ET Intelligence Group: Foreign investors are increasingly favouring India’s discretionary consumption and capital expenditure sectors, ramping up equity allocations in Asia’s third-largest economy following a brief pause. The capital goods sector saw the largest increase in weightage among major sectors, contributing 131 basis points to reach 5.71%. The auto sector’s portfolio weight rose by 115 … Read more
Elevated U.S. interest rates are pressuring the U.S. retail sector, where shares of many companies have been dented by months of tight monetary policy while a select few have soared. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail index is up nearly 14% this year, roughly keeping pace with the S&P 500’s year-to-date gain. Much … Read more
U.S. equity funds saw outflows for the first time four weeks in the seven days ended May 29, hit by rising bond yields and uncertainty over the timing and extent of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. According to LSEG Lipper data, net outflows from U.S. equity funds totalled $7.6 billion. This came as the yield … Read more
FY24 was an interesting year with strong gains across markets caps and sectors. While the Nifty 50 Index was up 29%, the Midcap Index was up 60%, the Smallcap Index was up 70%, Nifty 500 Index was up 39%. The best performing sector was Realty, with the Nifty Realty sector gaining 133%, coincidentally this was … Read more
A person with a hand full of shopping bags walking by The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass in Simpsonville, Kentucky. Jon Cherry | Reuters A string of glowing five-star online reviews often seal the deal for us when it comes to making a purchase or picking a restaurant — but can you really trust them? … Read more
