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Coronavirus outbreak: A 21-day lockdown may have cost India Rs 8 trillion
The sectors that have been most impacted are transport, hospitality, and real estate
Street signs: Bonds, mid-caps hurt MFs, YES Bank not in sync, and more
The market sell-off has hit balanced mutual fund schemes, where investors seek lower volatility from a mixed portfolio of equity and debt investments
 "Street signs: Bonds, mid-caps hurt MFs, YES Bank not in sync, and more")
Explained: How PSUs became the biggest laggards on Indian bourses
Government companies' numbers look even worse if State Bank of India is excluded. SBI has been an outperformer with 18.4 per cent annualised growth in market capitalisation in last three-years.
 "Explained: How PSUs became the biggest laggards on Indian bourses")
Indiabulls Housing Finance shifts focus back to fundamentals; stock up 11%
Incremental cost of funds was high at nearly 9 per cent, key financials also remained under pressure in Q3
 "Indiabulls Housing Finance shifts focus back to fundamentals; stock up 11%")
Karvy ban shows India must get rid of dodgy brokers to back healthy equity
India is hardly immune to the global trend of sliding fees and trading commissions.
 "Karvy ban shows India must get rid of dodgy brokers to back healthy equity")
Defying economic slowdown, investors continue to bet big on Asian Paints
Defying weakening consumer confidence, Asian Paints' net income has risen for two straight quarters to a record Rs 8.3 billion
 "Defying economic slowdown, investors continue to bet big on Asian Paints")
Indian stock markets likely to continue upward journey in the coming week
Currently, the benchmark indices are near lifetime highs after clocking gains of more than 11 per cent since September 19, a day before corporation tax rate cuts were announced
 "Indian stock markets likely to continue upward journey in the coming week")
Market breadth worst in six years in 2019 amid sluggish economic growth
In the first eight months of 2019, 70 per cent stocks in the BSE 500 universe were down. Stocks in the BSE 500 universe account for 94 per cent of India's total market capitalisation
 "Market breadth worst in six years in 2019 amid sluggish economic growth")
Max Life cash levels hit two-year high as mood in stock market sours
India's fourth-largest insurer is holding about 10% of its assets in cash, a five-fold jump over levels it usually maintains, as it doesn't expect a turnaround in sentiment anytime soon
 "Max Life cash levels hit two-year high as mood in stock market sours")
Avoid over-leveraged stocks in a market spooked by chances of slower growth
More than sectoral bets, bottom-up stock picking will work better in the current environment of slowing growth
 "Avoid over-leveraged stocks in a market spooked by chances of slower growth")
Eggs, potato on the menu as BSE, NSE turn aggressive in commodity futures
While NSE is exploring 8-10 new agri-commodities, BSE is eyeing as many as 15, most of which aren't traded on any other online derivative exchange in India
 "Eggs, potato on the menu as BSE, NSE turn aggressive in commodity futures")
Time's up for India's world-beating stock market rally, says Goldman Sachs
The nation's equity market looks less favorable amid elevated valuations, a potential slowdown in economic growth and upcoming elections, according to Goldman Sachs analysts
 "Time's up for India's world-beating stock market rally, says Goldman Sachs")
Market breadth has been really weak: Avendus Capital's Andrew Holland
A small number of stocks have led the indices higher rather than a broad-based rally, Holland said
 "Market breadth has been really weak: Avendus Capital's Andrew Holland")
Why analysts are sceptical about India's record-breaking stock rally
According to analysts, a record high is happening only due to some stocks, so they cannot ascribe higher valuations and targets for all
 "Why analysts are sceptical about India's record-breaking stock rally")
Despite choppy markets, share sales worth Rs 70 billion get lapped up
The new fund offer of Bharat-22 ETF, in which the govt offloaded its stake in 22 companies, was subscribed more than two times, sources said
 "Despite choppy markets, share sales worth Rs 70 billion get lapped up")
Q4 GDP estimates, manufacturing PMI, rupee movement to dictate market trend
Over the last week, the Sensex recorded 131.39 points, or 0.38%, rise; while Nifty gained 38.75 points, or 0.37%
 "Q4 GDP estimates, manufacturing PMI, rupee movement to dictate market trend")
Stock exchanges cut ties to foreign bourses after govt nod: Sources
The action is also a tactical move to lure foreign investors to an international financial centre being developed in Gujarat
 "Stock exchanges cut ties to foreign bourses after govt nod: Sources")
Sell-off may lure investors, but valuations to remain frothy, says expert
Analysts advice investors to stay careful while dealing in shares of mid cap and small cap companies
 "Sell-off may lure investors, but valuations to remain frothy, says expert")
Indian markets catch breath after 6-day run; indices off record highs
The BSE Sensex fell over 111 points, or 0.31%, to close at 36,050.44
 "Indian markets catch breath after 6-day run; indices off record highs")
UBS says investors won't make money on Indian stocks this year
Sees Nifty 50 Index closing at around 10,500 points on December 31, 2018; results will disappoint consensus estimate of 22% growth for FY19
 "UBS says investors won't make money on Indian stocks this year")
