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Wild swings of May not necessarily the end of market turmoil: Here's why

They certainly sold in May, but rather than go away as the old stock market adage suggests, traders returned to aggressively buy the dip, causing some of the wildest monthly swings in recent times.

Mid, smallcaps may outperform in 2022 despite near-term headwinds: Analysts

While investors dumped mid-and small-cap stocks as the markets remained choppy over the past few weeks, analysts still expect these two segments to see good interest from a medium-to-long term

Not taking any bold decisions other than tactical allocation: JM Financial

SATISH RAMANATHAN, chief investment officer for equity at JM Financial Asset Management says the investment firm has increased cash levels marginally across portfolios to ride out the volatility.

Market return in 2022 could be in mid-teens, says Samir Arora

As the markets prepare to usher in 2022, Puneet Wadhwa caught up with Samir Arora, founder & fund manager, Helios Capital, on how he sees markets play out in 2022 and factors impacting sentiment

TMS Ep74: Kitex Garments, Samir Arora, Ola, four new labour codes

What's ailing Kitex, one of the largest infant garments brand? What's Samir Arora's take on market return in 2022? Why is Ola the company of the year? What are the new labour codes? All answers here

History repeats in Paytm IPO flop

We don't know whether Paytm will mark the top of the current bull market but it certainly does embody all the elements that mark excess, writes Debashis Basu

Any sell-off in Indian equities is a good time to buy: Chris Wood

Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies reiterates his bullish view, remains structurally overweight on India, and would look to buy Indian stocks on every decline

Sensex may breach 63,000; Nifty can hit 18,600 mark, tech charts show

While fundamental analysts have been sounding alarm over high valuations in the equity markets, given the sharp bull run, they continue to be bullish on Indian markets from a long-term perspective

Nifty outlook and stock ideas by Sameet Chavan: Buy Marico, Sell Bajaj Fin

As of now, clearly bulls are having a firm grip on the market but as we have been mentioning since a week or so, they would find a bit difficult now going ahead

UBS bets on emerging markets; India among most preferred destination

Over the next three - six months, UBS believes earnings will be the main driver for EM equities outperformance

How much better can FY22 be?

FY22 was once projected to be 13 per cent higher than FY20. Can six months of lockdown bring growth down to 1 per cent?

Best of BS Opinion: Next step on vaccines, farmers' protest, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day.

Stock market: When even hindsight isn't 2020

Forecasting is a hit or miss business even in normal times. And at a time when even hindsight is not 2020, predict at your own peril what will happen in 2021

5 reasons why the BSE Sensex slipped 812 points in Monday's trade

The S&P BSE Sensex fell 812 points by close to 38,034 levels while the NSE's Nifty slipped below the crucial 11,300-mark, down 254 points, or 2.2 per cent, to end the session at 11,251 levels.

We are getting into structural bullish phase for 4-5 years: Vikas Khemani

In an interview with Business Standard, VIKAS KHEMANI, founder, Carnelian Capital Advisors says earnings should grow by 13-15 per cent in FY21 and the broader markets should deliver 18-20% in 2020

SBI, PNB: Should you buy PSU banks after RBI kept interest rate unchanged?

Both the technical parameters - Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for Nifty PSU Bank index are trading with negative crossover and indicate weakness

Market Wrap, Nov 4: Bulls make a comeback, Sensex closes at record high

Buying in private banks and IT major Infosys propelled the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex to end at a record closing peak of 40,469.78, up 222 points or 0.55 per cent on Wednesday

Market Wrap, Nov 5: Sensex slips 54 pts; S&P BSE MidCap plunges over 1%

Snapping their seven-day gaining streak, the benchmark indices ended in the red on Tuesday amid selling in private banks, auto and IT counters

Indiabulls Housing Finance, HDFC: Should you stay away from HFCs?

Till Indiabulls Housing Finance does not consolidate at the current levels at least for two months with above average volumes, one should not be optimistic

Chart check: Sensex must cross 37,700 level to attract follow-up buying

The S&P BSE Sensex on Tuesday tanked 642 points or 1.73 per cent to end at 36,481.09 while the NSE's Nifty50 settled at 10,818, down 186 points or 1.69 per cent.