EQUITY INVESTORS

India's largest lender, SBI, hopes a stock market correction will drive depositors back to banks. As retail investors seek higher returns in equities, deposit growth lags credit growth, forcing banks to raise rates. The Reserve Bank of India is conc...

NIIT Share Price: Shares of NIIT have surged 54% on the BSE since ace investor Ramesh Damani acquired a 0.59% stake in the company through an open market transaction on Friday. The stock gained 18.51% in Tuesday's session, hitting a 52-week high of ...

InvestorAi, an AI-based equity investment platform, secured Rs 80 crores in a Series A funding round from Ashish Kacholia and his associates. The investment aims to scale the business and introduce new products. The platform provides stock recommend...

The Union Budget 2024 has reformed the tax structure for International Fund of Funds (FoFs) to a 12.5% long-term capital gains tax if sold post 24 months. With assets under International FoFs surging significantly, investors may consider global equi...

Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in India have seen their market capitalisation rise by 4% over 24 months, and now represent 15% of the market. Despite unchanged earnings metrics, their valuation multiples have expanded significantly. ROE is improv...

The equity indices rose on Wednesday, buoyed by FMCG, consumer durables, and healthcare sectors with strong domestic institutional support. ICICI Securities dropped 7.52%, while Reliance Power climbed 5% and Nykaa soared 9.65%. Analysts suggest focu...

FPIs have turned to the primary market, investing $6.4 billion in Indian equities via IPOs and QIBs up to August 19, 2024, amid high secondary market valuations. They have been net buyers in the primary market for 11 consecutive months but net selle...

Sapphire Foods saw a 4.4% rise in share prices after announcing a 1:5 stock split with September 5, 2024, as the record date. Each Rs 10 share will be divided into five Rs 2 shares to increase market liquidity and attract more retail investors. This...

Zerodha's Nithin Kamath argued that ULIPs are the worst when looking for investment and insurance at the same time, and cited the high commissions and limited insurance coverage. He recommended investing in direct mutual funds and purchasing term in...

In August, foreign investors sold Indian shares worth ₹21,201 crore, reversing inflows seen in July and June. The sell-off was influenced by global factors like the unwinding of the Yen carry trade, recession fears, and geopolitical tensions. Additi...

Starting Monday, China's stock exchanges ceased providing daily data on overseas fund flows to curb market volatility and focus on long-term indicators. The CSI 300 Index faced significant declines this year due to disappointing earnings and insuffi...

In August, foreign investors withdrew Rs 21,201 crore from Indian equity markets, influenced by the unwinding of the yen carry trade, US recession worries, and geopolitical tensions.

Foreign investors have shifted their stance on Indian shares, driven by volatility, lackluster earnings, and a surprise tax hike on equities. They became net sellers, offloading nearly $2 billion worth of stocks in August, after a period of buying i...

A higher weighting for India will position it to become the new anchor for emerging market equities, likely driving increased flows into the country. Fund managers say that India’s rising heft may make the EM gauge more appealing to global investors...

However, buying of around $2.2 billion worth of equities by domestic institutional investors last week limited the downside on Dalal Street. Sensex ended 1.6% lower on a weekly basis as global markets recouped losses after ' Black Monday' sell-off.

The report noted that despite the challenges faced by the private equity industry, including a liquidity squeeze and declining distributions from major firms, India remains a favorable environment for capital raising and investment opportunities.

India's stock indices rebounded by over 1% after three losing days as the Bank of Japan vowed to maintain stable interest rates. The Nifty rose 304.95 points, closing at 24,297, and the Sensex climbed 874.94 points to 79,468. Domestic institutional ...

The recent turbulence in global equity markets is mainly due to the unwinding of carry trades and not a dramatic shift in the U.S. economic outlook. Weak U.S. jobs data sparked the sell-off, compounded by yen appreciation. Analysts indicate hedge fu...

While Friday's weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data was the catalyst for the market sell-off, with Japan's blue-chip Nikkei index on Monday suffering its biggest one-day rout since the 1987 Black Monday selloff, the employment report alone wasn't wea...