Page 8 - Stocks

With markets touching new highs, bet on quality and avoid penny stocks

In a bull market, many bad companies with dubious promoters and poor corporate governance standards also rally

Stocks up, dollar squeezed as inflation pulls forward rate hike bets

Fed Funds futures pulled forward first hike from late in 2022 to almost fully price a 25 basis point hike by September, but pricing also suggests rates hovering around just 1.5% in five years' time

Aditya Birla Sun Life MF ends below listing price on debut

The stock closed at Rs 699.6, down Rs 12.4 over issue price of Rs 712 per share; it touched a high of Rs 723 and a low of Rs 695 with shares worth Rs 600 crore changing hands

The many benefits of abolishing face value

Outstanding companies, which retail investors ought to be buying, steadily improve their profits over time

Dumping stocks to punish bad corporate behavior has tiny impact

Even as billions of dollars diverts toward firms scoring higher on environmental, social and governance measures, the funding costs for bad actors has hardly budged, a study has found

Buoyant market sentiment, record addition of clients lift brokerage stocks

Share prices of many brokers have surged over 100% in a year

Sebi bars TV anchor, expert and four others for fraudulent trades

The regulator has also directed impounding of ill-gotten gains of Rs 8.4 crore

Indonesia recovery hopes drive gains for Godrej Consumer, stock up 6%

Consistent growth across geographies, margin gain key to sustain stock rally

Private bank stocks may be headed higher on hopes of buoyant Q2 and Q3

Street is hoping the two quarters will see a pick-up in consumption and better economic activity

Macau's gaming stocks see $18 bn wipeout as China tightens grip

Officials in the enclave, the only place in China where gambling is legal, said they would begin a 45-day public consultation period on Sept. 15 to discuss the legal revisions

China stocks battered by economic data, Evergrande non-payment

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, which tracks Hong Kong-listed Chinese shares, dropped as much as 1.9%, taking declines to a third day.

Stocks tank as anchor lock-in ends; Krsnaa, Windlas and Devyani shed 3-4%

Shares of Exxaro Tiles managed to buck the trend, soaring close to 10%

Buy growth, value stocks for equity portfolio to beat inflation: Chris Wood

Global fund managers should keep an eye on the 5-yr forward inflation expectation rate in the US to get a sense of the timing of taper by the US Fed

Low-cost UK carrier EasyJet spurns bid from rival Wizz, aims to raise $2 bn

Shares of EasyJet fell as much as 14%, as the company said it will instead raise $2 billion in stock and debt.

FPIs raise a storm over T+1 settlement cycle, approach Sebi chief

Sebi on Tuesday introduced an optional T+1 settlement cycle for the markets, with effect from January 1

Top banker tells wealthy Indians to load up on foreign stocks: Here's why

Record-low interest rates and stimulus packages around the world have pushed global equities to all-time highs during the pandemic.

Analysts see small-caps bouncing back after massive August setback

In August, these stocks underperformed Sensex by 9 percentage points. Previously, they had seen sharper underperformance in Sept 2018

Why the sharp August rally in stocks raises more concerns than jubilation

Despite a 5,000-point surge by Sensex, overall market breadth was the worst since March 2020 when stocks had collapsed following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic

Stocks in Powell's thrall can see a taper without much tantrum

Bulls can thank stagecraft of Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve chairman, who on Friday gave the strongest signal yet that the central bank will begin tapering its monthly bond purchases this year

Adani Group stocks decline 16-52% from their 52-week highs

Among the Adani group companies, Adani Power has witnessed the sharpest decline - a 52 per cent fall from its 52-week high hit on June 9, 2021