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Sensex, Nifty make new highs as FIIs maintain buying spree; Infosys up 2.6%

After opening at its lifetime intra-day high of 47,026.02, the Sensex succumbed to selling pressure but rebounded at the fag-end trade to finish at a record 46,960.69, up 70.35 points or 0.15 per cent

Mutual funds set to turn net sellers of equities after 6 years of buying

On a year-to-date basis, domestic funds have offloaded equities worth more than Rs 20,000 crore On a year-to-date basis, domestic funds have offloaded equities worth more than Rs 20,000 crore

Stocks could yield healthy returns over 3 years if earnings growth revives

Those who have become heavily overweight on equities should do some profit booking. But cashing out altogether will be a mistake

No proposal for raising FII limit in public sector banks to 49%: Thakur

There is no proposal for raising FII ceiling in public sector banks to 49 per cent from 20 per cent for capital mobilisation, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur informed the Lok Sabha

Marking out the markets as coronavirus makes economic recovery uncertain

While coronavirus cases keep rising in India, there could be more lockdowns to contain the coronavirus as the economy sputters back to life. Devangshu Datta predicts where the markets could be headed

Protection stocks offer opportunity; opt for insurance and gold finance cos

Quality stocks in banking and financial services sector are still available at attractive valuations

Moody's downgrade of India's sovereign debt had been on cards for months

In comparative terms, India has been a laggard among Emerging Markets in 2020. The downgrade just makes the task of its economic recovery a little more daunting

Domestic mutual funds increase ownership of Nifty companies in Q4

Compared to the March quarter last year, the ownership is higher by 140 bps

Low consumption deepens SBI Cards' woes as Covid-19 lockdown gets extended

Worsening business conditions and sell-off by anchor investors have taken the stock southward

FIIs keep off Indian debt with record sell-off amid coronavirus outbreak

According to market sources, FIIs have also sold Rs 8,000 crore-Rs 10,000 crore worth of debt securities in the shorter-tenure market in March.

Investors shoudn't drop their guard, it's not the time to take credit risks

RBI action has averted duration risk, but defaults could mar debt fund returns

India-focused offshore funds see $1.2-billion outflows in February

Listed emerging market flows were negative for all countries, except Brazil and Russia.

Friday's market surge may be temporary; traders need to be cautious

With net inflows of Rs 5,868 crore from domestic investors, leading indices closed with gains of over 4%

Investors should stay away from firms in sectors impacted by coronavirus

For an investor through the systematic investment plan route, timing does not matter so much

Foreigners' interest in India remains intact for now, says Samir Arora

As of now, it seems that the markets are seeing through the coronavirus issue and playing for the phase when the virus is contained and does not create any uncertainty or risk.

FIIs rejig sectoral exposure ahead of Budget; pick pharma stocks, drop IT

Investors bet in anticipation of easing of regulatory issues in the pharma segment

With mandatory pre-trade allocation, Sebi to plug IPO-arbitrage in MFs

Foreign institutional investors might also need to adhere to proposed pre-trade allocations

Two-thirds of FII bets slip in red; overseas investors at receiving end

On a YTD basis, FIIs have been buyers to the tune of Rs 96,414 crore in equities

Divergence between market performance, economy disturbing: Julius Baer CEO

Overall, we remain constructive of the Indian equity markets and are recommending investors to gradually build their equity investment portfolio, says Ashish Gumashta

Bandhan Bank board okays increase in foreign investment to 49%

The bank last week faced a Rs 1 crore fine from the RBI for not complying with shareholding norms under the licensing rules