Even as index firms' earnings and RoE 20% below pre-Covid high
Market pundits believe that the market rally this year is likely to be less concentrated and that polarisation - where a handful of stocks outperform the index - will become less pronounced in 2021
Use the SIP route to average out costs, stick to your pre-decided asset allocation, or invest in an asset allocation fund to deal with the current highs in the market
Big names that are out of the index include BHEL, Sterlite Industries, Jindal Steel, Ambuja Cement, ACC, and SAIL
Compared to just four stocks in 2019, none in 2018, as many as 24 have delivered over 100 per cent returns this Calendar year
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Stocks crossing 200-DMA are expected to attract more buying momentum with prices seen rallying further
The medium-term trend of Sensex is bullish till the time it defends 44,000 levels
The volatility index, India VIX, spiked 24.52 per cent to 23.19
Kumar believes that as long as liquidity remains ample, economic recovery gathers steam and the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out picks up pace, markets will keep climbing the wall of worry
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Benchmark indices gain in 14 out of past 21 sessions
10 NFOs are closing this month; list features over a dozen passive schemes, including index funds and ETFs that have gained popularity among investors
Peak margin reporting will raise intraday traders' costs; may compel them to adopt hedged strategies
Those who have become heavily overweight on equities should do some profit booking. But cashing out altogether will be a mistake
Bank Nifty rollovers, too, were higher than the previous 3-month average. However, open interest was marginally lower
Some investors are playing the momentum game in stocks
The Nifty had slipped below the 8,000 mark on March 23 at the peak of the Covid-19 selloff. From there to 13,000 has barely taken 170 trading sessions, or eight months.