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Eight out of ten top valued firms saw an increase in market valuation last week, with HDFC twin firms leading the way. Of the top ten firms, eight had positive outcomes from their market valuation. The valuation of HDFC Bank increased by ₹31,553.45 crore ($4.8bn) to ₹9,29,752.54 crore, and HDFC saw a jump of ₹18,877.55 crore, lifting its market valuation to ₹5,00,878.67 crore. Nevertheless, the mcap of Infosys declined by ₹2,323.2 crore to ₹5,89,966.72 crore and that of ICICI Bank fell by ₹1,780.62 crore to ₹6,10,751.98 crore.

Much awaited US nonfarm payroll report showed that the headline employment figure of 236k jobs added in March was higher than the forecast of 230k jobs. The unemployment rate slid 0.1% from February to 3.50% as against the forecast of 3.6%.

While the overall trend for the market remains positive with a weak dollar and falling US bond yields, analysts do not see significant upside for the index in the coming week, as crucial events are lined up.

After rallying non-stop for the last five trading sessions, Sensex is up around 2,200 points and Dalal Street investors richer by over Rs 10.43 lakh crore as the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms have surged to Rs 262.37 lakh crore.

Whether it is an investor or a trader, the choice of regime will depend upon the income slab one falls into and how best one can avail the exemption benefits in the old regime.

Most investors do not have the ability to acquire these assets entirely due to the sheer size and the lack of expertise required to manage them. Investment in InvITs also provides exposure to multiple such assets thus helping to diversify the risk.

Echoing similar sentiments, Tinesh Bhasin, Content Head at ET Money, said the government has made changes to the new tax regime to enhance its appeal, and it's likely that many people will find it more beneficial.

The global economy is now confronted with serious financial stability challenges arising from the recent liquidity crisis in the banking sector in some advanced economies.

At a time when interest rates are at elevated levels, PSU stocks have an advantage. Of all the PSU stocks, which our algorithms come up with, we took PSU companies from three sectors: financier, power generation and logistics. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy".

With only three trading sessions, bears were on back foot, will they be pushed back or it a pause before they roar again. Let the bulls and bears fight, one should on specific stock. The selected stocks depict a strong upward trajectory in their overall average score, which is based on five key pillars i.e. earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum. This implies that there has been a significant improvement in their market outlook in the given time frame.

Federal Reserve data released on Friday showed deposits at all commercial banks rose to $17.35 trillion in the week ended March 29, on a nonseasonally adjusted basis, from a downwardly revised $17.31 trillion a week earlier.

At a time when interest rates are at elevated levels, PSU stocks have an advantage. Of all the PSU stocks, which our algorithms come up with, we took PSU companies from three sectors: financier, power generation and logistics. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy".

In an attempt to change this, we have launched “Mission Ace the Index”, which we inaugurated at the Samco-Ace-Up summit conducted on 25th March 2023

Famed editor and technical analyst, Alan M. Newman says previous manias and bubbles have shown that any investor may enjoy great success, since it takes no particular skill to buy stocks."All it takes is money to ride the rising tide. It’s all about demand. Success leads to additional demand and an increased exposure to risk, and eventually an overwhelming demand when leverage is utilized for maximum exposure. However, risk is double edged," he wrote in an article in a financial website.He said the ease of wealth gains in a mania is always neutralised when investors eventually realize that keeping gains is a different story entirely.He is also of the view that stock bubbles take valuation and sentiment measures to ludicrous extremes.

The premium of each strike is different and is derived from a mathematical formula called as Black-Scholes Model, this is a very complex pricing model, which involves integrations and probability methods. We will not discuss it in detail, however, the Indian Option premium is based on this model.

The moment there was a pause by RBI on interest rates, real estate stocks which have been consolidating for some time witnessed a sharp spike. Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, is a comprehensive research report that evaluates five key components of 4,000+ listed stocks - earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum to generate standardized scores.

Famed editor and technical analyst, Alan M. Newman says previous manias and bubbles have shown that any investor may enjoy great success, since it takes no particular skill to buy stocks."All it takes is money to ride the rising tide. It’s all about demand. Success leads to additional demand and an increased exposure to risk, and eventually an overwhelming demand when leverage is utilized for maximum exposure. However, risk is double edged," he wrote in an article in a financial website.He said the ease of wealth gains in a mania is always neutralised when investors eventually realize that keeping gains is a different story entirely.He is also of the view that stock bubbles take valuation and sentiment measures to ludicrous extremes.

Large U.S. banks injected $30 billion in deposits into First Republic Bank last month to rescue the lender caught up in a widening crisis triggered by the collapse of two other mid-sized U.S. lenders.

India's forex reserves dropped by $329 million to $578.449 billion for the week ended March 31, on decline in gold reserves, the RBI said on Friday. The forex kitty had risen well in the previous two reporting weeks, and rose by $5.977 billion to $578.778 billion for the week ended March 24.

While the situation has calmed, analysts warn that fallout from the recent instability could continue -- as banks tighten lending standards, reducing available credit to households and businesses.

The biggest 25 domestic banks account for almost three-fifths of lending, although in some key areas — including commercial real estate — smaller banks are the most important providers of credit.

After rallying non-stop for the last five trading sessions, Sensex is up around 2,200 points and Dalal Street investors richer by over Rs 10.43 lakh crore as the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms have surged to Rs 262.37 lakh crore.

Manipal Health has been expanding its footprint across the country through multiple buyouts. In 2020, it acquired the Indian assets of Columbia Asia Hospitals for ₹2,100 crore and, in June 2021, it bought out Bengaluru-based Vikram Hospitals from Multiples Private Equity for around ₹350 crore.

The Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed by SAMHI on April 5 disclosed that the group is raising money to retire ₹750-crore debt by prepayment of loans and for general corporate purposes.

"The Indian equity market saw gains for the second week in a row after a protracted period of underperformance, thanks to stable global cues, FII buying amid valuation comfort, and signs of a worldwide peak in interest rates," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd.

While rising interest rates can dampen sentiment and negatively impact midcap and smallcap sectors, they can also be a positive development in times of strong economic growth. Gradual rate increases help cool the economy and reduce the impact of inflation, as seen from FY2003 - FY 2008, when the

Many IT bellwethers are going to release their Q4 earnings results next week. Quarterly earnings are crucial as it helps judge companies' performance and set the tone for investors for the upcoming months. Here is a look at five companies that will report their financial results next week.

The brokerage expects banks under its coverage to report a strong 44% YoY growth in net profit in the last quarter of FY23, led by a 30% growth in pre-provision operating profit.

B2B is normally associated with the digital world, but there are many companies whose products go as consumable or what is commonly called as raw material in the manufacturing sector.

B2B is normally associated with the digital world, but there are many companies whose products go as consumable or what is commonly called as raw material in the manufacturing sector.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned four entities from the securities markets for six months after finding that they had provided unauthorized investment advisory services without SEBI's registration. Additionally, these entities must refund the funds collected from investors within three months. The four entities are Course Work Focus, its proprietor Shashank Hirwani; Capital Research, its proprietor Gopal Gupta; and Rahul Patel, who is the proprietor of Capres. SEBI found that Course Work Focus and Hirwani collectively received over Rs 96 lakh from investors, while Capital Research, Gupta, and Patel together collected Rs 60.84 lakh by providing such unregistered investment advisory services.

Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, is a comprehensive research report that evaluates five key components of 4,000+ listed stocks - earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum to generate standardized scores

“The worst sort of business is one that grows rapidly, requires significant capital to engender growth, and then earns little or no money. Think airlines. Here a durable competitive advantage has proven elusive ever since the days of the Wright Brothers

The correction and breather in markets, especially broader markets, has thrown up interesting opportunities and made the risk-reward relatively more favourable, according to Motilal Oswal. The brokerage has made a series of changes to its mode portfolio. Here are six top stock picks from its universe. (Source: Motilal Oswal)

The Fed - which has embarked on one of its most aggressive rate hiking cycles in decades to defeat inflation over the past year - has forecast borrowing costs will remain around current levels to the end of 2023. But market participants believe tighter monetary policy is already starting to hurt growth and are betting on rate cuts later this year

We spoke to Manish Sonthalia, Director & CIO – Head – Equities, PMS, MOAMC on markets outlook, PMS performance and sectors which he is betting on in the new financial year.

Experts suggest that Larsen & Toubro (L&T) stock is on track to reach a fresh record high in the next 2-3 months, as it has managed to rebound from its 50-daily moving average on the charts. The stock showed positive momentum in the last month and broke out from a falling channel pattern on the charts, allowing it to inch towards the Rs 2400 levels. The stock is now trading above most short and long-term moving averages and has also received bullish indicators from the Relative Strength Index and MACD.

Parachute hair oil maker Marico forecast stronger margins for the March quarter and added that gross margins are expected to expand and "drive reasonable growth" with falling raw material prices. "The sector continued to witness gradual recovery with year-on-year volume trends, improving in each quarter," Marico said, in its March quarter update

The company has diversified across various FMCG categories with manufacturing competencies in food and beverages, home care, fabric care, beauty and personal care, health care and wellness, leather and sports footwear, and pest control, among others

Financial markets, in the business of reading the future from the present, were excited that interest rate increases are behind after the RBI did not raise rates. But Governor Shaktikanta Das snatched the candy back in less than a minute.

The developer has added 12 projects to its portfolio during the year with over 14 million sq ft gross development value of over ₹19,800 crore, exceeding its guidance of ₹15,000 crore.Recently, the developer, Bain Capital and Ivanhoe Cambridge-backed Lodha Green Digital Infrastructure acquired an over 8-acre land parcel in Mumbai's Kurla locality

They, though, expect Jio to add more subscribers than Airtel as the latter is likely to see some churn in the low-value user segment after sharply hiking base prepaid rates in all 22 circles in the fourth quarter, FY23.

The three companies - OPJ Trading, Opelina Sustainable Services and Gagan Infraenergy - had a peak of ₹1,140 crore in loans against the shares in October 2018.

Signaling a weak labor market, initial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended April 1, versus expectations of 200,000 claims

In my view, increased global uncertainty, a stable currency in 2023, and the incomplete transmission of previous aggressive rate hikes likely prompted the MPC to take a brief pause in the rate hiking cycle.

A fine of Rs 55 lakh has been imposed on Indian Bank for contravention of certain Know Your Customer norms. Muthoot Money fined by Rs 10.50 lakh

Select auto, BFSI companies to drive growth

The Sensex climbed by 144 points on Thursday, reaching the 59,832 level. This surge led to five stocks from the BSE healthcare index attaining new 52-week highs. This is a vital technical indicator for some traders and investors as it helps them assess a stock's current value and predict its future price movements. The 52-week high denotes the highest price at which a stock has traded during the previous year.

The New York Fed index points to ongoing improvements in the kinks that had once been a major driver of the highest levels of inflation seen in the U.S. in decades. Surging price pressures have driven the Fed to embark on a very aggressive campaign of raising its short-term rate target to bring inflation, which was 5% by a key measure in February, back to the central bank's 2% target