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Source: Live Mint Indian markets experienced a volatile January, oscillating sharply amid a blend of global and domestic uncertainties that kept investors cautious. While frontline indices regained strength over the last couple of trading sessions, they ended January with a drop of over 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive month of losses for the Nifty 50…
Source: Live Mint The heightened volatility in the Indian stock market could be, to some extent, attributed to investor caution ahead of the Union Budget 2025. Experts anticipate that the market could stabilize following the budget announcement. According to stock market expert G. Chokkalingam, who is also the founder and head of research at Equinomics…
Source: Live Mint The Indian stock market channelled through rough terrain to begin 2025 with a sharp sell-off amid its ongoing correction grip. The market logged a steep fall of over 2.4 per cent, marking the biggest weekly fall in nearly a month, dragged by a group of technical, domestic and global factors. Investors will…
Source: Live Mint The Indian stock market is on track to conclude 2024 on a positive note even as it waded through several challenges led by domestic and global factors. The last week was marked by consolidation with bouts of intraday volatility on subdued trading sentiment due to persistent foreign outflows and muted global cues…
Source: Live Mint Expert View: The Indian stock market’s performance in 2024 was notably positive, with the domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 logging gains of nearly nine per cent each. Nifty 50 crossed its milestone from 22,000 to 26,000 in a relatively short period. However, the second half of the year was met…
Source: Live Mint Devina Mehra, the chairperson, managing director and founder of First Global, expresses optimism regarding the long-term outlook for mainstream stocks and indices of the Indian stock market. She highlights that these indices have yet to reach their long-term compounding trend lines or extremes in terms of rolling returns. In an exclusive interview…
Source: Live Mint The Indian stock market outlook for 2025 remains cautiously optimistic as the Nifty 50 valuations suggest modest upside potential, said Dhiraj Relli, MD & CEO at HDFC Securities. He believes the large-cap indices will likely offer better risk-adjusted returns than the mid-cap and small-caps. In an interview with Livemint, Relli said that…
Source: Live Mint As 2024 draws to a close, the broad market has delivered a respectable 20% return. Mid and small-cap stocks have outperformed, with midcaps achieving a 28% return and small caps 31%, compared to 17% for large caps. The outperformance is against the consensus that large caps are a better bet given the…
Source: Live Mint Maharashtra Election Result: As the BJP-led NDA is poised for a landslide victory in Maharashtra, experts have started mulling its impact on the Indian stock market when it resumes trade activity on Monday. NDA’s victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Election would positively impact investors, expecting investors to switch strategy from defensive to…
Source: Live Mint Both gold and equities are shining bright in fiscal 2025 (FY25), with each asset class enjoying a strong performance this year. Nifty 50 has gained about 16 per cent, while spot gold prices in India have climbed over 12 per cent in FY25 so far. Durable economic growth, easing inflation, increased retail…
