Once passive players, non-professional investors like you and me (aka retail or individual investors) now wield significant power in the Indian stock market. But where have their investments been flowing of late? Are they betting big on blue-chip giants, or taking risks on smaller companies? Here’s what data shows. First, the growing retail presence is … Read more
Short selling is a trading strategy used as a financial term in the stock markets. In short selling, traders speculate over a stock and expect its price to fall. Short-selling traders are commonly known as short sellers. They place their bets on a company’s stock, which they anticipate will fall in a specific period of … Read more
How will the Indian markets likely react to rate cut cues for September? Analysts see positives in the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), maintaining the benchmark interest rate at 5.25-5.50 per cent on Wednesday, while also signaling a potential rate cut in September. The US central bank has kept interest rates steady for the past … Read more
Stocks to buy or sell: The Indian stock market has been on a record-setting spree of late on solid support from retail investors amid a healthy macroeconomic outlook and the expectations of the start of a rate cut in the US. The benchmark index, the Nifty 50, has been hovering near the 25,000 level, while … Read more
Indian stock market after the Union Budget 2024 announcement is set to witness the launch of two new initial public offerings (IPOs) and the listing of two companies in the coming week. Dalal Street is expected to witness the issue of the two pharmaceutical sector IPOs, one EV maker IPO, and one SME IT company … Read more
While investors have been increasing their equity holdings over the past few months, driving the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 to record highs, it is silver that has delivered the best return in the first half of 2024 (H1-CY24), with gains exceeding 30 percent during this period. Data shows that over 20-year and 10-year … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Union Budget for 2024-25 on Tuesday, July 23. The Union Budget has been a key trendsetter for the Indian stock market, with the announcement being associated with market volatility. According to data available from the last ten years, the Indian market closed in a negative … Read more
India’s central bank sold ₹34 billion ($406 million) of bonds in the secondary market, likely to absorb excess cash in the banking system resulting from inflows into the nation’s debt after being included in a global index, according to Bloomberg report. The Reserve Bank of India’s bond sales occurred over four days, according to the … Read more
Mining conglomerate Vedanta Limited raised ₹8,500 crore (over USD 1 billion) through Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) of 19.31 crore equity shares at an issue price of ₹440 per share, according to a stock exchange filing by the company. The issue, which closed on July 19, implied a discount of 4.61 per cent to the floor … Read more
Indian stock market: Market indices Sensex and Nifty reached new closing highs on Monday, July 15, driven by gains in select index heavyweights including SBI, ONGC, NTPC, and ITC. The Nifty 50 reached a new record peak of 24,635.05 during the session, ultimately closing 85 points higher at 24,586.70, an increase of 0.35 percent. Meanwhile, … Read more