Sundar Sethuraman

A cautious global risk environment ahead of key US macroeconomic data releases later this week further curbed investor appetite for equities

30 big swings in H1, just 3 in the second half

Strong domestic growth and infrastructure spending could help the Sensex deliver 10-11% annual returns, barring major geopolitical shocks, says Alphaniti's U R Bhat

Riding on the 25-bp rate cut, global risk appetite improves

Meesho shares listed at a 45 per cent premium and ended 53 per cent above the issue price, after its IPO was subscribed 79 times and raised Rs 5,421 crore for growth plans

BSE market cap shrinks ₹7 trillion as FPIs weigh on sentiment

Without them, foreign portfolio investor flows would have gone off-key

Riding on favourable valuations, strong DII participation, IPO proceeds to cross ₹1.7 trn mark

Corporate earnings growth is estimated to be in high single digits for this fiscal and in mid-teens for the next two financial years

The retreat from direct equities contrasts with continued inflows from domestic institutional investors

ADR falls to 0.89 - November's gains now balance on a shrinking block of stocks, the lowest since February

Flexible equity schemes top assets and inflows as investors turn cautious in a patchy market

India's IPO market is on track to surpass last year's record haul, with fundraising likely to cross Rs 1.6 trillion and the number of issuances hitting their highest level since 2007

Rotation out of AI stocks, strong Q2 earnings and FPI buying helped markets hit 14-month highs despite valuation worries

Both indices had hit previous intraday highs on Sep 27 last year

Renewed expectations of December rate cuts by the Fed and RBI lifted sentiment, sending the Nifty near a record close and giving indices their strongest single-day rise in five months.

Analysts credit this underperformance to retail and high networth investors shifting attention towards initial public offerings (IPOs) and lingering valuation concerns in smallcaps

Nifty and Sensex closed Thursday near record highs, boosted by banks and Reliance, with analysts expecting the rally to continue on supportive domestic and global cues

Investors reallocate funds to traditional IT services firms

66% of total IPO fundraising has been via OFS since 2015