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TMS Ep559: Adani Wilmar JV, Surat diamond, market, Angelo Mathews timed out

Is Adani looking to exit the FMCG business? Why is Surat diamond industry losing its shine? Will the recent optimism in equity markets last? How did Angelo Mathews get timed out? All answers here

Markets slide on high US yields, West Asia woes; Sensex falls 826 points

The US macroeconomic data in recent weeks reaffirmed the economy's resilience and strengthened expectations of interest rates remaining higher for longer

Israel-Hamas war spooks markets; Sensex plunges 483 pts, Nifty nears 19,500

Closing Bell on Monday, October 09: Brent crude oil prices were up 3.5 per cent at $87.5 per barrel as Israel-Hamas war intensified

Sensex down 571 pts, Nifty below 19,750 on hawkish Fed, Indo-Canada tension

Closing Bell on Thursday, September 21: The broad-based selling was led by public sector banks with the Nifty PSU Bank index sliding 2.3 per cent

TMS Ep522: Dholera, smartphone innovation, France-iPhone fiasco and more

Has Dholera failed to fulfil its promise? Have smartphones reached the end of their evolution? Will the US Fed derail the rally in Indian equity markets? What is the France-iPhone fiasco? Answers here

Foreign flows into Indian equities to take a breather, suggest analysts

Till September 15, 2023, FPIs have withdrawn Rs 6,027 crore from the Indian equity markets, taking their net investment in 2023 in Indian stocks to Rs 1.31 trillion

HDFC Bank-Diners Club eyes B2B space to grow credit card business

In the B2B segment, HDFC Bank has a Flipkart-Diners wholesale card, which is typically offered to small retailers who normally make purchases from different distributors

TMS EP511: OCCRP allegations, Pratt & Whitney, agro-chemical stocks & more

What are OCCRP's allegations against Adani Group? Are Pratt & Whitney engines pulling India's airlines down? Will El-Nino spell trouble for agro-chemicals? What experiments will Vikram and Pragyan do?

Goldilocks position for Indian equities is getting questioned: Jefferies

Rising crude oil prices, traction in China equities and high inflation concerns are casting a shadow on the road ahead for the Indian equities, believe analysts at Jefferies.

BofA Securities ups Nifty target to 20,500; sees markets get rerated

The foreign brokerage firm prefers large-caps over their mid-and small-cap peers as the valuations in case of the latter are rich and earnings growth estimates seem stretched.

What does Fitch downgrade of US credit rating to AA+ mean for the markets?

The development caused a flutter across equity markets, with most leading frontline global equity indices trading weak on Wednesday.

TMSEp487: Banking, Bharat Mandapam, markets, Global Biofuel Alliance

Why are Indian corporates so keen on banking? What makes Bharat Mandapam significant? Are the markets entering a consolidation phase? What is the Global Biofuel Alliance? Answers here

Misplaced interest

Govt equity in chip design firms is impractical

A crystal-ball gaze into second half of calendar 2023's fortunes

HEARD ON THE STREET: Persist, pivot or pause? All eyes on Fed and central banks as brokerages turn market psychics

Strong FPI flows and buoyant retail sentiment to keep bulls snorting

A trend reversal may happen if FPI flows turn negative; Nifty will need to fall below Mt 18,000 to go into serious downtrend

Global trends, progress of monsoon to guide equity mkts this week: Analysts

Equity markets this week will be largely guided by trends in global stocks, foreign funds' trading activity and progress of monsoon, analysts said. Investors will also track the movement of rupee against the US dollar and crude oil prices. Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed at fresh lifetime highs on Friday. Market analysts attributed the rally in the markets to the fact that the US Federal Reserve did not raise interest rates, while positive global cues and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turning net buyers of local equities also supported the uptrend. "The Indian market will be closely monitoring the progress of the monsoon season. Globally, there is expected to be an increase in volatility in the US market over the coming week. This is due to the upcoming semi-annual testimony of Fed Chairman Powell to Congress," said Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst, Swastika Investmart Ltd. According to analysts, a steady recovery in global indices, especially in the US, .

FIIs gung-ho on India from medium-term viewpoint: Saion Mukherjee

'Given valuation comfort, we are still most overweight on China and South Korea,' says Saion Mukherjee

FPIs invest Rs 8,643 core in equities on reasonable valuation of stocks

FPIs started the current financial year on a positive note and invested Rs 8,643 crore in Indian equities from April 3, data with the depositories showed

BS jury picks best mutual fund managers in the debt and equity category

While mutual fund managers struggled this year as well, those in the equity category fared better

Day after breather, benchmark indices fall on rising US 10-year yield

Analysts said investors are now trying to gauge how high-interest rates will rise in the US and Europe