Margin funding touches new high in step with D-Street

Margin funding touches new high in step with D-Street

Mumbai: Margin funding, where retail investors purchase stocks by paying 25% and brokers fund the rest for up to a year, hit an all-time high this week, when the broader market also climbed to a new peak. This increase in risk appetite reflects a prevailing sense of euphoria among retail investors, although market participants warn … Read more

Broader market in a bear grip, large-caps fail to offer support

Broader market in a bear grip, large-caps fail to offer support

Mumbai: India’s benchmark indices have declined just 10% from their 52-week highs, but a scratch beneath the surface would paint a gloomier picture of investor wealth destruction. As many as 325 stocks of the NSE 500 index are down more than 20% from their 52-week highs, while about 140 stocks are trading 30-60% below their … Read more