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PSU banks hit fresh 52-week low; analysts remain cautious

Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank, Syndicate Bank, Uco Bank and Vijaya Bank have touched their respective 52-week lows on the NSE.

August sees highest monthly FII outflow ever

August also saw equity markets suffer their worst single-day fall in almost seven years with the S&P BSE Sensex sliding 1,624 points in a single day

CNX PSU Bank index records sharpest single-day gain since May 2014

The CNX PSU Bank index rallied 6.19% or 216 points to close at 3,699 compared to a 0.48% decline in the CNX Nifty today.

S&P BSE Mid-cap index hits lifetime high

Outperformed the benchmark in the past month; analysts recommend caution in buying these, given the run-up

FIIs reduce stake in govt banks

Have done so in the majority of PSBs for a couple of quarters due to concern at asset quality, among other issues, say observers

MFs' investment in equities sees longest spell in 15 years

Domestic MFs' monthly net inflow into equities crosses Rs 10,000 crore in June

OMCs hit multi-year highs

Since Jan, scrips have rallied 25-43%, with encouragement from reforms in sector since mid-2013 and optimism on earnings prospects

Companies queue up to raise over Rs 10,000 crore via IPOs

19 companies including Cafe Coffee Day, Matrix Cellular and RBL Bank have filed draft red herring prospectus with Sebi thus far in 2015

Reliance Industries, financials contribute 50% of over 1,000 points Sensex rally in seven days

RIL, HDFC, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have contributed 573 points or 53% of the total 1,083 points Sensex gain.

285 stocks outperform markets in 2015

32 have gained more than 50%

CNX Metal, PSU Bank indices hit 52-week low

However by the end of the day most of the banking stocks closed higher

Bharti ahead of Sun Pharma on market cap

With a total market-cap of Rs 2,55,831 cr, Sunil Bharti Mittal-promoted Bharti Group is behind Reliance, the number three with Rs 3,03,739 cr in m-cap

33 stocks outperform markets ahead of MSCI inclusion

Though short-term investors can buy these stocks in a hope to make quick returns, long-term investors should look at company fundamentals before investing, say analysts

LIC:towering over the rest

In ITC, LIC has invested Rs 38,358.66 crore, according to Capitaline data

Mutual funds' holding in BSE 500 stocks at over four-year high

Since June 2014, mutual funds have pumped in Rs 53,827 crore in equities on account of an improvement in investor sentiment

Is there an IPO rush in the making?

About two dozen companies gear up to raise as much as Rs 9,300 crore from the market but the flurry of IPOs in China could cast a shadow over them

Bonus shares bonanza by two dozen companies this year

As many as 21 companies including Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Federal Bank have announced bonus issues in the last four-and-half months

5 stocks account for 50% of nearly 1,800-point Sensex fall

Infosys, Sun Pharma, HDFC, L&T, TCS have collectively contributed 880 points to the Sensex's 1,791-point decline in the past nine days

Sun Pharma slips 9% as Daiichi Sankyo exits. Should you buy?

A combined 276.63 million shares representing 11.5% of total equity of Sun Pharma changed hands on the NSE and BSE

Investors cash out of FMCG stocks ahead of results

Disturbed by lack of pick-up in consumption, especially rural, and likelihood of lack of good news on corporate earnings