Given the developments, analysts expect fiscal and monetary support from the government and RBI to revive sentiment. However, recovery, they say, from these levels will be slow and painful.
Government-owned companies are more generous in rewarding their shareholders with dividends.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Investors may increase exposure to mid and small-cap stocks as their risk-reward profile is more attractive currently, suggest Nitin Singh and Vinay Joseph.
So far in 2017, the Nifty has gone up by 22.4 per cent.
Equities shed superior valuations vis--vis most emerging markets
If the price-earnings (p/e) ratios of their portfolios are anything to go by, domestic fund managers are betting on bigger growth in earnings than what the market can generate on an average.
Valued at $71.2 billion, the bank's market capitalisation is more than that of global banks like Barclays, JP Morgan Chase and Credit Suisse.
While the macroeconomic parameters remain weak, we believe the worst is behind us. The markets remain largely driven by liquidity
'The news about the new virus strain in the UK provided them with an opportunity to take money off the table.'
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Second in a three-part series of a journey to the island nation.
ITC's net profit grew the fastest, followed by HUL and Asian Paints.
The Indian Air Force has evacuated over 400 flood-affected people across Assam in the past 20 days as relief helicopters and transport planes are on round-the-clock standby. Air Commodore P E Patange of the Eastern Air Command said besides airlifting 400 marooned persons from various parts of the state, the IAF also airlifted dozens of tonnes of relief material for distribution.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
All sectors are expected to deliver positive growth, with huge positive growth swings in pharma, telecom, infrastructure, real estate, metals and auto.
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex has declined 17 per cent in this calendar year and has underperformed the US and European markets.
'The velocity of the market correction in September was so fierce that 9 stocks declined for every one that advanced,' reveals Samie Modak.
The company has a valuation of Rs 2.22 trillion, up from Rs 1.33 trillion a year ago.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
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The benchmark Sensex companies' underlying earnings per share are down 3 per cent (on a cumulative basis) since January 2015, against 25 per cent rise in the index value during the period
The mid- and small-cap indices had a dream run between January 2017 and January 2018 - zooming 48 per cent and 56 per cent, respectively.
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The turmoil on the Street and a continued fall of the rupee may affect growth stocks, pushing equity investors back to the relative safety of defensive counters, or forcing them to flee markets, or both.
The buyback price is at around 28 per cent premium to the current market price of Rs 67 on the Bombay Stock Exchange
Indian companies typically have higher return on equity.
Longest period of price-earnings expansion in the index since 1996
Sensex is now as expensive as in early 2008
'People always short-change the resilience of the economy.'
Sensex and Nifty have been volatile in the past one year on domestic and global worries.
This year was the best since 1991, with benchmark indices rising over 100 per cent from their March lows.
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Mohnish Pabrai whose company handles funds to the tune of $464 mn spoke at length about his investment decisions in Mumbai
While an impending rate cut is a good reason to enter debt funds, another is the high valuations in equity markets.
While few doubt stocks here are quoting at price-earnings ratios which are higher than those in peer countries, India's growth prospects are the key differentiator.
Asian countries (ex-Japan) including India and China, are now the most expensive region in the world as strong inflows into Asian funds are stretching valuations, according to analysts. Yet, Asian equities continue to attract big money. The region is trading at 29 per cent premium against the developed world and 14 per cent against global emerging markets (GEM) on price to earnings (P/E) multiple, said a report by the Citigroup.
An index P/E of 23 implies that the market is already discounting EPS growth at 20% or more, says Devangshu Datta.
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