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Source: Live Mint Kenneth Andrade, the ace investor known for his high-conviction calls, looks for businesses early into a business cycle as part of his investment philosophy. The chief investment officer of Old Bridge Capital Asset Management observed that India’s market capitalisation to GDP ratio is 130%, which still indicates overvaluation. However, he still sees…
Source: Live Mint Budget 2025: The Indian stock market experienced high volatility on Saturday, February 1, following the FY26 Union Budget announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. While the budget introduced major changes in income tax slabs, shifting more money into the hands of middle-class consumers, market sentiment remained mixed due to concerns over government…
Source: Live Mint The big day is here! FM Sitharaman will deliver her 8th Budget speech at 11 a.m. Even though it’s a Saturday, stock markets (BSE and NSE) will remain open. This will be her second full Budget under Modi 3.0 and her eighth overall, including six annual and two interim Budgets during the…
Source: Live Mint Stocks of Indian pharma companies supplying antiretroviral (ARV) medicines used to treat HIV to African countries tumbled on Monday after a US government order halted all foreign aid funding, including its AIDS relief program. On January 25, the US State Department put into action an executive order from President Donald Trump halting…
Source: Live Mint Recent high-frequency economic data highlights the persistent macroeconomic challenges in India, including subdued GST collection growth, fluctuating automobile sales, and currency volatility, according to InCred. These factors have contributed to cautious market sentiment, with the Nifty 50 index likely to remain in a consolidation phase due to prolonged risks to GDP and…
Source: Live Mint Time: 5.30 pm, early May Place: Pitampura, north-west Delhi People wait anxiously in front of a roadside food cart. The long, long queue spills over from the pavement onto the street, leaving bikes, cars, cows and canines jostling for space on the narrow road. A few paces ahead, half a dozen vloggers…
Source: Live Mint Blame it on geopolitical tensions, global economic weakness, or elevated interest rates, among other factors, but the Indian stock market saw significant volatility in the calendar year 2024. Sample this: Between March and June 2024, the equity benchmark Nifty 50 remained rangebound, fluctuating between 22,339 and 22,821 levels, advancing by barely 500…
Source: Live Mint Indian stock markets have delivered an impressive 13 percent year-to-date (YTD) gain in 2024, with nearly all sectoral indices recording positive performance. The realty and pharma sectors stood out, posting gains of 39 percent and 32 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, indices like Nifty IT, Nifty PSU Bank, and Nifty Auto climbed over 20…
Source: Live Mint With Samvat 2081 knocking on the door, Krishnan VR, Chief of Quantitative Research team at Marcellus advised investors to look for high-quality companies with clean accounts, returns on capital greater than the cost of capital, strong balance sheets, consistent profitability and reasonable valuations. He also suggested sticking to a long-term asset allocation…
Source: Live Mint Subsidiaries have become a significant source of growth for Indian companies, helping them de-risk a bit from their core business. According to a Mint analysis of 1,135 companies for which the past 15 years of data is available, India Inc now generates 30% of its consolidated revenue through subsidiaries, up from 20%…
