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Equity investors have become richer by over Rs 10.83 lakh crore as stocks extended their rising streak for the third consecutive session today(10 March 2022). The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex soared 817.06 points or 1.50 percent to close at 55,464.39. In three days, the benchmark has gained 2,621.64 points. Tracking the ongoing rally in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies jumped by Rs 10,83,103.27 crore in three sessions to stand at Rs 2,51,93,934.31 crore. Read more

Markets have been trading sideways ahead of the meetings of the two major global central banks – the US Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – over the next couple of weeks. Market experts expect natural profit-taking to happen with rising markets, but do not see any meaningful correction unless there is a more aggressive taper stance by the US Fed. They are cautiously optimistic on markets for 2021, on surplus global liquidity, and benign interest rates. The US Federal Reserve (US Fed), prior to the pandemic, had an outstanding balance sheet size of $4.2 trillion as of December 2019, which doubled in size to $8.3 trillion. Likewise, the European Central Bank (ECB), which had a pre-pandemic balance sheet size of 4.7 trillion euros also saw a similar proportional increase in size to 8.2 trillion euros. This liquidity is providing support to asset inflation in high-risk asset classes, including emerging equities like India. Read more

In the past few months, the Nifty Bank Index has consistently struggled to rise above the 36,000 marks. A move above the 36,497 levels, which is the five-month high for the index, can take it up further. The daily and weekly charts suggest that a breakout above the above-mentioned level can see the index hit the 37,000 marks and then record a new all-time high by crossing 37,708 levels. As long as the support of 35,750 is defended on a closing basis, the upside sentiment is likely to see more interest of market participants in bank stocks. One can easily expect a 10 -15 percent jump in the index within a short time. A quick analysis of the constituents of the index suggests that there is more headroom among most stocks. Among the lot, Punjab National Bank (PNB), Federal Bank, and IDFC First Bank can move up over 20 percent each from the current levels, the charts suggest. Read more

Taking cues from firm global markets, the Indian market witnessed robust momentum shrugging off concerns over the spread of Covid-19 and FII selling. Global markets continued to hold onto their gains owing to solid earnings reports and turned their focus on the ongoing European Central Bank’s policy announcement. A confirmation by Fed to continue its supportive policy in the upcoming meet despite rising inflationary pressure will be a key factor in maintaining the direction of the rally. The benchmark indices snapped their three-day losing run and closed over a percent higher today(22nd July 2021). The headline S&P BSE Sensex index closed the session at 52,837 levels, up 639 points while the broader Nifty50 shut shop at 15,825, up 193 points. The broader markets, on the other hand, outperformed and rallied over 1.5 percent higher each. Read more

The global stock market rally continues unabated with the Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500, and the pan European Stoxx 600 again setting new record highs. It looks like markets are currently ignoring valuation concerns. The fact that 583 stocks, mostly mid and small-caps were locked in the upper circuit yesterday is an indication of the frenzied retail activity in markets. These are warning signals to investors. However, the news from the inflation front is positive with June CPI coming at 6.26% against an expectation of 6.5%. This gives room for the RBI to continue on the accommodative mode further strengthening the bulls. While remaining invested in high-quality stocks investors should be careful regarding investments in small-caps, according to market analysts.

The stock market has witnessed a stellar rebound as the benchmark indices have zoomed over 70 percent from their respective March lows. Today (27th November 2020)At 01:44 PM, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 44,251 levels while NSE's Nifty was just shy of the crucial level of 13,000. However, amid this market rally, there have been few counters which have underperformed the market. Here are some of the underperformers and what can be the trading strategy. Canara Bank (CANBK): For the first time after July 2019, this counter crossed the 200-day moving average (DMA) on Friday. The overall trend looks promising as the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is holding ground above the zero lines. Read more

Today( 19th Oct 2020) almost all Sensex stocks opened higher on as investors went all out to buy amid renewed hopes of an early economic stimulus package from the US and a vaccine by year-end. In the last 12 sessions, bluechip indices have closed in the red for just one session, which outlines the one-way rally the the market has seen. HDFC twins were the biggest positive contributors during the first hours of the day. PSU stocks also saw some buying and were among the top gainers. "Nifty has good support at 11,650 and until we do not break that, we are in positive territory. The resistance on the the upside is at 12,050. If we are unable to move past either level convincingly, we would be range-bound and trading in this zone should be avoided. Stocks that look interesting for an up move include Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and Tata Steel," experts opinied.Some of the key factors for the rally are Read more

Equities in Indian markets extended their rally and were trading nearly a percent higher today(4th August 2020). The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was at 37,272 level in morning deals, up 333 points, or 0.9 percent. RIL, ONGC, ITC, Asian Paints, and Maruti Suzuki trading as top gainers on the index. On the downside, IndusInd Bank, TechM, Power Grid, and HCL Tech slipped in the red. HDFC Bank surged over 5 percent after media reports suggested the Reserve Bank of India has approved Sashidhar Jagdishan's name for the post of CEO of the bank. The broader Nifty50, meanwhile, was at 10,990 level, up 92 points, or 0.9 percent. Sectorally, the Nifty IT index slipped into the red, down 0.4 percent, after US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order restricting federal agencies from contracting or subcontracting foreign workers, hurting Indian IT professionals who work in the US on the H-1B visa. Read more