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Nikita Vashisht is a business journalist tracking equity markets for Business Standard. She writes stories based on fundamental analysis of stocks of banking, aviation, FMCG, infrastructure, real estate, and new-age companies. Occasionally, she also writes on investment strategies for mutual fund investors. Nikita holds a degree in journalism, and business management, and is a certified fundamental and technical analyst for stocks and commodities.
Nikita Vashisht is a business journalist tracking equity markets for Business Standard. She writes stories based on fundamental analysis of stocks of banking, aviation, FMCG, infrastructure, real estate, and new-age companies. Occasionally, she also writes on investment strategies for mutual fund investors. Nikita holds a degree in journalism, and business management, and is a certified fundamental and technical analyst for stocks and commodities.
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Benchmark indices zoomed 2% yesterday after the US Fed hiked rates for the first time in three years. However, analysts don't see the RBI moving the needle on rate hikes just yet
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The Indian equity market holds a promising outlook for the future on the back of economic recovery post Covid-19 and superior corporate earnings growth: Sambre
DSP Mutual Fund is overweight on Banks as we believe they are adequately capitalised
Analysts expect the bank's underperformance to reverse
According to analysts chief executive officer Pratik Rashmikant Pota's resignation is a setback for the company, especially in the near-term, as the company faces macro headwinds in the form of sticky
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