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The domestic equity benchmarks extended losses for the third session on Thursday. Among all sectors, only BSE FMCG, Bankex, Healthcare, and Realty ended on a positive note. Most of the European shares ascended whereas many Asian shares declined on Thursday. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility went down by 0.13 per cent to 19.00 levels.

Among sectoral indices, except for Bankex and Realty, most BSE sectoral indices ended in red

Because of the rise in inflation, bottlenecks in global supply chains, and the shift in the geopolitical landscape, commodity prices are surging all over the world.

Oil prices were quite volatile over the fortnight as various nations announced plans to release more supply of oil to tame elevated prices

Among the sectoral indices, Nifty Pharma closed marginally higher while the rest of the indices closed lower.

BSE and Federal Bank join hands to promote listing of SMEs and Startups BSE, India’s premier exchange and the world’s fastest Stock Exchange with a speed of 6 microseconds, signed an MoU with Federal Bank, a leading private sector Bank to promote listing of SMEs & Startups on the BSE, SME & Startup platform. Federal Bank and BSE shall evaluate SMEs and Startups undergoing listing process.

While the cosmetics market and its customers wrestle with new age-defying and age-reversing concepts and products, there is one market segment that has actually discovered the fountain of youth.

I am an individual. The Indian Railways had acquired my land situated in my native village for a total consideration of ₹10 crore as compulsory acquisition. Although the compensation was determined in 2016 I received the same in the current financial year along with interest of ₹2 crore.

This is our mutual fund recommendation. Every fortnight, we recommend one open-ended equity diversified fund that has the best potential of returns for the next one year considering its constituents remain the same.

To trade (speculate) or not to trade is a difficult question faced by investors, especially when stocks tend to trade sideways for a longer duration than expected.

Money management emerges as one of the key aspects once a newlywed couple returns to the humdrum of everyday life. Considering the challenge of managing seemingly unlimited needs with limited resources, many young couples get overwhelmed by this situation.

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From housing provision to water and sanitation services and to digital and transportation needs, there is an increasing demand for superior delivery across the spectrum of entire infrastructure.

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd, Godrej Consumers and Hindustan Aeronautics are today’s mid-day movers gaining more than 2 per cent since the market opened.   

In this edition, we have reviewed Rubfila International Ltd. and Dabur India Ltd. We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD Rubfila International Ltd. and Dabur India Ltd.

Anmol Sharma and Aashutosh Singla, founders of Finlight are doing their bit to make India financially literate through social media content.

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Many see the distinction between growth and value investing as somewhat arbitrary, but it's useful to lay out what might differ between the two approaches.

The sugar industry as a whole is trending due to robust exports. Also, the government has extended the date for loan disbursement for domestic ethanol projects.

Target maturity debt funds are open-ended index funds that passively invest in the bonds of an underlying index with a defined fixed maturity.

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Yet another magnum opus from S S Rajamouli, 'RRR' is racing toward the global collection of Rs 1,000 crore. The film is based on a fictional story, yet the title of the film perfectly summarises the investment framework for any investor. Your portfolio is made up of different investment instruments.

The US markets namely, Dow Jones and NASDAQ were down by 0.40 per cent & 2.2 per cent, respectively. Invesco plans to sell a 7.8 per cent stake in Zee via block deals. Bandhan Bank, ChrysCap, and GIC teamed up to buy IDFC Mutual Fund for Rs 4,500 crore. Meanwhile, ‘Tata Neu’, the country’s first super app is set to launch today. The buyers outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On BSE, 2,018 shares rose and 1,196 shares fell. The FIIs sold shares worth Rs 2,279.97 crore while the DIIs bought shares worth Rs 622.92 crore on April 6.

It does not make sense to simply invest available money into all kinds of mutual funds without understanding the objectives of making such investments or choosing the right funds to create a balanced portfolio that can provide the best returns

The company along with its subsidiaries currently owns and operates casinos in India in the states of Goa and Sikkim.

 NSE and BSE listed KBC Global has moved up by almost 300 per cent in the last three years. 

At 11.30 am, on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50, fell for the third consecutive day due to poor global cues. The price of crude oil fell below $100 and is trading at $ 97.54 per barrel. 

After a long wait, the housing market finally seems to be on the mend. Investors with a risk appetite can make most of what some estimates peg as an emerging USD 1 trillion opportunity by investing in housing stocks directly

There are two kinds of home insurances: one for the structure and one for the contents. Building insurance protects the fabric and permanent fixtures of the building, whereas content insurance covers personal goods such as furniture, jewellery and clothing, among other things. The article provides further details

Over the past fortnight, the relentless march of benchmark index Nifty 50 off its 200 DMA surpassed yet another barrier

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This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year.

