Historically, there has been a high positive correlation between the changes in the US Federal balance sheet and the changes in the Indian equity markets
The indices had gained this week amidst optimism surrounding early quarterly earnings announcements of some companies
They generated average returns of 40%, against the Nifty's 24%
Mindtree dips 4% on profit booking after December quarter results; Aurobindo Pharma ends 5% down on US FDA warning letter for unit; India Cements gains 4%; hits highest level since January 2008
Shares of One97 Communications-owned Paytm rebounded on Friday after a sharp fall in the past few sessions.
The rupee on Friday slumped 25 paise to close at 74.15 (provisional) against the US dollar, as muted domestic equities and elevated crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments.
A survey taken of over 5,000 respondents from across all major Indian cities revealed 45% of Gen Z and Millennials would like to invest in silver jewellery especially gold-plated silver jewellery.
TCS, Infosys, L&T, Tech M, and HDFC Bank were the top gainers on the Sensex today.
In the past one week, the stock has zoomed 44 per cent, on expectation of improvement of company's performance, primarily due to the price hikes taken in the lignite division.
Overall, analysts expect NIMs to be around 4.11-4.20 per cent. In Q3FY21, NIM was 4.2 per cent, and it was 4.10 per cent in Q2FY22.
A Double Bottom breakout on metal index indicates an upside towards 6,300-level, which is 7% higher from current levels.
As the key positives are already captured, brokerage firm Motilal Oswal Financial Services sees limited upside for the stock hereafter.
Mehul Kothari of Anand Rathi is bullish on Rain Industries and Route Mobile.
HCL Technologies is scheduled to announce Q3 results on Friday, while HDFC Bank will report numbers on Saturday. Adani group stocks may be in focus on the back of MoU with POSCO.
Rising interest rates will have a negative impact on equity markets, as this is being driven by inflationary pressures, higher deficit and not so much from growth, says Mukherjee
Among existing holdings, major additions were seen in ICICI Bank, Wipro, Infosys, and HDFC Bank.
19.5 mn new SIPs registered till December-end vs 14.1 mn in the whole of last year
Driven by a surge in inflows into equity-oriented funds, assets under management of mutual funds surged to a record high of Rs 37.73 trn in 2021, up 22% from that in the previous year
In five days, the benchmark index has gained 1,633.46 points
Jewellery stocks are likely to shine in coming months on the back of likely strong Q3 performance owing to the festive demand