Stopping Nifty weekly expiry will deprive hedging opportunity: Anand James

Stopping Nifty weekly expiry will deprive hedging opportunity: Anand James

After BSE has announced that it will discontinue Bankex weekly expiries, the market is rife with speculations that NSE may choose Nifty Bank over Nifty as both exchanges have to pick one expiry under new Sebi rules. Nifty Bank brings in higher volumes for the exchange, and better trading opportunities for speculators, but if Nifty … Read more

4 metal stocks Dharmesh Shah is bullish on for near term

4 metal stocks Dharmesh Shah is bullish on for near term

“We believe 51,400 to 51,000 should be the strong support for Bank Nifty and we should see a gradual recovery for Bank Nifty too. So, banking, metals, power space as a whole looks positive from the current levels,” says Dharmesh Shah, ICICI Direct.Any sector-specific moves that you are seeing? Any sectors that you are liking … Read more

PFC, MRF among 115 stocks to trade ex-dividend this week. Do you own any?

PFC, MRF among 115 stocks to trade ex-dividend this week. Do you own any?

As many as 115 companies have fixed their record dates this week to determine the eligible shareholders for the payout of their dividends. Out of the lot, two are Nifty companies, i.e., HCL Tech and Shriram Finance, along with other names like PFC, MRF, and RBL Bank. Dividends are paid to shareholders whose names appear … Read more

Stocks in news: HCL Tech, DMart, Jio Financial, HDFC Life, Kotak Bank

Stocks in news: HCL Tech, DMart, Jio Financial, HDFC Life, Kotak Bank

Domestic markets experienced one of the best weeks in 2024 with Nifty and Sensex extending closing at record highs last week. In today’s trade, shares of HCL Tech, DMart, Jio Financial, HDFC Life, Kotak Bank among others will be in focus due to news developments and first quarter results. HDFC Life, Jio Financial, HDFC AMC, … Read more

Demand side concerns continue for HCL Tech as it reports weaker revenue

Demand side concerns continue for HCL Tech as it reports weaker revenue

Synopsis HCL Tech’s Q1 FY25 results were mixed, with better-than-expected net profit due to higher other income offsetting disappointing revenue growth. Operating margins were under pressure as anticipated, and the company secured fewer new deals compared to the previous quarter, a trend also seen in its larger competitor, TCS. ET Intelligence Group: The June 2024 … Read more

Tech View: Nifty likely to trade in a range

Tech View: Nifty likely to trade in a range

Technical charts suggest the short-term trend of Nifty is likely to be range-bound with a weak bias. A move below the immediate support of 23,250 could indicate the beginning of a shortterm downward correction, according to technical analysts. For short-term trading, analysts recommend stocks such as SBI, IDFC First Bank, Granules, Infosys, HCL Tech, M&M … Read more

Sanjiv Bhasin’s top stock picks post yesterday’s market bloodbath

Sanjiv Bhasin’s top stock picks post yesterday’s market bloodbath

“The excesses were created on Monday because of the exit poll getting it all wrong and people leveraging in PSUs and so on of defence. I always held the view that defence and railways were overpriced to 2027 level and PSU selective are very-very frothy,” says Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities.Real slam dunk for the … Read more

Analysts cheer Tech Mahindra roadmap

Analysts cheer Tech Mahindra roadmap

Mumbai: Shares of Tech Mahindra jumped 7.6% as optimism around the company’s three-year growth roadmap outshone concerns over near-term profitability as reflected in the fourth-quarter results, which missed analyst estimates. The stock closed at ₹1,280 and emerged as the top gainer in Nifty on Friday, but the average share price targets mostly suggest limited upside … Read more

Q4 results this week: RIL, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, among 166 companies that’ll announce earnings

Q4 results this week: RIL, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, among 166 companies that’ll announce earnings

With Wipro and Infosys’ results out this week, the fourth quarter earnings season will now pick up pace as the upcoming week will witness the results for Axis Bank, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, Tata Elxsi, along with 167 other companies. Other big players across sectors, like HUL, Indian Hotels, OFSS, … Read more

Nifty targets 22,250, says Rajesh Palviya; advises buy on dips strategy

Nifty targets 22,250, says Rajesh Palviya; advises buy on dips strategy

“The Nifty IT sector has faced downward pressure for the past few days. However, stalwarts like TCS and HCL Tech exhibit resilience on longer-term charts, suggesting potential buying opportunities amid corrections. We remain watchful of Nifty IT’s ability to hold the 100-day moving average; sustaining above it could signal further buying interest,” says Rajesh Palviya … Read more