Equity Market

Emerges the largest investor among home-grown funds

In a Q&A, Prateek Agrawal, who is also the firm's CIO, says given the strength in overall earnings as seen in FY24 EPS outlook, the direction of the market is likely to be positive

Foreign portfolio investors have pulled out Rs 17,144 crore from the Indian equity market in April. In May too, the trend remained the same.

Increasing awareness about mutual funds digitisation and sharp surge in equity markets have aided asset management companies in FY22

Adopting a cautious stance, foreign investors have pulled over Rs 4,500 crore from the Indian equity market last week on fears of an aggressive rate hike by US Federal Reserve.

Domestic equities have held their ground, with the Sensex up nearly 13% from 2022 lows of 52,843 on March 7 even after the last three days of correction

Foreign portfolio investors dumped Indian shares worth record Rs 1.4 lakh crore in the financial year 2021-22, after pumping in whopping Rs 2.7 lakh crore in the preceding fiscal

A rally in the stock market tends to raise bond yields as money moves from the relative safer investment bet to riskier equity stock markets

The share of retail investors in companies listed on the NSE reached an all-time high of 7.33 per cent in the quarter ended December 31, 2021, up from 7.13 per cent in the previous quarter

Consequently, FPIs' contribution to Indian equity-market capitalisation also fell during the quarter under review to 18.3 per cent from 19 per cent for the three months ended September 2021

When Aramco came out with the world's biggest IPO, the Saudi govt raised $25.6 billion by diluting just 1.5%, valuing the company at $1.7 trn; Indian govt plans to divest 5% for $8.7 bn in LIC

Log biggest gain in more than a year on signs of potential Russia-Ukraine 'climbdown'

Assets under management (AUM) of key equity scheme categories rose even as the US Federal Reserve's hawkish turn sent volatility soaring

Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd on Monday declined 4 per cent amid profit-taking in line with an overall weak trend in the equity market.

The rupee on Thursday slipped 7 paise to close at 74.51 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking a lacklustre trend in the domestic equity market.

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The equity markets are reflective of India's growth story and should remain in favour during 2022, as well, says Maheshwari

While the retail holding in NSE listed companies had risen between December 2019 and September this year, their holding in equity mutual funds had seen a decline, the report observed.

Highest in 10 years, with 13 of 70 equity schemes cornering 75% of amount raised

Low liquidity in the realty market, combined with its non-transparency, means investors are often unaware of the loss in capital value they have suffered during downturns