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Wall Street slips on fears of economic pain due to rising Covid-19 cases

Netflix's shares fell 7.2% after it forecast slower-than-expected subscriber growth during the third quarter and weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

Wall Street opens higher as investors bet on stimulus-led economic revival

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.91 points, or 0.15%, at the open to 26,774.62.

Covid-19 impact: IRCTC's investors should brace for lower returns

Resumption of passenger trains key challenge

Sensex loses most gains to end flat after sell-off in Reliance Industries

Indices fall over 2% from day's high

US-China tensions, rising Covid-19 cases hit indices; Sensex falls 661 pts

The benchmark Nifty ended the session at 10,607, a fall of 1.8 per cent or 195 points. The Sensex fell 661 points, or 1.8 per cent - the most since June 11

'Difficult to argue for material upside in the market from current levels'

Any delay or disappointment on earnings recovery in FY22 can mean downside risk to the market, according to Badshah

Risk factor

Poor returns from equity markets may be prolonged

Dow Jones, Nasdaq rise over 1% on Covid-19 vaccine hopes, Pepsi boost

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 149.77 points, or 0.57%, at the open to 26,225.07

Earnings, macro data, global cues to dictate market trend, say analysts

Retail inflation data will be announced on Monday, followed by WPI inflation numbers on Tuesday

Sensex, Nifty end lower on Covid-19 fears, financial stocks suffer

The NSE Nifty 50 Index fell 0.42% to 10,768.05 and the S&P BSE Sensex 0.39% to 36,594.33 points

The retail rush

Regulators, markets must brace for online trading apps

Mutual fund investors brace for weak returns in closed-end schemes

Several of these were oriented towards mid, small-cap stocks, which did not play out as expected

Stick to hybrid funds, capping risk for lower returns may not be a bad idea

If one looks at last year's data, it is interesting to note that the hybrid fund category was doing rather well till January-end

Financials dominate large- and mid-cap universe of equity mutual funds

The top three sectors in the mid-cap space are financials (25% share), consumer (23%) and pharma (9%)

Indices surge on the back of China rally; 124 stocks hit 52-week high

The benchmark Sensex and the Nifty have advanced 4.5 per cent in the past four trading sessions to end at their highest level since early March

Relaxed capital-raising norms will help companies stay in survival mode

Sebi's moves towards relaxing capital-raising norms will help companies stay in survival mode and should be the start of many more adjustments

A sustained bull market?

For many stocks to go up at the same time, the most important parts of the economy - construction, auto, finance, basic materials, consumer products - have to enjoy tailwinds

Indices reach 4-month high on Covid-19 vaccine hopes; Sensex up 429 points

Experts said the markets also cheered signs of recovery in jobs and manufacturing after the economy reopened in June after a prolonged lockdown

Wild swings in stock markets this year match 2008 financial crisis levels

27 sessions in H1CY20 saw over 3% swing

The huge disconnect

Gloomy economic narrative does not justify stock market highs