FPIs infuse over Rs 38,000 cr in equities in March so far amid strong domestic economic outlook

FPIs infuse over Rs 38,000 cr in equities in March so far amid strong domestic economic outlook

FPIs have shown a significant resurgence in their investment activity within the Indian equity markets this month, injecting over Rs 38,000 crore, mainly driven by favourable shifts in the global economic scenario and strong domestic macroeconomic outlook. The investment came following a modest investment of Rs 1,539 crore in February and a massive outflow of … Read more

Portfolios need to have mid and smallcaps to capture the breadth of India opportunity: Radhika Gupta

Portfolios need to have mid and smallcaps to capture the breadth of India opportunity:  Radhika Gupta

Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO, Edelweiss MF, says “we are telling people, do not switch your existing mid and smallcap fund holdings and pay a lot of tax, but at least put incremental money in multi-cap funds. Could a behaviour of this kind happen? Yes. So that could lead to a moderating of flows by … Read more

D B Realty raises Rs 920 cr by selling shares to institutional investors via QIP

D B Realty raises Rs 920 cr by selling shares to institutional investors via QIP

D B Realty on Thursday said it has raised Rs 920 crore by selling shares to institutional investors, including Morgan Stanley Asia, to fund its real estate projects and strengthen balance sheet. The company launched its Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) issue on March 7 and the issue was closed on March 13. In a regulatory … Read more

PSU bank stocks ride past private sector peers in 2024, but how long will good days last?

PSU bank stocks ride past private sector peers in 2024, but how long will good days last?

MUMBAI – Private banks, which have always been the favourites of institutional investors, lost the spot to public sector banks who are touching the sky riding on retail bulls. So far in 2024, all public sector banks have given double-digit returns to investors. On the contrary, private sector banks have seen single to double-digit fall … Read more

These 7 smallcap superstars turn Dolly Khanna Rs 300 crore wealthier in just over 2 months

These 7 smallcap superstars turn Dolly Khanna Rs 300 crore wealthier in just over 2 months

MUMBAI – While there is a lot of hullabaloo around the insane rally in smallcap stocks on Dalal Street in the last few months, some of the stock market superstars have made big bucks on their bets in a short period of time and Dolly Khanna is one among them. A double-digit rally in seven … Read more

Is your portfolio truly diversified? Unveiling the significance of ‘factor’ diversification

Is your portfolio truly diversified? Unveiling the significance of ‘factor’ diversification

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. We’ve all heard that. This advice stems from the unfortunate scenario where, should the basket fall, all your eggs will break. This outcome is unfortunate yet entirely preventable. The key? Put your eggs in different baskets. That way, should one basket tumble, the other eggs remain safe. … Read more

ETMarkets Fund Manager Talk: Why is this asset manager cautious on markets and recommends staggered buying?

ETMarkets Fund Manager Talk: Why is this asset manager cautious on markets and recommends staggered buying?

The gloomy global economic outlook, optimally projected earnings estimate, coupled with high quartile valuation multiples has prompted Waterfield Advisors to take a cautious stance on the Indian market. “The benchmark Nifty-50 is trading at over 20 times its 1-year forward earnings. Though this multiple appears reasonable, it is not cheap compared to other global and … Read more

If India grows @6-7%, can ITC grow 14-15%? Here’s what Sanjiv Puri has to say

If India grows @6-7%, can ITC grow 14-15%?  Here’s what Sanjiv Puri has to say

Sanjiv Puri, CMD, ITC, says the Indian economy and even rural India has been very resilient. The infrastructure that has been created, the connectivity, focus on housing and digitisation, the direct benefit transfer and stuff like free food grain distribution are some of the very important steps taken in terms of the investment in the … Read more

Improving FII inflows: Time to re-evaluate your portfolio

Improving FII inflows: Time to re-evaluate your portfolio

The attractiveness of the Indian markets is far from ebbing out. In the beginning of 2024 itself, there is another favourable development regarding the Indian markets. Bloomberg proposed to include India FAR (fully accessible route) government securities in the Bloomberg EM Local Currency Index. Quite naturally, this will ensure flows into the Indian markets. Capital … Read more

UBI targets 80% recovery by selling over Rs 1,000 cr NPAs

UBI targets 80% recovery by selling over Rs 1,000 cr NPAs

Mumbai: Union Bank of India has put on sale nonperforming assets (NPAs) worth ₹1,217 crore and the bank is looking to recover ₹1,012 crore, targeting 80% recovery on the sale of loans. The portfolio on sale comprises 16 accounts, including advances to Gammon India, Supertech Realty, Hotel Horizon, and ACCIL Corp. Prospective buyers have until … Read more