Davis was one of the remarkably few people who made a sizable fortune from investments in common stocks, serving as an inspiration to the ‘Average Joe’ that he too could become rich without resorting to shady shenanigans. During the mid-1930s, the American stock market came under heavy selling pressure, striking […]
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Indian stock market: The domestic equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a cautious note Friday tracking largely weak sentiment in the global markets. Asian markets traded mostly lower, while the US stock market ended mixed overnight amid the release of US GDP data and […]
MUMBAI : Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd’s reported profit jumped sharply during the first quarter of FY25 (Q1FY25), thanks to its insurance arm stake sale. Standalone net profit rose as much as 81% year-on-year to ₹6,250 crore, aided by an exceptional gain after the bank divested 70% stake in Kotak General […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the full-year Union Budget for FY24-25 on July 23, 2024. The impact of the Union Budget on the equity market has reduced notably over the past few years with the government undertaking most of the reforms outside the purview of the Budget. […]
Concerns are mounting on India’s economic policy front, shows the India Economic Policy Uncertainty Index. The index has been wobbly lately and shot up again in June to 137.61 from 83.04 in May and 137.18 in April. The chart below shows the volatile trend in the index. The jump seen […]
The first reaction to the general election result was negative with a 5.9% decline in the Nifty index on June 4, though the market ended last quarter up 9.7% from where it closed that day. The initial reaction was no surprise since the failure of the BJP to obtain the […]
Expert view: Vaibhav Porwal, the co-founder of Dezerv, believes it is time to book profits in mid and smallcaps due to their rich valuation. At the same time, he sees see value in largecaps. In an interview with Mint, Porwal shares his outlook for the market and discusses economic trends. […]
Budget 2024: The crypto industry expects Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman to announce several favourable measures in the upcoming Union Budget, including a reduction in transaction taxes, the ability to offset losses, the equal treatment of capital gains from crypto assets and other income sources, and the establishment of a supportive […]
India is taking steps to reduce the paperwork required for foreign investors to purchase its sovereign bonds, according to a Bloomberg report citing an unnamed source. This move follows a Bloomberg report highlighting foreign investors’ challenges due to the extensive paperwork involved. Also Read | Mumbai local train update: 5-hour […]
Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Monday warned of fake videos circulating on several social media platforms falsely claiming to feature investment advice given by him. He also urged investors to disregard these fake videos where he has touted specific stocks and investments. Rajan, […]