Gold prices in the international and domestic markets suffered losses in the first two months of 2024. A strong US dollar, expectations of further delay in US Fed rate cuts, and a rally in global equities affected the sentiment surrounding the metal. The US Dollar has gained almost 3% since the start of January. Firm … Read more
Mumbai: The earnings upgrade-to-downgrade ratio has weakened over the past three months, with 251 companies in the Nifty 500 universe experiencing downgrades for FY24, compared with 152 upgrades, Bloomberg data showed. Among the Nifty 50 companies, 30 experienced downgrades, while 19 underwent upgrades in this period. A Bloomberg earnings upgrade or downgrade is the consensus … Read more
Foreign institutional investors turned net buyers of equities in the week ended February 23, and the strong inflows drove benchmark indices to record highs. Foreign portfolio investors net bought Indian equities worth Rs 4,398 crore last week, according to NSDL data. This is against them selling shares worth over 2,500 crore in the preceding week. … Read more
Private largecap bank stocks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and IndusInd Bank, which together form around 60% of Bank Nifty, saw Long buildup or shorts being covered on a week-on-week basis, says Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. “Delivery buying has started to pick up this week in the case of … Read more
Foreign investors adopted a cautious approach offloading Indian equities worth close to Rs 3,776 crore so far this month owing to a spike in the US bond yields and uncertainty over the interest rate environment in the domestic as well as the global front. In contrast, they are bullish on the debt market and injected … Read more
Mumbai: Promoters are usually known to buy shares in their companies when the market cycle is in a downturn but this time they are not waiting for a bear phase to up their stakes. As the stock market extended its record-breaking run, about two dozen companies – mid-cap and small-cap companies – have witnessed an … Read more
In a memorable year for the equity market, Dalal Street investors added a whopping Rs 80.62 lakh crore to their wealth in 2023 as a raft of positive factors powered a stellar rally in stocks. Experts said India’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals, political stability owing to the BJP’s success in recent elections in three significant states, … 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
