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India is first pick among Asia emerging markets for Morgan Stanley

The earnings momentum has been quite resilient and the policy momentum quite focused towards improving the infrastructure and attractiveness in the global supply chain: Daniel Blake of Morgan Stanley

Sebi seeks to merge 2 rules on debt issuance for easier compliance

The regulator said the new regulation will ensure ease of reference and language and also remove redundancies

Sensex falls by 290 points to close below 50,000; HDFC twins top drags

The broader NSE Nifty fell 77.95 points or 0.52 per cent to close at 15,030.15

The indifferent market

The expectation that restrictions may last weeks and not months explains the market's apparent casual view of the pandemic

Why stock markets are resilient now

If the earnings slow, interest rates rise or there is an external shock, the market will fall sharply

There's a weak link between economy and market, says Jitendra Gohil

The next trigger for a sell-off can be if we go into a nationwide lockdown to curb the virus, but the probability of such a measure is still low, says Gohil

Domestic mutual funds join the ESG bandwagon, but it's still early days

Currently, ESG funds have AUM of around Rs 10,500 crore

Street signs: Coffee stocks in demand, Mitsui-IHH deal, and more

Last week, Bloomberg reported that Mitsui was teaming up with private equity players to make an $11-billion bid for IHH

Rs 1-trillion m-cap club now has 42 members with 13 new entrants

Commodity and Adani companies dominate entries so far this year

BSE market capitalisation surges to record Rs 211 trillion, shows data

The BSE Sensex climbed 256.71 points, or 0.52 per cent, to finish at 49,206.47

Sensex, Nifty rise for second day; auto and IT stocks take charge

Of the Sensex constituents, 20 shares ended with gains

India, emerging markets lag US in first 100 days of Joe Biden as president

Strong economic growth in the US coupled with aggressive stimulus measures and rapid vaccination has propelled the world's biggest market

PowerGrid Infrastructure Investment Trust IPO subscribed 4.83 times

Institutional and non-institutional portions were subscribed 4.6x and 5.1x

'Valuations in the pharma sector are not as attractive as last year'

An ideal portfolio in current market circumstances should have an optimum mix of equity, debt and gold

Analysts turn cautious on real estate stocks amid rising Covid cases

Going ahead, analysts at ICICI Securities expect consolidation across the industry with market share gains for larger incumbents across real estate asset classes

Trade cautiously in over 300 illiquid stocks: BSE, NSE to investors

To safeguard interests of investors, leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE have asked their trading members to take extra caution while trading in over 300 illiquid stocks. Illiquid stocks are those that cannot be sold easily because they see limited trading. These stocks pose higher risks to investors because it is difficult to find buyers for them as compared to frequently traded shares. In similar-worded circulars issued on Wednesday, both exchanges advised their trading members "to exercise additional due diligence while trading in these securities either on own account or on behalf of their clients". BSE and NSE have listed out 299 and 13 illiquid stocks, respectively, where additional due diligence is required. Illiquid scrips listed by BSE include Garware Marine Industries Ltd, Mefcom Capital Markets Ltd, Ekam Leasing & Finance Company Ltd, Maruti Securities Ltd, Bangalore Fort Farms Ltd, Gujarat Investa Ltd, Golechha Global Finance Ltd, Vertex Securities Ltd, Munoth ...

80% of Indian large-cap funds underperformed benchmarks in 2020: Report

Four-fifths of Indian large-cap funds have underperformed when compared to benchmark indices in 2020, a report said on Thursday. In the equity-linked saving schemes (ELSS) and mid/small-cap funds, the performance was marginally better with the underperformance of 65 per cent and 67 per cent as against the benchmarks, S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) said. S&P Dow Jones Indices' associate director for global research and design Akash Jain said the performance was worse if one were to consider the recovery after the markets hit the trough in April. "During this recovery period, we saw that the second half of 2020 has been a particularly challenging period for Indian equity active funds where 100 per cent of the Large Cap funds, 80 per cent of the ELSS funds and 53 per cent of the Mid-/Small-cap funds underperformed their respective benchmarks," he said. Overall, 2020 had extraordinary volatility and India joined the rest of the world in this aspect, Jain added. There was a ...

Markets gain on RBI's accommodative stance, banking stocks lead rally

Sensex gains 0.94%; Bank Nifty rises 1.5%

Adani Group becomes 3rd Indian conglomerate to cross $100 billion in m-cap

Gautam Adani's ports-to-energy conglomerate has become India's third group to cross USD 100 billion in market capitalisation with shares of four of its six listed companies soaring to an all-time high

Investors' wealth tumbles more than Rs 2.16 trillion as markets crash

Investors' wealth tumbled over Rs 2.16 trillion at close of trade on Monday as markets crashed amid a sharp spike in coronavirus cases in the country