The new margin regime will be positive for equity markets When the NSE and BSE start trading on August 01, we could see the first step of ushering in 100% upfront margins to be collected by brokers. The difference will be that effective August 2020 brokers Read more [...]

Who has an edge in the retail battle for the Kirana store? During the week ended 24 July, Flipkart announced the purchase of Wal-Mart’s cash and carry business. This gives Flipkart a much bigger access to the wholesale franchise of Wal-Mart. But, this Read more [...]

Should you look to invest in the Mindspace REITs IPO? The Mindspace REITS IPO opens on the 27 July and the issue closes on 29 July. Priced at Rs.274-275, Mindspace REITS has already raised Rs.1519 crore from anchor investors. In addition, it has commitments Read more [...]

As banks have been under pressure and the IT companies have played the safe-haven game, the weight of the IT sector has touched a 5-year high of 15% in the Nifty. Since the beginning of 2020, the IT index is up by 6.5% as against a 6.7% correction in Read more [...]

It is rural India that is now driving the economic demand revival In the last few weeks, the stock markets have shown some distinct trends across companies in different sectors. M&M has been one of the best performers in the market since Mar-20. Read more [...]

Rossari IPO gets solid response, Yes Bank FPO scrapes through The week ended 17 July will go down as the tale of 2 IPOs, although one of them was an FPO. The Rossari IPO was open for the first 3 days of the week while the Yes Bank FPO was open for the Read more [...]

The 43rd AGM of RIL may have just signaled a strategy shift The 43rd AGM of Reliance Industries set off with huge expectations. To begin with, the markets were expecting RIL to make a bonus announcement. The markets were also awaited clarity on the journey Read more [...]

Paytm’s latest foray into insurance is a sign of the emerging model During the week, Paytm announced plans to acquire 100% stake in Raheja QBE Insurance for Rs.568 crore. This is the first case of a digital platform buying into an insurance originator. Read more [...]