market: What should investors do with auto stocks? Sandip Sabharwal answers

market: What should investors do with auto stocks? Sandip Sabharwal answers

“The management strategy of expanding across various formats, expanding its food delivery, TajSATS. So, I think strategically they are doing very well and now the big focus only on managed hotels is working well for them. Stock is not cheap at these valuations at all. Like, we obviously hold for from very low levels and … Read more

stock picks: 2 top stock recommendations from Dharmesh Shah

stock picks: 2 top stock recommendations from Dharmesh Shah

“The percentage of CNX 500 stocks trading above the 50-day moving average has improved from 48% to 65%. This suggests the rally should continue, also supported by strong global cues. Even the S&P 500 has seen a breakout after the last four weeks of consolidation,” says Dharmesh Shah, Head-Technical, ICICI Direct.Well, the market is fairly … Read more

market: Go Digit to be a great compounding story for next 10-15 years : Sumeet Nagar

market: Go Digit to be a great compounding story for next 10-15 years : Sumeet Nagar

“So, the Go Digit name may be somewhat misleading. So, while they are using technology very well and their internal backbone is all on new tech, it is very-very digital. The selling of insurance in India, if you want to be mainstream, has to be done through agents. But again, technology can allow you to … Read more

market: How sectoral rotation can help you make money in an expensive market

market: How sectoral rotation can help you make money in an expensive market

For those worried about buying stocks in an expensive-looking market, sector rotation can be an effective money-making strategy, according to Mohammed Abrar Asif, Co-CEO of Riyadh-based Hades Financial Private Capital Group. “This involves reallocating investments from overvalued sectors to those with more attractive valuations. For example, while IT and Financial Services have seen significant run-ups, … Read more

Sentiment sours on growth, turns to FMCG for a bounce

Sentiment sours on growth, turns to FMCG for a bounce

Smart money has recently shifted toward fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and consumption-related shares, with global macroeconomic volatility in the shape of weak US economic data, a declining Yen, and rising geopolitical tensions dulling the allure of growth and momentum stocks. However, money managers and analysts see limited short-term upside for FMCG stocks due to high … Read more

World affairs, HDFC Bank weightage worry indices

World affairs, HDFC Bank weightage worry indices

India’s equity indices fell nearly 1% on Tuesday, extending their fall to the second straight session as traders remained cautious amid heightened geopolitical tensions and ahead of the Wednesday release of US consumer price inflation (CPI) data. The prospect of lower-than-expected flows into HDFC Bank later this month, after the MSCI decided to raise the … Read more

stock picks: 2 sectors Aditya Arora is bullish on for near term

stock picks: 2 sectors Aditya Arora is bullish on for near term

“One day we see a gap up and another day we see a gap down. So, market is directionless and choppy. So, in such kind of a market, fmcg space and pharma space is doing pretty well, so I like that space,” says Aditya Arora, Adlytick.This has been a very difficult last one, one-and-a-half month. … Read more

ETMarkets Smart Talk: We are currently in India’s Golden Decade; I see Sensex at 1,15,253 by 2030: Amisha Vora

ETMarkets Smart Talk: We are currently in India’s Golden Decade; I see Sensex at 1,15,253 by 2030: Amisha Vora

“I believe we are currently in India’s Golden Decade and by 2030, on a market cap-to-GDP ratio of 115, Sensex will have scaled the 1,15,253-mark,” says Amisha Vora, Chairperson & MD, PL Capital – Prabhudas Lilladher. In an interview with ETMarkets, Vora said: “We remain positive on Capital Goods, Infra, Healthcare, Auto, Ports, Cement, Private … Read more

LIC: LIC’s bond FRA entry to boost demand for long-dated g-secs

LIC: LIC’s bond FRA entry to boost demand for long-dated g-secs

Mumbai: A particular kind of sovereign debt trade is set to receive a shot in the arm with the entry of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, signalling a new era of durable long-term government bond demand, running into trillions of rupees, from the insurance industry. The country’s largest insurer – which has a total … Read more

FIIs sold Indian stocks worth $1.3 billion this week. Will the sell-off deepen?

FIIs sold Indian stocks worth .3 billion this week. Will the sell-off deepen?

Led by a confluence of global factors like sharper-than-expected weakening of the US labor market, unwinding of Yen carry trades and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, FIIs withdrew $1.3 billion from the Indian stock market in the week. However, buying of around $2.2 billion worth of equities by domestic institutional investors last week … Read more