In response to last week’s column -‘Time to Ponder a One Foot Out of the Door Plan’- as a possible strategy in the equity market, I received a great deal of feedback from readers sharing their own investment plans and views. One of the aspects they sought more clarity on was the applicability of the … Read more
After the relentless buying in December, foreign portfolio investors took the slow lane on Dalal Street in January, eventhough markets hit record highs. In fact, data showed that foreign portfolio investors turned net sellers of equities in the last week after being net buyers in the secondary market in the preceding week. FPIs net sold … Read more
Mumbai: Indian stocks rose to fresh all-time closing levels on Friday led by a surge in information technology shares as investors judged the third-quarter earnings of sector leaders-TCS and Infosys-weren’t as adverse as expected. The optimism inspired markets to overlook the escalating tensions in the Red Sea, which caused a jump in oil prices to … Read more
After fairly mixed results from IT majors Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services, Dalal Street investors’ attention will shift to HCLTech and Wipro, who will release their quarterly numbers later today. Brushing off the seasonality factor, HCLTech is expected to report strong earnings for the December quarter, while Wipro may continue to disappoint the market. If … Read more
Some investors are finding themselves on the horns of a dilemma these days: Is it worth the risk to continue with winning equity bets into the fourth year of the bull run when share valuations are at a peak? Or is the risk of staying out of the bull market greater when just a few … Read more
Mumbai: Valuations have been the big buzzword on Dalal Street for a while now but its suddenly gaining momentum. These days every conversation begins with the P/E ratio (price to earning ratio, which compares the current price of the share with its per share earnings) and ends with a loud proclamation that the valuations look … Read more
After losses in the last week, the short-term trajectory of domestic equities is seen as weak, and investors may sit on the fence looking for fresh cues, as the earnings season draws to a close. Therefore, rangebound trade could be seen in indices in the truncated week ahead. The stock markets are closed on Tuesday … Read more