Domestic frontline equity indices Nifty 50 and Sensex made a strong comeback during the fortnight, recording gains of 5.47 per cent and 5.79 per cent, respectively, on account of easing crude oil prices and improving global market cues.

On Thursday, the Indian benchmark indices started the session in red with Nifty slipping below 17,800 due to weak global cues.  

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As mentioned in my last editorial, the market had already priced in factors such as higher crude oil, above average raw material prices, disruption in supply chain and the geopolitical situation but when a positive trigger like the news of HDFC and HDFC Bank merger surfaced, the market jumped up phenomenally.

The merger of HDFC and HDFC Bank may result in certain sell-offs from mutual funds. Continue reading to learn more.

Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd, an S&P BSE SmallCap company, rallied 5.70 per cent on the bourses within the first fifteen minutes of the day.

On Wednesday, the Indian equity markets ended lower on the second consecutive day, as the US markets dipped over the concerns expressed by Fed Governor Lael Brainard as well as Fed President Mary Daly, who hinted at the speedy tightening of inflation by hiking the rates.

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry tomorrow shows 17500 to act as support now.

The domestic equities moved in sync with US markets to close in the negative, fuelled by investors’ expectation of stringent interest rate decisions by the Fed. The market closed lower for the second successive day, dragged down by IT and financial sector stocks. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, went up by 2.89 per cent to 19.02 levels.  

OnMobile Global, Yes Bank and South Indian Bank witnessed positive action in today’s session.

Today, when the equity market saw corrections, BSE Sensex was down by 566 points. In spite of that, the stock of Tata Power gained 5.5 per cent. The below-listed factors led to the demand for Tata Power shares.

BSE Smallcap index outperformed broader markets, ending in the green territory at 29,695.94, up by 0.38 per cent.

Indices closed lower on Wednesday. Nifty closed at 17,807.65, down by 0.83 per cent while Sensex lost about 566 points.

The company has proposed company's board split equity shares of the face value of Rs 5 each into equity shares of the face value of Re 1 each.

In environments of rising yields and higher inflation expectations, value stocks are placed better than growth stocks, asserts Meenakshi Dawar, Fund Manager, Nippon India Mutual Fund.

Container Corporation of India Ltd, IDBI Bank and Indian Hotels Company Limited are today’s mid-day movers

Indian markets nosedived during Wednesday's trading session, tracking weak global peers. The US market was down by 0.80 per cent and 2.20 per cent. The mutual fund industry’s AUM grew by 19 per cent to Rs 38.37 lakh crore. The buyers outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On BSE, 2,068 shares rose while 1,151 shares fell. The FIIs bought shares worth Rs 374.89 crore and the DIIs sold shares worth Rs 105.42 crore on April 05. 

At 11.30 am on Wednesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex & Nifty 50 fell, owing to poor Q4 result updates from IT and auto companies, which led to higher selling from investors.  

Stablecoins bridge the world of cryptocurrency and fiat currency together as their prices are tied to a reserve asset like the US dollar or gold.   

Equity indices opened lower and traded with losses in the early trade. Asian markets were trading lower on Wednesday, mirroring losses seen among their peers on Wall Street, following an overnight surge. Buying was seen by both foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) as well as domestic institutional investors (DIIs) worth Rs 374.89 crore and Rs 105.42 crore, respectively in the Indian markets on April 04. Crude oil is trading at $ 102 per barrel. The Rupee has depreciated this morning and is trading at 75.49 against the dollar. 

Quantitative investment is gaining traction not only in India but throughout the world. Continue reading to find out if it makes sense to invest in them.

Swan Energy Ltd, an S&P BSE 500 company, was the top gainer in the pre-opening session today.

The domestic markets took a breather after Monday’s surge and ended lower. After a flat start, the benchmark indices hovered in a range and ended around the day’s low, dragged by heavyweights and also, due to a lack of cues from other Asian markets, many of which were shut for a public holiday. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, plunged 2.14 per cent to 19.21 levels.

On Tuesday, the Indian markets ended lower after clocking two-month highs in the previous trading session, as investors booked profits in HDFC Bank and HDFC along with other heavyweights in the index.  

BSE Smallcap index outperformed broader markets gaining 1.37 per cent and closing at 29,582.49. 

Going ahead, the theme of sector churning and stock-specific outperformance is likely to remain intact and hence, we have come out with a list of stocks that should be on your radar.

Dilip Buildcon, Swan Energy and Sunflag Iron witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Indices witnessed selling pressure in the last half hour of the trading session. Nifty fell about 80 points and closed at 17,957.40, down by 0.53 per cent while Sensex lost about 435 points at the end of the day.

He previously worked as an Executive Director at Mangalam Drugs and Organics Ltd, with two and a half decades of experience in the Chemical industry, Boob turned entrepreneur at the age of 54.

