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Debt fund investments surge to multi-year high as flows jump across schemes

With no Fed rate cut in sight, gilt schemes garner Rs 5,200 cr in April, most in at least 5 yrs

AI-powered equity research platform PineGap.ai raises $2.5 million

PineGap.ai, an AI-powered equity research platform, on Thursday said it has raised USD 2.5 million (about Rs 20.88 crore) in a funding round led by US-based investors SVQuad and Inventus Capital. The seed funding round also saw participation from DeVC and Silicon Valley serial entrepreneurs like Mohit Aron, Founder of Cohesity/Nutanix, Vetri Vellore, Founder of Ally.io, and Mohan Kumar, Managing Partner of Avataar Ventures, alongside Wall Street executives. The funds will be utilised to boost product development efforts and strengthen its engineering team. The company, co-founded by IIT-BHU graduates Deepak Sharma (CEO) and Ankit Varmani (CBO), aims to empower equity research analysts working in hedge funds, mutual funds, and investment banks by providing them with an advanced AI-powered platform to interpret data and derive insights from public company filings, a statement said. The platform is powered by Pine-LLM, PineGap's proprietary deep reasoning technology. According to the

Equity investors' wealth tumbles by Rs 7.93 trillion in three days

Investors' wealth tumbled Rs 7.93 lakh crore in three days of market crash amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and weak global trends. Continuing its downtrend for the third day running on Tuesday, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 456.10 points or 0.62 per cent to settle at 72,943.68. During the day, it slumped 714.75 points or 0.97 per cent to 72,685.03. The market capitalisation (mcap) of BSE-listed companies was eroded by Rs 7,93,529.61 crore to Rs 3,94,25,823.46 (USD 4.75 trillion) in three days. In the past three days, the BSE benchmark tanked 2,094.47 points or 2.79 per cent. "Markets extended their losing streak for a third straight session on the back of weak global cues as a sharp rise in US bond yields due to rising Middle East tensions has made equity markets less attractive and prompted investors to resort to profit-taking. "Investors are fearing that the ongoing conflict could fuel buoyancy in crude oil prices and in turn weigh on inflation," Prashanth Tapse, Se

EMs do well during coordinated global recoveries: Savita Subramanian

The US corporate sector has several advantages that have allowed companies to outperform many other global regions, Savita Subramanian, Head of US Equity & Quantitative Strategy, BofA Securities, said

Indian markets' high valuation a sign of optimism: Sebi chairperson

Says rising tax collection, profit growth expectations show country's 'momentum and velocity'

Stock markets closed for trading today on account of Good Friday

The holiday-shortened week witnessed only three days of trading as the equity markets were also closed on Monday, March 25, on account of Holi

Where is the debt?

Robust equity markets are not enough to kickstart a private sector capex cycle. India needs easily accessible debt financing

There appear to be no US excesses for severe contraction: Bruce Phelps

In the US market, one major challenge is high rates on short-term deposits, standing at 5 per cent, a vast improvement from 0 per cent returns that investors endured for many, many years, Phelps said

India block trades raise $7.1 billion, headed toward best qtr in 14 yrs

India's equity capital markets have been running hot for the past year as its stocks climb to record highs and foreign investors pile in amid a rotation away from China

Democratising equity market is all about digitisation, says Sebi chief Buch

Over the next 10 to 15 years, the REIT, INVIT and muni bond market will be as large as our equity markets, says Buch

FPIs infuse over Rs 40,000 cr in Indian equities on strong economic growth

FPIs came back strongly to invest in the Indian equity markets, buying shares worth Rs 40,710 crore in the first fortnight of the month amid an improvement in the global economic landscape and robust domestic macroeconomic outlook. The inflows came following a modest investment of Rs 1,539 crore in February and an outflow of Rs 25,743 crore in January, data with the depositories snowed. FPIs have been changing their strategy in response to the changes in the bond yields in the US. Therefore, now that US bond yields have again spiked up in response to stubborn inflation, they may again turn sellers in some of the days, going forward, V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said. In March, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) turned big buyers but this figure includes some bulk deals executed through the stock exchanges and, therefore, is not a true indicator of FPI activity. However, the rising trend of FPI investment continues, he added. "The ...

Equity markets not in a serious bubble territory, says Uday Kotak

His comments come at a time when the smallcaps and midcaps have seen a sharp fall in the last three consecutive trades

NSE to cut cash, derivatives transaction charges by 1% from April 1

Bourse also approves sale of its non-core tech business

Equity investors become poorer by Rs 6 trillion as stock markets crash

Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 6 lakh crore in a single day on Wednesday as the BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled over 790 points. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 790.34 points or 1.08 per cent to settle at 72,304.88. During the day, it slumped 872.93 points or 1.19 per cent to 72,222.29. The market capitalisation (mcap) of BSE-listed companies eroded by Rs 6,02,338.56 crore to Rs 3,85,97,298.49 crore (USD 4.71 trillion). "Investors resorted to heavy selling ahead of Thursday's F&O expiry. Weak Asian market cues and Dow Futures indicating a negative start also led to a massive round of profit-taking across the board as benchmark Sensex closed below the crucial 73k mark. "The pessimism can also be attributed to lack of direction ahead of Thursday's release of the January US Personal Consumption and Expenditures (PCE) index, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation that tracks consumer spending," said Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd. Among the Sensex firms, ...

EPFO mulls reinvesting 50% of ETF redemption proceeds in equity market

The move aims to enhance its equity exposure and earn higher returns for nearly 65 million subscribers

Equity markets tread K-shaped path, India's mcap to touch Rs 380 trn

Meanwhile, the broader markets showed no signs of cooling off despite concerns about frothy valuations

Direct plan SIPs bounce back in 2023 on the equity market euphoria

Direct plan distributors added 12.4 million SIP accounts in 2023, 39% more than in 2022

Equity market in bullish zone even as valuations rise: Bajaj Finserv AMC

The AMC's behavioural indicator, which tracks investors' behaviour in four markets - currency, commodity, bond and equity, has been showing a bullish signal since April 2023

FPIs turn cautious, infuse Rs 3,900 cr in Indian equities during Jan 1-12

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have adopted a cautious stance and put around Rs 3,900 crore in Indian equities in the first two weeks of this month, against the backdrop of uncertainty over the interest rate scenario. The investment has slowed down compared to Rs 66,134 crore attracted in the entire December. Before that, FPIs invested Rs 9,000 crore in November. According to data with the depositories, foreign investors made a net investment of Rs 3,864 crore in Indian equities this month (till January 12). The latest investment pattern could be largely attributed to investors booking profit with Indian equity market trading near its all-time high level, said Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director - Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Adviser India. Moreover, uncertainty over the interest rate scenario could have also prompted them to stay on the sidelines and wait for further cues, before taking investment decision with respect to investing in emerging markets like Ind

Sensex soars 850 pts, Nifty vaults 250 pts: What's behind Friday's rally?

The Sensex hit a record high at 72,721, while the Nifty registered a new peak at 21,928 in trades on Friday led by frenzied buying in IT shares.