More than 60 SMEs are anticipated to join the BSE SME platform in one year (2022-23) in order to raise equity financing to suit their business needs. 16 SMEs entered the market through the initial public offering (IPO) method, raising Rs 100 crore (USD 13.74 million) in 2020. 50 SME IPOs have already been listed on the bourses on a YTD basis, and the BSE SME IPO index has increased by 151.26 per cent in just one year. 

The shares of this manufacturing company hit the upper circuit on Thursday, July 28. Meanwhile, on Friday morning, it made a fresh 52-week high at Rs 24 a piece on BSE. The stock has been gaining for the last couple of days and delivered 34.73 per cent returns during this period.  

Nifty Financial Services index has lost 2.69 per cent on a YTD basis whereas BSE Finance index dropped 3.83 per cent.  

Looking at the returns of the past three years, Nifty Financial Services index has gained 34.25 per cent vis-à-vis S&P BSE Financial Services, which climbed 27.31 per cent. 

At 10.30 am on Thursday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher by almost a per cent each, despite the FED rate hikes.

The shares of this NBFC have gained 8,000 per cent in just five years! The stock price of Authum Investment & Infrastructure stood at Rs 1.79 on July 28, 2017, but on July 27, 2022, it is seen trading at Rs 145 a piece on BSE.  This means that if you had invested Rs 1,00,000  in this stock five years ago, you would have accumulated an amount of Rs 81 lakh today! That is how you spot multi-baggers!  

On May 22, the government imposed an export duty of 15 per cent on a selection of pig iron, flat-rolled products made of iron or non-alloyed steel, bars & rods, and various flat-rolled stainless steel products along with an additional 45 per cent on iron ore pellets, in an effort to rein in input prices and control rogue inflation. In a similar vein, the export tariff on iron ores and concentrates was increased from 30 per cent to 50 per cent

The fourth-largest sector of the Indian economy is fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). India is probably going to be the fifth-largest FMCG market by 2025. From US$ 110 billion in 2020, the FMCG market in India is projected to grow at a CAGR of 14.9 per cent to US$ 220 billion by 2025.  

At the time of market closing on Thursday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading flat amidst volatility in the global markets.   

Analysts and investors are placing their bets on India's speciality chemical industry, which is anticipated to profit from the current international circumstances greatly. The market for speciality chemicals is migrating to India as a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and its effects while Indian businesses are well-positioned to benefit from this development. An added advantage is the decline in the rupee.  

The global brokerage firm Nomura has maintained a cautious stance on the IT services sector and expects a significant moderation in the revenue growth rate of the Indian IT companies in FY24 vs FY23.