The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a 25 bps reduction in repo rates to 6% from 6.25% and has also shifted its stance from ‘neutral’ to accommodative. With this, it is expected that the home loan rates might go down. So far, home loan borrowers are experiencing a positive year … Read more
Domestic brokerage firm Motilal Oswal expects a muted earnings performance in Q4FY25, projecting just 2% year-on-year (YoY) growth for the Nifty 50 index. The subdued growth outlook reflects persistent challenges across key sectors, particularly Oil & Gas (O&G), Cement, and Real Estate, even as segments like Technology, Auto, and BFSI are expected to provide moderate … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced the lifting of supervisory restrictions previously imposed on Kotak Mahindra Bank, and allowed the bank to resume onboarding of new customers through its online channels and issue new credit cards. Rahul Malani of Mirae Asset Sharekhan explains what it will mean for the stock. How do … Read more
Uday Kotak, the former managing director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank, along with his family, recently acquired residential property valued at Rs 202 crore in the prestigious Worli Sea Face area of Mumbai. The purchase includes 12 properties within a three-floor development known as Shiv Sagar. According to multiple news reports, the total area … Read more
The Indian market is likely to trade higher on Wednesday, tracking positive global cues. The Nifty50 closed 378 points higher at 23,739 on Tuesday. India VIX, the market’s fear gauge, edged lower by 2.33% to 14.02 in the previous trading session. The index has breached both the 50-day and 200-day EMAs, further cementing bullish momentum. … Read more
In the Nifty200 pack, four stocks’ close prices crossed above their 200 DMA (Daily Moving Averages) on January 20, according to stockedge.com’s technical scan data. The 200-day DMA is used as a key indicator by traders for determining the overall trend in a particular stock. As long as the stock is priced above the 200-day … Read more
Indian benchmark indices ended Monday on a positive note aided by banks and financial services stocks. Individually, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance did the heavy lifting. While the S&P BSE Sensex settled at 77,073.44, up by 454.11 points or 0.59%, the broader Nifty closed at 23,344.75, higher by 141.55 points or 0.61%. … Read more
Upasna Bhardwaj, Chief Economist, Kotak Mahindra Bank, says she is looking at the rupee shifting towards 87-87.50 range against the dollar. She is generally pessimistic about the GDP figures for the full year. Bhardwaj estimates it to be 6.1% for FY25, and next year also brings many uncertainties. Kotak Bank expects the number to be … Read more
The Indian market is likely to trade higher on Tuesday, tracking positive global cues. The Nifty futures closed in the negative with a loss of 0.34%, at 24,698 levels on Monday. On the options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at the 25,000 strike, followed by the 24,700 strike, while the maximum Put OI … Read more
Deven Choksey, MD, DRChoksey FinServ Pvt. Ltd, says most of the Tata Group companies remain very convincing from the point of view of investment. Maybe this market gives some opportunity at a corrected price level. They would once again become a buy in the portfolio from the current level. As for Adani group stocks to … Read more