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Next 1-2 quarters' earnings key for FIIs' view of India: Akash Hariani

Forgotten asset classes like fixed income are being talked about, along with hybrid funds and offshore funds exposure from a diversification perspective

Stock Market Highlights: Sensex ends 73 pts lower amid volatility, Nifty at 22,470; BSE IT tanks 3%

Stock Market Highlights: The BSE Sensex swung in a near 800-point range amid buying support in private banking shares, and weakness in IT stocks on Wednesday. Broader indices dipped around 0.5%.

Flexible and debt-heavy multi-asset funds brave market correction

Schemes with downside protection strategies shine

Rising equity market volatility fails to boost interest in hybrid funds

Inflows, folio additions decline for three straight months

Equity markets' pain to worsen as economy, corporate profits slow

The slide was triggered by a sharp slowdown in profit growth in India's top companies

India's share in world equity mcap declines to 18-month low of 3.63%

Combined mcap of country's listed companies down nearly $1,050 bn since September-end

Equity MFs rake in Rs 39,688 cr in January despite market volatility

Thematic funds get highest net inflows at Rs 9,017 cr, followed by smallcaps at Rs 5,721 crore

Foreign sales in financials drive second-highest monthly outflows in Jan

The Nifty financial services index shed 1.2 per cent and Nifty 50 dropped 0.6 per cent last month - modest losses despite the high sales

Domestic funds' stake in this stock up over 2900% in FY25; check full list

DIIs have doubled their shareholding, in terms of absolute number of shares held, in 46 out of the Nifty 500 companies in the last nine months, shows ACE equity data.

Nifty fall since October 2nd biggest in 10 years; 16 stocks tank over 20%

The Nifty has declined nearly 12% in the last four months. The NSE index has witnessed six significant price corrections in the last one decade, excluding the COVID-related panic sell-off; shows data.

Asia equities slide with US futures on China's AI push; dollar firms

US Nasdaq Composite futures tumbled 1.8 per cent as of 0158 GMT and S&P 500 futures sank 0.9 per cent

Fault lines of fear threaten to fracture equity market's fragile core

Seismic shifts in sentiment call for a cautious, sell-on-rise approach: Analysts

Donald Trump 2.0 presidency: What it means for stocks, H1-B visa, bitcoin

Here's how leading brokerages have interpreted Donald Trump's latest statements, and what his presidency could mean for trade tariffs, markets, crypto, H1-B immigration visa and other asset classes

Time's ripe for investors to raise equity exposure: Trideep Bhattacharya

However, we expect the focus to shift back to 'corporate earnings recovery' in the second half

Kumbh Mela 2025: Time for stock market cleansing? Here's what history shows

Analysis of the market data by SAMCO Securities shows that the BSE Sensex delivered a negative return during the last 6 Maha Kumbh Mela periods, followed by a net gain in the subsequent 6 months.

Best of BS Opinion: How much change and continuity can we expect this year?

The best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today, curated for you

These 5 Nifty Next 50 stocks can rally up to 17%; suggest tech charts

Technical chart shows that the Nifty Next 50 index looks weak and could slide towards 58,670 - implying an over 11% fall from present levels, whereas on the upside can jump by 6% to 70,200 levels.

'Real stock market money is with Gujjus.. Let that sink in': Nithin Kamath

Nithin Kamath: Ahmedabad and Mumbai account for 80 per cent of equity delivery trades, Nithin Kamath said on X

Fixed income outlook 2025: Lock into peak rates as cuts are likely

The much-anticipated interest rate cut cycle may be delayed, but experts believe the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will reduce rates in 2025

Mutual fund industry on a high, asset surges Rs 17 trillion in 2024

After a stellar 2023, the mutual fund industry sustained its growth momentum in 2024 with an impressive Rs 17 lakh crore surge in assets, driven by buoyant equity markets, robust economic growth, and increasing investor participation. Experts are predicting the positive trend will extend into 2025. Kaustubh Belapurkar, Director-Manager Research at Morningstar Investment Research India, said, "The mutual fund industry's assets are expected to continue growing at a healthy pace in 2025. With rising penetration among retail investors, flows into equity funds, particularly through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs), are likely to remain robust." The year 2024 saw a substantial net inflow of Rs 9.14 lakh crore, alongside a significant 5.6 crore increase in investor count and a growing popularity of SIPs, which alone contributed Rs 2.4 lakh crore, according to data from the Association of Mutual Fund Industry (Amfi). The inflows lifted the industry's assets under management (AUM), reachin