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Small stocks lead D-St on bull run in 2023, give big returns to investors

Smaller stocks have emerged as Dalal Street's favourites in 2023 that has turned out to be a "great year" for equities, rewarding investors with big gains, driven by optimism over the country's macroeconomic fundamentals and heavy retail investors participation. Experts said equity markets are experiencing a prolonged bull run and it is during this time that the midcap and smallcap segments tend to outshine their larger counterparts. Till December 22 this year, the BSE smallcap gauge has jumped 13,074.96 points or 45.20 per cent while the midcap index has surged 10,568.18 points or 41.74 per cent. In comparison, the BSE 30-share benchmark Sensex has rallied 10,266.22 points or 16.87 per cent during this period. The smallcap index scaled its all-time high of 42,648.86 points on December 20 this year and the midcap gauge also reached its record peak of 36,483.16 points on the same day. The BSE benchmark also hit its lifetime high of 71,913.07 points on December 20. The midcap index

Gretex Share Broking files draft papers with Sebi to raise funds via IPO

Gretex Share Broking has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO is a combination of fresh issue of 1.67 crore equity shares and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 30.96 lakh shares by selling shareholders, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed with Sebi on Friday. Proceeds from the fresh issue would be used towards working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes. Mumbai-based Gretex Share Broking is engaged in the business of market making and stock broking, underwriting capital markets issuances and depository participants of NSDL. Pantomath Capital Advisors is the sole book running lead manager to the issue. Equity shares of the company will be listed on the BSE and NSE.

Retail broking industry's top line set for a five-year leap: Bain & Company

Rides the wave of mass affluence, financial literacy, and digital revolution

Retail broking revenues could more than double in 5 years: Bain & Company

Bain & Co highlights that the industry has also managed to penetrate beyond the top cities

Jefferies initiates coverage on BSE with a 'buy' call, 24% upside

Shares of the BSE on Friday closed at Rs 2,180, after having jumped 4 times in the past six months

Domestic brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher sets 12-month Nifty target 22,584

"Nifty is not in a bubble zone as it is trading at a 17.2 per cent discount to the 10-year average which provides comfort," said Amnish Aggarwal, head of research at Prabhudas Lilladher

Samvat 2080: Stock picks from Anand Rathi, Nirmal Bang, Sharekhan, Axis Sec

Here's a list of stocks recommended by top brokerage and research firms that can help you build your portfolio this Diwali.

Brokerages expect revenues to remain under pressure for Asian Paints

Motilal Oswal Research said in its report, "with input costs on the rise, the margin gains in the second half of FY24 are not expected to mirror those seen in the first half of FY24."

Growing bets on India likely to sustain outperformance, say experts

One of the major reasons for the underperformance of EM peers is the underperformance of China, which has the biggest weight in the MSCI EM and MSCI Asia Pac ex-Japan indices

ITC's stock may remain range-bound post July-September quarter show

Most brokerages have cut their earnings estimates marginally to factor in the weak performance of the paperboards division

ICICI Securities reports 41% growth in PAT to Rs 424 cr in Sept quarter

ICICI Securities, a part of the ICICI Group, on Monday reported a 41 per cent year-on-year growth in profit after tax to Rs 424 crore in three months ended September. In comparison, the company had posted a PAT (profit after tax) of Rs 300.4 crore in the year-ago period, the brokerage house said in a filing to stock exchanges. Total income surged 44 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,249 crore in the quarter under review, from Rs 865.63 crore in the second quarter ended September 2022, led by growth in broking income with cash and derivative segment gaining momentum along with growth in investment banking segment. "This quarter again we were able to demonstrate the benefits of pivoting to a customer centric coverage model. We continue to grow with our focus on acquisition of quality clients, gaining market share in revenue generating parameters across segments, growing our distribution business with a sharp focus on loans and mutual funds," Vijay Chandok, Managing Director and CEO of ICI

Groww topples Zerodha to become largest broker in terms of no. of clients

Zerodha remains the most profitable brokerage, clocked net profit of Rs 2,907 cr in FY23

Margin recovery key for Blue Dart Express stock, volume growth expected

Operating profit margins expected to rise 13% in FY25 on better capacity utilisation, lower Brent-ATF disparity

ICICI Securities shares gain nearly 5% as delisting bid faces test

Under the scheme, the public shareholders of ISec would be allotted 67 shares of ICICI Bank for every 100 shares of the brokerage firm

Higher growth, margin expansion likely to drive further gains for Emami

Valuations, reduction in share pledge are the other triggers for the stock

Sebi cancels registration of 2 firms in NSEL paired contracts case

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday cancelled the registration of two brokerage firms -- Pinnacle Brocom and Padmakshi Commodities -- for facilitating its clients to trade in illegal paired contracts on the now defunct National Spot Exchange Ltd. The trading activities of the brokers in paired contracts for its clients on NSEL platform have serious ingredients jeopardising the reputation, belief in competence, fairness, honesty, integrity and character in the securities market, Sebi's Executive Director V S Sundaresan said in two separate orders. The regulator has asked the brokers to allow its existing clients to transfer their securities or funds held in its custody within 15 days. In case of failure of any clients to withdraw or transfer their securities or funds within this period, the brokers will transfer the funds and securities of such clients to another broker within a period of the next 15 days there from under advice to the clients. In September 2009, NSEL ...

Improving US outlook, margin gains keep Street positive on Cipla stock

Lower depreciation led to a 45 per cent increase in adjusted net profit and the same was 25-35 per cent higher than what the street had estimated

Despite lower Q1 bookings, DLF on course to hit FY24 sales target

The company maintained its pre-sales guidance of Rs 12,000 crore to Rs 13,000 crore, riding on 11.2 million square feet of launches

Incorrect details of brokerage collateral invites scrutiny from NSE

Includes uploading of multiple files with same data, undisclosed granular numbers, and not reporting client data

ICICI Securities Q1 profit remains flat, revenue up 17.5% to Rs 934 crore

The company said that it added 210,000 clients during the June quarter taking the overall customer base to around 9.3 million