Stock market highlights on Thursday, February 29: Among sectors, the Nifty Media index closed with losses of 0.76 per cent. On the upside, the Nifty PSU Bank index eked out gains of 1.8 per cent
On the global front, analysts expect the 'higher for longer' narrative as regards interest rates to play out for some more time as leading global central banks remain in a wait-and-watch mode
Stock market highlights on Monday, February 26, 2024: The Nifty50 shut shop at 22,122, down 91 points or 0.41 per cent. The mid, small-cap indices fell up tp 0.3 per cent.
While market valuation is high, it should be seen in the context of the acceleration in growth, Wood says
Digital banking infrastructure provider Signzy has acquired Difenz, a fraud risk management solutions provider, in a cash and equity deal at a valuation of USD 5 million (about Rs 41.4 crore). The acquisition also gives an exit to existing investor 8i Ventures, according to a release. Announcing Signzy's takeover of 8i-funded Difenz at a valuation of USD 5 million, the release said the deal positions Signzy as one of the largest RegTech (regulatory technology) companies in the country providing advanced risk and compliance solutions to financial institutions. The transaction is a cash and equity deal, the release said but did not elaborate on details. "Signzy will now provide seamless AI-led KYC compliance solutions to the financial institutions (FIs) thereby eradicating redundancy across frameworks," it said. This will also enable Signzy to provide advanced AML (Anti-Money Laundering) screening, transaction monitoring, effective chargeback management and compliance management sys
On the broader market outlook, Vinay Rajani technical & derivative analyst of HDFC Securities says the Nifty has broken out from a consolidation phase and can rally towards 22,600-22,700.
The recent outperformance (before the sharp fall in past sessions), Jefferies said, was helped by earnings per share (EPS) upgrades and return on equity (RoE) improvement.
Meanwhile, the broader markets showed no signs of cooling off despite concerns about frothy valuations
Stock market highlights on Wednesday, January 31: In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices advanced 1.57 per cent and 1.83 per cent, respectively
The 200-DMA is considered one of the most relevant trend indicators by investors and traders. They believe that stocks and indices trading above this key level exhibit strength and are likely to rally
Stock market highlights on Tuesday, January 23: The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices fell nearly 3 per cent each. Sectorally, the Nifty Media index crashed 13 per cent
The largest fund house SBI Mutual Fund on Monday launched a new equal-weight index fund that will track the Nifty 50 index, and expects to garner at least Rs 500 crore during the primary subscription period. For investors, the open-ended fund comes with a relatively lower cost as it is a passive fund which will remain open from January 16 to 29, the fund house said. "We are targeting to collect at least Rs 500 crore during the primary subscription period," DP Singh, the deputy managing director & joint chief executive at SBI Funds Management, told PTI. The investment objective of the scheme is to provide returns that correspond to the total returns of the securities represented in the underlying Nifty index, he said. Shamsher Singh, the managing director & chief executive, said, the new index fund is a smart-beta strategy that allocates equal weight to all stocks, instead of considering market cap as the sole criteria. Investors who seek balanced diversification and a ...
Closing Bell on Friday, January 12: Infosys jumped 8 per cent on the benchmark indices as new deal wins accounted for 71 per cent of total deals in Q3FY24. TCS, too, surged 4 per cent
Stock market highlights on January 10: The S&P BSE Sensex closed 271 points higher at 71,656, as it recovered from the day's low of 71,111. The NSE Nifty 50 climbed 74 points to end at 21,619
On the broader market outlook, Vinay Rajani technical & derivative analyst of HDFC Securities expects Nifty to face resistance around 21,750.
The brokerage says the global macro environment has turned more favourable compared to two months ago with expectations of stronger US growth and optimism around rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve
Nifty index looks to be 20% overvalued as per our model after moving up more than 10 per cent in the last two months, it said
Kotak thinks it is best to avoid sectors like automobiles and components, electric utilities and IT services
Active largecap funds post improved performance in 2023, mid and smallcaps stumble
Stock market LIVE updates on December 15, 2023: In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were ruling 0.44 per cent and 0.65 per cent higher, respectively