Stocks: Bulls ran wild in COVID-19

Indian equities are no longer cheap vis-a-vis global markets, and only a short distance away from being the most expensive they have ever been.Ashley Coutinho reports. Illustration: Uttam......

Monday's crash: 'Investors wanted to book profits'

'The news about the new virus strain in the UK provided them with an opportunity to take money off the table.'Sunder Sethuraman reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Global stocks tumbled......

Foreign portfolio flows in 2020 turn positive after Covid-19 jitters

In the past four months, $7.5 billion has flowed back into domestic stocks, helping the benchmark indices bounce back more than 40 per cent from their 2020 lows. Foreign portfolio investment (FPI)......

Why equity seems to be losing its charm

In three of the past four years, 10-year returns have been 10 per cent or lower, making equity unattractive, compared to other asset classes. Equity seems to be losing its charm as a preferred......