Mumbai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said unchecked trading by individuals in the futures & options (F&O) segment could trigger challenges for the market. “Any unchecked explosion in retail trading of futures and options can create future challenges, not just for the markets, but for investor sentiment and household finances,” Sitharaman said at an … Read more
Hemant Rustagi, Founder, Director, Wiseinvest, says “one of the key factors when you start looking at a sector or thematic fund is not to look at only the past performance. Obviously, going forward, you need to see which are the themes and sectors that are likely to do well. Some of these themes or sectors … Read more
PSU bank stocks were the worst performers this week led by selling seen in PNB, IOB, Union Bank, Canara Bank and Bank of India. “As 83% of PSU Bank index stocks are nearing the oversold region, SBI is witnessing strong pullback and Nifty PSU Bank Index bouncing off the rising trendline support of 7003, we … Read more
The Indian market recouped losses to close in the black. The S&P BSE Sensex rose over 260 points, while the Nifty50 reclaimed 22,000. Sectorally, buying was seen in telecom, metal, oil & gas, power, and utilities, while selling was seen in banks, realty, and IT stocks. Stocks in focus include names like Hindustan Zinc, which … Read more
“If trouble comes when you least expect it, then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.” Cormac McCarthy Considered in a proper historical and comparative perspective, the 30-share Sensex, which breached the 25,000 mark in May 2014 and the 50,000 mark on January 21, 2021, smashed the psychological 75,000 barrier, zooming to … Read more
Fundamental and technical analysis are the two widely acknowledged ways of stock investing. Investors belong to either of these two schools of thoughts. While fundamental analysis focuses on a company’s business operations and financial health, technical analysis focuses on price patterns and trends on a stock’s price chart. Within these two methods of analysis, numerous … Read more
Vivek Kumar Dewangan, CMD, REC, says he would like to make a distinction between non-banking finance companies like REC which have been following the IndAS norms. As per RBI’s income recognition and asset classification norms, this additional provisioning on account of under construction projects is not to be routed through profit and loss account. In … Read more
George Alexander Muthoot, MD, Muthoot Finance, says “the RBI instruction is an universal one, applicable to all NBFCs. The Reserve Bank is clarifying that more than Rs 20,000 should not be paid in cash. I do not think there is any impact of that because even otherwise most of our customers have bank accounts and … Read more
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher on Wednesday, stretching its winning streak to six straight sessions and closing above 39,000 points for the first time in five weeks, as investors kept betting on supportive U.S. monetary policy. The other Wall Street benchmarks cooled a touch as momentum stalled and U.S. Treasury yields rose on … Read more
Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities, says “three sectors – autos, specialty chemicals and metals or commodities are going to be the play from China. China has seen a re-rating and we have seen a strong accumulation. In fact, some FIIs have now started to sell here and buy some of the Chinese, particularly these three … Read more
