“I think while the markets are going up, the mood seems to be less elevated across the globe. So, I still think there is some place to go. Just speaking, of course, as a portfolio manager you have to be long and therefore very optimistic, so a little bit of biased stance. But I do … Read more
Mumbai: Shares of state-owned banks, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and infrastructure firms plunged as much as 10% on Monday following the Reserve Bank of India‘s tougher draft guidelines on the financing and accounting of project loans. The proposed stricter lending criteria, with additional provisioning, are aimed at preventing accounting shocks but could potentially hurt balance … Read more
Anil Gupta, Sr VP & Co-Group Head-Financial Sector Ratings, ICRA, in conversation with ET Now on RBI proposal for tighter project finance rules. Gupta says “given the market reaction, there could be a case where maybe more clarification will emerge as to whether 5% provision requirement is on the entire under-construction portfolio of the lenders … Read more
“Overall, the big trigger will be the Fed rate cut which should happen by March, April and we will have to see the magnitude of that so the big defining trend for this year will be rate cuts across the world,” says Ajay Bagga, Chairman, Elyments Platforms 2024 is indeed going to be a crucial … Read more
The Indian market is likely to consolidate on Tuesday, tracking muted global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex rose nearly 1,400 points, while the Nifty50 rose to a fresh record high above 20,700 levels on Monday. The Nifty future closed positive with gains of over 2% at 20,804 levels on Monday. India VIX was up by … Read more
Mumbai: Shares of most companies in the power space are at all-time highs helped by the recent uptick in demand, an improvement in pricing trends, and pick-up in industrial demand. Shares of Torrent Power, NTPC and Power Finance Corp hit their lifetime highs on Wednesday, while REC hit its lifetime high earlier this month. Renewable … Read more
Nine new stocks will be part of the MSCI India Index as the rejig comes into effect from Thursday. These stocks are IndusInd Bank, Suzlon Energy, Persistent Systems, APL Apollo, Polycab, Macrotech Developers, Tata Motors A, One 97 Communications (Paytm), Tata Communications. Moreover, seven stocks viz. Zomato, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), Jio Financial Services, Vedanta, PFC, … Read more
New High! During Friday’s trading session, the Sensex benchmark index gained around 72 points, concluding the day at 64,905. Remarkably, despite an overall market decline, six stocks within the BSE PSU index reached their highest prices in the last 52 weeks. Traders and investors widely acknowledge the significance of the 52-week high, considering it a … Read more
Midcap stocks with lower free float outdid their peers in the past six months in terms of returns, according to an analysis by Kotak Institutional Equities. State-run Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders and Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) occupy top slots in the list of 20 best-performing midcap stocks, which also features Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT), … Read more
With stock indices trading close to all-time highs and valuations at a premium to long-term averages, fund managers in September bought into select PSU stocks where valuations are still low and they are likely to benefit as a new capex cycle kicks in. Stocks like Coal India, REC, PFC, Power Grid, Bharat Electronics and HPCL … Read more