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BNP Paribas sees Sensex at 50,500 in 2021; remains overweight on India

A common thread running between China and India, BNP Paribas said, is the focus on some long-range economic plans - targeted at boosting consumption in China and on supporting investments in India

FOMO on market rally overshadowing economic environment: Prakash Kacholia

The inflow of over Rs 60,000 crore of funds into the Indian markets from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in November would defy all moods

Rising inflation, crude oil are a new worry for financial markets: Analysts

Over the past one month (since November 13), Brent crude oil prices have surged nearly 18 per cent to $50.34 a barrel now

Corporate earnings growth, Covid vaccine to drive markets in 2021: Analysts

Corporate earnings, especially in the July - September 2020 quarter (Q2FY21), got a boost from lower raw material cost and cost cutting measures adopted by companies in the backdrop of Covid-19

2021 could be the year of mid-and small-caps, say analysts

Analysts attribute the surge to a host of factors, particularly the interest shown by the retail investors in these two market segments.

Nomura says India would be fastest growing Asian economy in 2021

Nomura has turned positive on India's cyclical outlook for 2021, and believes the country is on the cusp of a cyclical recovery

Covid-19 vaccine: Don't rush to buy all logistics stocks, say analysts

Vaccine storage and transportation being a niche segment will not benefit all logistics and transportation companies, analysts say

Covid-19 vaccine: Don't rush to buy all logistics stocks, say analysts

Vaccine storage and transportation being a niche segment will not benefit all logistics and transportation companies, analysts say

Chris Wood hikes exposure to Indian equities despite expensive valuation

Wood believes that India will, sooner rather than later, be included in global bond indices as a result of recent liberalisation measures.

Market valuations have become demanding: IIFL Securities MD R Venkataraman

R VENKATARAMAN, managing director at IIFL Securities, tells Puneet Wadhwa in an interview that small-caps could outperform their large-cap peers due to a risk-on rally

We continue to prefer medium-to-long end bonds: Saurabh Bhatia, DSP Inv Mgr

As the yield curve is very steep, Bhatia expects returns in the near-term to be driven by demand-supply of bonds rather than prospects of change in repo rates

Stressed debt across sectors falls 37% in Q2 to Rs 15 trn: Credit Suisse

The share of debt with loss-making companies was also down to 23 per cent as compared to 28 - 30 per cent pre-Covid-19

Analysts bullish on mid-and small-caps; expect outperformance in 2021

The S&P BSE Small-cap index has outperformed with a rally of 86 per cent from its lowest intra-day level in March 2020 to 16,003 levels now.

Economic momentum will be lost through 2021: CLSA

India has the weakest growth in fiscal 2020 of countries that we forecast at 15 per cent, but the strongest fiscal 2021 forecast at +14.5 per cent, CLSA said

We have about a year until markets once again become frothy: Jan Dehn

DEHN, head of research at Ashmore Group, tells Puneet Wadhwa in an interview that this is a good time for investors to shift to cyclical stocks

Goldman Sachs sees Nifty50 at 14,100 levels by December 2021

After a subdued performance for most part of the year, Indian equities are entering Samvat 2077 at record highs.

Time to buy gold this Dhanteras? Analysts see price hitting Rs 67,000/10gm

With accommodative global central bank policies and stimulus, analysts expect gold prices to do well going ahead

Biden good for emerging markets; dollar to gain from Trump win: Analysts

Aside from which candidate ultimately wins, analysts believe what is even more important for the markets is whether the elections will see a clear 'sweep'

India is odd one out in a favourable view of Emerging Asia: Cameron Brandt

With growth in developed markets under pressure from the rising Covid-19 caseload, investors will keep paying more attention to emerging markets, says Brandt

India's yearly gold demand in 2020 can be the lowest since 1995: WGC

According to the World Gold Council (WGC), gold demand in India thus far in CY20 stands at 252 tonnes, as compared to 496 tonnes in the same period last year.