Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 48 points, or 0.26 per cent, higher at 18,366, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a positive start on Monday. Here are some stocks which may buzz the most in today's trade.

Softening economic data heading to year-end isn't offering much help to the mood either, leaving markets wondering where to look for the feel-good vibe that has rallied U.S. stocks in the last two weeks of December 11 times in the last 15 years.

The private lender, Yes Bank, has concluded assignment of the Rs 48,000-crore stressed asset loan portfolio of the bank to JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction company.

Officials close to the development said internal approvals are in and Tata has received in-principle nod from the other big investor in the AMC - global investment management firm T Rowe Price Group, which holds around 23%.

Based on the findings of the Keki Mistry report, the regulator has proposed phasing out share buybacks from the open market through stock exchanges as these are prone to misuse.

The Piramal-Cosmea combine, the Hinduja Group, Torrent Investment and Oaktree Capital are expected to take part in the auction of Anil Ambani's erstwhile core investment company. The auction is scheduled for December 21 in Mumbai.

The Hyderabad Growth Corridor (HGCL), a wing of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), had invited bids for maintaining the 158-km-long Nehru Outer Ring Road (NORR) through public-private partnership on toll, operate and transfer (TOT) basis for a period of 30 years.

"SPTL is a special purpose vehicle (SPV), which was formed to manage this highway, which is an important road leading into and out of Mumbai. The account has been in trouble for some years now because of a dispute with the toll operator and the Maharashtra government," said a person familiar with the offer.

The pivotal question for Fed officials is whether the climb in US pay over the past 18 months or so is a one-time bump - as companies adjust to scarce labor supply, and a realization that their workforce was under-compensated - or a pernicious feedback loop in which prices and wages drive each other up.

​Nifty broke down its upsloping trend line support and slipped below the 20-SMA (18,528), indicating weakness ahead in the near term. If Nifty remains below 18,500, it will witness supply on any minor pullback.

Notwithstanding their losses this week, equities gained over the quarter, driving up their value relative to other asset classes and forcing managers with strict allocation mandates to sell them to meet targets. Bonds are the likely beneficiaries of sales by sovereign wealth, pension and balanced mutual funds looking to replenish their fixed-income holdings, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and StoneX Financial Inc.

Large-cap funds witnessed an outflow in November for the first time in 15 months, with year-to-date inflows at just one-fifth of index funds, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI)

The recent momentum helped the stock to register a fresh record high in December. The stock rallied by over 14% in a week and over 11% in a month.

"Mahindra CIE is trading above its major moving averages on daily charts along with RSI trading above 70 which suggests the trend is gaining strength. The stock has strong relative strength charts and is expected to outperform its peers in coming weeks," Gaurav Bissa, VP, InCred Equities, said.

After one year of continued outflows, the BFSI space has started witnessing fresh flows in the last two quarters where banking was the major beneficiary. We expect the same trend to continue in CY23 as well, it added.Equity markets have witnessed the return of foreign funds since July 2022. They turned net buyers of almost Rs 84,000 crore.

Further, capital flows will be dictated by the global developments, particularly the trends in the dollar index and US bond yields. This, in turn, will be determined by the trajectory of US inflation, said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.

Concerns over looming recession in the US and continuance of the hawkish stance by central banks globally weighed on Indian markets in Friday’s session. Continuing the losing run for the second straight day, indices ended lower, with Nifty tumbling to below 18,300 levels. On a weekly basis, Nifty dropped by over 1%.“Nifty spot has closed the week in red and that too below the support of 18350. There is also a negative crossover of 5 and 20 DEMA. Along with this, there is Head and Shoulder pattern breakdown on the intraday chart. Thus, this technical rationale indicates that the pessimism might continue and drag the index towards 18000-17800 in the coming week,” Mehul Kothari - AVP-Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares & Stock Brokers, said. Here are 3 stock recommendations for Monday:

Warren Buffett, a legendary investor of our times, has given a simple formula to beat markets - “Be greedy when others are fearful and be fearful when others are greedy”. What Buffett means is to buy low and sell high. Sounds like common sense. Yet, most investors tend to do the opposite.

From the options front, sharp decline post Fed meet has resulted in heavy Call writing at ATM and OTM strike. While the put base is at ATM 18300 strike, Call bases are much stronger at 18400 and higher strikes. Hence a move above 18400 should be looked for fresh longs in the index.

Forgotten sectors made a last-minute comeback, and we learnt that we could lose money on good businesses if we overpay! It was a time to be dynamic and risk averse.

After witnessing a phase of under-performance, select pharma stocks had been making a comeback. Some of them are mid-sized Indian pharma companies which are not hit by pricing pressure of the US generic market and other issues which large pharma companies are facing. The list is based on upside estimated by the analysts, with the highest potential stock coming on the top of the list.

