"Real estate sector has shown a decisive turnaround and demand has been very resilient while inventory has continued to come down. With interest rates having likely peaked and expected to come down from H2FY24, we expect real estate and building material space to continue doing well going ahead," Abhisar Jain, Fund Manager - Monarch AIF, said. (source PMS Bazaar)

In the NSE list of stocks with a market cap of over Rs 1000 crore, 10 stocks crossed their previous 5-year high values at the close on June 9, suggesting bullishness in counters, according to stockedge.com's technical scan data. Take a look.

Indiabulls Housing Finance Company, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and The India Cements are under the F&O ban for trading from June 12. The ban applies when the open interest on any stock reaches 95% of the market-wide position limits, and is lifted when it falls below 80%. While Indiabulls has been under the ban since June 6, IEX is the latest stock to enter the list, and India Cements re-entered after a two-session break. All three stocks will be available for trading in the cash market.

The markets on Friday could not sustain the modest increase early in day, with the Nifty coming off its high point by mid-morning. Although there were no significant declines, the index ended the day with a loss of almost two-fifths of one percent.

A bearish reversal scan on the candlestick screener can help in ascertaining stocks where the trend can change downward from an uptrend zone. So, here are 6 smallcap stocks that have established a Shooting Star pattern and signal a bearish reversal. (Source: StockEdge)

Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 76 points, or 0.41 per cent, higher at 18,686, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for positive start on Monday. Here's a slew of stocks that will be in focus today for various reasons. Watch.

On the candlestick screener, a bullish reversal pattern helps identify stocks that can see an uptrend from a downward zone in the future. So, here are 5 large and midcaps that have established a Bullish 'Harami Cross' pattern and hint at a bullish reversal in the future. (Source: StockEdge)

Equity benchmarks closed lower on Friday due to profit booking at high levels, with the BSE Sensex falling by 223 points, while the Nifty settled at 18,563. Just Dial, HAL and IEX stocks were in the news. Pravesh Gour, Swastika Investmart's Senior Technical Analyst, suggests that investors buy Just Dial as it has formed a base at around Rs 520 and witnessed a breakout of upward channel formation. Gour recommends purchasing HAL on dips, as it is experiencing an upward trend. He suggests avoiding IEX, as its overall structure is distorted, and it trades below its essential moving averages.

Investors are preparing for central bank meetings from the US, Europe and Japan this week and the US inflation data. The MSCI Asia-Pacific shares index outside Japan lost ground, but the Nikkei 225 climbed 0.7%, and the Hang Seng Index opened 0.3% higher. China's economic recovery remains weak. Expectations of further policy stimulus have been bolstered by weak manufacturing output and export figures. Investors are unsure which path the Federal Reserve will take this week, but they believe the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday will set higher interest rates and remain hawkish.

"SAIL stock price has seen a consolidation phase since the last few months as the metal stocks have not participated in the upmove in the last couple of months. However, the stock is now on the verge of a breakout from the consolidation, and the volumes have gradually started improving," Ruchit Jain, Lead Research, 5paisa.com, said.

Singapore-based Sion Investment Holdings, which is part of the promoter group, has offloaded nearly 13.7% stake in CMS Info Systems through bulk deals on Friday.

The stock of this company has been sliding lower since November and the recent attempt at an upside made in May ended with a strong sell-off. Now the price has breached the rising-trendline support. The latest candlestick formed is a bearish Marubozu which suggests the selling intensity is getting stronger.

Promoted by Prem Watsa's Fairfax and industry veteran Kamesh Goyal, the company aims to launch its first product within 30 days.

Rating agencies either rely on publicly available data or withdraw the rating of such borrowers who refuse to disclose financials and other information.

Developing-nation assets stand to finally take off in the second half, they say, as long as global interest rates peak, Chinese authorities prop up growth and structural reforms in India bolster sentiment. A revival may still make this the decade of emerging markets that Morgan Stanley Investment Management flagged earlier this year.

The committee of creditors replaced the company-appointed interim resolution professional, process advisor and legal agency to show their intent of controlling the country's biggest voluntary bankruptcy-protection case since the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code came into force. The CoC will file for more changes before the NCLT by Tuesday, including replacing Alvarez & Marsal as the process advisor with EY, along with the legal team. The CoC wants to avoid conflict of interests.

