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 →

FPIs sell Friday’s bounce, mkts to remain volatile

MUMBAI : Stocks rebounded on Friday, snapping three straight days of losses, ending the session in the green. However, the markets ended lower for the second consecutive week. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) capitalized on the bounce, selling shares worth a provisional ₹556.32 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought sharesRead More →

‘Current risk-reward unfavourable; interest rates could be higher for longer’

He advised caution in the short term due to rapid price and valuation increases, global challenges, and pre-election volatility, but remain optimistic about India’s long-term growth potential driven by infrastructure upgrades and consumption trends. Edited excerpts: What is your assessment of the current market conditions? Are we in a longRead 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 →