Inside Goldman Sachs’ expanding but risky financing engine

Inside Goldman Sachs’ expanding but risky financing engine

A Goldman Sachs bet put in place in 2021 on lending to private funds has helped drive record revenues in fixed-income financing. Now, the Wall Street bank is pushing even deeper into the growing but risky market. The fund finance unit, housed in the bank’s global banking and markets division, lends money secured by different … Read more

Gold prices flat ahead of US inflation data

Gold prices flat ahead of US inflation data

Gold prices were flat on Thursday, as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation reading that could provide further insights into the Federal Reserve’s policy path. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was unchanged at $2,338.04 per ounce, as of 0125 GMT, after falling 1% in the previous session. * U.S. gold futures were down 0.2% at $2,358.30. … Read more

Hot Stocks: Brokerage view on LIC, Suzlon Energy, Inox Wind and Hindalco

Hot Stocks: Brokerage view on LIC, Suzlon Energy, Inox Wind and Hindalco

Brokerage firm Investec maintained a buy rating on Hindalco, Nuvama initiated coverage on Inox Wind and Suzlon Energy with a buy rating respectively. Goldman Sachs has a neutral rating on LIC post-Q4 results.We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Investec on Hindalco Industries: Buy| Target Rs … Read more

Awfis IPO: Awfis Space IPO subscribed 108.56 times

Awfis IPO: Awfis Space IPO subscribed 108.56 times

The initial public offering of Awfis Space Solutions closed on Monday, with bids exceeding more than 108 times the shares the office sharing company has put up for sale. According to data from the BSE, the public issue received bids for more than 936.8 million shares against the 8.62 million shares on offer. The category … Read more

Go Digit sees moderate listing, but analysts project optimism. What investors should do

Go Digit sees moderate listing, but analysts project optimism. What investors should do

Go Digit, the fast-growing general insurance company, listed at Rs 286 per share, translating to a 5% gain over the issue price of Rs 272. The listing fell short of expectations as the grey market trends suggested a potential gain of around 10%. Analysts said Go Digit’s position as the fastest-growing private non-life insurer by … Read more

Warburg Pincus exits Apollo Tyres by offloading Rs 1,072 crore worth stake

Warburg Pincus exits Apollo Tyres by offloading Rs 1,072 crore worth stake

Warburg Pincus, through its subsidiary White Iris Investment, has sold its entire stake in Apollo Tyres through block deals on Wednesday. The leading global PE firm offloaded about 3.5% stake or 2.24 crore shares in the transaction at Rs 477.35 apiece, taking the deal value to around Rs 1,072 crore. Marquee funds, including Goldman Sachs, … Read more

zee entertainment enterprises shares: Zee Entertainment Enterprises shares rise 3% as firm swings back to black in Q4

zee entertainment enterprises shares: Zee Entertainment Enterprises shares rise 3% as firm swings back to black in Q4

Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises rose nearly 3% to Rs 144.4 in Tuesday’s trade on BSE after the firm reported a profit of Rs 13 crore in the March quarter of FY24, after reporting a loss of Rs 196 crore in the year-ago period. Moreover, the company’s shares closed over 4% higher in a special … Read more

copper prices: Domestic copper at lifetime highs; factors affecting the price surge

copper prices: Domestic copper at lifetime highs; factors affecting the price surge

A broad advance in industrial metals took domestic copper prices to record levels last week. A firm overseas market due to fresh Chinese stimulus measures, concerns over tightness in global mine supply, and hopes of strong green demand boosted prices. In the key domestic MCX futures, prices of copper are hovering near Rs 900 a … Read more

fii selling: JP Morgan’s Rajiv Batra on why FIIs are selling and how to position portfolio now

fii selling: JP Morgan’s Rajiv Batra on why FIIs are selling and how to position portfolio now

Rajiv Batra, Head of Asia Pacific ex JP/CN, Equity Strategy and Head of India & Southeast Asia Equity Strategy, JPMorgan, says if one assumes policy continuity as the present dispensation is expected to come back to power, then one should keep positioned in a barbell manner. Invest in some safe and secured sectors like healthcare … Read more