Experts say a lot of new wealth is being generated by promoters selling their stake.
'The first time India has seen two consecutive blockbuster IPO years.'
'Sebi's move to cap brokerage charges will help investors by lowering the overall cost of investments.'
In the last one year, the Sensex has fallen 2.17 per cent, while the BSE midcap index has risen 2.08 per cent. And, there is scope for value picking that can yield good returns.
From the 30-share pack, 18 stocks ended with gains led by SBI, which surged 27.58 per cent, and ICICI Bank 14.69 per cent.
'NRI interest has gone up in the past three-four years.'
Among the 30-share basket, 27 stocks led by Bajaj Auto and Bharti Airtel ended with losses.
In the first six months of the year, the average number of deals a month stood at 1,264, against 1,484 in the six months ended December 2012
In the Sensex pack, Bharti Airtel was the top performer, surging 4.61%. Other gainers included ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, L&T, Sun Pharma, RIL, HDFC duo, Tata Motors and M&M -- climbing up to 3.69%.
IndusInd Bank was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 5.23 per cent, followed by Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, Yes Bank, PowerGrid, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, L&T, Kotak Bank and Bharti Airtel, rising up to 1.56 per cent.
Short sellers may capitalise on the weak sentiment owing to the dispute between co-founders Rana Kapoor and Madhu Kapur.
Nearly 400 stocks hit their 52-week low on BSE on Thursday.
The Sensex posted its biggest single-day jump in over a decade at 1,921 points and investors' wealth soared by a staggering Rs 6.8 lakh crore after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a surprise cut in corporate tax rates on Friday.
From the BSE 30-share blue chip pack, 27 scrips ended with losses led by SBI and Tata Steel.
The market last tumbled 10% or more in December 2016 following demonetisation. The decline was followed by a sharp rebound. This time the chances of such a v-shaped recovery are less.
Jindal's house was raided by the CBI on Tuesday.
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It is the fundamentals of companies that will drive stock performance.
While FMCG companies lose Rs 98,928 crore in m-cap, consumer durables stocks are down Rs 20,673 crore since November 8.
According to technical analysts, the Nifty could trade in the range between 7,400 and 7,700.
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Bigger and broader indices do relatively poorly as investors get selective; experts see opportunity if scrips chosen with care.
Yes Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.76 per cent, followed by SBI at 3.18 per cent.
A tally around 150 in Gujarat can see the index hit 10,700 levels going ahead
Raghuram Rajan's decision to go back to academics might spell short term negativity for the stock, currency and bond markets.
Rate sensitive sectors were among the top gainers with Tata Motors and ICICI Bank leading the gains on the Sensex.
At its current stock price, RIL now has 8.4 per cent weight in the Sensex against Infosys' 8.8 per cent.
The reason is believed to be a 19% increase in interest cost.
ICICI Bank and SBI were among the top Sensex gainers along with FMCG majors ITC and HUL.
It's raining IPOs, with eight issues hitting the market in a span of six days. However, the pace of new filings points to a deluge during the latter part of the year. So far this year, 58 companies have filed their draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the market regulator for initial public offerings (IPOs), exceeding the combined tally of 50 in the last two years. Industry participants said the filing count could cross 100 this year, setting a new benchmark in terms of amount mobilised in a calendar year.
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
It's not as easy to know how the funds were deployed and gauge the impact.
Given that some reputed builders are also present in this segment and the cheap rates, does affordable housing make a good investment option?
The surge in IT, auto and FMCG stocks were led by investors seeking safety against market volatility.
Wiping off nearly Rs 4 lakh crore of investors' wealth during the day, benchmark Sensex crashed on Friday.
While office and mall properties enjoyed revival and saw some big PE deals, residential real estate was hit by double whammy - stagnating prices and demonetisation
'Today, bankers don't want to take risks as the good decisions taken by them were not protected.' 'There is risk involved in all decisions, like businessmen taking risks in their businesses.' 'A banker must have taken a decision when the economic condition was different, and you cannot question him on the basis of the present situation in hindsight.' 'Naturally, this has affected the morale of bankers.'
Many people struggle to claim or liquidate investments and insurance policies due to procedural issues.
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