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Chart: India second-largest recipient of foreign flows in 2023 after US

In CY23 US, India & Japan have been the biggest recipients of foreign flows. Outflows were seen across Europe.

51% of women prefer low-risk FDs, only 7% invest in stocks: survey

Over 800 women were surveyed across 10 cities in India on a wide range of behaviours, including their involvement in financial decision-making, goal setting, saving and investing patterns, adoption of

Nifty Next 50 rose 11.09% in Dec 2023, energy emerges as top performer

The Financial services sector continued to play a pivotal role in propelling the Nifty 500 index, contributing 2.1 per cent to the overall 8 per cent increase in Nifty 500 during December 2023.

Travelling overseas for a holiday? How to best use your cards for maximum gains

Numerous credit cards provide rewards, cashback, or points for each purchase. Consider a travel rewards card that boosts points for flight or hotel bookings

Monetary easing, central banks buying to push gold prices higher this year

Gold prices are likely to rise further on the back of weak dollar and decline in US treasury yields. Dollar and Yields nosedive on anticipation that US Fed will start cutting rates by March

At $900 billion, India added as much mcap in 2023 as Sweden's entire mcap

Domestic SIP inflows emerged as a key source of retail inflows in equities, reaching Rs 130 billion in fiscal 2023 and is projected to reach Rs 153 billion in FY 24.

Banking, IT promising in 2024: What sectors should investors bet on?

On the back of relatively lower historic returns compared to earnings growth, large caps appear favourable on a risk-reward basis

IPO fundraising drops 17% in 2023, 40 firms gave over 10% return on listing

Tata Technologies gave a stupendous return of 163 per cent followed Ideaforge (93 per cent) and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank (92 per cent). 53 of the 57 IPOs are trading above the issue price (closing

Duration funds likely to offer 12-14% return: What should your 2024 strategy be?

With high starting yield and expectation of fall in bond yields, long term government bonds offer investor a rewarding opportunity, said experts

Nifty50 overvalued by 20%, expect correction in 6 months: Kotak Securities

Nifty index looks to be 20% overvalued as per our model after moving up more than 10 per cent in the last two months, it said

Co-branded credit cards most sought after, average spend per card grows to Rs 5577

Rewards and convenience will remain the buzzword, and cards that are conveniently available digitally will be the most sought after in 2024

Gold expected to move much higher in 2024, could touch Rs 70,000

The yellow metal has boomed from the lows seen in the last six months to levels above $2000, and currently, it is perched at the $2050 level

Health, EV, fintech: Key industries beckoning foreign investors in 2024

Emerging industries poised for investment-led growthare battery energy storage solutions, green hydrogen, biotechnology, AVGC (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics)

In charts: Why ICICI Direct sees Nifty hitting 25000 in 2024

Indian Equities are expected to compound at 12-15% as seen historically

Hyderabad pips NCR as India's second-costliest city, Ahmedabad most reasonable

Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Pune are the most affordable residential markets in 2023

Enter 2024 with low return expectations from market, warns Kotak Securities

Kotak thinks it is best to avoid sectors like automobiles and components, electric utilities and IT services

SIP or lumpsum? How should you invest if you are sitting on idle cash

For those wary of market valuation, employing STP-placing funds in fixed-income mutual funds and gradually shifting to equity over 12-18 months-is a prudent strategy.

Brent to remain steady in near term, reflects demand destruction: Emkay

The forthcoming OPEC meeting is anticipated to exert influence on oil prices, with the possibility of OPEC implementing measures such as output restriction or supply curtailment

Co-branded, cashback and utility perks: Most popular credit cards of 2023

s cashback came out as an easy way to earn value-back, rewards credit cards also went through an overhaul to match up to the value potential of cashback cards.

Bengaluru drives demand for office leasing, here are the top deals of 2023

Q4 2023 records 20.2 mn sq ft of gross absorption, highest ever quarterly leasing activity