Ever since voting for Lok Sabha elections began on April 19, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have sold Indian stocks worth around Rs 37,700 crore, translating into an average daily sell-off of Rs 1,800 crore in the last 21 trading sessions. Reflecting the increased nervousness on Dalal Street on the probable outcome of Lok Sabha election, … Read more
New Delhi: The selling spree in Indian stock markets by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned aggressive in May, partly attributable to a strong US dollar, sticky inflation particularly in the food segment, and poll outcome-related anxieties. With over 10 days more to go in May, the latest data from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) showed … Read more
May 19, 2024, 11:07:23 AM IST 1/8 Dividend Dispensers With the fourth quarter earnings season, companies rewarded their shareholders with dividends for the financial year 2024. Companies announced dividend amounts as high as Rs 55 per share.Here’s a list of 7 companies that announced dividend in the last week: ETMarkets.com The telecom major Bharti Airtel … Read more
Various widely tracked companies like ITC, ONGC, IRFC, Ircon International, BHEL, BEL, Sun Pharma, Nykaa, Tata Investment Corporation, Hindalco, Ashok Leyland, and Divi’s lab will be releasing their March quarter report cards this week. Here’s a list: May 20ONGC, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), Bharat Electronics (BEL), Oil India, SAIL, Deepak Nitrite, Whirlpool of India, … Read more
Synopsis Even the best of the rational brain can make wrong decisions when there is too much noise which gets created due to a narrative. Now for the last few days a narrative has been created that due to polls, FPI are selling. These kinds of narratives tend to hit the sector and stocks which … Read more
A rebound that has taken the U.S. stock market to record highs this week may have further to run, if history is any guide. Fresh signs of a cooling economy calmed inflation worries in May, helping all three major U.S. stock indexes rise to records this week. The benchmark S&P 500, which fell over 4% … Read more
The Dow topped 40,000 for the first time on Thursday in an all-time high, giving U.S. President Joe Biden an opening to prove his Republican election rival’s 2020 predictions wrong. The state of the U.S. economy looms as one of the larger factors weighing on the Democratic president’s bid for reelection. Persistently high prices have … Read more
Indian market is expected to trade higher on Friday tracking positive global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.84% at 22473 levels on Thursday. India VIX was down by 1.33% from 20.27 to 20 levels. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 22500 and then towards 22600 … Read more
Indian market is expected to consolidate on Thursday tracking mixed global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 0.13% at 22280 levels on Wednesday. India VIX was up by 0.35% from 20.20 to 20.27 levels. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 22500 and then towards 22300 strikes … Read more
Rajiv Batra, Head of Asia Pacific ex JP/CN, Equity Strategy and Head of India & Southeast Asia Equity Strategy, JPMorgan, says if one assumes policy continuity as the present dispensation is expected to come back to power, then one should keep positioned in a barbell manner. Invest in some safe and secured sectors like healthcare … Read more
