Fund manager Siddhartha Bhaiya, who recently passed away following a cardiac arrest, had turned cautious on Indian equities in his final views, while spotting selective opportunities across global markets. He remained optimistic on non-tech themes in the U.S., consumption-led plays in China, and defensive sectors in Europe, which he believed offered better risk-adjusted opportunities. “As … Read more
Two Indian manufacturers, Laser Power & Infra Ltd (LPIL) and Indo MIM Ltd, filed draft red herring prospectuses (DRHPs) with the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), setting the stage for initial public offerings (IPOs) that together could raise over Rs 2,200 crore. The filings mark the latest wave of industrial and … Read more
Samvat 2079 has been a good year for small and mid cap stocks as equity markets navigated the highs and lows of interest rate uncertainties and geopolitical tensions. The smallcap indexes have surged over 30% during this period, compared with 9% gain in benchmark Sensex. Since last Diwali, as many as 172 smallcap stocks at … Read more
Benchmark index S&P BSE Sensex fell nearly 670 points or over 1% at 66,933.52, dragged by HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries (RIL). The broader S&P BSE 500 index was trading at 27,712.32, down 205.65 points or 0.74% The market breadth skewed in favour of bears with 350 stocks trading with declines. The top gainers in … Read more
There are a host of corporate actions scheduled for this week. L&T, Crisil, Coforge, Maruti Suzuki and Kotak Mahindra Bank will trade ex-dividend, while Piramal Pharma‘s rights issue’s ex-date is fixed this week. The ex-dividend date is when the price of the equity shares of a company gets adjusted for the dividend payout. It is … Read more
Four financial service companies, including three banks, from the smallcap space have turned multibaggers since last year’s Holi, according to an analysis by The Economic Times. Karnataka Bank was the top gainer among the financial pack, with a rise of over 153%, followed by Ujjivan Financial Services, whose shares have risen 145%. Meanwhile, South Indian … Read more