Buy or Sell: Stock ideas by experts for December 05, 2022 - almost 2 years ago
ET Now spoke to various experts and here's what they have to recommend for today's trading session. Nooresh Merani has a buy/sell recommendation on DLF and United Breweries while Kunal Bothra has a buy/sell recommendation on Voltas and Bajaj Finserv for today's trading session. Check out the targets and stop-loss.
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Big Movers on D-St: What should investors do with Raymond, MTAR Technologies & Tejas Networks? - almost 2 years ago
The longer the horizontal base, the better. A long base will establish a more significant support level, and the ownership of the stock will transfer from weak hands to strong hands.
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Is high premium play in Nifty F&O a winter chill for D-Street traders? - almost 2 years ago
Bullish bets have been quite aggressive in the options segment too, as the open interest has almost doubled in absolute terms in the December series. This is causing some worry to a few analysts.
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Stocks in focus: M&M Finance, Hatsun agro and more - almost 2 years ago
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 44.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, higher at 18,869, 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.
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Trader's Guide: 2 stock picks with up to 8% upside - almost 2 years ago
The markets on Friday gave up some of its gains, lacking the strength to break out. Even as they wait for a meaningful upward move, the markets have become stock-specific once again.
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SGX Nifty up 45 points; here's what changed for market while you were sleeping - almost 2 years ago
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 44.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, higher at 18,869, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a positive start on Monday.
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Asia shares pin hopes on China opening, oil rallies - almost 2 years ago
Markets lost some momentum late last week after November's robust U.S. payrolls report challenged hopes for a less aggressive Federal Reserve, though Treasuries still ended last week with solid gains.
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Stocks in the news: Maruti Suzuki, NTPC, Power Grid, Dr Reddy's, PB Fintech and Sun Pharma - almost 2 years ago
Maruti Suzuki will increase the prices of its vehicles 'substantially' from next month as it looks to offset the impact of rising input costs and make provisions to update the model range to conform to stricter emission norms which kick in from April 2023.
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Banks have ceded UPI space to nonbanking sector: RBI Dy Guv - almost 2 years ago
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) recently extended the deadline by two years for existing third-party apps to comply with its market share guidelines for the UPI network.
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RBI may opt for a smaller rate hike this week: Experts - almost 2 years ago
Nine out of 10 banks polled by ET expect the central bank to hike rates by 35 basis points - 0.35 of a percentage point - or less at the December 5-7 meeting of the monetary policy committee (MPC). While five of the nine predict a rate increase of 35 bps, two expect it will be in a range of 25-35 bps, another two project a 25 bps hike.
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Target maturity funds a better bet over tax-free bonds - almost 2 years ago
While yields on tax-free bonds remain weighed down at 4.9-5%-levels, target maturity schemes are offering better returns of 6.8-6.9% on average. Investors must, however, shift money to target maturity funds for at least three years to get the benefit of indexation that will significantly improve their post-tax returns.
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ESIC can now invest up to 15% of surplus in stock market via ETFs - almost 2 years ago
ESIC has a surplus of nearly Rs 65,000 crore which increases by over Rs 8000-9000 crore every year and could be higher than this in coming years as ESIC plans to substantially expand coverage by bringing even the gig workers in its fold.
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Sanjay Singh elevated as BNP Paribas' head of India territory - almost 2 years ago
Singh, who is currently the chief executive officer of the French bank's Indian banking unit, will take over from Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort, who has been the head of India territory since September 2021.
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Stock Radar: After 40% rally in 3 months, this cement major may hit fresh highs in next 2 weeks - almost 2 years ago
Short-term traders who missed the rally can consider buying the stock on dips for a target above Rs 600 in the next 2 weeks, suggest experts.
