Wall Street-correlated stock markets are facing the risk of correction, as Christopher Wood, the global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, conveys to investors in his latest edition of GREED & fear. Rising crude oil prices, which are nearing $100 a barrel (Brent), pose a threat to the global central bank's battle against inflation and have led to a re-evaluation of its exposure to Indian stocks. "The potential for more US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes, combined with the risk that monetary tightening finally bites as regards the economy, remains a risk for Wall Street-correlated world stock markets. "There is also the oil factor. This is why GREED & fear continues to believe the pain trade is down. "Areas in Asia, such as Indian midcaps, which have already done very well, are at obvious risk of some profit-taking," writes Wood.
Market regulator Sebi has begun initial probe into the 'flash crash' of NSE index Nifty, which fell by nearly 900 points this morning, halting the trade on the exchange for about 15 minutes.
Market experts say booking profits could be unwise. If you are nervous, go for dividend-yield stocks.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty Next 50 Index could undergo large-scale changes if the proposed tweaks to its computation methodology get implemented. In a discussion paper floated recently, NSE Indices, which owns and manages a portfolio of over 350 indices under the Nifty brand, proposed that only stocks that are traded in the futures and options (F&O) segment can be part of the index. Currently, as many as 11 non-F&O stocks are part of the Nifty Next 50 Index, which, as the name suggests, represents the next rung of large and liquid securities after the Nifty50.
Among Sensex stocks, Tata Motors rose the most by 2.79 per cent. NTPC, Reliance Industries, Infosys, TCS, HDFC twins, Tata Motors, ITC, Power Grid and Bajaj Finserv were among the major gainers. Tata Steel fell the most by 1.22 per cent. L&T, Sun Pharmaceuticals, IndusInd Bank and Ultratech Cement were among the losers.
Trading would be conducted between 1815 hours and 1930 hours on the day, NSE said in a circular.
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit their all-time high levels on Friday helped by impressive GDP data and fresh foreign fund inflows. Also, a rally in global markets added to the positive momentum in the equity markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,139.04 points to 73,639.34 -- its all-time peak -- in the late afternoon trade.
The scrip of Bajaj Auto opened at Rs 945, which was also ts intra-day high, while shares of Bajaj Finserv opened at Rs 700 and rallied further to touch a high of Rs 999 in the early morning trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange.Last year Bajaj group was demerged into three separate entities -- Bajaj Auto Ltd, Bajaj Finsev and Bajaj Holdings and Investment Ltd.
Reliance Petroleum Ltd on Monday announced its plan to enter the capital market with a public issue of 135 crore equity shares. \n
The shares of Maruti Udyog Limited will be listed on Wednesday on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange for trading in the secondary capital market.
Fund managers of large-cap and equity-linked saving schemes (ELSS) have demonstrated a marked improvement in their performance over the past year, according to the latest SPIVA (S&P Indices Versus Active) report released by S&P Dow Jones Indices. In the one-year period ending June 2023, 17 per cent of active large-cap schemes outperformed the S&P BSE 100, compared to just 9 per cent at the end of June 2022. In the case of ELSS, there was a sharp improvement in performance, with 66 per cent of active schemes delivering better returns than the benchmark S&P BSE 200.
The shares of car major Maruti Udyog Ltd would be listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange by July 9-10, its managing director Jagdish Khattar said on Monday.
Reliance Communication Ventures on Monday got listed at the Bombay Stock Exchange opening strongly at Rs 290 a share.
Reliance Energy Ventures Ltd shares listed on the bourses on Friday and traded at Rs 48.90.
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Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies continued to gain ground in July, notwithstanding analysts sounding caution on these two market segments given the sharp run thus far in calendar year 2023 (CY23). Sanjeev Prasad, co-head of Kotak Institutional Equities, in a note co-authored with Anindya Bhowmik and Sunita Baldawa in June-end, had cautioned against the sharp run in small- and mid-caps. "We do not see any particular reason for the excitement in small- and mid-cap stocks.
The Reserve Bank of India is planning to allow retail trading in government securities on the stock exchanges to widen the market.
Zero-debt Cairn India has $2.85 billion cash reserve.
'We emphasise the importance of not basing investment decisions solely on electoral outcomes.' 'Instead, focusing on investing in high-quality businesses capable of prospering regardless of the political landscape is paramount.'
The stock market nearly made up for the 1,744 points it tanked on Wednesday after the government and regulator SEBI reassured investors there was no move to ban Participatory Notes (PNs) but only curb funds inflow.
Within minutes of listing, the scrip of the country's biggest transmission utility touched a high of Rs 100 and as many as 28.86 lakh shares changed hands at the BSE. At the National Stock Exchange, the scrip got listed at Rs 89.80, touched a high of Rs 99.90 and over 8.36 crore shares were traded.
The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.
Lenders and shareholders of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will meet on May 2 to demerge the firm's financial services business. This is expected to create a big player in segments including the NBFC (non-banking financial company) space with net worth of Rs 25,851 crore as of March 2022. According to the plan, RIL shareholders will get a share in the demerged entity for each one held in the company.
The shares will be bought in the open market on both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) over a period of time.
Trading for the scrip of Jet Airways (India), which will be listed on National Stock Exchange on Monday, would be in the normal market segment.
A new cyber fraud known as 'pig butchering scam' or 'investment scam' has emerged, targeting unemployed youths, housewives, students, and needy people who are made to lose large sums of money daily, according to the latest annual report of the Union home ministry.
Beauty and healthcare products manufacturer Emami Ltd's public offering has received bids for shares 4.62 times the issue size, bidding for which began on Friday.
The committee members from the ruling and Opposition parties, in separate interactions with BSE and NSE, termed the volatility as 'clueless' and wanted both the exchanges to pull up their socks.
Notwithstanding concerns about lofty valuations, smallcaps recorded their most significant monthly gain in nearly three years in November. The National Stock Exchange Nifty Smallcap 100 finished the month with a 12 per cent gain, the most since February 2021 when it rose by 12.2 per cent. After declining by 4.1 per cent in the preceding month, the Nifty Midcap 100 rose by 10.4 per cent, the most since July 2022.
'The favourable rupee-dollar exchange rate, there are opportunities we can tap.'
On October 24, the NSE sought clarification from the IT major on the whistleblowers' allegations and why the company had not disclosed the same to the exchanges.
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