Asset Allocation: ETMarkets Smart Talk: Sensex@80K! Sahil Kapoor recommends multi-asset allocation strategy for new investors

Asset Allocation: ETMarkets Smart Talk: Sensex@80K! Sahil Kapoor recommends multi-asset allocation strategy for new investors

“Allocate new money to a multi-asset allocation strategy or an equity savings fund with lower equity allocations,” says Sahil Kapoor, Head of Products & Market Strategist, DSP Mutual Fund. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kapoor said: “Retail investors should prioritize building a well-rounded portfolio that includes both equity and debt, aligning their investments with their … 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

F&O Talk| Nifty still outperforming global peers, eyes key 24,700 level for breakout: Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities

F&O Talk| Nifty still outperforming global peers, eyes key 24,700 level for breakout: Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities

Strong global market cues provided a major impetus to the market as the Sensex surged more than 1,000 points in intra-day trades on all-round buying support. India Vix also descended from 20 levels to 15 during the week, which signals an easing in the cautiousness in the market and improvement in sentiments. The second half … Read more

Will Nifty cross 25,000 this week? Fed meeting & 5 other factors to watch out for

Will Nifty cross 25,000 this week? Fed meeting & 5 other factors to watch out for

Will Nifty cross 25,000 this week? Fed meeting & 5 other factors to watch out for Driven by positive US GDP data, expectations of improved global demand and unflinching faith of domestic investors, the stock market has recovered all its post-Budget losses to leave many market veterans surprised. Given Friday’s momentum, Sensex looks poised to … Read more

Tax tension drags Sensex down 600 points but retail investors keep partying. Should you tweak strategy?

Tax tension drags Sensex down 600 points but retail investors keep partying. Should you tweak strategy?

Even as banks and other financial stocks dragged Sensex and Nifty down following a hike in capital gains tax in Budget, smallcaps and midcaps continued to rally as if nothing changed in the Finance Bill. Sensex was down around 600 points as heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Bajaj twins led the downside … Read more

Budget history telling traders to not chase prices higher this week: Anand James

Budget history telling traders to not chase prices higher this week: Anand James

The pre-Budget rally that has seen Sensex and Nifty touch unclaimed peaks this week may not sustain in the run-up to the D-Day, according to historical market trends ahead of the Budget. “If history were to repeat, we should see a dip prior to the Budget announcement. So history advises traders not to chase prices … Read more

46 smallcap stocks offer double-digit weekly returns in rangebound market

46 smallcap stocks offer double-digit weekly returns in rangebound market

Indian markets traded in a range in the week gone by with ebbs and flows even as benchmark Nifty made a lifetime high of 24,461 levels. During the week, as many as 46 smallcap stocks delivered double digit weekly returns with five of them offering over 25% returns. HPL Electric and Power was the top … Read more

BSE SME IPO index crosses 1 lakh mark after over 5,000% rally in just 5 years

BSE SME IPO index crosses 1 lakh mark after over 5,000% rally in just 5 years

Despite the excitement surrounding the Sensex potentially reaching the 100,000 mark within the next one to two years, the BSE SME IPO index has already achieved this milestone. This remarkable feat is driven by a surge of small companies entering the public markets, fueled by growing investor appetite. The SME IPO market has grown exponentially … Read more

Momentum Pick: Will Zomato’s 21% returns over a month and technical breakouts trigger another leg of rally?

Momentum Pick: Will Zomato’s 21% returns over a month and technical breakouts trigger another leg of rally?

Zomato shares have rallied 21% since June 4, the day of election outcome, as against the 11% surge seen by the S&P BSE Sensex in this period, outperforming the latter by nearly twice. On Tuesday, the stock closed above previous week’s high, registering a weekly breakout. The stock is a momentum pick, say analysts who … Read more

Staggered bets in multi-asset MFs look apt amid bullish sentiment

Staggered bets in multi-asset MFs look apt amid bullish sentiment

ET Intelligence Group: With the benchmark Sensex touching a record 80K mark, distributors recommend caution to investors while toning down return expectations from the market. They advise incremental investments in multi-asset schemes. These schemes invest across various asset classes including equity, debt, and commodities thereby reducing dependence on a single asset class for return generation. … Read more