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Stock Radar: Buy Ambuja Cements for a target of Rs 625 in next few weeks, says Rahul Sharma - almost 2 years ago
“Cement stocks have witnessed high rollovers in December including Ambuja Cements at 97%. Technically, the stock has made a good base at 550 and now seems set to change orbits,” Rahul Sharma- Director, Head- Technical & Derivative Research, JM Financial Services Ltd, said.
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Nifty likely to trade in 18,400-18,900 range: Analysts - almost 2 years ago
The weakness on Wall Street on Friday could weigh on Asian markets on Monday. Ashok Leyland, LIC Housing Finance, Voltas, Havells, Crompton, SBI Cards, Chola Finance, and Aditya Birla Capital are some of the stocks investors can buy for short-term trades, said analysts.
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Sebi puts AIFs on alert over 'closure' - almost 2 years ago
After the 'final closing', money pools like private equity, venture capital, debt and infrastructure funds cannot accept fresh capital while a fund is required to exit its investments within the 'end date'.
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Midcaps see bullish bets on higher prospects of outperformance in Dec - almost 2 years ago
In the past 19 years, the Nifty Midcap 100 index has seen a rise 15 times during the last month of the year. The average monthly returns from the Nifty Midcap 100 index in December for the last 19 years are 4.77% compared to 3.15% from the Nifty.
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NARCL matches Raj Radhe's Rs 130-cr bid for CCC - almost 2 years ago
Last week, ET reported that NARCL had agreed to match Rare ARC's counter bid to take over the debt of rice exporter SSA International, making it the second acquisition for the bad-loan aggregator. Last month, in response to a Swiss challenge called by banks, Raj Radhe had offered ₹130 crore cash, topping the NARCL's ₹100 crore bid.
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Adani's open offer for NDTV subscribed 32%; poised to be largest shareholder - almost 2 years ago
Against the offer to buy 1.67 crore shares, or 26% of equity - from NDTV's minority investors at a price of ₹294 apiece, Adani group has received offers for 53.27 lakh shares, according to data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) website.
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Challenges ahead! Avoid shorting so long as Nifty is above 18,600 - almost 2 years ago
The markets are set to see a stable start to the week. From the technical perspective, the behavior of Nifty vis-à-vis the levels of 18604 would be extremely crucial to watch. This is the point from where the index tried staging a breakout; it would be crucially important for the index to stay above this point to keep the breakout valid and in force.
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Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock action on Monday - almost 2 years ago
“The index is trading near the key hourly moving averages as well as near a rising trendline on the hourly chart. 18600 is a key support from where the index can start moving up again. Overall, the short term outlook continues to be positive for a target of 19,000,” Gaurav Ratnaparkhi, Head of Technical Research at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas said.
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D-St Week Ahead: Challenges ahead! Avoid shorting so long as Nifty is above 18,600 - almost 2 years ago
The markets are set to see a stable start to the week. From the technical perspective, the behavior of Nifty vis-à-vis the levels of 18604 would be extremely crucial to watch. This is the point from where the index tried staging a breakout; it would be crucially important for the index to stay above this point to keep the breakout valid and in force.
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RBI's policy among 7 key factors that will guide market in coming week - almost 2 years ago
Bulls continued their quest for gains, hitting fresh record highs, boosted by falling crude, robust GDP numbers, and a dovish stance by the Fed chair, said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial services.Investors' concerns were allayed as the Fed chair adopted a dovish stance, he added. "Declining manufacturing activity in the US is proof that the central bank’s policy tightening has started to show results."
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FPIs turn net buyers in Nov; invest Rs 36,329 cr in equities - almost 2 years ago
Going forward, flow trajectory is expected to remain positive in December. However, some shift could be seen from expensive stocks to value stocks, Anita Gandhi, Whole Time Director and Head - Institutional Business at Arihant Capital, said.
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Are emerging markets set for turn from decadal low tide? - almost 2 years ago
​​As happened in the past, whenever US markets outperformed by a significant margin, it always came at the expense of emerging markets. Last decade was no exception. In the same breath, the reverse has also been true. That is, whenever US markets struggled with sub-par returns, those decades belonged to emerging markets.