Dhani Services, Havells India and Polycab have gained almost 6 per cent since the market opened. 

Keep a watch on these stocks as well as on their volumes for potential breakout and consider hopping in for decent profits!  

The US market is up between 0.30 per cent and 19.8 per cent. Brent crude is trading at 109 per barrel. Deutsche Bank CEO foresees recession if Russian oil is cut off. India’s trade deficit widens by 87.5 per cent to a record $ 192 billion. The buyers predominantly outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On BSE, 3,372 shares rose while 898 shares fell. On April 4, both FIIs, as well as DIIs, bought shares worth Rs 1,152.21 crore and Rs 1,675.01 crore, respectively. 

At 11.15 am on Monday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex as well as Nifty 50 were trading flat owing to mixed global cues, and a rise in crude oil price. Crude oil is trading at $108.7 per barrel and is up by 1.12 per cent.  

On Tuesday morning, the markets opened flat with Sensex & Nifty still maintaining 60,000 levels and the 18,000 mark, respectively.  

We come across a lot of investors who ask which is the best fund to invest in. So, does always investing in the best fund reap benefits? Let’s find out.

Tejas Networks Ltd, an S&P BSE SmallCap company, hit its upper circuit of 5 per cent during the pre-opening session.

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on April 7 shows 17500 to act as support now. 

There’s a brand-new billionaire on the block, Gautam Adani, of the Adani Group, whose companies have managed to double the investors’ money, even in these crucial times of high inflation and geopolitical tensions. The stocks have shown a phenomenal rally over the past few weeks

Customers can easily invest in a SIP, an NFO, or a well-researched MF scheme. 

All the sectoral indices on BSE and NSE ended in green. The major winning sectors today were BSE Finance, Bankex, metal, and power. Most European stocks were trading higher while most Asian markets ended on a positive note on Monday. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, went down by 1.56 per cent to 20.24 levels. 

Godrej Agrovet zoomed 19.26 per cent in today’s session to emerge as the biggest gainer in the A Group. 

On Monday, the equity benchmark indices settled higher for the second consecutive session, lifted by the mega-merger of HDFC and HDFC Bank. A sharp fall in crude oil prices is predicted to have aided market sentiment. In the international markets, Brent crude oil contracted 14 per cent to $103.66 per barrel from around $121 a barrel last week.

BSE Smallcap index underperformed broader markets, closing the session at 29,182.42 with gains of 1.68 per cent.

The two-wheeler manufacturers in India have been struggling with domestic sales for quite some time now. Bajaj Auto has been no exception.

Going forward, we believe that stock-specific action would continue in the market. Hence, we have come out with a list of stocks that got featured in the T20 breakout system.   

The broader Indices have closed nearly at the day’s high while Nifty closed above the 18,000-level.

The company is experiencing a good flow of new inquiries and is correspondingly doing good product development, which is converting into LoIs and pilot orders, expresses Akshay S Pitti, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Pitti Engineering Ltd. 

The company expects significant traction in plastic moulding in the consumer durables space in washing machines, room air conditioners, refrigerators, ceiling fans and sanitaryware products, asserts Vikas Gupta, Managing Director (Operations) at PG Electroplast Ltd 

 Lupin, IGL and JSPL have been delivering positive returns since the market opened. 

Keep a watch on these stocks as well as on their volumes for potential breakout and consider hopping in for decent profits!  

For India to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2025, a climate-motivated push for a new energy transition in the domestic market is the only key, affirms Anmol Singh Jaggi, Managing Director, Gensol Engineering Ltd

BSE Bankex and BSE Finance sector showed extraordinary returns of 4.68 per cent & 3.04 per cent, respectively. The big good news today is that HDFC Ltd has got board approval to merge with HDFC Bank. Around 42 shares of HDFC Bank will be allocated for every 25 shares of HDFC Ltd. Exports touched a record high of $ 418 billion dollars in March, up by 14.53 per cent on a year-on-year basis. The unemployment rate is seen falling to 7.5 per cent in India, showing that the economy is getting back on track after COVID-19 hit two years ago. The buyers predominantly outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On BSE, 2,484 shares rose while 728 shares fell. The FII bought shares worth Rs 1,909.78 crore and the DII had sold shares worth Rs 183.79 crore on April 01. 

At 11.15 am on Monday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading in the green on the back of the latest merger between HDFC Ltd and HDFC Bank. 

Global markets are observing progress in Russia-Ukraine negotiations and are expecting a gradual return to normalcy. Despite mixed global cues, the Indian indices opened on a positive note with Nifty trading above the 18,000 mark since January 19, 2022. Catching the attention was the merger announced by HDFC and HDFC Bank, which will be one of the biggest mergers in the corporate world.