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Offbeat stock bets beat broader markets

Select mid-and-small-cap stocks from off-beat sectors have witnessed a smart rally in the past 3 months

Pharma shares on a roll, BSE Healthcare index hits record high

Glenmark Pharma, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Divi's Lab, Cipla, Dr Reddy's, Sun Pharma, Wockhardt and Biocon are up 1-5% on the BSE.

Will IT stocks repeat Q2 performance in Q3?

The BSE IT index had outperformed the Sensex by surging 25% between July-September (Q2) as compared to a marginal 0.08% drop in the benchmark index

BS Bank Aspirex outperforms the market in September

L&T Finance Holdings, IFCI, Bajaj Finance, LIC Housing Finance and Aditya Birla Nuvo had rallied more than 10% each on the BSE.

Mixed sectoral performance in first half

Banking, realty down; FMCG, autos, IT do well; no major pick-up expected in corporate earnings

Banking, realty, capital goods and power sector underperform in H1FY14

However, stocks from the health care, FMCG, IT, auto and telecom have outperformed the market by recording handsome returns.

Defensive stocks outperform again

Beat benchmark indices for the fourth year but most analysts still caution one must be careful while investing in this space

Riding the rally in BSE 500 stocks

Nearly 220 recover from 52-week lows; however, analysts suggest selective investment makes sense

Sensex records sharpest 4-day rally in past four years

S&P BSE Sensex has rallied 1,762 points in the past four trading days, reported its highest rise since May 2009.

Can elections help markets turn around?

Though analysts suggest downside risks to the economy, if the general elections are advanced, the markets would be able to look beyond uncertainty

BS Bank Aspirex falls for second month

BS Bank Aspirex, a new index by Business Standard covering 16 companies that have applied for banking licences, declined 7% this month, compared with a 3.3% decline in the S&P BSE Sensex

BS Bank Aspirex extends fall for the second consecutive month

IDFC, IFCI, Magma Fincorp and Bajaj Finance were down over 10 per cent each in August, after falling more than 8 per cent each during the previous month.

FIIs pull out over $3 billion since June

The companies along with banks having high FIIs holdings have seen the sharpest erosion in their market value.

Banking stocks' P/E at four-year low

Majority of analysts sees further downsides in valuations, especially for state-owned lenders

Market turmoil pushes up share pledges

Liquidity crunch and high working capital needs in uncertain economic conditions fuel the rise

Market turmoil: Share pledging at record high

Within the BSE top 500 universe, promoters of 120 companies had pledged their shares in the June quarter

Markets: Some more pain in the near-term, say analysts

5,400 is an important support for the Nifty. A breach can take it to 5,000 levels

Banking stocks: P/E ratio drops to four-year low

The combined P/E ratio of the 30 shares that make up the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index currently stands at 16.84

Market meltdown: Key frontline stocks hit 52-week low

SBI, L&T, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and BHEL hit their respective 52-week low on Monday morning

Past imperfect, future tense for India Inc

Q1 results indicate more pain ahead, as slowdown has spread to more sectors, pricing power has come down and rising interest cost is eating into profits