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Sensex, Nifty at record high: Watch out for these 3 sectors now - almost 2 years ago
We do not believe that the Indian equity market is overvalued; on the other hand, we believe it is justified. Only in India have listed companies' net profits more than doubled since pre-covid levels. Despite the Russia-Ukraine crisis, higher interest rates, and inflation, India Inc.'s profitability has increased by 10% in the first half of 2023 versus the first half of 2022.
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Market Trading Guide: BHEL among 6 stock recommendations for Monday - almost 2 years ago
Global stocks were cautious on Friday, after recent sharp gains as traders awaited the monthly US jobs report that came in rosier than expected bringing back fears of the US Fed remaining hawkish for longer. In the last week, S&P BSE Sensex rose 575 points or 0.92% to settle at 62,868, while Nifty50 closed at 18,696, up 183 points or 1%. “Nifty as per the weekly chart, formed a long positive candle with an upper shadow. The near-term uptrend status remains intact for Nifty as per smaller and larger time frame charts and there is a possibility of an upside bounce from the lows in the next 1-2 sessions. Immediate support is placed at 18550-18450 levels,” Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities said. Here are 6 stock recommendations for Monday:
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Zerodha, Patanjali among top 10 most valued bootstrapped companies - almost 2 years ago
Led by Serum Institute of India, some of India's most valuable companies have chosen to remain bootstrapped or grown without taking external funding. Bootstrapped companies are dominated by traditional, non-tech industries such as pharmaceuticals and FMCG. Here is a list of India's top 10 bootstrapped companies in the 2022 according to Burgundy Private Hurun India 500:
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RBI's rate decision, state poll results major factors to drive equity market: Analysts - almost 2 years ago
On the global front, the US bond yields and the dollar index have fallen sharply, and markets will continue to watch their move from here, Meena added.
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4 small cap chemical companies with “Strong Buy” recommendation & upside potential up to 41% - almost 2 years ago
In the last two years, different segments of the chemical sector have seen re-rating. 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".
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RBI's policy among the key 7 factors that will guide market in coming week - almost 2 years ago
Bulls continued their quest for gains, hitting fresh record highs, boosted by falling crude, robust GDP numbers, and a dovish stance by the Fed chair, said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial services.Investors' concerns were allayed as the Fed chair adopted a dovish stance, he added. "Declining manufacturing activity in the US is proof that the central bank’s policy tightening has started to show results."
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High ROE & Net Profit Margin, two key elements of long term wealth creators - almost 2 years ago
A high return on equity is a result of two factors. First, the basic nature of the business. Second, how efficiently the management is able to use that to its advantage. 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".
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Foreign investors upgrade India as dedicated allocation in investment portfolios - almost 2 years ago
"Investment is flowing into India's Growth Story. We see investments being redirected as FPIs reposition their dollars amidst uncertainties in China," Jatia told PTI on the sidelines of FIA Asia 2022.
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ETMarkets Smart Talk | Nifty in overbought zone: Vaishali Parekh’s 3 stock ideas for next week - almost 2 years ago
Market has definitely gone in an overbought zone, but still an inherent strength has been witnessed on the daily chart. There is an Inverted Head and Shoulder pattern, which has a projected target of around 19,900-20,000 levels and after a short consolidation or correction can further regain strength.
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Godrej Properties buys 18.6 acre land in Mumbai for about Rs 750 cr to build luxury homes - almost 2 years ago
Godrej Properties, which is part of business conglomerate Godrej Group, is one of the leading real estate companies in the country. The company has been aggressively buying land outrightly and also entering into joint development agreements (JDAs) with landowners to create future development pipelines.
