Will remain slightly Overweight India in the Asia Pacific ex-Japan relative-return portfolio, says Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies in his GREED & Fear note to investors.
Despite high volatility in the months of March the Nifty has ended higher in five of the last seven occasions.
Rising interest rates, coupled with this year's rout in the Adani conglomerate's stocks, have also weighed on the local market
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Looking from a medium-to-long term perspective, India is well positioned to deliver growth, both from the economy and equity market point of view
Banking stocks witnessed intense selling pressure in the latter part of last week
According to the technical analyst, since the Nifty IT index trades at 30,870.20, it is on the verge of a positive breakout as it hovers near the key level of 31,255
Closing Bell: Broader markets trailed gains in benchmark indices. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices closed up to 0.2 per cent lower
Adverse feedback could lead to reduction in weightage of Adani stocks in MSCI indices
The stock was widely expected to get added to the index, but does not have enough free float market cap to dislodge BPCL
According to the technical analyst, the Nifty 50 is expected to get strong support in the range of 17,925 to 18,000.
Closing Bell: Within sectors, the Nifty metal index closed with most strength, up 1.5 per cent, followed by financials and pharma pockets, while PSB index slumped the most by over 1 per cent
According to the technical analyst, the near-term trading range on the Nifty is 18,149 - 17,760, close above or below would add trigger in the direction.
The underperformance of the small-caps, according to analysts, was mostly due to rising raw material prices and the hike in rates by central banks, which in turn impacted their financial performance
The Nifty 50 index closed 1.17% higher at 18,014.60, and the S&P BSE Sensex gained 1.20% to 60,566.42, marking their biggest daily gain since Nov. 24
The combined m-cap of 11 BFSI companies in Nifty50 is up 12.3% so far this year
Multi-cap funds, with their higher exposure to mid- and small-caps, can outperform but with higher volatility
About 1.8 million new accounts added, 20% below monthly average for calendar 2022
Historically, one-year returns for the markets have been tepid whenever valuations have been in this zone, reveals a study by the brokerage
As foreign investors pumped money in stocks in India over the last week, Indian benchmark Indices, the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty, reached new highs, despite economic chaos at the global level