Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continued their positive momentum in July, marking the second time this year that equity inflows outpaced debt inflows. According to NSDL data, investors net bought shares worth Rs 15,352 crore by July 12, bringing the total net inflows to nearly Rs 42,000 crore. Year-to-date, net purchases reached Rs 18,553 crore, despite …
Before the second Covid wave hit India, three international organisations were gung-ho about India’s economy overcoming the odds in its path and registering double-digit growth. Organisations forecasting strong growth for India included the likes of the Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The Economic Survey of FY21 also went to …
You must study financial ratios, balance sheets and profit and loss (P&L) accounts while doing fundamental analysis. On the other hand, there is another method that can help you anticipate the movement of a stock with the support of price and volumes. This is known as technical analysis. The study provides tools to navigate the gap between …
The recently released subscriber data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) shows that Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea added subscribers for the month of February. However, Bharti Airtel has managed to lead the market in terms of active subscription base by adding 3.7 million active subscribers in February. While Reliance Jio’s …
Despite a strong domestic equity market, Indian Rupee plunged to a 1-month low against US Dollar. It fell for the sixth consecutive day as increasing oil prices were factored into the currency. The Indian Rupee lost 51 paise in the last six trading sessions; whereas, there has been a loss of 86 paise in total …
Overview Although the stock market’s lack of response to the disruptive pandemic waves has been perplexing, the Indian government has urged local governments to take more focused and localised containment steps to avoid a large economic effect. For the week ending May 23, the Nomura India Business Resumption Index (NIBRI) fell to 60 from 63 …
Listed public sector undertakings (PSUs) are reportedly contributing to the BSE 500 Index’s rally ever since the crash of March 2020. As per reports, the BSE500 which had hit lows of 11,100 in the wake of the first wave of the pandemic in March last year now stands at 24,000-levels, an over two-fold increase. The …
An Overview of Monday’s Fake Surge On Monday, derivative traders on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) were sent into a frenzy when Nifty index futures soared 805 points, or more than 5%, within seconds of the opening bell, despite no equivalent move in the underlying cash market. The Nifty futures (current month expiry) achieved a …
India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data for May showed that WPI based inflation rose to a record peak of 12.94 per cent, on the back of rising commodity and fuel prices, apart from the effect of low base. This also meant that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) retail inflation shot up in May, recording 6.30 …
An Overview of ITC Q4 Results The March quarter results of cigarette producer ITC Ltd were in line with Dalal Street projections. However, this has certainly not piqued the interest of investors. Following the results, its stock dropped roughly 3% on the National Stock Exchange, on a day when the benchmark Nifty 50 index remained …
