With just a session left for September to end, so far Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have been net buyers of Indian equities at Rs 57,359 crore. The total investments by them now stand at Rs 1,00,245 crore on the year-to-date basis and is highest in nine months. In August, FPIs bought domestic shares worth Rs … Read more
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
As FIIs lead sectoral churning in the market ahead of the beginning of the rate-cut cycle in India, private bank stocks have once again begun to outperform their high-flying PSU peers. In the last one month, the private bank index has risen 8% while PSU banks have lost 4.3% of their value. HDFC Bank and … Read more
Following Friday’s sharp rally amid FTSE rebalancing, traders must brace for large moves in both Nifty and Nifty Bank in the monthly expiry week, says Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. RVNL and Mahindra Logistics are his two stock ideas for the week. Edited excerpts from a chat: Friday’s session changed the trajectory … Read more
Foreign investors have injected close to Rs 33,700 crore in domestic equities in this month so far primarily due to interest rate cut in the US and resilience of the Indian market. This also marks the second highest inflow in a month in this year so far, the last one being in March, when Foreign … Read more
“There are several stocks which are not really in your comfort zone and hence we need to pick up stocks on a bottom-up basis and need to cherry-pick ideas wherein the risk-reward is favourable. Otherwise, it is a tough market as far as stock selection is concerned,” says Pawan Parakh, Geojit Financial Services. What a … Read more
Copper has declined by more than 17 percent from its lifetime highs. Tepid demand from China, surging inventories in warehouses, and a strong US dollar have contributed to the bearish sentiment in prices. Copper inventory levels at different warehouses have reached multi-year highs. Latest London Metal Exchange (LME) data show that inventories in the LME-registered … Read more
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) invested a total of Rs 9,642 crores in equity through exchanges and an additional Rs 1,388 crores in the ‘primary market and others’ category in early September. The FPIs showed strong interest in the Indian market, reflecting its resilience amid global uncertainties. “The latest jobs data in the US indicates slowing … Read more
Domestic markets continued their record-breaking run even in the month of August, but the gains were steady with Sensex gaining close to 1%. The rally was also broad-based with the smallcaps outperforming the benchmark as the BSE smallcap index was up around 1.25% during the month. This was reflected in the gains of the broader … Read more
Amid mixed global cues, Indian equity indices Sensex and Nifty opened slightly higher on Wednesday, driven by gains in auto and energy stocks. The BSE Sensex was up 89 points, or 0.11%, at 81,799, while the Nifty50 rose 19 points, or 0.08%, to 25,036—just 42 points shy of its all-time high—around 9:22 am. From the … Read more
