The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) extended their selling on second day as they sold of Rs 3150 crore on October 30. However, the Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) continued their buying on sixth consecutive session as they bought equities of Rs 2577 crore on the same day.
Following another cut in the federal funds rate, Stefan Hofer believes the Federal Reserve could move again in December with an additional rate cut—especially if lower tariffs help ease inflationary pressures.
Stocks to Watch, 31 October: Stocks like ITC, DLF, Dabur India, Swiggy, Bandhan Bank, United Spirits, TD Power Systems, Manappuram Finance, Gillette India, Welspun Corp, LT Foods, Lodha Developers, Pidilite Industries, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Datamatics Global Services, Navin Fluorine International, and Reliance Industries will be in focus on October 31.
On a PE basis, Lenskart does look expensive but one should look at what the normalized margins would be in future when growth has stabilized or as compared to some global or domestic peers and then see if on that basis what would be the normalized PE ratio.
Stocks to Watch, 30 October: Stocks like Larsen & Toubro, LIC Housing Finance, Bharat Heavy Electricals, PB Fintech, United Breweries, Le Travenues Technology, RailTel Corporation of India, NTPC Green Energy, Sagility, Steel Authority of India, Brigade Enterprises, Mahanagar Gas, VST Industries, Wipro, and Zydus Lifesciences will be in focus on October 30.
The exchange rate does not serve as a policy tool in a market where its level is determined by market forces, RBI's Poonam Gupta said at an event in Mumbai
The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities of Rs 10,000 crore on October 28 and turned net buyers for the month. On the other hand, while the Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought equities of Rs 636 crore on the same day.
Divam Sharma remains optimistic about the market’s trajectory in November, expecting a healthy mix of momentum and selective sectoral strength to drive performance.
Stocks to Watch, 29 October: Stocks like Shree Cement, Jindal Steel, Tata Capital, Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services, Premier Energies, DCM Shriram, Ideaforge Technology, Happiest Minds Technologies, Novartis India, Sundram Fasteners, CreditAccess Grameen, and Star Health and Allied Insurance Company will be in focus on October 29.
The rupee closed at 88.2650 against the US dollar, nearly flat compared to its close at 88.2450 in the previous session
Analysts expect further downside in gold prices in November and December as seasonal demand tapers off after the festive period.
Experts at Moneycontrol’s Mutual Fund Summit said global investing helps mitigate currency risk while offering access to high-growth global themes absent in India.
Meaningful appreciation in the rupee against US dollar is unlikely in the near term given structural headwinds from trade imbalances and dollar strength, though tactical stabilization around current levels is expected.
The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold equities of Rs 55 crore on October 27, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) purchased equities of Rs 2492 crore on the same day.
Stocks to Watch, 28 October: Stocks like Indus Towers, PNB Housing Finance, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Sai Silks Kalamandir, JK Tyre and Industries, Adani Energy Solutions, Sona BLW Precision Forgings, Aditya Birla Capital, Dilip Buildcon, Epack Prefab Technologies, Rail Vikas Nigam, and Tata Chemicals will be in focus on October 28.
Any constructive statements or forward-looking updates emerging from the Asian Summit could strengthen investor confidence and sustain the current market optimism, supporting equities in the near term.
Nifty ended the week positive but below opening levels. Market focus shifts to corporate earnings and potential US-India trade deal, while progress in US-China talks sustains global positive sentiment
Milan Vaishnav said he would continue looking at HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel.
Gold fell — after posting its first weekly drop since mid-August — as progress on a US-China trade deal sapped haven demand.
The market is expected to be rangebound and consolidative with focus on further corporate earnings, central banks meetings, monthly auto sales numbers, further developments with respect to India-US trade deal talks and US shutdown, and the scheduled meeting between US and Chinese Presidents in South Korea on October 30.
Stocks to Watch, 27 October: Stocks like Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, SBI Life Insurance Company, Coforge, eClerx Services, Zydus Lifesciences, TGV Sraac, NCC,GPT Infraprojects, Epack Prefab Technologies, Vikran Engineering, RailTel Corporation of India, and Indian Oil Corporation will be in focus on October 27.
Rohit Beri expects the trend in de-dollarization to continue and central bank demand for gold to stay strong. However, the current rally in gold prices may not last for long. So, one has to be very careful.
Shooting Star candlestick pattern reflects that bulls attempted to drive prices higher but faced selling pressure near the top, said Sudeep Shah.
In this month, FII sold equities of Rs 244.02 crore, while DII bought equities worth Rs 33,989.76 crore, till now.
The year ahead is expected to deliver healthier stock returns — likely in line with the long-term average range of 12–15 percent, said Rakesh Vyas of Quest Investment Advisors.