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Source: Live Mint The appeal of momentum investing, with its “buy high, sell higher” mantra, has surged, challenging traditional investment norms. Yet, behind the simple idea lies a complex mechanism where fund size and trading volume can greatly influence success. In this space, careful calibration is essential, as larger funds risk distorting prices, while niche…
Source: Live Mint When the bar is set high, every shortfall appears glaring. A case in point is Trent Ltd’s September quarter (Q2FY25) results where the retailer clocked almost 40% standalone revenue growth to ₹4,036 crore. Taken in isolation, growth is simply stellar. However, it is a moderation from the 50% plus growth rates seen…
Source: Live Mint The rally proved short-lived. A day after India’s stock markets shot up more than 1% following Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections, adding ₹7.75 trillion to investor wealth, the benchmark indices were back to their downward slide, with the rupee, too, plunging to a new low. Sustained selling from foreign institutional…
Source: Live Mint US stock indices rose slightly on Thursday after storming to record highs in previous session on former president Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Market participants were awaiting Interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve later in the day. It is widely expected that the Fed will cut its key interest rate for…
Source: Live Mint On Wall Street the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones rose to all-time highs on Wednesday as Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,450.11 points, or 3.43 per cent, to 43,671.12, the S&P 500 advanced 138.27 points, or 2.39 per cent, to 5,920.87…
Source: Live Mint US stocks rose on Tuesday, as investors awaited the outcome of the tightly contested presidential election and other potentially market-rattling events this week. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 40.9 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 41835.49. The S&P 500 rose 9.7 points, or 0.17 per cent, to…
Source: Live Mint US stocks were mixed on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election and Federal Reserve’s expected rate cut decision later in the week. As of 1:57 pm Eastern time, the S&P 500 was slipping 0.1 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.1…
Source: Live Mint NEW DELHI : In China, some social media influencers are being taken by the police for questioning for spreading misinformation online. An Economist article recently cited how China’s police are taking online fibbing seriously. Globally, misinformation causes a lot of stress, but the biggest source of evil is from finance influencers who…
Source: Live Mint As Wall Street is bracing for the US presidential election on Tuesday (November 5), market participants will keenly watch its outcome and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision in the week ahead. According to several reports, Democrat candidate & US Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican opponent & former president Donald Trump…
Source: Live Mint In the special Muhurat trading session held on Friday, November 1, the Nifty Auto index closed over 1 percent higher, buoyed by a recovery in auto sales reported for October 2024. The festive momentum was reflected across the market, with Nifty Auto rising as much as 1.24 percent to 23,805.60, outperforming the…
