“If you listen to the management commentary accompanying the March results, it was fairly downbeat. April and May also reflect a similar tone. In fact, yesterday Voltas held an analyst meet where they reported a 20% to 30% dip in air conditioner sales, which is quite concerning,” says Dinshaw Irani, CEO, Helios Mutual Fund.What is … Read more
Indian equities are likely to consolidate in a narrow 5% range over the next few months as the market undergoes a phase of time correction, says Trideep Bhattacharya, CIO – Equities at Edelweiss Mutual Fund. While macro uncertainties have eased and policy momentum has picked up, the missing link remains corporate earnings, which he expects … Read more
Rohit Srivastava, Founder, Strike Money Analytics & Indiacharts, says the market is experiencing rotation with different stocks attracting buying interest, ensuring upward movement after consolidation. Financials, particularly NBFCs, are leading the rally due to favorable interest rate cycles and low valuations. PSU stocks, after a correction, are building a base and offer low-value picks, while … Read more
“It is the right time to stick to the domestic side, where again the sectors like banking, again financially, if you look even in this current corrective phase banking as a sector clearly is showing the relative outperformance even in this current corrective phase,” says Dharmesh Shah, ICICI Direct. What should one expect because I … Read more
“Both the daily and weekly RMI momentum indicator that we use are giving bullish signals. So, there is no doubt right now that the markets are going to weaken further,” says Rohit Srivastava, Founder, Strike Money Analytics & Indiacharts.With this new series, a lot of volatility already kicking in. There are big events lined up, … Read more
“These are three that stand out, so that is commodities, PSUs, and the financials. Now, there is also oil and gas which is a separate story simply because of what is happening in oil,” says Rohit Srivastava, Founder, Strike Money Analytics & Indiacharts.Give us a sense of the kind of market moves you are seeing … Read more
Mumbai | Kolkata: Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) sought a higher external commercial borrowing (ECB) limit in their first meeting with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra on Thursday, along with easier asset classification for alternative vehicle financing, freer use of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) … Read more
Gold loans: Banks and gold loan companies are looking to implement monthly amortisation plans following concerns raised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regarding deficiencies in gold loan disbursements. According to a report by the Economic Times, borrowers may soon be required to begin making interest and principal payments through EMIs immediately upon loan … Read more
“The NBFCs which have been growing very-very fast and the segment which they have been growing, if it is a very-very high-risk segment, so to that extent one has to be cognizant where one is investing,” says Dikshit Mittal, LIC Mutual Fund. Firstly, to start off with, the RBI has continued to maintain its stance. … Read more
In a bid to improve transparency, compliance the lending process further, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reset norms for Non Banking Financial Company-Peer to Peer Lending Platforms (NBFC-P2P Lending Platform). The step has been initiated to take action in light of certain practices conducted by a few Peer-to-Peer (P2P) platforms that have been … Read more