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India most preferred Asia-Pac equity market: BofA Securities FMS survey

In India, infrastructure and consumption continue to be the primary themes that investors are keenly monitoring, BofA Securities said

US lawmakers urge JPMorgan, BofA to withdraw from CATL IPO over CCP ties

JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on Thursday received a letter from John Moolenaar, chairman of the United States House Select Committee on Chinese Communist Party (SCCCP), requesting that the banks drop their participation in Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited's (CATL) impending Hong Kong IPO.The Department of Defense has classified CATL as a "Chinese military company" in accordance with Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorisation Act, according to a report by SCCCP.According to the letters, there is rising concern that JPMorgan and Bank of America's participation in the CATL IPO directly supports the Chinese Communist Party's continued violations of human rights and military buildup. SCCCP said that the Committee specifically points to CATL's involvement in the modernisation of China's submarine fleet with cutting-edge lithium-ion batteries and its connections to the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC),

Nestle India tumbles 4%, nears 52-wk low as BoFA downgrades to Underperform

The decline in Nestle's share price came after reports suggested that global brokerage firm BoFA Securities has downgraded the stock to 'Underperform' from 'Neutral.'

Gold prices can rise 13% in 18 months to hit $3500 an ounce: BofA Securities

The key risks to the upside in gold, BofA Securities said includes US fiscal consolidation, reduced geopolitical tensions, and a return to collaborative inter-governmental relations

BofA Corp survey shows biggest-ever drop in exposure to US equities

Global investors are hunting for opportunities elsewhere after US stocks tipped into a correction earlier this month. Chinese tech stocks are in hot demand and Europe has also benefited

India's consumption pivot to hurt smaller stocks, says Bank of America

This segment, dominated by infrastructure-related firms, beat the broader stock market handily in the past two years

India among top 3 least favoured Asian stock market amid multiple headwinds

Global fund managers overall expect less than 5 per cent return from Asia stocks (excluding Japan) in a year, according to BofA Securities

Bajaj Finance share rises 3% on robust Q3 business nos.; brokerages upbeat

Japan-based brokerage Nomura highlighted Bajaj Finance's consistent delivery of strong numbers, citing an AUM compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30 per cent over FY13 to Q3FY25

BofA strategists say buy China, Europe ahead of Trump's inauguration

The S&P 500 is now up 25% this year, while the Stoxx Europe 600 has only gained about 5%, its biggest underperformance to the US in nearly 30 years

India vs China: How leading brokerages are positioned across Asian equities

India stock market, China news: Indian equity markets, analysts said, are expensive relative to China, which offers a better risk-reward ratio and return potential in the short-to-medium term

Warren Buffett shrinks stake, sells more BofA shares worth $982 mn

Buffett has held silent about his reasoning while whittling the highly profitable bet - an investment that began when the stock was trading near $5 in 2011

10 things global fund managers are saying about equity markets; check here

A total of 220 panelists with $590 billion worth of assets under management (AUM)) participated in a survey conducted by BofA Securities between August 2 and August 8

Berkshire's cash hits $277 bn as Warren Buffett pulls back from stocks

Q2 operating profit rose 15 per cent to $11.6 bn, about $8,073 per Class A share, from $10.04 bn year earlier, with nearly half coming from underwriting, investments in Berkshire's insurance business

Income tax rate cut, sops for PSUs: Brokerage expectations from budget 2024

Expectations (as measured by pre-budget equity market performance), wrote analysts at Morgan Stanley in a note, are important in determining what the market does immediately after the budget

BofA's Q2 profit declines to $6.9 bn on shrinking interest income

A better-than-expected forecast for fourth-quarter net interest income (NII), however, sent shares up 1% in premarket trade

Geopolitics remains by far the biggest risk to markets, says Chris Wood

Back home, the midcap segment, Wood said, remains vulnerable to a correction. He believes there will also be a temptation for investors to tilt the portfolio more towards consumption plays

BoFA, CLSA, Motilal Oswal: Why are these brokerages bullish on Star Health?

In the quarter-ending March (Q4FY24) results, Star Health's net profit jumped 40 per cent to Rs 142.3 crore, as against Rs 101.8 crore in the same quarter a year ago

Sensex 75,000 milestone powered by confidence in India growth story

The financialisation of savings is evident as household savings are now being directed towards equities, instead of real estate and gold

Investor desire for buybacks, dividends highest in 9 years: BofA Securities

40 per cent of respondents surveyed by BofA (62 per cent in December 2023) now expect bond yields across the globe to head lower in the next 12 months

A battle of delivery speeds: Blinkit, Zepto ignite quick commerce firestorm

Zepto's daily and monthly active user growth annually is faster than rivals, but Blinkit has more customers than Zepto