Page 9 - Indian Stock Markets

Multiple factors to keep markets on tenterhooks after Friday's fall

Surging US bond yields, LTCG implementation, RBI policy action amid widening of fiscal deficit targets to weigh on investor sentiment

Slow and steady

Markets unlikely to spring nasty surprises

Decade in numbers: How business groups, sectors and stocks have fared

The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption

Will December be the month for bears?

The number of investible stocks has increased but investment inflows have increased much faster

Indian stock markets now 8th-biggest in the world

Until recently, Canada retained its lead, spurred by a bigger rally in the wake of the Federal Reserve's stimulus package

More people investing in stocks from 'less literate' states

In the past one year, the number of registered clients on the BSE has shown a growth of 12.4% on an all-India basis

Today's Picks: 26 October, 2017

Nifty, Bank Nifty, State Bank of India, Larsen & Toubro & Bajaj Finance

Today's Picks: 24 October, 2017

Nifty, Bank Nifty, Bharti Airtel, Cipla and Infosys

Markets gain as RIL, Bharti Airtel stocks rally

RIL closes in on Rs 1-lakh-crore m-cap mark

Markets sparkle ahead of Diwali as Sensex, Nifty gain 0.6% each

The Sensex rose 201 points, or 0.62%, to close at an all-time high of 32,634, surpassing the previous high touched on August 1

Markets fall 2.4% in five sessions

Benchmark indices down 1% amid weak domestic and global cues, broader markets underperform

Red signals for the bulls

Indian markets face several headwinds

Cheap stocks aren't easy to find

It would be prudent to pick stocks trading at much lower valuations than the market average

Scales tilt in favour of large stocks

Sensex outperforms MidCap and SmallCap indices from May

Markets post worst weekly performance in 18 months

Continuing tension between U.S. and North Korean weighted down Indian equity markets as the benchmarks closed more than one per cent lower. While the Sensex lost 317 or one per cent points to close at 31,213, Nifty gave up the crucial 9,800 mark to close at 9,710 - down 109 points or 1.1 per cent. This is the fifth straight session of fall for the Indian benchmarks making it the worst weekly performance since February 2016. During the week, Sensex fell a little more than five per cent, data showed.Interestingly, the broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices on Friday as the BSE Mid- and Small-cap indices closed flat. While BSE Mid-cap was down 0.4 per cent, the BSE Small-cap remained unchanged.The Indian markets, which scaled new heights until last week, have come under selling pressure ever since the tensions between US and North Korea flared up. Not just Indian markets, the deadlock has impacted global equities. US benchmark S&P 500 has lost 1.3 per cent in the week so

Markets log best performance in 16 months on strong portfolio flows

The investor optimism towards the Indian market was on display in July as the benchmark indices posted their best monthly gains since March 2016. The Nifty conquered the magical 10,000-mark for the first time with a gain of nearly six per cent, the Sensex rose 5.2 per cent to end above 32,500. The stellar show in July has taken the year-to-date gains to over 21 per cent. The rally was led by blue-chip stocks with the broader markets underperforming the benchmarks. The BSE Mid- and Small-cap indices have gained five per cent and four per cent respectively.According to market participants, this positive performance of Indian equities was on robust portfolio flows from both domestic as well as foreign investors. Satisfactory monsoons and positive environment in the global markets contributed to the sharp rally. On the policy front, investors cheered implementation of various reform measures especially the goods and services tax (GST) which came in effect from July 1."July was a ...

More hype than substance

Markets' dizzy heights point to short-term blips

Markets bet on surge in earnings growth

Analysts are factoring in a 45% rise in corporate profits in next two years

Street signs: Short squeeze to drive markets higher

Experts said markets could go even higher, as short covering trend likely to continue till July 27

Significant upside potential for stocks in next 3-5 years: Morgan Stanley

Indian stocks have significant upside potential in the next 3-5 years and will probably outperform emerging markets given the country's 'superior macro environment', says a report. According to the report by Morgan Stanley Investment Management, valuations are not yet stretched and demand for equities from domestic households is expected to increase, while potential M&A activity may also drive the index higher. "While the market appears to believe in a growth turn, it is far from pricing in a multi-year growth cycle, implying significant upside potential in the next 3-5 years," the report said, adding "the next few months may witness moderation in absolute returns and higher volatility, especially down the cap curve". "India has underperformed emerging markets since April. So far, as the global bid on stocks is intact, Indian stocks will probably outperform given India's superior macro environment," it said. The global brokerage major said investors should own Indian stocks, ..