Among the stocks that have seen the largest cut by MFs, the DVR shares (shares with differential voting rights) of Tata Motors have seen a cut of 243 basis points (bps) in MFs' stake.
ITC, TCS and HDFC Bank emerged as the biggest gainers during the period.
From the Sensex pack, NTPC, Tata Motors, Titan, Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, HDFC Bank and Power Grid were among the major gainers. Wipro and Tech Mahindra were the laggards.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The NSE Nifty is down 203 points at 3,135. Wipro, TCS and Jaiprakash Associates have crashed around 9% each to Rs 252, Rs 494 and Rs 66, respectively. Tata Motors has tumbled 8.7% to Rs 258. Hindalco, Infosys and Sterlite have plunged around 8% each to Rs 73, Rs 1,225 and Rs 269, respectively.
With rains once again lashing Mumbai, the Sensex opened weak and is now down 20 points at 7616. Nifty is down 8 points at 2304.
The Sensex has ended 26 points higher at 6,036. \n\n
The Sensex has ended 46 points higher at 6,010.
Strong buying in auto, select heavyweight and other old economy stocks saw the Sensex close with a gain of 48 points at 6,451. The Nifty added 16 points to 2,043.
'With the ease of access, we have seen an increased participation from tier-2, tier-3, and tier-4 cities/towns.'
The Sensex opened on a positive note and is up 9 points at 5,074. The Nifty is up 3 points at
Adani Enterprises' proposed Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) fundraising via fresh issue of equity shares through a public offer would be the fourth biggest by Indian companies, excluding banks and non-banking financial companies.
Participants will watch out for the Brexit poll outcome in the late morning trades tomorrow.
Operating margins have been the primary driver of corporate earnings in India in recent quarters, despite revenue growth suffering from weak consumer demand. Companies across sectors have reported a sharp improvement in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) margins over the past two years, benefiting from lower commodity and energy prices. Higher margins more than compensated for slower revenue growth, resulting in double-digit growth in net profit for five consecutive quarters.
Just before the 2008 financial crisis made headlines, Indian companies were on a global buying spree. In the fifth part of the series, Dev Chatterjee and Krishna Kant discuss how the crisis came as a black swan event for some, changing the mood from exuberance to despair.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Tata Steel, others sell assets abroad after taking massive impairments.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices extended gains and were up over 1% each
Brokerages expect Nifty50 companies to have cumulatively witnessed strong double-digit growth in their earnings in the first quarter of FY24 (Q1FY24). This growth in the combined earnings is expected to have been driven by banks, automakers, and oil & gas companies. Other sectors may report muted profit growth.
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In the Sensex pack, other gainers were Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, HUL, Asian Paints, HDFC duo and ONGC -- gaining as much as 2.87 per cent.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
This is largely on the back of Tata Steel's expansion at Kalinganagar, as well as JLR's in China and Brazil
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The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
Private equity investments into domestic companies fell sharply year-on-year by 42 per cent to $23.3 billion in 2022, which is the lowest since 2019, when it was $15.8 billion, according to an industry report. The numbers reflect the overall funding winter that the startup space in particular, and the overall foreign investments in general have been witnessing since the Ukraine war began last February. Private equity investment inflows into the country fell by a sharp 42 per cent in 2022 from last year to $23.3 billion -- the lowest annual inflows since 2019 when it was a low $15.8 billion, but still relatively elevated compared to historical levels, said Elaine Tan, a senior analyst at Refinitiv, the LSEG business arm that provides financial markets data and insights.
Among the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance emerged as the biggest gainer by climbing 2.95 per cent. Tata Motors, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Sun Pharma, Mahindra & Mahindra, State Bank of India, Larsen & Toubro, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Maruti, Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel were the other major winners. HCL Technologies, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra and Titan were among the laggards.
After a turnaround in performance by Indian equity markets since July that has seen the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 wipe out the year-to-date losses, analysts suggest investors start nibbling into stocks that are focused on the domestic economy. While they say intermittent corrections, led by policies of global central banks and other economic data, cannot be ruled out, analysts expect India's relative outperformance among global equity markets to continue as it looks better placed with a healthy economic recovery, and remains one of the fastest growing major economies. In this backdrop, Neeraj Chadawar, head of quantitative equity strategy at Axis Securities, believes that amid global slowdown, aggressive tightening by the central banks, and preference for domestic interests first (by the local government), export-oriented themes are likely to be muted or will deliver conservative returns in the near-term.
Sensex opened weak and is now down 5 points at 7811. Nifty is down 9 points at 2372.
About 1,556 shares have advanced, 1,211 shares declined, and 182 shares are unchanged.
What has hit sentiment further is a draft proposal by the government to increase vehicle insurance premiums for financial year 2022-23 (FY23). Third-party motor insurance premiums have not been increased over the last two years and if this is approved, insurance costs for specific segments could rise by a fifth. The worst impacted is the 350cc and above two-wheeler segment, where premiums are up 21 per cent. Royal Enfield (Eicher Motor) is the market leader in the segment. The premiums in the 150-350cc two-wheeler category are also being inc
The Sensex slipped sharply towards the closing bell to finish the day with a loss of 62 points (0.93%) at 6,608.
India Inc's cash pile was up 13.8 per cent last fiscal year, thanks to a combination of higher profits in sectors such as IT and fund raising by top companies such a Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel and Tata Motors, among others.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 32 points at 28,851 and the 50-share Nifty closed 12 points lower at 8,712.
The Sensex opened 13 points higher at 5,410, and soon climbed to touch an intra-day high of 5,418. However, profit-taking at higher levels pushed the index into negative zone to a low of 5,376.
Maruti, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy's, ONGC, Hindalco, Reliance, HLL, ITC up. BPCL, ICI India and Kotak Bank dip.
Following yesterday's smart move the Sensex opened with a positive gap of 15 points at 5,248. The index is now at 5,253 - 20 points