Given the current market volatility, auto stocks seem to be a better bet for long side trades. Select stocks like M&M and TVS Motor can rally up to another 12 per cent.
The small-caps were hit on the chin with the S&P BSE Small-cap index slipping nearly 7 per cent thus far during in FY23, underperforming the S&P BSE Midcap and the BSE 500 indexes
Budget 2023: Analysts said the Budget push in the capital expenditure (capex) outlays across sectors and the income tax relief have been the top boosters to support the domestic economy
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 293.14 points or 0.48 per cent to settle at 60,840.74 on Friday. During the day, it had risen by 258.8 points or 0.42 per cent to a high of 61,392.68
Railway stocks: In the upcoming budget, the railways has reportedly sought gross budgetary support (GBS) of Rs 1.5-1.8 trillion over the Rs 1.37 trillion figure earmarked during Budget 2022-23
CLOSING BELL: Individually, Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB), Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, and UCO Bank gained between 6 per cent and 15 per cent
CLOSING BELL: The central bank increased repo rate by 35 basis points and lowered GDP growth forecast for FY23 to 6.8 per cent as it remained cautious of a sticky core inflation amid global turmoil
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty shut shop at 18,696, down 117 points. Broader indices - BSE Midcap and Smallcap bucked the trend, and were up 0.8 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively, on Friday.
CLOSING BELL: Global cues triggered by Powell's positive remarks boosted sentiment. The Sensex scaled a new high at 63,583, while the Nifty 50 came within striking distance of 18,900 on Thursday.
CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex scaled a new summit at 63,303, and settled above 63,000-mark for the first-time ever. The Nifty 50 hit a new all-time high at 18,816 on Wednesday.
