Equity Investment

Gold returns trump equities, real estate over a 20-year period: Report

Over a shorter duration of 5-years, the CAGR return from gold was even better at 23.2 per cent as compared to 16.5 per cent for Indian equities and 19.6 per cent for US equities, FundsIndia said.

Samvat 2082: Investors likely to see up to 15% returns from equities

Pickup in earnings growth and sustained foreign flows hold key

Stocks to buy today: InCred Equities picks 21 stocks to 'Add' for June 2025

Looking for the best stocks to buy today? Incred Equities has released its top stock picks for June 2025, recommending 21 stocks to 'Add' across largecap, midcap, and smallcap segments

Earnings to events: Motilal Oswal says investors must alter their focus

With most adverse developments now under control, analysts from Motilal Oswal Private Wealth suggest investors switch their attention towards 'earnings' from 'events'

Equity investment in Indian real estate rises 74% in Jan-Mar to $3 bn: CBRE

The Indian real estate sector attracted a 74 per cent higher equity funding of around USD 2.9 billion during the January-March period amid strong demand for properties, according to CBRE. Real estate consultant CBRE data showed that the equity investment inflows in real estate stood at USD 2.9 billion in January-March 2025, registering a 74 per cent year-on-year increase. "Investment inflows were primarily fuelled by developer activity and significant interest from real estate investment trusts (REITs) and institutional investors during the March quarter," it added. Total equity investments stood at USD 1.7 billion during the year-ago period. Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO - India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE, said, "India's real estate sector continues to demonstrate resilience and attract sustained investor interest despite global headwinds." The sharp uptick in capital inflows during the period under review reflects strong fundamentals, robust demand ...

How to invest in an uncertain market? Here is a defensive strategy by KIE

Kotak's advice is clear: adopt a defensive stance, reduce exposure to overpriced sectors, and focus on sectors with more stable and predictable growth.

PE in Indian realty continues to soften amid global headwinds: Anarock

From a peak of $6.4 billion in FY21, investment volumes declined to $3.7 billion in FY25

Pvt equity inflow in Indian real estate down 3% to $3.7 bn in FY25: Anarock

Private equity investments in Indian real estate declined 3 pc last fiscal year to USD 3.7 billion due to lower fund inflow in office buildings, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock's arm Anarock Capital on Monday released its data of private equity (PE) deals in Indian real estate. As per the data, the PE investments in real estate declined to USD 3.7 billion in 2024-25 from USD 3.8 billion in the preceding year. During the 2020-21 fiscal year, the PE inflow was USD 6.4 billion, but the investments fell in 2021-22 to USD 4.3 billion. It marginally improved in the 2022-23 fiscal year to USD 4.4 billion before decreasing in 2023-24. Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO, ANAROCK Capital, said, "PE investments have steadily declined over the past five years, dropping from USD 6.4 billion in FY21 to approximately USD 3.7 billion in FY25. This represents a 43 per cent decrease from FY21 levels, primarily driven by reduced foreign investor activity amid heightened global ...

No redemptions in our small, midcap schemes: Rahul Agarwal, Bandhan AMC

Stock Market News: Investors have shown maturity till now and have continued to put faith in equities' long term potential

Gold vs equity vs debt: Where to invest in 2025? Check investment strategy

Market Outlook 2025: For an investor with moderate risk appetite, they say an ideal portfolio for 2025 would mean investing 50% of his/her corpus in large-caps, followed by 35% in gold and 15% in debt

Rebalance your investments away from equities and gold in favour of debt

This review exercise must be undertaken to restore the portfolio's risk profile to its original level

Equity investments in real estate may rise 49% to $11 bn this yr: CII-CBRE

Equity investments in Indian real estate may rise 49 per cent to USD 11 billion this calendar year amid strong demand for properties, according to CII and CBRE. In 2023 calendar year, the equity investments in real estate stood at USD 7.4 billion. Industry body CII and real estate consultant CBRE on Wednesday released a joint report titled 'Leading the Charge: Crafting the Skylines of Tomorrow' at the annual CII Realty 2024 conclave. Equity capital inflows touched USD 8.9 billion between January and September, registering a 46 per cent year-on-year growth. "Overall equity investments in 2024 in the real estate sector are set to hit a new record surpassing USD 10 billion for the first time," the report said. With a resurgence in investment inflows in built-up office assets and a strong acquisition pipeline for land in the residential sector, the overall equity investments in 2024 would be in the USD 10-11 billion range. During January-September, institutional and collective vehicl

