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Is the US Fed rate hike always bad for equity markets? What analysts say

While the general consensus is of 6-7 rate hikes this year by the US Fed, there are some who expect lower rate hikes and a slowdown in the economy

US stocks are likely to be hit by a wave of redemptions, warns Chris Wood

This process, according to Wood, is already well underway with Netflix now down 69 per cent year-to-date (YTD)

Will markets absorb Fed's half-point whiplash?

At 8.5%, the US is feeling the inflation heat. After the US Fed Chief hinted at a 50-bps rate hike in May, the Indian markets crashed last Friday. Does this mean a bearish market for investors ahead?

A good amount of selling may be over: MIB Securities India CEO Jigar Shah

Jigar Shah, CEO, MIB Securities India, tells Puneet Wadhwa that retail money inflows into markets would decline with the start of the interest-rate expansion.

FII ownership of NSE 500 stocks at 3-year low: BofA Securities

Given the multiple headwinds, BofA Securities expects markets to be sideways the near-term given inflation impacting volume growth and margins across several sectors

Will the RBI's efforts to tame inflation, manage growth fail? UBS thinks so

While the RBI's monetary policy committee kept rates steady in its recent policy review in April, UBS expects the Indian central bank to hike rates starting June 2022

Nomura sees 75bps Fed hike in June, July; markets will absorb it: Analysts

Following the two 75 bps hikes in June and July, Nomura expects the US Fed to hike rates by 25 bps at every meeting scheduled in 2022 and 2023

Don't see significant slowdown in retail flows: Tata AIA Life's Patil

Retail money is a factor in the lack of attractive alternate investment avenues among other asset classes: Patil

Valuations, sharp rise in oil made FPIs nervous since October: Jefferies

In the last six months, the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty have slumped around 7 per cent each as foreign investors dumped Indian stocks across the board

Markets not fully pricing in possibility of higher inflation: Analysts

India's March wholesale price index-based inflation (WPI) surged to 14.55 per cent on rising edible oil prices and increase in power prices. WPI inflation in February stood at 13.11 per cent.

Mkt hasn't adequately factored in risks to growth: Nomura's Saion Mukherjee

If inflation-related issues get more structural and last longer, rates can continue to surprise further on the upside, leading to contraction in valuation multiples: Saion Mukherjee

Infosys Q4 result analysis: Buy, sell or hold? What brokerages suggest

The Bengaluru-based IT major saw its revenue rise 23 per cent to Rs 32,276 crore in the recently concluded quarter, as against Rs 26,311 crore in the previous corresponding period

Jan/Feb market sell-off was an just an appetizer: BofA Securities survey

Global growth optimism, according to the survey findings, was at an all-time low, with recession fears surging in the world's investment community.

Gold consumption highest among Indian middle-income group

Weddings were the primary reason for buying gold, with 43 per cent of the Indian households surveyed buying the yellow metal for this purpose

Market being sold a false narrative for past few months: Saurabh Mukherjea

Serious foreign investors - pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments - continue to load up on India, says Marcellus Investment Managers CEO Saurabh Mukherjee

India home to 12 real estate billionaires; Rajiv Singh of DLF the richest

A large part of the rise in the fortunes of these realty barons is attributed to a rally in the real estate stocks at the bourses. For the year under review, the BSE Realty index gained 55 per cent

Over half of Nifty500 stocks trade above 200-DMA; analysts see more upside

Nifty 50 is back to 18,000, still half of Nifty 500 stocks trade below 200-DMA

HDFC, HDFC Bank merger: Analysts see banking industry consolidating

The banking sector, according to analysts at ICICI Securities, has been underperforming at the bourses against the overall market in the last six months largely due to credit growth concerns

FIIs may remain on sidelines for some time: Julius Baer's Ashish Gumashta

Our global desk currently maintains an 'overweight' rating on India with a Sensex target of 66,000

Petrol, diesel prices can rise by Rs 12, LPG by Rs 280 a cylinder: Nomura

Besides the petrol, diesel and LPG prices, compounding the woes for manufacturers and consumers alike is the sharp hike in prices of natural gas starting April 1 for a period of six months