US manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace since September 2022, powered by stronger orders growth and suggesting producers are breaking out of an extended slump. The S&P Global flash February purchasing managers index advanced to 51.5 from 50.7. Readings greater than 50 indicate expansion and, while only modest, the gauge has shown growth in … Read more
Tokyo: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth. The index closed Thursday at 39,098.68, up 2.2%. Its previous record was 38,915.87, set on December 29, 1989. So now it is back to where it was 34 … Read more
After seeing testing times in FY23 amid skyrocketing inflation and weak consumer demand, India Inc found solace in FY24 as several companies reported strong double-digit growth in earnings. One of the major factors driving this growth was easing inflationary pressures. As many as 234 companies, excluding banks and financial services, saw operating profit or EBITDA, … Read more
Fundraising activity in India will be stronger than ever over the next two years as conglomerates, tech firms and financial services providers hunt for capital to fuel growth and owners seize the moment to sell holdings, Bank of America Corp.’s co-head of investment banking in the country said. “2023 was the year of block trades, … Read more
Market returns and flows are always a function of earnings growth and the strong show by corporate India so far in the current financial year has made foreign investors fall in love with Dalal Street. Atleast 31 companies that have reported a double-digit earnings growth for three quarters in a row saw consistent rise in … Read more
While the overall outlook for corporate India is promising, short-term volatility cannot be ruled out, given general elections are coming up. Synopsis For the sample of 3,381 companies, revenue grew 8.2% Y-o-Y in the quarter compared with a 17.3% rise in the year-ago period. Net profit rose 25% on a lower base of 2.2% growth … Read more
Mumbai: The gap in weightage between Indian and Chinese equities on the MSCI index is narrowing with several global investors preferring shares on Dalal Street over those in Shanghai. Since January 2021, India’s weight in the MSCI Standard Index has more than doubled from 8.9% to 18.2%, whereas China’s weight has declined from 40.1% to … Read more
“But, the whole consensus, if you look at, let us say, for example, a company like GAIL or Petronet, everybody has a sell call, but the company is delivering, ROE is at 20-22%, then at some point people will want to participate there,” says Hemang Jani, Independent Market Expert. We were just debating earlier today … Read more
“Three rate cuts were not there on the card three months back, now there are three rate cuts. Yields are softening, so there will still be humbug whether it is March or April,” says Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities.It appears that overnight things have turned amber there in the US, in last sort of trade … Read more
A momentous shift is under way in global markets as investors pull billions of dollars from China’s sputtering economy, two decades after betting on the country as the world’s biggest growth story. Much of that cash is now heading for India, with Wall Street giants like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley endorsing the … Read more
