62 BSE500 stocks gave double-digit returns in September as market scales record highs. What’s next?

62 BSE500 stocks gave double-digit returns in September as market scales record highs. What’s next?

Indian equity markets scaled new highs in the month of September on the back of 50 bps rate cut by the US Federal Reserve, boosting the sentiments of investors that the easing cycle is here to stay. The markets clocked gains in three out of four weeks during the month. Benchmark Sensex rose 1.22% in … Read more

Foreign Inflows: Financial services get highest foreign inflows in first half of September

Foreign Inflows: Financial services get highest foreign inflows in first half of September

Mumbai: Overseas investors bought Indian equities worth ₹32,779 crore across 17 sectors in the first 15 days of September, according to data from NSDL. Financial services received the highest inflows as Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) pumped ₹12,253 crore into the sector in the first-half of September, after selling a similar amount in August. Nifty Bank … Read more

bond prices: Bond Street to see $2-3 billion foreign inflows a month after inclusion in JP Morgan Index

bond prices: Bond Street to see -3 billion foreign inflows a month after inclusion in JP Morgan Index

Mumbai: The sovereign debt market will see foreign flows worth $2-3 billion per month once domestic bonds are included in a JP Morgan index this week, with the pace likely to accelerate once the US starts cutting rates, Standard Chartered Bank’s India head of financial markets said. “We have a different profile spread across clients. … Read more

JPMorgan: JPMorgan says India index inclusion on track, most clients ready

JPMorgan: JPMorgan says India index inclusion on track, most clients ready

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is on track to include India in its emerging market debt index from June with most of its clients ready to trade, according to the firm’s global head of index research. “Based on the annual Index Governance Consultation process, market feedback so far has been largely positive, with the majority of … Read more