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Investors prefer target maturity index funds to fixed maturity plans

Lower interest rate risk and predictable returns key attractions

Inflation fears, crude price spook markets, Sensex, Nifty fall nearly 1%

FPIs sold shares worth Rs 803 crore on Wednesday, taking their two-day selling tally past the Rs 2,000-crore mark

Margin pressure may hit paper cos in near-term despite price hike: Analysts

The rally in paper stocks began early September when states eased Covid-19 related restrictions and announced re-opening of schools and offices

IRCTC soars 20% in a week; analysts see multiple triggers for the stock

In the past one month, the market price of IRCTC has soared 50 per cent, as compared to a 2.5 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex

Stock of this Tata Group company has zoomed over 1,100% from March 2020 low

In the past one year, the stock of Tata Elxsi has rallied 345 per cent, as compared to a 50-per cent surge in the S&P BSE Sensex

Bosch soars 12% in a subdued market on heavy volumes; hits over 2-year high

Analysts at Motilal Oswal Financial Services expect growth in Bosch to rebound faster on account of the revival of the commercial vehicle (CV) cycle and addition of the 2W segment

Himatsingka Seide hits over 3-year high on strong demand outlook

The management said the company continues to witness strong demand for soft home products and the order books for financial year 2021-22 (FY2022) remains robust

SBI stock trades higher for third straight session, nears record high

The stock was up 1.4 per cent at Rs 471 on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade, quoting close to its record high of Rs 471.85 touched on September 17, 2021

Marico rallies 6%, hits record high on healthy Sept quarter business update

The company reported robust revenue growth in the low twenties with strong double digit volume growth for the September quarter

Srei Infra Fin hits 5% lower circuit as RBI supersedes company board

RBI superseded the board of the company, which will be taken for insolvency proceedings owing to governance concerns and payment defaults by them

Stocks to watch: MTAR Tech, Marico, ZEEL, Future Retail, Canara Bank, CIL

State-owned CIL on Tuesday said its board has given an in-principle approval to a pre-feasibility report for setting up of an integrated greenfield aluminium project in Odisha

Action shifts to mid, small-caps. Analysts see more upside in select stocks

In the past one month, the S&P BSE SmallCap index has gained nearly 5 per cent, as against a 4.6 per cent rise in the S&P BSE MidCap index and 2.1 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex

BS Number Wise: A pandemic market phenomenon is beginning to reverse

And why it should worry you if live in certain parts of the country

China power woes structurally positive for India chemical players: Analysts

China's power crisis: Analysts say the development could impact chemical output by as much as 25 per cent in the country, which in turn could benefit Indian speciality chemical makers

Bharti Airtel rights entitlement hits 40% upper circuit at Rs 204.50

The stock opened at Rs 191, a 31 per cent premium over its intrinsic value, which is the difference between Bharti Airtel share price and rights issue price of Rs 535

Over 80 stocks in Nifty Midcap 100 hint more room for upside. Time to buy?

Out of the 100 stocks in the Nifty Mid-cap 100 index, only 12 are trading in the overbought category of Relative Strength Index

Stocks to watch: Srei Infra, ICICI Lombard, HFCL, Rail Vikas, Paras Defence

Realty firm Macrotech Developers on Monday said properties worth Rs 1,100 crore were sold last month in one of its projects in London and it expects to sell all inventories before 2023-24 fiscal year

NTPC, Tata Power: Power sector stocks rally makes analysts cautious

In the past one month, the S&P BSE Power Index has gained over 6 per cent, outperforming the S&P BSE Sensex that has moved up around 1 per cent

86% of large-cap MFs underperformed indices in year to June 2021: Report

Eighty six per cent of large-cap equity schemes of mutual funds underperformed the indices during the one year to June 2021, which witnessed one of the strongest rallies in the markets, a report said on Monday. The scenario was not different in mid-cap and small-cap schemes of MFs either, which witnessed 57.1 per cent of the schemes trailing the movement in the respective benchmarks, S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) said in its half-yearly report. Markets have had a phenomenal run since April 2020, fuelled by easy liquidity conditions created the world over following the pandemic, and concerns have been raised about the financial market euphoria being de-linked from actual economic activity on the ground. The report said over longer horizons as well, majority of the actively managed funds in India underperformed their respective benchmarks. Over a five-year period ending in June 2021, 82.7 per cent of large-cap, 76.2 per cent of small/mid-cap and 69.6 per cent of equity linked ...

SmallCap index hits new high; Surya Roshni, Brightcom up over 50% in 1 mth

In the past one month, the S&P BSE Smallcap index has gained 4.8 per cent, as against a 4.6 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Midcap index and a 2.1 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex