The previous two weeks have been technically damaging ones; the slipping of NIFTY below 18600 levels has dragged the resistance levels lower for the Index

Consumer services (Rs 2,676 crore), FMCG (Rs 2,649 crore), capital goods (Rs 1,984 crore) and metals and mining (Rs 1,391 crore) were among the other top sectoral favourites.

The present government led by Prime Minister Sharif avoided focusing on growth for the fiscal year FY23 with the result that a steep fall in the growth is expected. But, even then it has failed to bring price stability along with financial stability.

She added that the ECB will focus on medium-term inflation expectations, rather than current readings, and saw little risk of raising borrowing costs too far at present given that real interest rates are still very low.

There are few other basics that have evolved around my work. In listed equity markets, one of the basic challenges is when the markets are in a cyclical downturn and portfolio values tend to have a decent mark to market/notional losses or lower portfolio values.

After remaining in dumps for over a decade, real estate stocks made a comeback during Covid. 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.

Regarding India, the cautious monetary policy is expected to continue in H1CY23, and the broad valuation persists at a premium, which is a hindrance in the short to medium term.

Even as the broader market indices correct, there are 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.

China has in recent weeks ramped up support for the industry to relieve a liquidity squeeze that has stifled companies in the sector, including lifting a ban on fundraising via equity offerings for listed property firms.

"Intrigued to understand why these individuals and companies couldn’t achieve in India what they did outside, I had a long conversation with them and concluded that for innovation to flourish in India we need an Innovation Triangle."

Indian equity market outperformed its global peers in 2022 amid several headwinds such as high inflation, rising interest rates, recession fears and increasing Covid cases in China. It checked its fall when global markets were sliding relentlessly. As against a 3% rise in the Nifty 50, the Nifty smallcap declined nearly 20% in CY23. However, a number of brokerages are bullish on a few small-cap stocks that can be a good idea for investors' portfolios for 2023.Here's a list of 7 smallcap stock ideas from top brokerages for your 2023 portfolio:

There are few other basics that have evolved around my work. In listed equity markets, one of the basic challenges is when the markets are in a cyclical downturn and portfolio values tend to have a decent mark to market/notional losses or lower portfolio values.

The Ukraine war, sharp spike in crude, natural gas, and food items, and supply shocks triggered by China’s Zero Covid policy led to high inflation in the developed world and the consequent hawkish monetary stance from the leading central banks.

The S&P BSE IPO index has delivered negative returns of ~34% year-to-date

If only I didn’t spend all that money on eating out. If only I quit my job and gone for the brilliant business idea I had 5 years ago. We’ve all had our “if only” moments in life. But the one area in our lives where “if only” hurts the most is our finances.

The euphoria around a Santa rally on Dalal Street fizzled out as bears planned a surprise party for themselves

The development comes after market regulator late last year announced a transition to T+1 settlement cycle for all stocks.

'It has been observed that markets remain in positive terrain in the last 5 trading sessions of December and the first 2 sessions of January. '

"I started playing Chess actively when my son started taking coaching lessons for chess. To give him more practice I use to play with him. It is during some of those games I evolved around some of the strategic thinking to apply it for my game of tennis," Sachin Shah, Fund Manager, Emkay Investment Managers Limited, said.

Margin calls become inevitable when there is a shortfall in the minimum deposit that traders must maintain with brokers in borrowed trades.

Today, the landscape is beaming with investment options, right from ESG-focused funds to Green Bonds

At 10:12 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 69.67 points, or 0.21%, at 32,957.82, the S&P 500 was down 8.94 points, or 0.23%, at 3,813.45, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 67.80 points, or 0.65%, at 10,408.32

The policies would seek to balance the need for facilitating financial inclusion, encouraging new participants, leveraging economies of scale, encouraging adoption of technology, discouraging cross subsidisation across schemes, closing arbitrage opportunities if any, and curbing malpractices

Such a merger would create a financial data and news giant, further firming up the world's 12th-richest man's strong hold on the business and likely allowing his company to sell more Bloomberg Terminals - the main source of its revenue

"Max Healthcare chart structure suggests that price has given a fresh breakout above the “Symmetrical Triangle” pattern, and once again caught a momentum above the falling trend line of the pattern formation," Shitij Gandhi, Senior Technical Analyst, SMC Global Securities, said.

According to Refinitiv Lipper, U.S. equity funds saw outflows worth $34.7 billion, while bond and money market funds also faced net sales of $15.1 billion and $32.7 billion, respectively.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66.43 points, or 0.20%, at the open to 32,961.06.

Following the recent open offer by Adani Group, AMG Media Network is the single-largest shareholder in NDTV

With an historic approach of ultra-low interest rates, deflationary Japan has set the 'floor' for global rates for the past 30 years, BofA said, adding that this floor would now be higher with the planned end of the BoJ's yield-curve control in 2023.

Benchmark index Sensex closed lower by about 980 points to 59,845 on Friday. During this free fall, seven stocks from the BSE midcap index slipped to touch their new 52-week lows.The 52-week low is the lowest price a stock has traded during the last one year. Some traders and investors use this technical indicator as an important factor to analyse a stock’s current value and to predict its future price movement.

