IT services companies like TCS and HCL Tech kickstarted the first quarter earnings season in the week gone by posting better than expected results. Today, about 14 companies will release their June quarter results including Avenue Supermarts, which operates DMart. Other results to watch out for include Bhansali Engineering, Excel Realty N Infra, Geojit Financial … Read more
Bitcoin’s rally to near a record high is reawakening animal spirits — not just in the cryptocurrency market itself, but in the broader financial world that had left the digital asset sector for dead last year. The change of heart can be seen in the improved outlook for deal flow, highlighted by Robinhood Markets Inc.’s … Read more
Small cap mutual fund schemes are in focus these days. These schemes that invest in the stocks of very small companies have given over 40.44% in 2023. In April 2024, the small cap funds again gained investors interest and received an inflow of Rs 2,208.70 crore.The talk about the higher valuations in the small cap … Read more
Shares of companies such as PFC, REC Ltd and Adani Ports suffered the worst hit in today’s market mayhem which witnessed a massive selloff on the back of a poor showing by the Narendra Modi led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections, results for which were trickling in early in the day. PFC and REC … Read more
“Companies like Voltas performed well initially, but their recent results, especially in the EMPS space, were disappointing. With per capita spending increasing, fast-moving electrical goods, home improvement, and auto sectors tend to do well,” says Gurmeet Chadha, Complete Circle ConsultantsWe are hearing reports suggesting an acute shortage of air conditioners and other consumer durable goods. … Read more
“We have already established that value creation is different from wealth creation. So, in my experience, there are three large components that create terminal value about which the terminal value investor should have differentiated insight on and those three components are intangibles, megatrends and leadership,” says Utpal Sheth, Senior Partner and CEO, RARE Enterprises and … Read more
NSE’s index services subsidiary, NSE Indices, on Friday launched a new strategy index — Nifty500 Equal Weight — which represents an alternative weighting strategy to its parent index, the Nifty 500. It includes the same companies as the Nifty 500, however, weighed equally, an NSE press release said. The base date for the index is … Read more
The fourth quarter results season is coming to a fag-end, and analysts said despite earnings largely meeting expectations, there is a noticeable moderation in the overall earnings landscape. Some notable companies that will announce their earnings this week include Varun Beverages, Zomato, Airtel, Siemens, Power Finance Corp, Mahindra and Mahindra, HAL, and JSW Steel, among … Read more
“If trouble comes when you least expect it, then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.” Cormac McCarthy Considered in a proper historical and comparative perspective, the 30-share Sensex, which breached the 25,000 mark in May 2014 and the 50,000 mark on January 21, 2021, smashed the psychological 75,000 barrier, zooming to … Read more
A strong earnings season and blockbuster reports from tech industry titans fueled a U.S. stock market rebound from the first real swoon of 2024. Next week’s inflation data could determine whether the good vibes continue. The benchmark S&P 500 index is up over 9% for the year, up near its late-March record high, following a … Read more