Data shared by Prime Database show that of the total 41,271 issuers across seven rating agencies in India, as many as 60% or 24,877 issuers were classified as non-cooperating as of FY23. The total number of issuers stood at 34,646 in FY18 of which the proportion of non-cooperative issuers was at 28%.

​A rejection was seen last week after forming a new high of 18,778; however, the higher high and higher low structure will be only challenged if we breach 18,464 on the way down. Nifty formed a bearish inverted hammer candle on weekly charts, which means the bias remains negative, especially if we breach the previous week’s low of 18,531.

While the RBI has preferred Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auctions to mop up excess liquidity, its toolkit includes options such as sales of government bonds, an increase in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), the use of the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) and foreign exchange swaps.

Traders can go long on the stock only if it closes above Rs 85 levels for a target toward Rs 90 levels, suggest experts. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 93.90 on 19th January 2023 but failed to hold on to the momentum. The stock is up marginally in a week but fell over 1% in a month.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has resolved 2,457 complaints against companies and intermediaries over May through its SCORES platform. As of the beginning of May, 2,984 complaints were pending, and 2,626 new complaints were received. Moreover, 28 complaints were pending for over three months related to investment advisers, minimum public shareholding, takeover/restructuring, research analysts, corporate governance/listing conditions and venture capital funds. The average complaint resolution time was 31 days. Sebi mentioned that 12 entities have pending complaints for over three months on SCORES as of 31 May. They included Brightcom Group, Research Guru, Umesh Kumar Pandey of Aurostar Investment Advisory Services, Capital Ways Investment Adviser, and Elite Investment Advisory Services.

Indian shares declined for the second straight session on Friday, dragged by a broad-based slide amid sustained profit booking after the Reserve Bank of India signalled tighter monetary conditions could persist.The blue-chip Nifty 50 closed 0.38% lower at 18,563.40, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.35% to 62,625.63.“Though Nifty fell on Friday, the monthly expiry contract of the 18600 put option did not lose any open interest. This indicates that traders are confident currently of a close-by bottom in this small profit booking phase. The floor for Nifty is at 18400 and the floor for Bank Nifty is at 43350, till either is taken out, the trend is up and intact, Rahul Ghose, Founder & CEO – Hedged, an algorithm-powered advisory platform, said.Here are stock recommendations for Monday:

Investors on Dalal Street will be keeping an eye on various corporate actions this week, in addition to macro data and the US Fed policy outcome. On June 16, Wipro's record date for its buyback of 26.97 crore shares at Rs 445 apiece, aggregating to Rs 12,000 crore, will take place. Satin Creditcare and Punjab and Sind Bank will also be meeting on June 12 to discuss and decide on separate fundraising proposals. Furthermore, the Board of Shriram Pistons and Rings will meet on June 13 to consider and approve a bonus issue of equity. Finally, shares of IKIO Lighting are expected to be listed on June 16 after a positive response from investors.

Stocks that were in focus include names like Indian Energy Exchange, which fell more than 10%, Sonata Software, which rose nearly 4% to hit a fresh 52-week high, while JustDial also clocked a fresh 52-week high on Friday.

"Theta measures the rate at which an option loses value over time. It represents the amount by which the option's value decreases every day due to the passage of time, assuming all other factors remain unchanged. Theta is highest for at-the-money options and decreases as the options move in-the-money or out-of-the-money. For instance, if the theta of a call option is -0.05, it means the option's value will decrease by $0.05 per day due to time decay."

Stocks that were in focus include names like Indian Energy Exchange, which fell more than 10%, Sonata Software, which rose nearly 4% to hit a fresh 52-week high, while JustDial also clocked a fresh 52-week high on Friday.

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India is set to hold international roadshows in Hong Kong and the UK later this month, aimed at raising awareness among global investors about LIC shares following its listing a year ago. The meetings will be spread over five days and involve interactions between the top management of the company and investors. The roadshows are aimed at highlighting the strength of LIC and urging investors to invest in the company's shares as it has huge potential. LIC posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 13,191 crore for Q4 2022-23 compared to Rs 2,409 crore in the same quarter the previous year.