“This disclosure is being made in terms of Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,” added the filing.

Option data suggests a shift in a wider trading range between 17,500 and 18,300 zones while an immediate range between 17,600 and 18,100 zones.

Indian indices saw heavy sell-off in Friday’s session amid weak global cues as Covid concerns resurfaced even as Fed rate hike fears continued to jolt global markets. Nifty slumped to 17,800 level, while Sensex was dragged down by 981 points. Sectorally, all indices bore the brunt and ended in the red. Nifty PSU Bank, which had been shining for a while, gave up significant gains to the tune of 6%.Here are the stocks that grabbed limelight on Friday:

The study found that a much higher proportion of men (40%) as compared to women (27%) take entirely independent investment decisions (without even consulting a professional advisor). More than double the percentage of men (26%) said they consulted their fathers for making investment decisions than women (10%).

Sensex ended 981 points lower at 59,845.29, while Nifty50 ended at 17,806.80 on Friday

Closing Bell: Sensex ends in red for 4th straight session, cracks 981 points; Nifty near 17,800; IOB slides 16%, Ambuja Cements 8%

Putting Asian markets under pressure was Japan's core consumer inflation data which hit a fresh 40-year high of 3.7% in November as companies continued to pass on rising costs to households. Japan's Nikkei lost over 1% and was set for its worst week since mid-June.

METRO’s annual revenue run rate is about Rs 7,000 crore, and it is expected to add around 15% to the current B2B and grocery segment for RIL, Motilal Oswal Securities said.

Once the darling of investors, shares of IT major Wipro have cracked 47% this year, making it the worst Nifty performer in 2022. Geopolitical risks, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, recession worries, concerns around margins after acquisitions like Capco and Rizing, and disappointing quarterly results have dampened the outlook for the stock.

"Training and manufacturing are going to play major roles in the growth story of DroneAcharya as a global brand. We are targeting not just the Indian market but also Southeast Asia, Middle East, US and Central Asia," said Prateek Srivastava, Founder & Managing Director at DroneAcharya.

The Nifty PSU Bank is the top-performing sector in 2022, the index has gained about 64 per cent, the best in the last five calendar years. Even in 2021, the index surged 44 per cent, while prior to that period (2018-2020) for three consecutive years it closed negative with a fall of over 15% in each year. In the current year rally all the stocks from the index have surged over 25 per cent and four of them have turned multibaggers. All four stocks look quite strong on SWOT analysis, take a look at key strengthening points of the stock, according to Trendlyne.com.

Once the darling of investors, shares of IT major Wipro have cracked 47% this year, making it the worst Nifty performer in 2022. Geopolitical risks, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, recession worries, concerns around margins after acquisitions like Capco and Rizing, and disappointing quarterly results have dampened the outlook for the stock.

Nifty has declined over 3% so far in December due to several headwinds such as high inflation, rising interest rates, recession fears and rising Covid cases in China. However, historical data shows that over the past 20 years, December has delivered the highest average monthly returns compared to any other month. Here's a list of the monthly average return for the last 20 years, according to Samco Securities data

However, the index closed well above the session's lows amid some share buy back, with investors also not wanting to take extreme positions ahead of U.S. inflation data later in the day, according to market participants.

The index closed down 1% on Thursday after U.S. data showing a tight labour market and economic resilience fuelled concerns that the Federal Reserve would need to keep hiking interest rates aggressively for longer.

Policy initiatives by the government led to changes both in the actual working and perception of defence sector companies.Their order books are brimming, stocks have outperformed the broader market indices and institutional interest has been growing in these companies.

Foram Cheddha shares her views on traders' actions in a volatile market. Foram is a CMT Charter holder. Being a skilled technical analyst, her core activities and skills include conducting in-depth technical research on the active portfolios and stocks under coverage. Application of classical technical analysis principles, portfolio construction and management, Intermarket analysis, studying cross-asset relationships, and derivative analysis remains her forte.

Indian Overseas Bank was the top loser as the stock fell 10% to Rs 27.5 per share. Among other PSU bank stocks, UCO Bank fell 9.9%, Central Bank of India 9% and Bank of Maharashtra 8%. The Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank, PNB and Punjab & Sind Bank also plunged over 5%.

The Christmas cheer that has been part of Dalal Street's history in December month for 80% of the time in the last two decades is clearly missing in 2022 with the Sensex down over 1,600 points in just 4 days. The headline index has lost around 2,900 points or 4.6% so far in the month. In early afternoon session, Sensex tumbled over 800 points or 1.3% to around 59,975, while Nifty50 was down over 250 points, below 17,900 level.

However, its revenue from operations was up 7.46% to Rs 1,327.06 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal. The same stood at Rs 1,234.85 crore a year ago. The company's total expenses were at Rs 1,528.01 crore, up 27.16% in the September quarter of FY23, as against Rs 1,201.61 crore a year ago.