India’s second largest private lender ICICI Bank today reported a standalone net profit of Rs 10 707.53 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 which was up by 17.38% from Rs 9121.87 crore reported in the year ago period. ICICI Bank reported interest income earned during the quarter at Rs 37,948.36 crore which was … Read more
Indian market is likely to consolidate on Thursday tracking mixed global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.22% at 22420 levels on Wednesday. India VIX was up by 0.78% from 10.20 to 10.28 levels. On the options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 22500 and then towards 22700 strikes while … Read more
With Wipro and Infosys’ results out this week, the fourth quarter earnings season will now pick up pace as the upcoming week will witness the results for Axis Bank, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, Tata Elxsi, along with 167 other companies. Other big players across sectors, like HUL, Indian Hotels, OFSS, … Read more
With the dollar index and US 10-year bond yields on the rise, along with increasing crude prices and geopolitical tensions, analysts advise a cautious approach. They advise investors to refrain from chasing buying opportunities at elevated levels and suggest booking profits on any bounceback. ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Mahindra & Mahindra, Eicher Motors, SAIL, IRCTC, … Read more
Nifty Bank, which hit a fresh lifetime high above 49,000 last week, has given an average return of 5% during the March quarter earnings season 7 out of 10 times in the last 10 years, says Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. Edited excerpts from a chat with James on the market outlook … Read more
Having compounded at a healthy CAGR of 15.85% since inception in 1949, Sensex scaled the 75,000 peak this week with bulls predicting that the 1 lakh milestone will come within the next five years. Market guru Raamdeo Agrawal has even predicted that the headline index should touch 1.5 lakh by 2029. Describing Sensex as the … Read more
In the race of returns, gold appears to have left the S&P BSE Sensex behind by miles in 2024. The yellow metal has approximately given 13% returns on a year-to-date (YTD) basis as against a 4% gain delivered by India’s heartbeat index. In the 30-stock index, 10 have given returns superior to gold in 2024. … Read more
India’s heartbeat index Sensex, which crossed the 75,000 milestone in Tuesday’s session, had broken the 25,000 barrier 10 years ago on May 16, 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi won the Lok Sabha elections. This translates into a return of three times on the index itself. The market capitalisation of all BSE-listed stocks on that … Read more
Indian market is likely to head higher on Wednesday tracking positive global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 0.07% at 22733 levels on Tuesday. India VIX was down by 2.02% from 11.61 to 11.36 levels. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 23000 and then towards 22700 … Read more
Indian supermarket chain Vishal Mega Mart Pvt. has picked banks as it presses ahead with a planned initial public offering in Mumbai this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Vishal Mega Mart chose Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. and ICICI Bank Ltd to help arrange a share sale as early as in the fourth … Read more
