The Nifty faced pressure closer to the 11,000 mark and closed around the 10,950 mark as the Fed rate hike put some pressure on the stock markets. Also traders were being cautious ahead of the year-end holiday season. Ahead of the Christmas holiday Read more [...]

The rupee almost celebrated the dovish outlook given by the US Federal Reserve by appreciating nearly 70 paisa to a level of 69.70/$. This is the first time since October that the rupee has strengthened beyond the 70/$ mark. At its worst it had crossed Read more [...]

After breaching the 8% mark decisively in October, the 10-year benchmark yields in the Indian markets are back to 7.224%, the lowest level of yields since April 2018. The sharp fall in yields was driven by a sharp fall in Brent Crude prices and also the Read more [...]

The Nifty made a positive close at the 10,967 mark and should get beyond the 11,000 mark during the week. Weak oil prices, a strong rupee and lower bond yield are likely to favour Indian equities. 11,000 remains a resistance for Nifty. Asian Paints Read more [...]

It appears to be farm loan waiver time across states. After the Congress stuck to its promise of approving all loan waivers within 10 days of assuming power in the three states, the BJP will not want to be left behind. The state governments of Assam and Read more [...]

Although the Nifty managed to bounce back towards the end of the day, the markets were clearly under pressure through the day on global cues. The US markets and Europe have been under consistent pressure last few days. With the markets turning Read more [...]

Finally, SEBI has some genuine good news for mutual fund investors. The regulator has capped the maximum total expense ratio (TER) for equity funds at 2.25% and for non-equity funds at 2%. For closed ended funds, the respective costs will be capped at Read more [...]

The buoyancy in the markets continued with Tata Motors and power stocks giving positive returns on Monday. The Nifty is now just about 100 points away from the psychological mark of 11,000 and the VIX still remains very low. It was a boost for Read more [...]