Sundar Sethuraman
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Sundar Sethuraman
Sundar Sethuraman covers equity markets and investment banking. Starting his career as a desk hand, he moved to a reporting role in 2016 and has worked in New Delhi, Mohali and Mumbai. He stumbled into journalism after wasting his prime in the bylanes of Trivandrum. He manages an Instagram page about his home town in memory of his flaneur days. He prefers political news over spectator sports and peppers his conversations with film references, and has read more blurbs than books. A keen explorer of Mumbai's food scene, he is the go-to resource for restaurant recommendations in Business Standard's Mumbai office.
Sundar Sethuraman covers equity markets and investment banking. Starting his career as a desk hand, he moved to a reporting role in 2016 and has worked in New Delhi, Mohali and Mumbai. He stumbled into journalism after wasting his prime in the bylanes of Trivandrum. He manages an Instagram page about his home town in memory of his flaneur days. He prefers political news over spectator sports and peppers his conversations with film references, and has read more blurbs than books. A keen explorer of Mumbai's food scene, he is the go-to resource for restaurant recommendations in Business Standard's Mumbai office.
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Small, mid-caps log biggest weekly decline in 15 months, shows data
Benchmark indices see worst weekly slump in five months
 "Small, mid-caps log biggest weekly decline in 15 months, shows data")
Small and midcaps reclaim lost ground; Sensex ends 335 points higher
The Nifty midcap 100 rose 2 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 gained 3.5 per cent. Both indicies had plunged about 5 per cent each a day earlier in what was their worst performance in two years
 "Small and midcaps reclaim lost ground; Sensex ends 335 points higher")
Small, midcap stocks sink further to log their biggest fall in two years
Analysts said elevated valuations in the small and mid-cap segment have been a concern for a while, but the strong message and the recent action by the regulator intensified the selling pressure
 "Small, midcap stocks sink further to log their biggest fall in two years")
Smallcaps slip into 'correction' zone; index down 10% from February
The drop in the smallcap index comes even as the benchmark Nifty logged a fresh record high in an earlier session
 "Smallcaps slip into 'correction' zone; index down 10% from February")
Markets log biggest fall of month amid declines in banking heavyweights
Nervousness ahead of crucial data pull indices down
 "Markets log biggest fall of month amid declines in banking heavyweights")
From downturn to dominance: PSUs reclaim 17.3% India's market glory
An analysis by Elara Capital indicates that the PSU sector performs well during election years
 "From downturn to dominance: PSUs reclaim 17.3% India's market glory")
Street Signs: Easing the IPO fervor, Long road to mkt hour extension, more
The Brokers' Industry Standards Forum (ISF) is confronted with the formidable task of uniting a divided house on the matter of extending market hours
Investors dump NBFC stocks, shift money to banking ones amidst RBI fears
34 of 43 NBFC stocks decline; Nifty Bank index rises
 "Investors dump NBFC stocks, shift money to banking ones amidst RBI fears")
Benchmark indices log new highs but Nifty Smallcap 100 index falls 2%
Sensex ends above 74k for the first time; Nifty Smallcap drop 2%
 "Benchmark indices log new highs but Nifty Smallcap 100 index falls 2%")
Bull run inspires another 4 million to open demat accounts in February
Influx of new investors shows that more households are taking to direct investing
 "Bull run inspires another 4 million to open demat accounts in February")
Consensus price targets hint at modest stock market upside this year
Analysts expect Nifty50 components to gain average 6.6%
Smallcaps not in extreme bubble territory: IIFL Securities chairman & MD
Venkataraman observes that markets will also receive support from monetary easing globally
 "Smallcaps not in extreme bubble territory: IIFL Securities chairman & MD")
Street Signs: Sebi's F&O standoff, charting Nifty's course, and more
Market players anticipate that the positive momentum in the market, fuelled by better-than-expected domestic gross domestic product growth and softening US inflation data
 "Street Signs: Sebi's F&O standoff, charting Nifty's course, and more")
Markets hit fresh highs as bulls rejoice GDP boost; Sensex up 1.7%
Nifty sees 6th new high in 2 months
FPI inflows remain muted in February amid high valuations, shows data
Overseas funds seen favouring less expensive Korea, Taiwan markets
 "FPI inflows remain muted in February amid high valuations, shows data")
Markets log biggest decline in a month; Small, midcaps crash nearly 2%
Nervousness ahead of key data release
 "Markets log biggest decline in a month; Small, midcaps crash nearly 2%")
Fundraising via QIPs gain traction as India Inc looks for growth capital
Supportive markets, robust growth outlook ensure adequate demand for new paper supply
 "Fundraising via QIPs gain traction as India Inc looks for growth capital")
Street signs: Sebi's deep dive, Exicom's IPO power surge, and more
Electric vehicle charging firm Exicom Tele-Systems' Rs 430 crore initial public offering (IPO) is likely to break the recent weak listing trend
 "Street signs: Sebi's deep dive, Exicom's IPO power surge, and more")
FPIs trim financial exposure: Lowest in six years at 29%, shows data
At 28.97%, allocation lowest since 2018; Down from peak of 41.17%
 "FPIs trim financial exposure: Lowest in six years at 29%, shows data")
India-listed multinational arms outclass parent firms' valuations
Trend may draw foreign companies to India listing, while existing players assess potential of monetising stakes
 "India-listed multinational arms outclass parent firms' valuations")