The Nifty closed with a loss of 51 points (-0.2%) at 24,148 while the broader markets underperformed, with midcap and smallcap indices losing 1.3% and 1.7%, respectively, on Friday. The US Fed cut its benchmark lending rate by 25 bps to 4.5%, in line with expectations and in an attempt to support economic growth, China’s … Read more
“But I do think for people like us who look for individual opportunities rather than the market as a whole, it is starting to give us some opportunities to invest our money and we are active investors as the markets have come down,” says Rajeev Agarwal, Doordarshi India Fund. What is the message out there … Read more
Pointing out that the distance between 100 and 200 SMAs is the highest since the sharp ascent during the 2020-21 period, Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, says we are now at a perfect point to correct this anomaly as we approach August low of 23893, providing a breathing space for bulls to … Read more
“I think there is a possibility that some of the FPIs reallocate part of portfolio allocations to China. However, any such decision is expected to be more tactical and not structural,” says Sachin Bajaj, EVP & Chief Investment Officer, Max Life Insurance. In an interview with ETMarkets, Bajaj said: “We are favorably positioned on the … Read more
A ‘Buy China, Sell India’ trade is getting played out in emerging markets as FIIs have sold Indian stocks worth around Rs 30,718 crores in the first 3 days of October. The sudden U-turn in FII strategy has been mainly triggered by the outperformance of Chinese stocks. “The Hang Seng index shot up by 26% … Read more
Rajiv Batra, Head of Asia Pacific ex JP/CN, Equity Strategy and Head of India & Southeast Asia Equity Strategy, JPMorgan, says the second quarter of this fiscal year will not give great joy because the extreme heatwaves season will be replaced by torrential rainfalls which could be impacting some amount of demand. But that does … Read more
Led by a confluence of global factors like sharper-than-expected weakening of the US labor market, unwinding of Yen carry trades and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, FIIs withdrew $1.3 billion from the Indian stock market in the week. However, buying of around $2.2 billion worth of equities by domestic institutional investors last week … Read more
Shrugging off all worries related to elections, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have ended up buying Indian stocks worth about Rs 26,565 crore in June – before the Union Budget and India’s inclusion in JP Morgan’s bond index. After being net sellers in the last two months, a U-turn by FIIs comes amid expectations that reforms … Read more
Sunil Subramaniam, market veteran, says that in April and May, the outflow of Rs 50,000 crore was a profit booking by FIIs. Now, alternatives to take that money and put it anywhere else in the world are not looking attractive. So, they had to come back to India, especially once they got clarity that this … Read more
In recent years, investors bullish on Indian equities have cited the promise of policy reforms and rapid economic growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to justify its record premium over emerging-market peers. Now, with the leader facing coalition politics after a weaker-than-expected mandate in this week’s national election, the so-called Modi premium is under scrutiny. … Read more