ETMarkets Smart Talk: Investing amid high valuations – Nimesh Chandan’s take on stock picking and emerging IPOs

ETMarkets Smart Talk: Investing amid high valuations – Nimesh Chandan’s take on stock picking and emerging IPOs

“In largecaps, Nifty is trading slightly higher than its average valuation but has not reached high or historical valuation levels. So, in a way, largecaps become an easier choice right now compared to midcaps and smallcaps,” says Nimesh Chandan, CIO, Bajaj Finserv AMC.In an interview with ETMarkets, Chandan said: “If you are able to find … 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

vijay kedia stocks: Vijay Kedia warns retail investors to be cautious of frothy market

vijay kedia stocks: Vijay Kedia warns retail investors to be cautious of frothy market

“Today also I am feeling the same thing that there is a froth in this market, there is a froth in SME, there is a froth in IPO and of course many stocks. The retailer investors, as you say are innocent people, so they should be careful,” says Vijay Kedia, MD, Kedia Securities.What is your … Read more

Valuation concerns ebbed? 400 smallcaps give double-digit weekly returns of upto 52%

Valuation concerns ebbed? 400 smallcaps give double-digit weekly returns of upto 52%

MUMBAI – Concerns over high valuations in the smallcap universe seems to have ebbed as stocks rallied in the week gone by and outperformed benchmarks by a wide margin. As many as 400 smallcap stocks gave double-digit returns of upto 52% in the week ended April 5, data by Ace Equity showed. Of these 400 … Read more

IPO: IPO Street shines bright in 2023 on robust local demand, equity rally

IPO: IPO Street shines bright in 2023 on robust local demand, equity rally

Mumbai: India reported the second-highest number of initial public offerings (IPO) in the world after China in 2023, according to data from Bloomberg. The world’s most populous and fastest-growing economy recorded 240 IPOs during the year helped by a steady inflow from domestic investors amid a buoyant stock market. Of these, 58 companies raised funds … Read more