Mumbai: India’s paints industry could turn into the proverbial red ocean for several incumbents as Aditya Birla Group flagship Grasim makes a big splash with the ‘Birla Opus’ brand, potentially altering market share and profitability dynamics in a sector that has hitherto expanded with far fewer gyrations than one of its biggest revenue generators – … Read more
After seeing testing times in FY23 amid skyrocketing inflation and weak consumer demand, India Inc found solace in FY24 as several companies reported strong double-digit growth in earnings. One of the major factors driving this growth was easing inflationary pressures. As many as 234 companies, excluding banks and financial services, saw operating profit or EBITDA, … Read more
Chipmaker Nvidia is replacing Tesla as Wall Street’s most traded stock, adding to its prominence after becoming the third-most valuable U.S. company and showing more evidence of how central AI-related bets have become to investors. Nvidia’s outsized representation in day-to-day stock trading could leave investors more vulnerable should the chipmaker’s revenue growth fail to meet … Read more
A majority of technical charts show a bullish pattern formation, suggesting Nifty could reach 22,500 if it maintains levels above 21,800. Alternatively, support is seen at 21,600 levels, according to technical analysts. They note positive setups in various stocks, including Maruti, TVS Motor, ACC, Biocon, Tata Motors, M&M,Persistent, Ambuja Cements, Adani Ports, Federal Bank, Trent, … Read more
Overseas investors are pouring more money into India’s sovereign bonds than stocks, drawn by their relatively lower valuations and upcoming inclusion into global debt indexes. Global funds have plowed a net $4.1 billion into the nation’s debt since Jan. 1, with government securities luring the bulk of the flows ahead of their addition to JPMorgan … Read more
In atleast 30 stocks, mutual funds have increased their stake consistently in the last three quarters, and their bullish stance alongwith the positive market sentiment saw around 11 of them giving multibagger returns in the last 10 months. What’s also interesting to note is that all the 30 companies have reported atleast 20% year-on-year (YoY) … Read more
In times when foreign investors are taking calculative bets on India, the faith of retail bulls remains unabated, as they increased their holding in more than 300 stocks for three straight quarters. Their consistent faith seems to have paid off too, because atleast 100 of the 300 stocks have given multibagger returns so far in … Read more
Benchmark indices fell on Monday due to profit booking amid mixed trends in global markets. The 30-share Sensex settled 523 points lower at 71,072 and the broader Nifty also closed 166 points lower at 21,616. Stocks that were in focus included names like Global Health, which rose 6.34%, MCX, which dropped 9.03%, and Apollo Hospitals, … Read more
Mumbai: The selloff in shares of public sector companies aggravated on Monday as disappointing third-quarter results of a few prompted traders to liquidate bullish bets. Analysts warn about the likelihood of further declines in these stocks, which have been the top performers on Dalal Street for the past three months. Any sharp fall in the … Read more
Japan’s retail investors are pouring money into Indian stocks amid bets the nation will be the next China. Total assets of India equity-focused investment trusts in Japan grew 11%, or ¥237 billion ($1.6 billion), in January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Factoring in the gains of Indian stocks on the yen basis last month, … Read more
