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Puneet Wadhwa leads all stock & financial markets’ coverage at Business Standard. He has an experience of over two decades in managing India’s busiest print, digital and electronic newsrooms at the Outlook Group, NDTV and Hindustan Times.
If someone wants 25 per cent returns, I don't see opportunities. For high single-digit or low double-digit returns, there are plenty, says Nilesh Shah of Kotak AMC in this exclusive interview.
At the bourses, meanwhile, the stock has been an outperformer, rallying nearly 16.5 per cent thus far in calendar year 2025 (CY25) as compared to 0.7 per cent gain in the BSE Oil & Gas index
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Thus far in calendar year 2025 (CY25), foreign institutional investors have dumped Indian equities worth Rs 1.17 trillion, shows NSDL data
At the bourses, the consumption-driven theme has played out well thus far in FY26 with the Nifty India Consumption index rising nearly 11 per cent as compared to around 5 per cent rise in Nifty 50
I have been an investor since 1998, and in both the best and worst of times, there has never been a day without worries or opportunities, says Kalpen Parekh, MD and CEO of DSP Mutual Fund (MF)
With tariff uncertainties, weakening earnings, and premium valuations, investors are urged to adopt selective stock-picking strategies while awaiting clearer market triggers.
At the AGM in 2024, Mukesh Ambani-controlled RIL guided for 2x growth in its business by 2030, with JIO and Retail envisaged to double over the next three-four years
Analysts have largely attributed the selloff to the trade uncertainty triggered by Donald Trump's tariff-related policies
Yogesh Patil of LIC Mutual Fund believes that trade near-term uncertainty around trade wars may impact the investment decisions for now.
Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Private Bank and Nifty Bank index have outperformed the market,down in the range of 0.09 per cent to 0.25 per cent.
Nomura, HSBC, Nuvama, JM Financial dissect realty major DLF's June quarter results and revise their target price on the counter.
India is in a unique position where the return on equity for BSE 500 companies is among the best globally, second only to the US, says Gohil
Brokerages are hopeful that the final tariff may land lower - 15-20% - as both nations continue to negotiate a solution
Export-oriented stocks, analysts said, can underperform in the near-term. Investor sentiment till trade talks turn positive from here is expected to remain cautious, they suggest
Historically, the combination of narrowing earnings differential, high valuations and prolonged outperformance, Nuvama said, has led to a large period of underperformance for SMIDs (2018-19)
Meanwhile, four IT companies combined - TCS, Infosys, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra - have made a dent of ₹15,321 crore in LIC's portfolio thus far in July
Markets have already scaled a wall of worry - from tariff tensions and border skirmishes to unrest in West Asia, says Arora
Until now, most wealth was self-managed, or managed by unorganised players. This, Bernstein feels, will change as rising return expectations, product complexity will trigger demand for professionals
An important factor contributing to this uptrend in India, GlobalData believes, is the availability of installment facilities