Equity investors become poorer by Rs 7.37 trillion as markets tumble

Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 7.37 lakh crore on Monday morning, as the equity markets fell sharply with the BSE Sensex tumbling 1,192 points. Markets were dragged down by Reliance Industries and unabated selling by foreign investors. Investors also turned cautious ahead of the US presidential elections and Federal Reserve interest rate decision scheduled to be announced later this week. The BSE benchmark tanked 1,192 points to 78,532.12 during the morning trade. In-line with a weak trend in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms eroded by Rs 7,37,744.54 crore to Rs 4,40,72,863.01 crore (USD 5.24 trillion). From the 30-share Sensex pack, Sun Pharma, NTPC, Reliance Industries, Adani Ports, Power Grid, Tata Motors, Titan and Tata Steel were among the major laggards. Mahindra & Mahindra, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies and IndusInd Bank were the gainers. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 211.93 crore on Friday, according to exchange

Swiss firms set sights on India as $100 bn pact shows more opportunities

Under the deal, EFTA, whose other members are Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, will invest $100 billion in India and will benefit from easier and cheaper access to the Indian market of 1.4 bn people

Equity investors poorer by Rs 7.15 trn in morning trade as markets slump

Investors' wealth eroded by a whopping Rs 7.15 lakh crore during the morning trade on Friday as equity markets tumbled, driven by sharp fall in IndusInd Bank shares and unabated foreign fund outflows. The BSE Sensex tanked 708.69 points to 79,356.47 and the NSE Nifty plunged 286.35 points to 24,113.05. Tracking the weak trend in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms tumbled Rs 7,15,739.19 crore to Rs 4,36,63,565.73 crore (USD 5.19 trillion) during the morning trade. From the 30 Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank plunged over 19 per cent after the firm reported a 40 per cent decline in September quarter net profit at Rs 1,331 crore, pulled down majorly by concerns about asset quality. Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro, Adani Ports, Titan, Tata Steel and JSW Steel were also among the laggards. From the blue-chip pack, ITC jumped over 3 per cent after the diversified entity reported an 1.8 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 5,054.43 crore in

Pvt equity investment in real estate down 4% to $2.3 bn in Apr-Sep: Anarock

Private equity investments in the Indian real estate sector declined 4 per cent to USD 2.3 billion in the first half of this fiscal year due to lower inflow in office assets, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock noted that the total number of deals declined to 17 in April-September this year from 24 in the corresponding period of the preceding year. Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO of ANAROCK Capital, said, "Private equity investments in offices are primarily driven by foreign investors, which have tapered down due to global factors such as geopolitical tensions and elevated interest rates." However, he added that the aggregate numbers and the dominance of foreign investors in the Indian real estate remained largely stable due to the ADIA/KKR investment in the Reliance Retail warehousing assets. Private equity investments stood at USD 1.2 billion in the first half of 2020-21 fiscal; USD 2 billion in H1 2021-22; USD 2.8 billion in H1 2022-23; USD 2.4 billion in ...

R-Infra to consider raising long-term capital in board meeting on October 1

The company recently received Rs 1,100 crore equity infusion from the promoters and another Rs 1,910 crore from two Mumbai-based investment firms

Max Estates launches QIP, plans to raise Rs 800 cr for business growth

Realty firm Max Estates plans to raise Rs 800 crore by selling equity shares to institutional investors for the growth of business. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Max Estates informed that an Investment and Finance Committee of the board approved launch of Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) issue. The panel also approved the floor price for the issue at Rs 628.74 per equity share. According to sources, all major domestic mutual fund companies have participated in the QIP issue. The company would utilise the fund to acquire land in Delhi-NCR, they added. According to the notice of the 8th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members of Max Estates Ltd, the company plans to raise up to Rs 800 crore. "The company anticipates certain growth opportunities in its existing line of business," Max Estates said. The company said it continues to evaluate various growth avenues, including land acquisition. Max Estates proposed to raise funds aggregating up to and not exceeding Rs

Starbucks' new CEO Brian Niccol to get $23 million in annual equity awards

Starbucks is banking on that experience as he becomes the company's sixth CEO, replacing Laxman Narasimhan, who stepped down on Aug 13

Burmese cuisine restaurant chain raises another $2 mn in equity investment

Earlier in November 2022, the restaurant chain had raised $2 million in a seed round led by Negen Capital