mutual funds: Plan to invest Rs 10 lakh post election outcome; Kaustubh Belapurkar gives asset allocation strategy

“Most investors are best served by investing into diversified equity funds, where fund managers will express their conviction on sector/themes stocks, with graded underweight/overweight calls,” says Kaustubh Belapurkar, Director – Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Research India Private Limited. In an interview with ETMarkets, Belapurkar said: “Don’t sell in panic, equity markets are a great long … Read more

Sensex: Sensex may hit 1 lakh before 5 years, thinner Modi 3.0 doesn’t mean end of bull run: Mark Mobius

Although concerned that a thinner majority may restrict Prime Minister Narendra Modi from carrying large-scale pro-growth reforms, billionaire investor Mark Mobius is confident that the bull run is intact and that the Sensex can even hit the 1 lakh mark before Modi finishes his third term. The 87-year-old investor, known as an India bull in … Read more

ETMarkets Smart Talk: There will be political stability; healthcare could turn out to be the dark horse in FY25: Aditya Khemka

“Healthcare as a sector could turn out to be the dark horse in FY25,” says Aditya Khemka – Fund Manager, InCred Asset Management. In an interview with ETMarkets, Khemka said: “One could allocate higher capital to relatively smaller companies which are reasonably valued and would likely participate meaningfully in the Indian growth story,” Edited excerpts: … Read more

max healthcare share price: Profit Booking! Medium, small and microcaps in line of investors’ ire

Broader markets catalysed the market fall on Tuesday with medium, small and microcap indices treading in deep red around 12:15 pm. The Nifty Midcap 100 index fell by over 7% or 3,700 points around this time to hit the day’s low of 49,623.10. This comes after a meteoric Monday rise after most exit polls gave … Read more

ETMarkets PMS Talk: We will see a strong build up for India as a single-country destination for FII flows: Tridib Pathak

“While FII flows will remain volatile, we think as time progresses, we will see a strong build up for India as a single-country destination for FII flows,” says Tridib Pathak, Executive Director and Portfolio Manager at Avendus Olivo PMS. In an interview with ETMarkets, Pathak said: “We like to identify ‘change’ in business fundamentals which … Read more

Learn with ETMarkets: How central banks worldwide are impacting bull run in gold

Central banks worldwide are playing a pivotal role in driving the ongoing bull run in gold prices. This article aims to dissect the intricate connection between central bank actions and the surge in gold prices, shedding light on the factors contributing to this phenomenon. Understanding Central Banks’ gold accumulation Diversification Strategy: Central banks are actively … Read more

This equity mutual fund delivered highest returns in April. Know what it bought and sold in the month?

HDFC Defence Fund-Reg(G), which was a top performer among the equity mutual fund schemes in April with returns of 12.56%, added three new stocks to its portfolio in the month gone by. These were Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, JNK India and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders. Meanwhile, the scheme increased its holding in seven stocks while … Read more

Learn With ETMarkets: Elliott Wave Theory – forecasting market trends using wave patterns

Fundamental and technical analysis are the two widely acknowledged ways of stock investing. Investors belong to either of these two schools of thoughts. While fundamental analysis focuses on a company’s business operations and financial health, technical analysis focuses on price patterns and trends on a stock’s price chart. Within these two methods of analysis, numerous … Read more