Sensex, Nifty end lower on profit booking; all eyes on Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Frontline indices the Sensex and the Nifty closed lower on profit booking in shares of select heavyweights, including Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank, ahead of the annual central bank summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday. Markets anticipated clues on interest rate trajectory from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. OfficialsRead More →

Sensex, Nifty rise 10% since last Independence Day; what’s the road ahead?

“Domestic equity market has underperformed since last Independence Day with just 9 per cent returns as compared to long-term average annual returns of around 15 per cent,” said G. Chokkalingam, Founder & Head of Research at Equinomics Research. “High inflation and tight monetary policy across the world including India andRead More →

Sensex, Nifty snap 6-day winning streak; investors lose nearly  ₹2 lakh crore

Domestic market benchmarks the Sensex and the Nifty snapped their six-day winning streak on strong losses in index heavyweights including Infosys, Reliance Industries, TCS and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) on Friday (July 21). Shares of Infosys and HUL fell a day after their June quarter results while those of Reliance IndustriesRead More →

Infosys Q1 Result Preview: Expect softer revenue, a decline in margins

Apart from the numbers, investors will focus on management commentary on FY24 guidance along with an outlook on discretionary spends, deals, margins and attrition. Because of project cancellations, brokerage firm Motilal Oswal Financial Services expects Infosys to report muted revenue growth. The brokerage firm also sees the risk of guidanceRead More →