Indian stock market: Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty 50, declined for the second straight session on Wednesday, October 16, due to weak global signals. The Sensex dropped 319 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 81,501.36, while the Nifty 50 closed at 24,971.30, down 86 points, or 0.34 per cent. “Nifty fell below … 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
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
The BJP-led NDA scored a victory in the Lok Sabha polls, but the saffron party was unable to secure a simple majority on its own. The age of coalition politics is back and this queers the pitch for the market in the short term. Mint explains why. Why are investors jittery? The Indian stock markets … Read more
Losing money to an online scam or fraud is not uncommon anymore. But what has become common sadly is the loss of fortune to the tune of crores to hapless senior citizens. Not too long after two senior citizens collectively lost around ₹3 crore in two separate but similar frauds in Ahmedabad, a new case … Read more
Over the past month, the Indian market has been dilly-dallying around the ground of the all-time range. Nifty50 is trading within a broad range of 1000 points, between 21,800 to 22,800. Although the market lacks a clear direction, it shows a positive trend as there has been no loss in investor value. The country’s total … Read more
However, in March and February, the Nifty Midcap fell around 0.5 percent each while the Nifty Smallcap index declined 4.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, the benchmark rose over 1 percent in both those months, strongly outperforming the broader markets. Read here: General Elections 2024: Will Nifty extend gains for 4th straight month in … Read more
The BSE Sensex, comprising 30 shares, concluded the session with a gain of 599.34 points or 0.83%, reaching the level of 73,088.33. Similarly, the Nifty 50 achieved a closing level of 22,147.00, up by 151.15 points or 0.69%. However, the broader market lagged behind the benchmark indices, with the Nifty Small Cap 100 edging up … Read more
The March clampdown led the broad Midcap and Smallcap indexes to a total fall of -8% and -13%, respectively, from the intraday high to low between 5th to 14th of March. Following the low point reached last Thursday, the market has rebounded, experiencing a gain of around 5% to 7% respectively. The total cut has … Read more
Despite a recent decline, where small caps have shown no returns in the last 90 days and mid caps have experienced corrections recently, their performance over the past 12 months still surpasses that of large caps, with returns exceeding 50%, says market expert. According to Equity market outlook – March 2024 report by Anand Rathi, … Read more