"In next 12 to 18 months we should see a lot of uncertainty being cleared, and might see a new high certainly in late 2009 or early 2010, when uncertainty in global market is diminished and domestic concerns like inflation and high interest rates come under control," Religare Securities President (equity) Amitabh Chakraborty said.
Despite inflation being a near-term concern, we feel its impact on economic growth is likely to be limited. The structural growth drivers remain intact and bode well for equities in the medium to long term.
With gold prices on the rise, financial institutions are trying different ways to attract the customer.
According to the report released by brokerage firm Religare Securities, the festive discounts and promotional offers by the builders will boost the volumes, which may also result in an upside of about 10 per cent in the property prices.
The takeover battle for Fame India further heated up with financial services provider Religare Securities on Monday hiking its stake to 5.82 per cent in the multiplex chain operator on behalf of some its clients.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on Thursday said ten new players have applied for licences to enter into this fast growing sector.The Shriram group, Ranbaxy-promoted Religare Securities and real estate major DLF, have sought regulatory approval for entering the insurance sector, Muralidharan said.
Pharmaceutical is one of the key theme for 2007 at brokerage houses such as Religare Securities, Angel Broking and Pranav Securities.
Market analysts are divided over the benefits of the revisited clauses of acquisition on Jet Airways.
Consolidation is the prime mood of the Indian equity market at the moment.
Boosted by a rally in stocks, total market valuation of listed companies at the National Stock Exchange hit the Rs 100 lakh crore-mark on Wednesday.
Since the Budget announcement on July 5, FIIs have been busy unloading their stock.
Investment trend by foreign investors will also be closely watched for stock movement
In the case of Indian equities specifically, all eyes will now be on the next RBI monetary policy scheduled for September 29.
This is the fourth straight weekly plunge for both the indices.
The underperforming metal for 2017 expected to return 17-20%
Stock markets will remain closed on Tuesday
Indian stock markets have outshined gold and silver in FY15.
The much-awaited upturn in the stock market on Thursday added more than Rs 1.17 lakh crore to investor wealth, which had plunged by over Rs 4.35 lakh crore in the past four days amid heavy sell-offs.
The broad market depicted strength. 1,525 shares rose and 1,131 shares fell. A total of 156 shares remained unchanged
In terms of value, this translates into more than Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) of delivered quantity.
As the Sensex continued with its record-breaking show, over 750 stocks hit one-year high levels on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday.
The Sensex resumed lower at 28,566.50 and dropped further to 28,183.32 before finishing at 28,227.39, showing a loss of 490.52 points or 1.71 per cent.
Besides, a sharp 8% decline in Chinese stocks added to the sell-off in domestic equities
India VIX has been mirroring the CBOE Volatility Index.
The BSE on Monday slipped below the crucial Rs 100-lakh crore (Rs 100 trillion) mark as the benchmark Sensex lost 261 points.
On the BSE, 1,650 shares declined and 1,188 shares rose
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Fourth quarter earnings of blue-chips such as Infosys, TCS, Wipro, RIL and inflation data for March will dictate the trend on the bourses in a holiday-shortened week ahead, experts said.
Side indices raced ahead with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap advancing 0.4% and 0.3% up, respectively.
This is the index's biggest single-day fall in almost a month
The total market capitalisation of BSE listed companies stood at Rs 1,01,68,542 crore.
In the broader market, the BSE Midcap index bucked the trend to gain 0.3%
Investor wealth slumped by Rs 1.55 lakh crore on Thursday today, dragged down by massive selling in the stock markets where nearly seven out of ten shares closed lower.
The rupee hit a near 10-month high as an alliance led by pro-reform and business friendly Hindu nationalist Narendra was on course for an absolute majority.
Over two dozen companies have announced bonus issue so far in 2017
The total market valuation of all BSE-listed firms on Thursday regained the Rs 100-trillion mark as the benchmark Sensex climbed over 600 points after the RBI surprisingly cut interest rate by 25 basis points.
In line with a weak stock market where benchmark Sensex plunged nearly 300 points, as many as 263 stocks hit their respective one-year lows on BSE on Monday.
Broader market outperformed the benchmark indices with S&P BSE Midcap gaining over 1%
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices added 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively
Indian benchmark indices may witness bouts of volatility this week as traders roll over positions in the derivative segment on expiry of near-month contracts, say experts.