Page 6 - Equities

Sensex ahead of Dow Jones by a wide margin amid rising bond yields

The Indian equity market is, however, a global outlier and remains firmly in the bull phase - both in local currency and in constant currency terms

Rupee rises by 6 paise to 79.86 against US dollar in opening trade

The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 79.86 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, driven by foreign fund inflows and a firm trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 79.87 against the dollar and inched higher to touch 79.86, registering a gain of 6 paise over its previous close. In the previous session, the rupee declined by 6 paise to close at 79.92 against the American currency. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.05 per cent to 108.51. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 0.83 per cent to USD 100.16 per barrel. Forex traders said, the rupee is expected to witness range-bound trade this Friday, as investors await Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech for further clues about the pace of the US central bank's rate hikes. "Higher oil prices and a weak start in the Asian and emerging market peers could keep appreciating bias capped,

China's decoupling from emerging markets to revive growth may prove a blip

Chinese equities are seen making up lost ground as the extreme pessimism toward its economy recedes and authorities take further steps to revive stuttering growth

Buffett's Berkshire pounces on market slump to buy equities in June qtr

Berkshire stepped in as the S&P 500 shed 16% in the latest quarter. The Omaha, Nebraska-based company also reported an operating profit of $9.2 bn as the insurance and railroad businesses posted gains

Rupee rises 6 paise to close at 79.92 against USD as equities turn positive

At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened lower at 80.00 against the greenback and fell further to an intra-day low of 80.05.

Equity markets may be entering final leg of volatile phase: Trideep Bhattacharya

Trideep Bhattacharya, CIO-Equities, Edelweiss Mutual Fund thinks investors may even make lump-sum investments now >

Foreigners pull out of Asian equities for fifth straight month in May

(Reuters) - Asian equities continued to witness foreign outflows for a fifth consecutive month in May, hit by concerns over monetary tightening measures by major central banks and supply chain disruptions due to strict lockdowns in China.

Equities snap two-day rally in see-saw trade

The rupee plunged to its fresh lifetime low against the dollar, weighed by persistent foreign fund outflows and a spurt in crude oil prices

Market sell-off: Investors poorer by over Rs 13.3 trn in four days

Lack of fresh positive cues is forcing investors to dump equities and switch to safer havens like gold, says an expert

Oil prices, equities tumbles about 6% as China Covid lockdowns weigh

Global financial markets have been spooked by concerns over interest hikes and recession worries as tighter and wider Covid lockdowns in China led to slower export growth in the country in April

Sensex jumps over 300 points in early trade; Nifty above 17,300

The 30-share BSE barometer was trading 317.22 points higher at 57,910.71.

Price-value equation in large-caps favour, says Gautam Duggad

Expect markets to remain range bound given the challenging macros: Duggad

Global equities creep to 5-week highs, ignore selloff in bond markets

But the bulk the action was focused in the bond markets, with two-year US yields pausing for breath at a six-year high after a massive rise this month

Rupee jumps 41 paise to close at 75.80 against US dollar

The rupee spurted by 41 paise to close at 75.80 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, supported by positive domestic equities and broad dollar weakness.

JPMorgan: A big rotation from bonds to equities on the cards

Rebalancing can fetch $230-billion inflows into world stocks this month

Market correction a chance to allocate more to equities, albeit gradually

Don't bet excessively on gold based on its recent rally as an early end to the Russia-Ukraine war could bring it to a halt

Near-term outlook complicated, but bullish on equities: ICICI Pru's S Naren

Value opportunity in stocks is more and we think over the next 2-3 years, the opportunity will continue to exist, says S Naren, CIO, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co

Equities outperform other asset classes over long periods, shows data

Since 1900, the US has been the best-performing stock market with an annualised real return of 6.7 per cent

Investor wealth tumbles over Rs 3.78 trillion as equities face pressure

Investors' wealth on Tuesday tumbled by more than Rs 3.78 lakh crore as equities faced heavy selling pressure following weak global trends.

Go multi-asset to offset equity-market volatility, say analysts

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