IT companies are facing headwinds in the face of macro uncertainty and a worsening demand outlook in the current financial year. However, the days seem to be sunny for the corner office executives if we go by the trends in FY23. Here is a list of the highest-paid CEOs in the IT industry. Source: Annual reports

Foreign investors have shifted dramatically from selling over INR 36,000 crore ($4.9 billion) worth of Indian equities in the first two months of 2021 to consistent net buying since March. The unbroken purchasing trend has shown an almost 10% rise from March low to current market highs bringing total inflows to nearly INR 44,000 crore via primary and secondary markets according to data from NSDL. The renewed interest was focused on financials and autos, with some selling in IT and metals.

While it is always a good time to look at high dividend yielding stocks, particularly at this time of the year when companies after completing the financial year announce dividends it makes it more relevant. Another reason why dividend yielding stocks should be part of the portfolio, they tend to do better, when markets are volatile with bearish bias, which they were till a couple of months ago.

Every time there is a monetary policy meeting, the talks of interest rate risk come back on the table. Are banks more prone to interest rate cycle or is it manufacturing business which is more vulnerable to higher interest rates. Every business has its own capital requirement matrix and this is what makes them prone to risks of interest rate cycle. Of all the stocks, which our algorithms come up with, we took companies from different sectors. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy".

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One sector which made a strong comeback after covid has been the real estate sector. Especially the residential part of the real estate. Multiple factors brought them back to the centre stage. Increase in demand taking care of excess inventory, and some saving’s once again shifting toward real estate as an asset class.

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have invested close to INR 9,800 crore in the Indian equities market in June so far, bolstered by the country's strong economic growth and attractive stock valuations. However, analysts have suggested that valuations and stricter regulatory norms could become a concern as the country's markets continue to surge. Despite this, the outlook for FPI flows in the rest of June is positive, with the Reserve Bank of India signalling it will not be raising interest rates in the short term. Further, FPIs invested INR 592 crore in India's debt market during the review period.

The combined market valuations of six of the top 10 most-valued firms in India shrank by INR83,637.96 crores last week, with TCS, Hindustan Unilever and Infosys suffering the greatest losses, amid overall suppression in equities. The market valuation of TCS dropped the most, tumbling INR35,694.04 crores, followed by Hindustan Unilever's drop of INR18,949.45 crores and Infosys experiencing a loss of INR13,549.34 crores. However, Reliance Industries added INR18,233.31 crores, taking its market valuation to INR16,79,156.42 crore.

Three companies from the Tata Group, namely Tata Investment Corporation, TCS, and Tata Chemicals, will go ex-dividend this week. TCS has fixed June 15 as the record date for determining shareholder eligibility for a final dividend of Rs 24 per equity share, payable in dematerialized form. Tata Investment Corporation has fixed the record date as June 13 for paying a dividend of Rs 48 per share, while Tata Chemicals has declared a dividend of Rs 17.5/share with a record date of June 15 and an ex-dividend date of June 14. Shares of companies trade ex-dividend a day before the record date.

4 of the largecap counters hint at a bullish trend as these stocks close crossing last month’s high from below. The trend is suggestive of a bullish trend as the stock is ascending higher. (Source: StockEdge) Here are 4 counters from the space

VWAP or Volume Weighted Average Price is the average price of a stock, adjusted for its volume. It is calculated during a trading session by considering the total traded value of the stock and dividing it by the number of shares traded. (Source: StockEdge) Importantly, VWAP is a metric that offers pricing insight into both the trend as well as the value of a stock.

Indian stock markets ended the week in the red, with Nifty forming a bearish pattern on weekly charts. The US markets closed higher on Friday, with Nasdaq up for the seventh straight week. The Nifty has support levels at 18,500 - 18,450 and hurdles at 18,680 - 18,780. Among the global events this week, the US Federal Reserve will announce its June monetary policy. Inflows into Indian equity mutual funds fell by 50% in May to Rs 3,240.30 crore. The INR ended at 82.4625 against the US dollar.

Maruti Suzuki India's addition of Jimny to its fleet and a blitzkrieg of EV model launches could see its stock become a multibagger in the next four to five years, says Vinit Bolinjkar, Head of Research at Ventura Securities. Maruti Suzuki launched Jimny and plans to release more models during the next year, with Bolinjkar predicting a 50% upside in Maruti stocks over the next two years, becoming a multibagger in the following four to five years. Analysts are unsure how the Jimny product launch will fare and see competition as fierce, with the EV market being a key arena for Maruti to improve its performance.

