.3 times, of which 82% bids came from foreign institutional investors (FIIs). The non-institutional investor (NII) portion got bids … Read more

Vodafone Idea’s Rs 18,000 cr FPO may attract big investors. Is it worth your money?

Debt-ridden telco Vodafone Idea (VI), which has been plagued by losses and subscriber erosion, is coming up with a follow-on public offer (FPO) on April 18. The Rs 18,000 crore share sale is expected to attract some marquee investors including GQG Partners, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, AustralianSuper, Fidelity among others. Bloomberg reported that GQG will … Read more

In a steep fall from 400, only 25 smallcaps offer double-digit weekly returns

In a steep fall from the previous week, the number of smallcap stocks that offered double-digit returns this week were only 24. Last week, as many as 400 smallcaps rose in double-digits. The market sentiments worsened as the week went on as investors’ hopes for a June rate cut were dashed by higher-than-expected inflation in … Read more

stocks to buy: Top 10 stocks to buy before Sensex grows from 75,000 to 1 lakh

Having compounded at a healthy CAGR of 15.85% since inception in 1949, Sensex scaled the 75,000 peak this week with bulls predicting that the 1 lakh milestone will come within the next five years. Market guru Raamdeo Agrawal has even predicted that the headline index should touch 1.5 lakh by 2029. Describing Sensex as the … Read more

With 13% returns in 2024 so far, gold bulls leave Sensex behind by miles

In the race of returns, gold appears to have left the S&P BSE Sensex behind by miles in 2024. The yellow metal has approximately given 13% returns on a year-to-date (YTD) basis as against a 4% gain delivered by India’s heartbeat index. In the 30-stock index, 10 have given returns superior to gold in 2024. … Read more

Mcap of 4 of top 10 companies hit Rs 1.71 trillion; HDFC Bank, LIC lead gainers

Four of the top 10 valued firms added Rs 1,71,309.28 crore to their market valuation last week with HDFC Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) emerging as the biggest gainers in line with an overall positive trend in equities. On the other hand, six companies from the top 10 pack took a Rs … Read more

NSE to introduce 4 new indices in capital, F&O segments from April 8

MUMBAI – The National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India will launch four new indices in the cash and futures and options segments with effect from April 8. The exchange has proposed online dissemination of indices namely, Nifty Tata Group 25% Cap, Nifty500 Multicap India Manufacturing 50:30:20, Nifty500 Multicap Infrastructure 50:30:20, and Nifty MidSmall Healthcare, according … Read more

Rs 70,000 crore pipeline awaits IPO market in FY25, featuring some household names

The primary market is witnessing a tremendous surge in activity with high liquidity and enhanced investor appetite for new issue launches irrespective of the market sentiments. Companies raised Rs 62,000 crore through initial share sales in fiscal 2024 and the pipeline looks equally strong. As much as Rs 70,000 crore worth of offerings are expected … Read more

maruti suzuki market cap: Maruti Suzuki breaches Rs 4 lakh crore m-cap mark as stock races to fresh 52-week high

Shares of Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) jumped 4% on Wednesday to hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 12,722.70 on the NSE. The company also entered the coveted club of stocks with a market capitalisation of Rs 4 lakh crore. Currently, there are 13 other stocks with a market capitalisation of Rs 4 lakh crore … Read more