High net worth individuals (HNIs) are considered more investment-savvy than retail investors.
This amount does not include losses suffered indirectly through investment in mutual funds (MFs) and insurance companies.
The NSE Nifty, which again went past the 9,900-mark to touch a high of 9,903.95 intra-day, finally settled 103.15 points, or 1.05 per cent higher at 9,897.30.
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Other major laggards were IndusInd Bank, SBI, Bharti Airtel, ONGC, Tata Steel and Reliance Industries -- falling as much as 6.30 per cent.
Some of the top indebted companies likely to face financial headwinds in the coming quarters include NTPC, PowerGrid, Tata Steel, Adani Power, JSW Steel, UPL, and Steel Authority of India. Together these 201 companies owed Rs 14.9 trillion to their lenders at the end of September 30, 2019, up 4.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) during the first half of FY20.
The BSE mid-cap and small-cap indices were down 1% and 1.7% each. Market breadth was negative 2037 stocks which declined for 881 stocks which advanced.
NSE Nifty extended its rally and ended at 5,600 - up 55 points.
The Nifty closed at 4875, up 19 points. The market breadth was negative. Out of 2907 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 889 advancing stocks as against 1924 declines.
Except for September quarter, which had net inflows of $196 million, all other quarters had outflows.
India has always been a good bet in relative terms during crises/turbulent times in emerging markets (EMs).
Sources involved in the bidding process confirmed that the entity had submitted a bid but expressed doubt over its acceptance
With the broader indices continuing to power ahead and valuations trading at a premium, investors tend to look at small and mid-cap companies for bargains.
The reason is obvious: Both the benchmark indices have almost doubled from their March 2009 levels. The reasons for the stake sales vary from meeting their company's working capital requirements to debt repayment. A few did so for business expansion.
Piramal Healthcare acquired 4.36 million shares from the open markets through its two promoter companies, PHL Holding Pvt Ltd and Swastik Safe Deposit & Investment.
Analysts caution a non-BJP government is not an impossible scenario. In case of a Modi-led coalition, they advise investors to focus on discretionary consumption, select private banks and financials, RIL, housing, and IT.
The NSE Nifty closed at 4861, lower by eight points. The mid-cap and small-cap indices ended marginally lower.
The Nifty closed at 4,845, down 86 points. ONGC, ITC and HDFC Bank were the only gainers among the index stocks. And Gail and BPCL rose on hopes of deregulation in the prices of petroleum products.
The market breadth was weak. Out of 2990 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1080 advancing stocks as against 1848 declines.
The Sensex ended virtually unchanged at 17526, lower by 13 points and the Nifty closed at 5,249, up 5 points.
Mutual funds are better than Portfolio Management Schemes where costs crystallise only at the end of the investment period, says Shashank Khade.
The Nifty shut shop at 5270, up 17 points. The market breadth was marginally positive at close. Out of 2998 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1680 advancing stocks as against 1217 declines.
'Stick to the known quality names, avoid short term thinking and don't be in a hurry to book profits on your winners.'
The Nifty closed at 5308, down 14 points. The market breadth turned negative at close. Out of 2991 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1,288 advancing stocks as against 1605 declines.
The US healthcare reform bill with its focus on cutting costs is likely to be beneficial for generic and CRAMS players.
The Nifty closed at 5366, down two points. The market breadth was strong, with 1,743 advancing stocks as against 1168 declines.
Titan accounted for 59.6 per cent of his disclosed portfolio at Rs 8,355 crore. This is more than 10 times the next biggest holding, Federal Bank, at Rs 619 crore.
The Nifty ended up 22 points at 5282. The market breadth turned negative at close. Out of 2939 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1200 advancing stocks as against 1650 declines.
The BSE Mid-cap index gained 1.1% while the Small-cap index surged 1.3%, outperforming the benchmark indices
The Nifty closed at 5245, up 14 points. The market breadth was negative, with 1252 advancing stocks as against 1568 declines.
The Nifty closed at 5,137, up three points. The market breadth turned weak at close. Out of 2,921 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1,037 advancing stocks as against 1804 declines.
Emotions should not drive your investment strategy and there's a way of ensuring this doesn't happen, says Amar Pandit.
But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors
Indians face COVID-19 with record debt, stalled income.
The Nifty ended down 35 points at 4,757. The BSE market breadth turned negative towards the end of the day. Out of 2,888 shares traded, 1,490 declined while 1,309 advanced.
Over the past one-and-half years, the number of stocks trading below their respective face value has increased 29 per cent after a sharp correction in stocks of small-cap companies.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,830, down 70 points. Realty, banking and PSUs were the top sectoral losers on the BSE.
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
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