The Nifty50 index remained within a narrow trading range, and closed with a slight gain of 29.30 points on a weekly basis, despite flirting with important resistance zones. Weak market breadth and the very low level of the India VIX are delaying an otherwise imminent breakout, and if the breakout occurs in these conditions, a questionable rally is expected. The RRG analysis shows Nifty Consumption, Auto, and MidCap 100 indices are inside the leading quadrant and may outperform broader markets, while Nifty Financial Services and BankNifty have shifted to the weakening quadrant.

According to Jefferies, India's most widely-owned sectors, financials and IT, have shown an inverse relationship nearly 70% of the time in the past 14 years. The reason for this lies in macroeconomic trends; banks tend to outperform during times of favourable macros like stable and strong INR, falling yields and strong growth, whereas IT tends to outperform during weakening rupee, rising yields/inflation, and weaker macros. Jefferies' model portfolio is overweight lending financials by 2 ppt while IT is the largest underweight by 4 ppt.

The volume and delivery scan provides stocks that witnessed an increase in traded as well as delivered quantity during the week ended June 9. We have included stocks that rallied over 20% during the given timeframe. Here is the compilation of all such stocks (StockEdge)

At a time when equity markets are under pressure ahead of US & India inflation data, MarketSmith has a positive view on some stocks that it believes are near the buy point. According to MarketSmith data, these stocks include Bank of Baroda, Karur Vysya Bank, and Cummins India.Here are 10 smallcap stocks that are near the buy point, as listed on MarketSmith:

While large cement companies might be in the news for one or the other reason, it is the small and midcaps which have shown better than expected performance in Q4. A number of them have reached the capacity levels from where increase in capacity leads to more operating gains. We take a look at what analysts are saying across midcap cement companies. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists down stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters.

In the week gone by, the Indian stock market amid a host of key domestic and global events made an attempt to gain its mojo back. Nevertheless, in the last few sessions despite RBI holding key rates along the anticipated lines, indices saw selling pressure. That said, a few stocks from the largecap and midcap space closed above their previous week's highs. Take a look: (Source: StockEdge)

Total Shareholder Return (TSR) measures an investor's rate of return after buying a company's stock. It is calculated by adding a company's change in share price and total dividend earned during the investment period, and then dividing it by the share price at the beginning of the year. Net income growth, earnings per share (EPS), and price-to-earnings (PE) ratio are the drivers of TSR. However, cost-cutting, declining PE multiples, and dividend yield can impact TSR. It is vital to assess other stock ratios and factors beyond TSR to evaluate stocks better and identify promising investment opportunities.

The Q4FY23 results were slightly better than expected, with the Nifty50 index showing 15% YoY earnings growth and the broader market seeing approximately 10% growth. Financials and auto enjoyed the most significant upgrades, while IT, pharma, and metals experienced downside. The Indian economy witnessed a real GDP growth rate of 7.2% in FY23 with the market expecting better corporate profit performance in FY24, despite a projected slowdown. Companies with stable domestic demand and those oriented towards the domestic market are likely to benefit the most, with value-oriented investments and stock-specific approaches recommended.

Long Straddle and Long Strangle are option buying strategies used by traders in unpredictable events such as election results or company AGMs. For a long straddle, they buy an at-the-money call and an at-the-money put together, making a profit in a heavily rising or falling market. A long strangle, however, uses out-of-the-money options instead. The opposite of these strategies is a short straddle, selling at-the-money call and put to benefit only when the market is flat. It requires more capital and can be riskier than the long strategies.

In the past, Indian citizens preferred traditional saving options due to the high-risk perception of the equity market. But with the shift in technology and financial literacy coupled with low-interest rates, people started viewing the stock market as a way to earn a passive income. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many entering the market for the first time and subsequently aiming to become a professional trader. To achieve this, individuals must gain a comprehensive understanding of financial markets, gain practical experience, create a trading plan, practice risk management, continuously learn, and have patience. Algo trading is fast becoming a popular trading mode but requires familiarity with programming languages like Python.