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Flows into passive funds steal a March over active schemes in 2HFY21

Officials in the industry say since several large-cap funds have not been generating alpha, investors may be opting for passive funds instead

Large-cap equity schemes lagged benchmark returns in H2 of Calendar 2020

Asset-weighted returns of large cap funds lagged their benchmark by 273 basis points, ELSS funds by 318 bps and mid- and small-cap funds by 230 bps

Benchmark indices end FY21 with a gain of 70%, most since 2009-10

The rebound, both in FY10 and FY21, followed a painful period for the market and has been underp­inned by aggressive stimulus measures by global central banks

Benchmarks build on gains amid F&O expiry; Reliance Industries leads charge

A whopping increase in FPI inflows also boosted risk appetite, traders said. Foreign institutional investors purchased shares worth a net Rs 28,739.17 crore on Wednes­day, according to exchange data

Investors richer by Rs 10.5 trn after Budget; Sensex crosses 50K-mark again

The Nifty50 index rose 367 points, or 2.6 per cent, to settle at 14,648, surpassing its previous record made on January 20

Small and mid-caps likely to see big gains in CY21, say analysts

Higher earnings growth, lower costs, and valuations favour smaller companies

Index re-balancing to trigger passive inflows, DRL seen as major gainer

Some $900 mn could flow into domestic stocks due to the GEIS rejig; Dr Reddy's could see inflows of $80 mn and Tata Steel could see outflows of $60 mn due to changes in BSE Sensex

With no stopping the bull, Sensex crosses 46,000 amid record FPI flows

Benchmark indices gain in 14 out of past 21 sessions

Benchmarks eke out slim gains; Nifty at new peak ahead of RBI decision

After scaling an all-time intra-day peak of 44,953.01, the 30-share BSE Sensex pared some gains to end 14.61 points or 0.03 per cent higher at 44,632.65

Earnings volatility may lead to a correction: Dolat Capital's Khurana

At current levels, markets are fair-valued, not overpriced, says Amit Khurana, head of equities at Dolat Capital

After a day's breather, benchmark indices reverse losses on F&O expiry

However, Maruti, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, Tech Mahindra and Infosys dipped up to 0.87 per cent

Morgan Stanley sees Sensex at 50,000 in 2021, raises index EPS

Brokerage believes the economic growth cycle is not fully priced in; equity market may have more legs before it tops out

Markets witness a roller-coaster ride in Oct; banking, realty stocks gain

The high-beta banking and realty stocks were among major gainers.

Benchmark Indices continue to rally after RBI monetary policy meeting

Extend gains for seventh straight session; Sensex rises 326.82 points

Sensex, Nifty jump over 7% in seven sessions on positive outlook

The Sensex rose 601 points, or 1.54 per cent, to end at 39,574 on Tuesday - the highest since February 27; Nifty 50 index rose 159 points, or 1.4 per cent, to end at 11,662

Indices gain for 3rd straight session as Trump health boosts global markets

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) soared over 7 per cent after the IT services company announced that it would consider a share buyback proposal later this week

JP Morgan decides against including India's govt bonds in EM index

India has one of the largest local currency government bond markets among emerging-market economies with over $800 billion in debt stock

New AIF benchmarks may be coming soon, Crisil doing data collection

The data collection process is being carried out by CRISIL

Banking stocks rally on better earnings outlook; room seen for upside

Hopes of improvement in asset quality, better credit growth and lower valuations are supporting factors

Growth in domestic market likely to provide booster dose for pharma stocks

The pharma sector, once considered a safe bet, has been trailing the benchmark indices for four years in a row