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Merger-bound Shriram Fin to emerge as second largest retail NBFC: KIE - almost 2 years ago
Shriram Capital Limited (SCL), the holding company of the Shriram Group, and Shriram City Union Finance are being merged with Shriram Transport Finance, and the company will now be named as Shriram Finance
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ETMarkets Smart Talk | Nifty in overbought zone; Vaishali Parekh’s 3 stock ideas for next week - almost 2 years ago
Market has definitely gone in an overbought zone, but still there is inherent strength witnessed on the daily chart. There is an Inverted Head and Shoulder pattern, which has a projected target of around 19,900-20,000 levels and after a short consolidation or correction can further regain strength.
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Axis Securities' six largecap picks that may rally up to 30% in coming months - almost 2 years ago
Domestic brokerage firm Axis Securities has released its December reports, where it is positive on half a dozen largecap counters that can rally up to 30% in the coming months. It believes that the current market is a 'buy on dips’ play.It has recommended investors to maintain good liquidity to use such dips in a phased manner and build a position in quality companies with an investment horizon of 12-18 months. Here are top largecap picks of the brokerage firm:
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Merger bound Shriram Finance to emerge as second largest retail NBFC: Kotak Institutional Equities - almost 2 years ago
Shriram Capital Limited (SCL), the holding company of the Shriram Group, and Shriram City Union Finance are being merged with Shriram Transport Finance, and the company will now be named as Shriram Finance
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How decentralised is the decentralised world of crypto - almost 2 years ago
An arguably better approach for retail users affected would be for them to go back to the first principles of blockchain technology – to have custody of their own assets and have a trustless mechanism to verify assets, transactions and interactions on chain
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Raymond, Likhitha Infra among 11 smallcaps that zoomed 31% last week - almost 2 years ago
Consolidation is the driving feature of India’s property, said Nuvama Institutional Equities. "We believe buoyancy in sales would sustain driven by pick-up in launches, aided by cash flow improvement, diversification and market share gains."
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This smallcase manager is betting on 3 smallcap stocks in tune with India growth themes - almost 2 years ago
Decarbonisation, sustainability, manufacturing and consumption are the themes that have emerged in India in the last two years
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Will it be a December to remember for Nifty bulls? Let’s go back to history - almost 2 years ago
Empirical data shows that December is the month which delivers the highest returns when compared to the other months of the year
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Infrastructure, green energy among themes to gain traction in 2023: Macquarie - almost 2 years ago
There is a strong global appetite to invest in infrastructure, particularly renewable energy. Macquarie anticipates $2 trillion in global inflows over the next five years, given the thrust of several countries to drive significant climate policy initiatives.
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Larry Summers Says Fed Will Need to Boost Rates More Than Markets Expect - almost 2 years ago
We have a long way to go to get inflation down” to the Fed’s target, Summers told Bloomberg Television’s “Wall Street Week” with David Westin. As for Fed policymakers, “I suspect they’re going to need more increases in interest rates than the market is now judging or than they’re now saying
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Realty stocks lead D-Street investors’ shopping list; risk reward remains favourable - almost 2 years ago
The BSE Realty index clocked over 4% gains, being the top sectoral index gainer for the week.
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SBI raises Rs 10,000 cr through its maiden infra bonds - almost 2 years ago
SBI, the country’s largest lender, received overwhelming response from investors with bids of Rs 16,366 crore, prompting an early closure of the issue. It was scheduled to close next week.
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On a path to recovery; 6 mid-cap pharma stocks including 2 MNC’s with an upside potential up to 29% - almost 2 years ago
After witnessing a phase of under-performance, select pharma stocks had been making a comeback. The list includes MNC pharma companies which have restructured their operations in the last four years. The list is based on upside estimated by the analysts, with the highest potential stock coming on the top of the list.
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ICICI Bank to step up realty play as RERA, growth drive optimism - almost 2 years ago
The initiative by ICICI Bank offers builders instant generation of account numbers for registration with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), better statutory payments efficiently and also enables them to manage payment obligations to vendors, employees and utility providers.
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