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Source: Live Mint Last month’s global selloff—marked by a 7% slide in the S&P 500 and a more than 5% dip in the Sensex—set off the usual chain reaction: a flood of alarming headlines, wall-to-wall coverage from financial experts forecasting doom, and social media timelines buzzing with everything from cautious concern to full-blown panic. It…
Source: Live Mint However, what matters to the end-user, i.e. the investor, is the returns over the holding period. Today, we assess the performance of certain mutual fund categories in a de-jargonised manner, making it easy for the investor to understand. Fund categories We have taken three hybrid fund categories that have equity exposure and…
Source: Live Mint After a strong two-day rally, Indian benchmark indices paused for breath on April 16, with the Sensex and Nifty trading flat during the afternoon session. Global cues weighed on investor sentiment, even as broader markets showed resilience. Midcap and smallcap stocks outperformed, gaining nearly 1 per cent, while the India VIX—a barometer…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Wall Street’s biggest stock traders just delivered their best quarter ever. And that was before President Donald Trump’s trade war made stock and bond markets even wilder. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. became the latest firm to report its highest-ever quarter for equity trading, after JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan…
Source: Live Mint But history shows that markets move in cycles—shaped by economic indicators, interest rate shifts, geopolitical developments, and corporate performance. Every correction has ultimately been followed by recovery and growth. For seasoned investors, the key lies in patience, discipline, and a well-structured portfolio that can dynamically adapt to changing market conditions. Staying invested…
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 The India Volatility Index surged 65.7% on Monday to 22.8—its highest spike since its inception in 2007. On Tuesday, the gauge dropped to 20.44, but was up by about 47% over five trading days as US President Donald Trump unleashed a global trade war last week. India VIX reflects the market’s expectation…
Source: Live Mint The stock market naturally rewards patience over impulsive reactions, transferring wealth from those who chase short-term movements to those who stay committed to a long-term strategy. This principle is especially relevant today as the BSE Sensex, which soared to about 85,800 in September 2024, has since dipped to almost 73,100. This decline…
Source: Live Mint Credit spreads widen due to tariff war fears Investment-grade spreads reach two-year lows, high-yield at widest since Nov 2023 Market volatility halts bond issuance, companies hesitant to pay premiums Companies delay bond issuance amid market uncertainty (Updates with new quote in paragraphs 6 and 7) By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Matt Tracy April…
Source: Live Mint Expert view: The Indian market is still trailing behind the sell-off seen in global markets due to the recent tariffs imposed by Trump and concerns about a potential recession. Today’s Black Monday has unsettled the Indian stock markets. In an interview with Mint, Vaibhav Porwal, Co-Founder of Dezerv, discussed in detail the…
