The years when investors had reaped positive gains included 2007 (3.88 per cent), 2005 (9.11 per cent), 2003 (7.46 per cent), 2001 (3.2 per cent). The Sensex's over 28 per cent jump in May this year, makes the biggest gains in a month over the past 10 years.
It is not only Mumbai's Dalal Street that is witnessing firecrackers on its skies in the run-up to Diwali, markets across the world tend to soar higher during the festival days -- be it Christmas in the United States or the Rio festival in Brazil.\n
Samvat 2062 is set to end with a bang. What can investors expect?
Sensex is now as expensive as in early 2008
Bulls of the Dalal Street once again managed to breach the 12,000-mark on Thursday, but the latest drive to this once-beaten milestone had less of foreign support that the Indian equity market has been getting through FII inflows.
Should one buy individual stocks or are mutual funds the best investment choice available to small investors?
The government on Monday said that the capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, is enquiring the sharp fall in share prices a week ago that had wiped off more than Rs 100,000 crore (Rs 1 trillion) of shareholders' wealth.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday asserted that the Indian financial markets were safe for investing and there was no payment crisis on the bourses.
Gold prices rose on the bullion market in New Delhi on Monday on emergence of buying by investors amid purchasing by stockists, as funds got diverted from falling equity markets.
The stock markets on Monday crashed, witnessing a historic fall of 16 per cent in a day triggered by uncertainty over economic reforms and policies of the new government at the Centre.
Family members came out in support of Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor's new film together, Street Dancer 3D, at its special screening in Mumbai. It has been directed by Remo D'Souza.
After the Friday's blood-bath at Dalal Street, the Sensex today opened 27 points lower over its last close at 6,221.
Now that everyone on the Dalal Street is 'revising' the target for the benchmark BSE-30 upwards, especially after a good Budget, the premise of the same has to be questioned.
The Sensex lost 100 points to close at 14,090.98.
He believed in investing in companies with strong cash flows
HCL Tech was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying over 5 per cent, followed by L&T, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement, ITC and Tata Steel. NSE Nifty rose 70.25 points to its all-time high of 15,924.20.
The Nifty gained 92 points to close at 3,517.
.jpg)
Bigger and broader indices do relatively poorly as investors get selective; experts see opportunity if scrips chosen with care.
With mutual funds, promoters turning net-buyers, foreign investors may have to bid up prices to raise holdings.
'This is not just the IREDA's IPO. It is the success of the ministry of new and renewable energy and of the renewable energy industry.'
Ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, often referred to as India's own Warren Buffet, passed away at the age of 62.
Analysts say lack of strong moves in stocks or sectors contributed to markets moving indecisively.
China now world's second largest share market, India is 7th
The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms reached an all-time high of Rs 288.50 lakh crore on Wednesday amid an ongoing rally in equities, as the benchmark Sensex settled above 63,000-level for the first time ever. The 30-share BSE barometer climbed 417.81 points or 0.67 per cent to settle at 63,099.65, its fresh record closing high. During the day, the benchmark jumped 621.17 points or 0.99 per cent to 63,303.01, its lifetime intra-day peak. Extending its winning momentum to seventh day, the Sensex has rallied 1,954.81 points or 3.19 per cent during this time.
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
On the BSE, 2,243 scrips declined, while 224 advanced and 106 remained unchanged.
tailwinds of a remarkable year and handsome investor returns, Indian equities are set for an eventful journey in 2024, with a slew of local and global cues -- varying from interest rates to Lok Sabha polls to geopolitical happenings. Analysts are of the view that the bull run in the domestic equity market will continue, and over the next 3-6 months, the benchmark indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- could climb up to 7 per cent. In 2023, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 11,399.52 points or 18.73 per cent, and the NSE Nifty climbed 3,626.1 points or 20 per cent.
