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Source: Live Mint India traditionally carried a 20-25% risk premium versus other emerging markets. However, recently, that premium has soared to 60%, a level unjustified by the current pace of corporate earnings growth, Sunil Tirumalai, head of Emerging Markets and Asia Equity Strategy at UBS Securities, said during a virtual media briefing on Tuesday. Indian…
Source: Live Mint In a remarkable display of trust, foreign institutional investor (FII) have pumped a significant ₹14,670 crore into the Indian cash market during the past three trading sessions (April 15-17) , according to experts. This sharp increase in FII engagement represents one of the most striking buying trends in recent times, indicating a…
Source: Live Mint India’s IT services companies were beginning to see improving demand for tech services in the US, their biggest market. But if the trade war unleashed by US President Donald Trump pushes his country into a recession, IT clients could tighten their discretionary spending budgets again, according to experts. The jitters are already…
Source: Live Mint Still, market experts said investors would do well to take this single-day bounce with a pinch of salt, as tariff-driven jitters continue to keep volatility on a short fuse. Markets may remain choppy until India has more clarity on the US tariff situation, experts added. Adding to the uncertainty, the Reserve Bank…
Source: Live Mint Indian stock market: The Indian stock market closed sharply lower last week, breaking a two-week winning streak, as global trade tensions escalated following Donald Trump’s tariff increases, unsettling investors both domestically and internationally. The benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, were weighed down mainly by weak global cues and renewed fears of…
Source: Live Mint Although the bearish sentiment among US investors eased in March from levels in January or February, they remain at decadal highs, similar to the covid period, said Garima Kapoor, economist and executive vice president at Elara Securities India. Recession fears owing to policy uncertainties and Trump’s tariffs are adding to the valuation…
Source: Live Mint A typical theme that has dominated equity market conversations over the last six months is whether domestic institutional investors (DIIs) should keep funding the relentless exodus of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) from Indian markets. Experts, speaking at the Mint India Investment Summit and Awards 2025 in Mumbai on Saturday, however, said investors…
Source: Live Mint India’s Nifty 50 and Sensex indices have logged their strongest weekly run since February 2021, gaining nearly 4% this week and offering much-needed relief for bargain hunters after plunging 14% from their September highs. But the real stars were the Nifty Smallcap 250 and Nifty Midcap 100, which jumped 8% and 7%,…
Source: Live Mint Indian stock market: After moving in downward trajectory for three weeks, the Indian benchmarks made a strong comeback in the first week of March 2025. The indices closed in green, rising nearly 2 per cent on Friday, March 7. The Nifty settled at 22,552.50, while the Sensex closed at 74,332.58, marking a…
Source: Live Mint Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have been relentlessly selling Indian equities since October last year, leaving the Indian stock market reeling under pressure. Data show that FPIs sold off Indian equities worth ₹15,502 crore in the cash segment from March 1st to the 7th after a ₹58,988 crore selloff in February and ₹87,375…
