Mirroring weak sentiment in the global markets, domestic benchmark indices continued their losing streak for the sixth straight day on Friday. Nifty in the last five trading sessions has lost a substantial 2.66% and ended Friday’s session below 17,500 levels. Sectorally, metal pack was the worst hit, with Nifty Metal index losing 3%, while Nifty Pharma emerged as the only sectoral gainer“Nifty has fallen back into the falling channel, heightening the chances of further downsides. The 50 DMA and 14DMA are in a bearish crossover. Also, the current value is sitting well below the critical near-term moving averages, with the momentum oscillator RSI (14) slipping below the reading of 50. The current set-up is likely to keep the Nifty under pressure, with a potential downside towards 17150–17200 over the short term. On the higher end, crucial resistance is placed at 17800,” Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities, saidHere are stock recommendations for Monday:

​​The volatility remained immense given the amount of uncertainties that surrounded the happenings around the world. NIFTY had large and wide moves through the week; the Index oscillated over 1147-point and finally ended with a net loss of 617.80 points (- 3.58%) on a weekly note.

As a rule of thumb, those interested in PMS should have an overall financial portfolio size of at least Rs 2-2.5 crore, while those considering AIFs should have a minimum portfolio size of Rs 5 crore. These investment options can be a valuable addition to the satellite portfolio of any HNI, providing the benefits of diversification and potentially higher returns

Meanwhile, shares of Ujjivan SFB closed 0.8% higher at Rs 26.65 over its previous day's closing price of Rs 26.45 apiece. On a year-to-date basis, the stock has yielded a negative return of 11%. From its-52 week high of Rs 33.5, the stock is trading 20% lower. At current market levels, Ujjivan small finance has a market capitalization of Rs 5,209 crore

Every industry has different operating conditions which have high correlation with the kind of ROE they generate and how sustainable that number is. Of all the stocks, which our algorithms come up with, we took companies from three sectors, speciality chemicals, specialty retail chain and an auto ancillary company which is focussed on EV space and has been able to get an early lead. 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".

Whereas non-fundamental factors include geo-political risk, promoter, and management credentials, policy developments, daily stock demand and supply, the money supply in the economy, etc

After the NBFC crisis in 2018. Regulatory changes happened across the board in the financial sector. Whether it was NBFC or bank space, the post NBFC crisis made life tough for all players. After a period of 5 years, while clean up is still on, some companies have emerged stronger after all the changes. The NBFC which survived and emerged stronger had one thing in common, they had strong parentage in terms of them being backed by a strong promoter group, who value their reputation. In order to sift through the long list we have combined some both qualitative and quantitative parameters to reach a final list of stocks with an upside potential according to analysts.

VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said rising rates in the US might lead to more capital outflows from emerging markets including India

“The entire February month has traded in a range and after failing to hold the higher end of the range, the prices have now slipped towards the lower end..This set-up of support is visible in all the major indices and hence the market is at a make-or-break level,” said Rajesh Bhosale, technical analyst at Angel One

A host of brokerage firms have initiated coverage on a number of counters and the majority of them remain positive on them. They see a strong potential of value unlocking in these companies, with a targeted upside of up to 75%.These stocks belong to various sectors such as auto, household appliances and logistics. Here is a list of 5 stocks on which brokerages initiated coverage:

The use of the word reasonable brings in the element of subjectivity. With interest rates on FDs hovering above 7 per cent, buying a stock with a 7-8 per cent dividend yield may not appear the best decision. In such conditions, investing in stocks where the dividend yield is not even 5, would appear to be even worse. But if a dividend yield of between 4 to 5 percent is combined with a reasonable probability of capital gains, it would be worthwhile to have these stocks on your watch list.

​Nifty has been in a broad sideways trend with the upper-end of the range being at the 18,220 level and the lower-end of the range at its 200-day SMA as shown in the chart. Once Nifty breaks the level of 17,350, the trend will become sideways-to-bearish from just sideways.

Nine of the 10 most valued firms faced a combined erosion of Rs 1,87,808.26 crore in market valuation last week, with HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries taking the biggest hit amid an overall weak trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark tumbled 1,538.64

“The entire February month has traded in a range and after failing to hold the higher end of the range, the prices have now slipped towards the lower end..This set-up of support is visible in all the major indices and hence the market is at a make-or-break level,” said Rajesh Bhosale, technical analyst at Angel One

The government on February 3 cleared the equity conversion, which gave it a 33.1% stake in the distressed telco, making it the single-largest shareholder. This holding will be diluted after the issue to ATC. Analysts said that the transaction marks a respite for the telco, which is finding it difficult to pay off the dues of other vendors such as tower firm Indus Towers

After relative outperformance last year, Indian equity markets are lagging so far this year, weighed down by fears that global central banks will keep hiking key rates for longer than expected. Analysts say the markets are expected to remain volatile due to expensive valuations at least in the short term.In this context, here is a list of select stocks that have the highest upside potential in the next 12 months, based on analysts' estimates compiled by Trendlyne. We have excluded Adani group companies from the list as they have been under selling pressure and fallen steeply from highs since the Hindenburg report.

TICM is focused on manufacturing and marketing of electric three-wheelers. It is also into the manufacturing and marketing of e-tractors an electric heavy commercial vehicles through its subsidiaries.

ARR should continue to inch higher, thereby boosting RevPAR. We anticipate robust growth to remain intact across hotels in FY24, aided by: 1) an increase in ARR across hotels on improved occupancy, 2) operating leverage, and 3) favourable demand-supply scenario.

Investors often check Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), Return on Investment (ROI), Return on Asset (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) to understand how much value for money they would get if they invested in a particular company.

Even as NIFTY continues to witness volatile moves, bias of the underlying volatility has once again tilted toward bears. However, even during this period, there are still some pockets where stocks have seen an improvement in their analyst scores. 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.

​At close, the LIC stock was at Rs 585, a little above its all-time low level of Rs 582.

As the stock market once again comes under attack from bears, the price earning (PE) ratio of some stocks would drop sharply and make them look cheap. More often than not, relying on PE may lead to wrong investment decisions given the huge difference in what is value and what looks cheap due to one financial ratio.The PEG ratio is a better indicator than many other ratios especially P/E which is followed by the majority. The selected list applies different algorithms for all BSE and NSE stocks. For the purpose of this article, we have taken only NSE stocks into consideration.

Leading fund manager Colin McLean says changing market conditions can impair the signal-to-noise ratio and investors should commit more time to look for deeper explanations for market behavior. "Tempting as it is to follow the media’s daily focus, investors should look more closely at stress in corporate bond funds, emerging economy politics, and currency moves," he wrote in an article to a financial website.

​At close, the LIC stock was at Rs 585, a little above its all-time low level of Rs 582.

Meanwhile, Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said the impact of energy price shock and time lag effects of monetary policies brought a risk of raising borrowing costs too high when attempting to bring down inflation.

Although there are concerns around security as "cyberwallets" are more prone to hacking, developers are also looking to diversify their platforms amid stunted growth and high app-store fees.

A universal bank licence could hasten the portfolio diversification and simultaneously benefit the bank by mobilising low-cost deposits, the brokerage said. It has a “buy” rating on the stock with a price target of Rs 72 a share.

Meanwhile, Range Resources Corp jumped 11.9% in late trading, its biggest gain in nine months, after Bloomberg News reported that Pioneer Natural Resources was in talks to buy it. Pioneer's stock fell 4.1% on the report.

The National Company Law Tribunal's Cuttack bench admitted Visa Steel for insolvency proceedings in November last year. Within a month, the High Court of Orissa stayed the insolvency process until further orders.

“Tough times never last but tough people do” Have lived with this paradigm when odds are stacked against you,” Prateek Pant, Chief Business Officer, WhiteOak Capital Asset Management, said.