Barring HDFC Bank, rest nine companies, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, ICICI Bank and Hindustan Unilever, witnessed decline in their market valuation.

Forgotten sectors made a last-minute comeback, and we learnt that we could lose money on good businesses if we overpay! It was a time to be dynamic and risk averse.

Low PEG ratio is a better indicator than many other ratios especially P/E which is followed by 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.

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"Due to the fact that FIIs were net sellers for a significant portion of December, institutional flows will be another crucial trigger," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd.

On a sectoral front, Consumer Durable sector was the biggest laggard, followed by sharp fall in IT, realty, FMCG and media counters. Only, Infra, telecom and oil & gas stocks were the only gainers.

Despite the surge in participating countries over the decades, only eight teams have won the FIFA World Cup till date and only two continents have succeeded as champions of the FIFA World Cup, Europe and South America.

Nifty has officially delayed its breakout and will continue resisting the crucial 18,600 levels. Moving past this point remains critically important to reattempt any breakout by the index. On the other hand, Bank Nifty has continued to relatively outperform Nifty.

Nifty has officially delayed its breakout and will continue resisting the crucial 18,600 levels. Moving past this point remains critically important to reattempt any breakout by the index. On the other hand, Bank Nifty has continued to relatively outperform Nifty.

“November data shows largecap category witnessed redemption of Rs 1,038 crore on one side, while on theother side, midcap category saw inflows of Rs 1,176 crore and smallcap funds received Rs 1,378 crore,” said Viraj Gandhi, CEO, Samco Mutual Fund.

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.

Small cap companies might appear risk bets and they are. There should be no doubt about it but putting the right financial and other filters can lead to stocks with potential of wealth creation. 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".

Despite the surge in participating countries over the decades, only eight teams have won the FIFA World Cup till date and only two continents have succeeded as champions of the FIFA World Cup, Europe and South America.

Eminent trader George Kleinman says the way to make really big money is to determine the major trend and then follow it."If the market will not go your way, you must go its way. When you are in a bear market and the major trend is down, the plan should be to wait for rallies and sell short, not try to pick the bottom. In a major bear market, you can miss the bottom several times on the way down and end up losing all your money. The same applies (in reverse) during a major bull market. Always go with the tide—never buck it," he says.

With inflation soaring, the Fed raising interest rates, Russia's war in Ukraine and China's decision to drop its "zero COVID" policy, a recession all but certain in Europe and increasingly likely in the United States, clear maps of the future would be particularly welcome now.

Let us get into some data-crunching now. There have been only five instances since 2005 where the Nifty Smallcap100 has given negative returns. However, in the following year, the index yielded a return of above 20% barring a single instance in 2019.

Equity inflows totalled $18 billion and bond funds saw $2.3 billion of inflows while investors sold $0.2 billion of gold and shed cash at the highest rate in three months, selling $31.1 billion.

Following US Federal Reserve's 50 bps interest rate hikes to combat inflation on December 14, other global central banks also raised their interest rates. On Thursday, central banks in Europe and Asia tightened rates, sending equity markets globally into a tailspin.

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After a month of drawing down positions, investors poured $25 billion in stocks in the week through Wednesday only to see the S&P 500 plummet as the Federal Reserve and other central banks stuck with hawkish stances that threaten to spur a recession.

PSU banks stole the show, extending their gains. UCO Bank surged over 54%, whereas Indian Overseas Bank gained 30%. Meanwhile, Punjab & Sind Bank gained 20%, and Bank Of Maharashtra and Central Bank of India added 13% each.

Meanwhile investors sold $0.2 billion of gold and shed cash at the highest rate in three months, selling $31.1 billion.

Penny stocks have no defined theoretical definition. However, stocks in single digits or below Rs 10 are bracketed in this club. In this study, companies with a market cap of less than Rs 1,000 crore at the end of 2021 have been considered.

Penny stocks have no defined theoretical definition. However, stocks in single digits or below Rs 10 are bracketed in this club. In this study, companies with a market cap of less than Rs 1,000 crore at the end of 2021 have been considered.

Universities Superannuation Scheme, the trustee company of UK's largest private pension scheme by assets, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF, Plutus Wealth Management, and Indus Capital were among the buyers, deal data showed.

However, money managers are not very confident in betting on the smaller and mid-sized state-owned banks eventhough many of them have undertaken a major clean-up of their balance sheets and have seen a sharp expansion in their price-to-book values.

Economists at JPMorgan, for example, estimate core PCE prices probably rose about 0.1% in November, based on the CPI report and another Labor Department report on producer prices.

Mester has been a voting member of the rate setting Federal Open Market Committee this year but will not hold that role next year. On Wednesday, the FOMC raised its target rate by half a percentage point as it continues to work toward lowering the highest levels of inflation seen in decades.