Share prices of Nestle India, Asian Paints, Bandhan Bank, Tata Technologies, AU Small Finance Bank and Avenue Supermarts, all a part of the BSE 500 index, have hit their respective 52-week lows on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade after a sharp correction in the equity markets.
'Market corrections are a natural part of investing, so it's essential to remain focused on long-term financial goals.'
Day trading is definitely risky if you are not completely aware of the markets. It could have disastrous results. Investing and holding is always a better method, says market expert Pranav Sanghavi.
Money flowing into the equity schemes of mutual funds is back at a level last seen before the 2008 financial crisis, when the stock market tanked 60 per cent.
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Led by a $6.5 billion surge in personal net worth on Tuesday, Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, is back in the top 20 of the world's richest list and is now ranked 19th globally. Adani is also now India's second richest with a net worth of $66.7 billion as of Tuesday, per the Bloomberg Rich List, while Mukesh Ambani, chair of Reliance Industries, is ranked number one in India and number 13 in the world with a net worth of $89.5 billion.
It was a "bloody Monday" for Chinese stock markets as shares once again nosedived in the sharpest decline since 2007.
Nearly 400 stocks hit their 52-week low on BSE on Thursday.
TIll the dollar continues to weaken the IT pack may not outperform the markets. They already have recovered about 15 per cent from their lows, says market expert Pranav Sanghavi.
The Auto segment is facing a higher interest rate scenario currently but eventually when the interest rates do come down a bit the auto segment should outperform as there is good potential for growth in the sector, says market expert Pranav Sanghavi.
Hold on to major infrastructure stocks for some time, advises market expert Pranav Sanghavi. With the growth in the infrastructure development in our country they should benefit to an extent from the construction boom.
Chinese stock markets have slumped 30 per cent since mid-June.
'This trend will continue as long as the bull run continues.'
It is impossible for anyone to explain how markets are hitting record highs during an economic recession. It is both mysterious and surreal, notes Debashis Basu.
Even before the Wall Street the world's stock market hub in New York - opened on the 20th anniversary of the original Black Monday today, the domestic stock market's benchmark Sensex plunged over 438 points.
The India growth story is still intact, and fall in the Indian stock markets is an imported one and if the government succeeds in legislating the GST and Land Bill, India could yet emerge as a winner believe stock market experts
The crucial hearing on the PILs by a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud assumes significance in the wake of recent developments in which the Centre agreed to the apex court's proposal to set up a committee, likely to be headed by a former Supreme Court judge, to look into the regulatory regimes.
Big bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala feels the Indian stock markets, currently on an upward rally, may 'burst' in a month or two.
Power stocks are going to perform good whereas lot of volatility in cement sector, says market expert Madhusudan Sarda.
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Only the top 5 per cent profit makers account for 75 per cent of profits.
Influenced by ads like 'Make money sitting at home', 'Make Rs 10 lakh with just Rs 1,000', to YouTube influencers promoting 'pump-and-dump' stocks, a vast majority of small investors who mushroomed during the COVID-19 period are losing money in reckless overtrading in the market, cautions Dr V K Vijaykumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
The NSE Nifty 50 has slipped 3.4 per cent, or 764 points, in the last five trading sessions, after registering a fresh all-time high at 22,794.70 on Friday, May 03, 2024. In the process, the Nifty 50 index is seen quoting close to its 100-DMA (Daily Moving Average) of 21,970 for the second time in less than a month. Earlier on April 19, 2024, the Nifty 50 had tested the 100-DMA support, and then staged a smart rally of 4.7 per cent, or 1,017 points, to hit the new peak of 22,794.70.
The BJP claimed that the small investors lost huge amount of money during the one and a half hours when the market crashed.
Investors' wealth fell by Rs 2.39 lakh crore on Monday in line with a weak trend in the global equity markets. The BSE Sensex tanked 861.25 points or 1.46 per cent to settle at 57,972.62. During the day, it tumbled 1,466.4 points or 2.49 per cent to 57,367.47.
Take a buy or sell position only after taking professional advice, says market expert Madhusudan Sarda.
The sculptor who made the bronze Big Bull for the BSE rubbishes reports of it being a bad omen. He is however fine with shifting of the bull to meet popular demand.
Last month, the National Stock Exchange witnessed 'flash crash', when the Mumbai-based brokerage Emkay Global Financial Services sent the exchange index tumbling as much as 15.5 per cent in just a few seconds, creating a panic among traders.
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Industry chambers on Monday said though the stock markets dipped heavily, the fundamentals of the economy would remain unaffected and there was no need for panic following the two bomb explosions in Mumbai.
After rallying 543 points in the morning session and touching the 40,000-mark, the BSE Sensex surrendered all gains to close at 38,628.29, showing a loss of 839.02 points or 2.13 per cent. Similarly, the NSE Nifty tanked 260.10 points or 2.23 per cent to end at 11,387.50.
India's first-ever listed new-age company, Zomato, has seen a meteoric rise in its stock price in calendar year 2023 (CY23), rising 70.75 per cent during this period as compared to 9.5 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. From being the second worst hit new-age stock in CY22, crashing 57 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the stock hit the Rs 100-mark for the first time since January 2022 in late August. The stellar run in the stock - only after PB Fintech and One97 Communications-owned Paytm, analysts say, may be coming to an end, at least for now.
Why are DIIs holding such a high stake in Zee, which is beset with alleged governance issues? Perhaps they think Zee is a deep-value stock, observes Debashis Basu.
Hospitality stocks are sure to do well, says market expert Madhusudan Sarda.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the country's regulators are very experienced and are seized of the matter relating to the Adani Group crisis. The minister was replying to a question on the observations of the Supreme Court on public interest litigations (PILs) alleging exploitation of investors and "artificial crashing" of the Adani Group's stocks. "I will not disclose here what the government will be saying in the court...India's regulators are very, very experienced and they are experts in their domain.
Describing India as a country that can no longer be ignored, prestigious American news magazine, Time has said the country's rise is for real but it needs to be careful about traps like the latest stock market slide.
FTIL stock on Thursday fell by over 60 per cent in early morning trade, while that of Multi Commodity Exchange plunged by 20 per cent following concerns about another group entity National Spot Exchange Ltd.
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
I think the Indian economy is poised to grow at over 8.5% and looks to continue for atleast another 4 to 5 years, says market expert Pranav Sanghavi.
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