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Source: Live Mint The stock market gods have been kind in recent years—and sometimes very kind, delivering impressive returns for those who made the right investment choices and got a bit lucky. Unsurprisingly, many individuals have taken notice and moved into direct stock investing. One look at the number of demat accounts being opened shows…
Source: Live Mint Brokerage house Motilal Oswal Private Wealth (MOPW) recently addressed the emerging risks in the Indian equity market, driven by global geopolitical tensions and the high valuations of domestic stocks. Rising crude oil prices, bond yields, and inflation concerns have intensified market volatility. Despite these challenges, MOPW believes that sustained domestic inflows and…
Source: Live Mint Despite a strong performance, the broader markets failed to beat the benchmark indices in September. While the Nifty Midcap index and the Nifty Smallcap index rose 1.76 per cent and 1.32 per cent, respectively, their performance lagged behind the 2.28 per cent rise in the Nifty benchmark index. The underperformance in mid-caps…
Source: Live Mint The Indian stock market crashed on Thursday, 3 October, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 witnessing sharp declines of over 2 per cent each, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and weak global cues. The broader markets followed suit, with Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap indices tumbling more…
Source: Live Mint Indian markets scaled a fresh all-time high for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, September 26, driven by positive global sentiment and robust domestic inflows. During today’s intra-day trading, the Nifty climbed 84 points to hit a new peak of 26,087, while the Sensex surged 293 points to a record high of…
Source: Live Mint Responsive Industries announced that it anticipated substantial growth following a major government infrastructure initiative. Moreover, brokerage house Ventura Securities has initiated coverage with a buy call on the mid-cap stock with a target price of ₹436, implying an upside potential of 48 per cent in the next two years. Exchange Filing Responsive…
Source: Live Mint The home decor sector is not in its top form. General election, heatwaves and volatility in raw material prices hit demand for building material products leading to a muted start to FY25. The industry’s performance in the June quarter (Q1FY25) was a mixed bag. Plastic pipe manufacturers fared well, with aggregate Ebitda…
Source: Live Mint Krishnan VR, Chief of Quantitative Research team at Marcellus, believes that valuations of Indian markets are clearly quite extended both compared to history and across various sectors and stocks. However, he opined that as long as mid- and small-cap stocks deliver on expected earnings growth, there won’t be any valuation derating. He…
