Mumbai: The selloff in shares of public sector companies aggravated on Monday as disappointing third-quarter results of a few prompted traders to liquidate bullish bets. Analysts warn about the likelihood of further declines in these stocks, which have been the top performers on Dalal Street for the past three months. Any sharp fall in the … Read more
After falling 7-14% in Tuesday’s trade, shares of Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL), Ircon International, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), and RailTel Corporation of India surged in Wednesday’s trade between 3-7% ahead of the Union Budget 2024.According to the analysts, the sharp rally in the railway pack was attributed … Read more
It was yet another successful divestment for the government as NHPC’s offer for sale (OFS) received a massive response from both institutional and retail investors. The OFS, which opened for retail investors on Friday, was subscribed 1.4 times, with the government getting bids for over 3.8 crore shares against 2.5 crore shares on offer. The … Read more
Indian equities ended marginally down on Friday, but benchmark indices clocked weekly gains for the third consecutive time. The weakness on Friday was largely due to the selling pressure in the banking and financial services sector following the Reserve Bank of India’s move to tighten rules on unsecured consumer loans. This move saw shares of … Read more
While Dalal Street saw foreign investors taking the slow lane towards the end of the September quarter, retail investors bet big bucks during the same period, showing their underlying faith in the domestic market. The shareholding data of retail investors showed that in value terms, the stocks bought by them outnumbered those sold. In 10 … Read more
New Delhi: The finance ministry is reviewing its disinvestment schedule following the recent stock market selloff amid high volatility triggered by global factors, said people aware of the details. The ministry is likely to adopt a “prudent selloff” approach now, one official told ET, adding there won’t be “divestment for the sake of divestment anymore” … Read more
Index aggregator MSCI Inc has rejigged the Global Smallcap index as part of its review, which will see 14 Indian stocks enter the index, and nine exit, effective May 31. Action Construction Equipment, Anupam Rasayan, Bikaji Foods, Fusion Micro Finance, IRCON International, Kaynes Technologies, KFin Technologies, Maharashtra Seamless, NMDC Steel, Power Mech Projects, Rail Vikas … Read more
PSU stocks have delivered healthy returns to investors in the last one month, rallying up to 56% with railway stocks leading the charts. The Nifty PSU index is up about 10% during the month, compared with 3% gains in benchmarks Sensex and Nifty. As many as 28 PSU stocks have offered double digit monthly returns … Read more
As many as 60 smallcap stocks gave double-digit weekly returns in what was a buoyant week for equity markets. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) topped the charts in the smallcap pack, with 38% returns. Three stocks — Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals, Indiabulls Real Estate and SVP Global Textiles — delivered over 25% returns during … Read more
The Indian markets recouped losses but still closed in the red on Thursday for the second consecutive day. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 68 points while the Nifty50 managed to hold on to 18,050 levels. Sectorally, buying was seen in realty, public sector, telecom, banks, and FMCG, while selling was visible in utilities, power, IT … Read more