Over the past 3 months, the Indian market has traded cautiously, with the Nifty50 index confined to a narrow range of 1,000pts, between 21,800 and 22,800. However, this week has seen a departure from this trend, as the market comfortably surpassed this range, closed at a new high of 22,952 after intraday crossing 23,000. In … Read more
Certainty in the election outcome and renewed foreign investor inflows into Indian equities have pushed benchmark indices to new peaks for two consecutive sessions. However, the banking index has not mirrored this trend. Does the election impact the banking sector? If yes, would a likely third term for Modi benefit private banks or public sector … Read more
Naveen Kulkarni, Chief Investment Officer, Axis Securities PMS, believes that BJP not winning 400 seats will not be negative for the market at all. A stable and predictable political regime is most important right now. Therefore, irrespective of the outcome, it won’t significantly affect the market, he explained. Kulkarni further noted that if FIIs are … Read more
Voters in India, meanwhile, will cast ballots later this month, with self-styled strongman Narendra Modi expected to win a third term as prime minister in the world’s most populous country. Taiwan, Portugal, Russia and Turkey have already held elections. By year-end, countries accounting for over 60% of the world’s economic output and more than half … Read more
There are definite data points and trends that investors can look at to chart out their equity map during India’s moves in the elections. “Irrespective of election outcome, markets have delivered double digit returns during the election year,” says Feroze Azeez, Deputy CEO, Anand Rathi Wealth. View Full Image Nifty Before and After Lok Sabha … Read more