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Trade set-up for Jun 20: Nifty may open flat; FIIs turn bulls, BoE in focus

All you need to know before the stock market opens on Thursday June 20: FIIs net bought stocks up to Rs 8,000 crore yesterday; and also turned net long in index futures for the first time since May 28

India set for $2 bn bond inflows around JP Morgan index inclusion day

The $2 billion, single-day inflow estimate by four bankers trails only the record-high $2.7 billion poured into Indian bonds on Aug. 20, 2014

From Hero MotoCorp to BPCL, Rs 1 trillion mcap club wears a new look

The surge in companies with a trillion-dollar market cap is attributed to the market's overall gains

India reclaims fourth-biggest global equity market tag from Hong Kong

India surpassed Hong Kong's market value for the first time in January. Since their market value has crisscrossed with each other a few times.

Volatile during poll results, lucrative 6 months later since 2004

Even in 2004, when benchmarks had collapsed 20% after NDA's surprise defeat, the markets had recouped all the losses to generate positive returns six months and one year later

Equity futures jump as markets cheer likely third term for PM Modi

NIFTY 50 index futures were up about 2.6 per cent in early trade, according to NSE International Exchange data

India's FDI equity inflow at five-year low of $44 billion in FY24

High interest rates in advanced economies, limited absorptive capacity locally likely reasons

Financial markets prefer stability, predictability: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Warns of unchecked explosion in F&O retail trades

Mutual fund equity buying tops Rs 1 trillion for 2024, shows data

The elevated equity market deployment in April indicates sustained inflows into equity schemes despite volatility

Sensex, Nifty eye new highs; All you need to know before mkt opens April 30

Pre-market update Tuesday, April 30: Q4 earnings, US Fed decision, global markets to dictate market trend today. Adani shares likely to be in limelight.

Mutual fund folio addition: Smaller towns steal a march over big cities

According to MF officials, the industry witnessed strong growth across metrics in FY 2024 on the back of a sharp rally in the equity market

Gap in stock prices, corporate earnings at highest level since 1990

Analysts attribute the growing divergence between stock price and corporate earnings to the valuation-driven rally

Active funds shine as equity markets see broad-based gains in FY24

Over two-thirds of active largecap schemes outperform Nifty 100 TRI

Sensex zooms 363 pts on 1st day of FY25, Nifty tops 22,450; SmallCap index rallies 3%

Stock market highlights on Monday, April 01: Among sectors, the Nifty Media index jumped 4.7 per cent, the Nifty Metal 3.62 per cent, and the Nifty Realty 4.21 per cent

Optional T+0 settlement from March 28: Here is what it means for you

Equity investors' longing for same-day settlement of cash in their demat accounts is set to end as SEBI's T+0 settlement will become a reality

Global algo traders gearing up to swarm India stock futures, Says SGX

The trading of the derivative contracts moved to GIFT City from Singapore last July after a dispute between SGX and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd

Mkts to focus on trends of foreign investors in holiday-shortened week

Trends in the global markets, trading activity of foreign investors and announcement of domestic macroeconomic data are the major factors that would drive investors' sentiment in a holiday-shortened week ahead, analysts said. Benchmark indices had a record-breaking rally in the past week driven by impressive GDP data. Equity markets would remain closed on Friday for Mahashivratri. "Key upcoming events, such as the release of the US services PMI on March 5, 2024, testimony by the US Fed Chair Powell, along with the US unemployment rate on March 8 will be closely watched for their potential impact on market sentiment. "Crude oil is also inching higher, and any negative surprise from there can disturb the mood of the market. However, the market is ignoring any bad news and continuing its bullish momentum," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. From the domestic macroeconomic front, PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) data for the services sector is scheduled to

Nifty tops 22,300: Are markets skating on thin ice? What analysts say

Even as the Nifty seems on course to register decade high fiscal gains, the rally seems to have lost momentum in the recent months, with net gains well below the overall average in FY24 so far.

Market has already factored in BJP's victory, says Achin Goel of Bonanza

While the fundamentals of PSUs remain optimistic, current valuations offer limited upside potential for new entrants, says Achin Goel, vice-president, Bonanza Portfolio

Protect volatile equity market gains with 10-15% investment in gold

Potential rate cuts in the US this year could boost gold's performance