Page 31 - Latest Updates on Stock Market
Statsguru: Bank lending in the slow lane amid Covid-19 pandemic
In a period of slowing credit growth, only PSUs have sequentially borrowed more, and that too, only from private banks
 "Statsguru: Bank lending in the slow lane amid Covid-19 pandemic")
Markets end on flat note; Sensex falls 25 points, Nifty ends at 14,565
After gyrating over 721 points during the day, the 30-share BSE index ended 24.79 points or 0.05 per cent lower at 49,492.32. It scaled a record intra-day peak of 49,795.19.
 "Markets end on flat note; Sensex falls 25 points, Nifty ends at 14,565")
Nifty achieves another milestone as valuation hits all-time high of 40x
Even as index firms' earnings and RoE 20% below pre-Covid high
 "Nifty achieves another milestone as valuation hits all-time high of 40x")
Low price denomination stocks dominate investor interest, shows data
Thirty-nine, including Subex, McLeod Russel, Jet Airways, Jain Irrigation Systems, and Sintex Plastics Technology, have surged more than 5x during this period
 "Low price denomination stocks dominate investor interest, shows data")
Banking stocks, Reliance Industries keep indices' winning streak on course
The benchmark Sensex ended the session at 49,517, a gain of 247 points or 0.5 per cent. The Nifty rose 78 points or 0.5 per cent to end the session at 14,563
 "Banking stocks, Reliance Industries keep indices' winning streak on course")
Buoyant market spurs FPI registrations; number crosses 10K for first time
December saw more than 100 registrations after seven months
 "Buoyant market spurs FPI registrations; number crosses 10K for first time")
Best of BS Opinion: Recovery story treads on thin ice, Covid vaccine & more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
 "Best of BS Opinion: Recovery story treads on thin ice, Covid vaccine & more")
Worried about valuations? Go for a balanced advantage fund, say experts
Investors who run an asset-allocated portfolio with periodic rebalancing can manage without them
 "Worried about valuations? Go for a balanced advantage fund, say experts")
Sensex closes in on 50,000 milestone, Nifty ends at 14,484; IT stocks gain
Indian stocks continue to be the beneficiaries of benign foreign portfolio investor (FPI) flows amid signs of recovery in the economy
 "Sensex closes in on 50,000 milestone, Nifty ends at 14,484; IT stocks gain")
Promoter pledging declines to a two-year low of 11% in December
But value of pledged holding rises, buoyed by market rally
 "Promoter pledging declines to a two-year low of 11% in December")
NPA estimates: Street's optimism at odds with the RBI's pessimism
Regulator's projections higher by 250-350 bps, analysts may have jumped gun on faster recovery
 "NPA estimates: Street's optimism at odds with the RBI's pessimism")
Bull run continues: Indices on longest weekly winning streak since 2009
Sensex, Nifty hit fresh all-time highs on Friday
 "Bull run continues: Indices on longest weekly winning streak since 2009")
Sensex ends at fresh closing peak of 48,782, up 689 pts; Nifty at 14,347
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) hit a record high of Rs 3,127.55 apiece in the intra-day trade and closed 3 per cent higher ahead of the announcement of Q3FY21 results
 "Sensex ends at fresh closing peak of 48,782, up 689 pts; Nifty at 14,347")
Sensex slips 81 pts ahead of FY21 advance GDP estimate; midcaps outperform
Overall, market breadth remained in the favour of the bulls with nearly two stocks rising against a stock that declined at the bourses
 "Sensex slips 81 pts ahead of FY21 advance GDP estimate; midcaps outperform")
Sensex snaps 10-session winning run, skids 264 points; RIL top drag
However, a recovering rupee and sustained foreign fund inflows restricted the fall, traders said
Sebi suggests easing of ownership norms for exchanges, depositories
According to the new proposals, resident promoters or a foreign promoter from a FATF jurisdiction can set up a market infrastructure institution (MII)
 "Sebi suggests easing of ownership norms for exchanges, depositories")
How much better can FY22 be?
FY22 was once projected to be 13 per cent higher than FY20. Can six months of lockdown bring growth down to 1 per cent?
 "How much better can FY22 be?")
Best of BS Opinion: Next step on vaccines, farmers' protest, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day.
 "Best of BS Opinion: Next step on vaccines, farmers' protest, and more")
Stock market: When even hindsight isn't 2020
Forecasting is a hit or miss business even in normal times. And at a time when even hindsight is not 2020, predict at your own peril what will happen in 2021
All-round performance is fuelling the rally in Tata Consumer Products
Top performer on the Nifty FMCG index; Up 86 per cent in last 12 months
 "All-round performance is fuelling the rally in Tata Consumer Products")
