The finance ministry is not in favour of any major regulatory intervention in the stock market, and believes that over-regulation could lead to nervousness among participants, ETNow news channel reported, quoting sources. The news comes in the backdrop of the recent measures taken by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SebI) to check on … Read more
Mumbai: Notwithstanding the sharp swings in the stock market in recent weeks, individual investors are not shying away from borrowing and betting on shares, especially mid-caps – some of the worst hit in the recent sell-off. The total quantum of margin funding – a short-term loan to investors for buying shares they cannot afford otherwise … Read more
A big concern ahead of the public listing was that Reddit, the platform that gave birth to the memestocks of 2021, could also suffer the wild price swings caused by large numbers of investors coordinating their strategy over social media, including Reddit itself on forums such as r/wallstreetbets. Reddit’s IPO is a test of investor … Read more
Block trades in India are close to capping their best quarter in 14 years as the country’s booming stock market encourages shareholders to monetize stakes. Shareholders have raised $7.1 billion selling their holdings in India so far this year, with the quarter on track to have raised the most from block trades since the January … Read more
“The global semiconductor sector is positioned for a decade of expansion and is forecasted to reach a trillion-dollar industry by the year 2030 driven by automotive, data storage, and wireless industries,” says Anil Rego, Founder and Fund Manager at Right Horizons – A SEBI-registered PMS provider. In an interview with ETMarkets, Rego said: “We are … Read more
Nifty on Wednesday ended 22 points lower to form a Doji candle on the daily charts which indicates chances of a minor pullback rally. Minor degree positive chart patterns like higher tops and bottoms have been negated recently as per the daily chart. Hence, any upside bounce from here is expected to be a lower … Read more
Financial success is not a hard science. It’s a soft skill, where how you behave is more important than what you know. While everybody is looking at the same stock prices, same charts and has access to the same balance sheets and management commentary, not everybody has the same outcome in their trading and investing … Read more
“There are pockets of exuberance emerging, so caution is advised in selecting sectors and scrips. Modest returns from equities should be anticipated in the next year.” says Ramkumar K, Chief Investment Officer, Reliance General Insurance. In an interview with ETMarkets, Ramkumar said: “We believe that domestic flows have driven the search for mid and small-cap … Read more
With Mumbai scheduled to vote on May 20 for the Lok Sabha elections, stock exchanges BSE and NSE are likely to declare it a holiday as was seen during the 2014 and 2019 poll. Local governments declare a holiday in voting days under the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881. However, there is no official confirmation of … Read more
Veteran banker Uday Kotak said on Wednesday that Indian stock markets are nowhere near bubble territory. He made this remark in the presence of Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch, who earlier this week raised concerns of potential “froth” or “bubbles” in pockets of the market. “There may be a little froth, it could be a … Read more
