Market Rally

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Why the stock market rally is on thin ice

It’s a dangerous moment for retail investors. They are stepping in as FIIs are exiting, even using borrowed money to back their conviction. History has proved unkind to such unbridled optimism

Nifty, perched less than 700 points from fresh highs, is poised for a bullish July, shows data

Since 2009, Nifty has had a positive close in July on 75 percent of the occasions, making it the month with the best chance of ending with gains, if only looks at the data for last 16 years.

Equities show measured reaction to Israel-Iran war as money managers price in a limited conflict

The Iran-Israel conflict has set the stage for a week that will see US Fed and BoJ consider key policy decisions, along with a summit level meeting of Group of Seven leaders, and market participants will weight if the cues get further complicated.

Not the time to be a hero, stay cautious with your capital, advises Enam's Sridhar Sivaram

Sivaram said it is advisable for investors to miss six months of whatever returns the market has to offer, and instead protect their capital in this phase.

The key drivers behind March's market rally

Indian markets have rallied by 8 percent from their lows this March. What sparked this sudden surge, and have investors missed the boat?

Sensex Friday frenzy: Exit poll factor, valuation comfort playing out, say experts

Some experts are attributing the strong rebound seen on November 22 to the share market factoring in the state election outcome being in-line with the exit poll findings.

Panda Panic: China's rally slumps as stimulus hopes fade, was it a flash in the pan?

China’s markets are shedding recent gains after stimulus measures post-holidays failed to meet inflated expectations. Unless a substantial fiscal stimulus is announced, markets are unlikely to sustain gains

Buy the Dip or Buy the Breakout?

The answer depends on what type of a market player you are, a long-term investor or a short-term trader

Something feels not quite right in the mid-cap rally

A significant portion of the rally in mid-caps can be attributed to the substantial inflows of mid-cap, small-cap, and sectoral/thematic funds. Mid-cap funds, which attracted just Rs 500 crore in 2020, saw inflows of Rs 1,600 crore in July 2024 alone and a total of Rs 22,900 crore in 2023

Has the mid and small-cap fall ended? Investors upbeat, analysts in doubt

Mutual funds and PMS fund managers face pressure to deploy funds, despite expensive valuations. They may lean towards largecaps to mitigate volatility, although this trend could further inflate valuations in that segment, analysts said

Market's focus on incremental developments can end in large losses, warns Kotak Institutional Equities

One of the anomalies from this strategy is in the market capitalisation of sectors and discounting absurd price, volume and profitability assumptions in perpetuity, they wrote

Saffron healer: Post BJP's triumph in Hindi heartland, Street analysts get bullish on India Inc

While state elections have shown no correlation with Lok Sabha elections in the past, it nonetheless removes a key overhang of political uncertainty for the markets for the next five months, noted broking firm Motilal Oswal.

Ahead of earnings, is Nifty 50 expensive at 19,400?

Every rally comes with the caveat of the markets becoming expensive, especially when earnings growth has not been up to the mark

Short Call | Risks of bulls running extra miles, Voltas contrarian, and mute OPEC bluster

Many market experts have cautioned that valuations are slowly getting into the expensive territory, unless of course, the companies can sustain or even better the earnings growth rates seen over the last couple of quarters

Should investors cash out as markets flirt with all-time highs?

The near-term trigger for the rally has been foreign buying due to China’s economy slipping on the growth front. While India’s attractiveness is also visible, some near-term risks have developed

Is the recent market rally in sync with the economy?

The breakout in the markets has come at a time when the Indian economy is standing out from the global rout 

What is driving the US stock market higher this year?

The current rally in the US markets has been full of surprises, as it has come at a time when central banks have been raising interest rates and growth is expected to slow down 

Short Call | Let's talk of Angel One, costly deposits, and why market operators are glum despite rally

The overall market sentiment has improved considerably over the last three weeks, but investors are in no hurry to loosen their purse strings

In five charts: Is India in a multi-year bull market?

In their latest report, DSP Mutual Fund’s markets strategy and economy team points to the factors favouring the domestic market

Five stocks accounted for over 50% of increase in Nifty’s market cap

The rally over the past two months was not broad based, with limited participation by mid-cap and small-cap stocks.

Why markets may rally further

A stronger rupee is likely to trigger foreign inflows into Indian markets while easing imported inflation 

Does a promising PMI promise a stock market rally? 

The crucial difference is that while the Purchasing Managers Index is based on expectations of manufacturers and service providers, stock market movement is based on expectations of investors 

Nifty won’t cross 18,400, IT will break June lows, says technical analyst Dinesh Nagpal

Nagpal, who studies the Ichimoku indicators and harmonic patterns in stock movements, says the global picture is gloomy. The current rally is a bear-market one and he expects midcaps and small caps to outperform large caps.