Adani Total Gas, which commanded a market capitalisation of Rs 4.28 lakh crore on January 24, plunged 81% to Rs 82,648 crore on Friday. Adani Green Energy's market cap declined 75%m from Rs 3.04 lakh crore on January 24 to Rs 77,000 crore on Friday. Adani Transmission has also lost 75% of its market value since the report's release.

The Chinese fintech giant has been discussing options to reduce its stake in One 97 Communications Ltd. after its share percentage increased passively due to share buybacks, the people said, requesting not to be identified because the matter is private

At 9:33 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 350.29 points, or 1.06%, at 32,803.62, the S&P 500 was down 48.59 points, or 1.21%, at 3,963.73, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 176.97 points, or 1.53%, at 11,413.43.

According to the regulator, a sponsor of a REIT/InvIT whose units have been listed on the stock exchanges for a period of three years can be permitted to declassify as the sponsor subject to certain conditions, including that there has to be a new inducted sponsor in place of existing sponsor getting declassified

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) recently said it has found lithium deposits for the first time in the country. India has lately been looking to strengthen its supply of key minerals, including lithium, that will be critical for furthering its electric vehicle plans

In 2020, PAG had invested in the wealth management business of Edelweiss Financial, and the company had then announced the demerger and subsequent listing of the business

The study is not the first to argue that the Fed's outlook for the economy, dubbed an "immaculate disinflation" by some observers, is unrealistic and will at some point force policymakers into hard choices about how much higher interest rates may need to rise in order to lower inflation and how steep a price they are willing to pay in terms of job losses. Some estimates have suggested the unemployment rate, currently at more than a five-decade low of 3.4%, may have to approach 7% for inflation to fall on a reasonable timetable

He is planning to merge his financial services unit into the fintech giant’s payments bank, according to people with knowledge of the matter

In India, inflation reached a high of 7.79% in April 2022. Since then, it has moderated in recent months and was 5.72% in December 2022. In January 2023, it inched up again to 6.52% but remains within the manageable range.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 154.72 points, or 0.47%, at the open to 32,999.19

The company's networks business, which includes channels like HGTV, Discovery Channel and TLC, took a hit as brands cut their advertising budgets, leading to a 14% decline in fourth-quarter segment revenue from ads. The division's advertising revenue wasn't "looking much better in Q1 2023", it said

On Friday, Sensex continued its downward trend for the sixth straight session, closing 142 points lower at 59,464 on Friday. This downward movement dragged 8 stocks from the BSE commodities index to their lowest levels in the past 52 weeks. This technical indicator of a stock's lowest price over a year is frequently used by traders and investors to evaluate the stock's current worth and forecast its future price trajectory.All the stocks have more weaknesses than strengths. Take a look at the key weak points of the stocks according to Trendlyne.com SWOT analysis

"The company is a running concern. Penalising the firm with such a heavy penalty is in fact penalising the shareholders, which is not justifiable especially for a running company," the appellate tribunal said in its order dated February 23.

Taking to Twitter, Kamath said only 8 of the select developed or developing 30 countries have interest rates higher than inflation.

The consensus recommendation from 12 analysts for the stock is a ‘buy’. Of the 12 analysts covering the stock, 10 have strong ‘buy’ and ‘buy’ ratings, while two have hold ratings

Goldman noted that roughly half of the 113 companies that are part of the MSCI India index missed consensus expectations in the October to December quarter, with a majority of those comprising consumer discretionary companies

He said Nifty is now placed near the crucial support of 17,450-17,500 levels and that there is no sign of any reversal pattern unfolding at the lows. A new swing low has been formed at 17,421 levels

Meanwhile, the market capitalisation of all listed companies on the BSE declined by Rs 6.8 lakh crore to Rs 260.07 lakh crore this week.

Meanwhile, the market capitalisation of all listed companies on the BSE declined by Rs 74,830 crore to Rs 260.07 lakh crore.

The brokerage observed that VBL is well placed under the current market situation as the early onset of the summer season is expected to drive overall beverage sales across regions. Further, the initial report on possible El-Nino could delay the rural recovery, which would have led the entire FMCG pack (ex-ITC) under the wait-and-watch mode, it said