JM Financial bets on banks, capex-led growth stocks with launch of new model portfolio for Indian equities

JM Financial bets on banks, capex-led growth stocks with launch of new model portfolio for Indian equities

JM Financial has launched its India Model Portfolio with a bullish stance on banks, infrastructure, and domestic demand plays, while staying cautious on expensive mid-cap and small-cap stocks and export-oriented sectors. The brokerage said it is overweight on banks, real estate, telecom, infrastructure, defence and oil & gas. The model portfolio marks a key shift … Read more

Kotak Equities reshuffles model portfolio; adds IndiGo, Pidilite; reduces Dabur. Here’s what changed

Kotak Equities reshuffles model portfolio; adds IndiGo, Pidilite; reduces Dabur. Here’s what changed

Making adjustments to its model portfolio, domestic brokerage firm Kotak Institutional Equities has increased the weight of InterGlobe Aviation (INDIGO) by 100 basis points to 250 basis points and Pidilite Industries (PIDI) by 40 basis points to 190 basis points. Meanwhile, Dabur witnessed a decrease in the weightage. According to the domestic brokerage firm, both … Read more

Eight of top-10 most-valued firms saw combined Rs 1.60 lakh cr erosion in mkt valuation last week

Eight of top-10 most-valued firms saw combined Rs 1.60 lakh cr erosion in mkt valuation last week

The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1,60,314.48 crore last week, with Reliance Industries taking the biggest hit, in line with a sluggish trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark dropped 1,047.52 points, or 1.30 per cent. While Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), … Read more

Sunny Agrawal predicts strong FY26 for cement sector as profitability improves

Sunny Agrawal predicts strong FY26 for cement sector as profitability improves

“It is a kind of bottom-up stock pickers market. So, the companies which are likely to perform well over the period of next three to four quarters are likely to be on radar of investor,” says Sunny Agrawal, SBI Cap Securities.It has been a decent recovery in April. What do you think this month has … Read more

Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Monday

Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Monday

The Indian stock market ended lower on Friday, curbing its weekly gains, as broad sectoral losses and investor concerns over escalating geopolitical tensions following a deadly militant attack in Kashmir weighed on market sentiment. The benchmark BSE Sensex lost 588.90 points or 0.74% to close at 79,212.53, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at … Read more

Nifty Bank soars to new high on strong Q4 scores

Nifty Bank soars to new high on strong Q4 scores

Mumbai: A renewed wave of optimism lifted domestic lenders to record levels as better-than-expected March quarter results at top banks buttressed their investment case, already in focus of late on account of the preference for sectors benefiting from local prospects amid lingering uncertainty over trade tariffs. Expectations of more interest rate cuts, with the Reserve … Read more

At multi-year highs: These 6 stocks witness 5-year swing high breakout – On a high

At multi-year highs: These 6 stocks witness 5-year swing high breakout – On a high

In the Nifty200 pack, we have collated a list of six stocks that witnessed a 5-year swing high at the close on April 17, suggesting bullishness in counters, according to stockedge.com’s technical scan data. A 5-year swing high represents the highest price a stock has reached within a five-year timeframe. This level acts as a … Read more

HDFC Bank declares Rs 22 dividend for FY25, fixes June 27 as record date

HDFC Bank declares Rs 22 dividend for FY25, fixes June 27 as record date

HDFC Bank, while declaring its results for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2025, also announced a dividend of Rs 22 per share for its eligible shareholders, for which it has fixed June 27 as the record date. “The Board also recommended a dividend of Rs. 22 per equity share of Re. 1/- each … Read more

HDFC Bank Q4 results: Net profit jumps 6.7% YoY; NII rises 10%

HDFC Bank Q4 results: Net profit jumps 6.7% YoY; NII rises 10%

India’s largest private lending bank, HDFC Bank on Saturday, reported its fourth quarter results for FY25, wherein its profit after tax was reported at Rs 17,616 crore, up by 6.7% YoY while its net interest income (NII) was up by 10.3% YoY to Rs 32,070 crore. The PAT stood above the ETNow poll, while the … Read more