The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced its stage-2 long-range forecast for southwest monsoon 2024. It has retained its outlook of an above-normal monsoon this year. It expects rainfall in the upcoming monsoon to be at an eight-year high of 106% (with an error margin of +/-5%) of the long-period average of 870mm for the four-month … Read more
Technical charts indicate that Nifty and Bank Nifty are currently poised for an upward trend. According to technical analysts, Nifty may ascend towards 22,800 levels, while Bank Nifty could touch 48,500 levels. Stocks such as Sun Pharma, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel, Britannia, Divi’s Lab, HDFC Life, PI Industries, Praj Industries, and Sona BLW have exhibited … Read more
Indian market is likely to trade higher on Thursday tracking positive global cues. The Nifty50 experienced a sharp correction on Wednesday, but it managed to hold on to the 22000 level towards the close of the trade. The market may go sideways after a sharp rise and that may be considered as healthy from the … Read more
Brokerage firm BofA Securities maintained an underperform rating on NHPC, Morgan Stanley has an Equal Weight rating on SAIL, and Jefferies recommended a buy on Thermax and PI Industries, respectively. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: BofA Securities on NHPC: Underperform| Target Rs 63 BofA … Read more
Foreign brokerage Jefferies has a ‘hold’ rating on M&M Finance on expectations of strong loan growth momentum. Meanwhile, domestic brokerage Nuvama has a ‘buy’ on PI Industries. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow: Jefferies on M&M Finance: Hold | Target: Rs 295Jefferies maintains a hold stance on Mahindra … Read more
India’s agro-chemical industry has the potential to grow more than the current nine per cent notwithstanding the competition from China, government think tank Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand said on Wednesday. Chand also observed that many Western countries are shifting from agrochemicals to biopesticides and the Indian industry needs to pay attention to this aspect. … Read more
Indian market snapped its 2-day winning streak to close in the red on Wednesday. The S&P BSE Sensex fell more than 150 points while Nifty50 closed below 18,200 levels. Sectorally, buying was seen in banks, FMCG, and telecom stocks while selling was seen in realty, metals, consumer durables, and healthcare. Stocks that were in focus … Read more
Indian market opened flat-to-negative on Monday following muted global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex which opened flat quickly fell more than 100 points while the Nifty50 broke below 17500 in the first 15-minutes of trade. Sectorally, buying was seen in the public sector, utilities, oil & gas, and power stocks while selling pressure was visible … Read more
Mumbai: Chemical producers may post moderate profits in the June quarter, but investors could consider buying some of the beaten-down names in the sector. SRF, , , , , , , and are among analysts‘ top picks in the sector. Shares of various chemical companies have been under pressure in recent months on account of … Read more
A host of brokerages have come out with reports, offering insights into how various sectors performed in the June quarter and what investors should expect going into the results season. While a few sectors are yet to be previewed by analysts, those previewed are discussed below: IT sector Kotak Institutional Equities expect divergent performance across … Read more