SBI Cards IPO was subscribed 0.39 times at the end of Day 1. However, what was more gratifying was the retail portion had been subscribed 0.62 times till the end of the first day. This is a good sign since most of the HNI and institutional applications Read more [...]

Even as the SGX Nifty shows signs of a positive bounce, the global market trend will remain an overhang as the markets resume the week after a 7% correction and nearly Rs.12,000 crore in FIII selling in equities in the last week of February. The Read more [...]

All eyes will be on the OPEC meeting at Vienna in the latter part of the week. The meeting assumes importance due to the sharp fall in crude oil prices. Brent Crude has fallen from $69/bbl to $50/bbl in a span of last 3 months as fears of a global slowdown Read more [...]

Trigger for the Week How will it impact? Coronavirus will continue to be the big story for the markets this week After most global markets tanked last week, the virus story will need some positive cues from China Nifty lost Read more [...]

Why China is having such a deep impact on global equity markets During the week, the Sensex lost close to 3000 points and the Nifty has now given up 10% from its peak. But the Indian markets were not alone. The virus pandemic has literally hit markets Read more [...]

Why buying mutual funds from the exchange can be significant? During the week, the regulator allowed investors to directly purchase mutual funds from the stock exchange. Many analysts have dismissed this move as being of limited importance but this could Read more [...]

Q3 GDP shows a small bounce, but it’s too early to celebrate The GDP advance estimates for the Dec-19 quarter came in slightly higher at 4.7% compared to 4.5% in the second quarter. The NSO has also upgraded the full year GDP closer to 5%. But is it Read more [...]

News Announcement Impact Analysis GDP for Dec-19 quarter improves to 4.7% from 4.5% in Q2 The bounce in GDP was largely driven by a bounce in agriculture production on the back of a good Rabi crop However, manufacturing continued Read more [...]