Page 6 - Us Fed Rate Hike

Sensex falls 865pts from day's high, ends flat; RIL dips 2%, IT stocks gain

CLOSING BELL: Around 3:30 PM, the mega IPO of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) was subscribed 91 per cent with policyholders' quota seeing a subscription of 2.79 times

Sensex tanks 1,307pts on RBI's sudden 40bps rate hike; Nifty breaks 16,700

Meanwhile, the mega LIC IPO was off to a steady start, with policyholder and employee segment receiving strong response on Day 1 of the offer period.

Gold hovers near 2-1/2-month low; investors focus on Fed rate decision

Spot gold was flat $1,863.16 per ounce by 1144 GMT, after touching its lowest since Feb 16 of $1,849.90 earlier.

US Fed Policy Preview: What are the markets expecting?

The US Fed is all set to announce its second consecutive rate hike, a first in 16 years. A 50-basis point rate hike has already been priced in by the markets. But is it prepared for a higher quantum?

Is the US Fed rate hike always bad for equity markets? What analysts say

While the general consensus is of 6-7 rate hikes this year by the US Fed, there are some who expect lower rate hikes and a slowdown in the economy

Nomura sees 75bps Fed hike in June, July; markets will absorb it: Analysts

Following the two 75 bps hikes in June and July, Nomura expects the US Fed to hike rates by 25 bps at every meeting scheduled in 2022 and 2023

Sensex drops 715 pts, Nifty holds 17150 in broad-based sell-off; banks sink

CLOSING BELL: SBI, HUL, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs, Bajaj Finserv, and ICICI Bank fell in the range of 2-3 per cent

Factors that could slow down the spawning of Indian unicorns in 2022

Apart from Fed rate hike, inflation and Russia-Ukraine war, it is the challenges within the soonicorn ecosystem that could spoil the billion-dollar party for many enterprises.

US Dollar steadies after hitting fresh 20-year high on yen

The dollar's gains have been most striking against the yen, climbing to its highest level of 128.32 yen against the Japanese currency since May 2002

Goldman Sachs sees gold prices hitting $2,500/oz by year-end

Earlier in January, Goldman Sachs had raised their 12-month gold price forecast to $2150 an ounce on the view that an impending US growth slowdown would lead to increased concerns of a US recession

Goldman sees Fed Reserve hiking rates by 50 bps at May, June meetings

Goldman Sachs expects the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 50 basis points each at its May and June meetings, following hawkish remarks by the central bank's chair Jerome Powell.

Sensex soars 1,047 pts, Nifty tops 17,250; HDFC jumps 5.5%, Paytm drops 6%

CLOSING BELL: JSW Steel, Titan Company, SBI Life, RIL, Kotak Bank, Tata Consumer Products, Tata Steel, Nestle India, and Eicher Motors were the other notable gainers

Dollar falls as hawkish Fed Reserve delivers without an extra kick

The dollar fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve moved to a hawkish monetary policy but without delivering a tougher surprise that might have added to its weeks-long momentum

Sensex soars 936 pts, Nifty tops 16,850; HDFC Bank rises 3%, Paytm dips 12%

CLOSING BELL: Shares of One97 Communications, the parent company of digital payments major Paytm, tanked 14.5 per cent to hit a new low of Rs 662 on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade

Yen slides to five-year low as rest of the world sets off for hikes

The dollar hit a five-year high against the yen on Monday, as traders braced for the U.S. Federal Reserve to begin hiking rates, while reckoning the Bank of Japan remains dovish

Global share markets fall as US inflation hits nearly 8%, ECB moves

Global share markets slid on Thursday as U.S. inflation hit almost 8%, making it almost certain the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week

Ukraine war, oil prices may force RBI to re-think rate hike cycle: Analysts

The Budget and RBI's last policy took a conservative estimate of crude prices $75 per barrel. This is likely to be a challenge going forward, economists say

Sensex slides 366 pts, Nifty below 16,500; auto stocks bleed; IT dazzle

CLOSING BELL: Ultratech Cement, HDFC Life, Asian Paints, Shree Cement, Eicher Motors, SBI Life, and Tata Consumer Products were the top laggards, down up to 6.5 per cent

T20 phase is over for mkts, entering Test phase now: Jyotivardhan Jaipuria

In a Q&A, founder and MD of Valentis Advisors, Jyotivardhan Jaipuria talks about how on a tactical basis, his outfit has been adding to cash levels over the past quarter

Sensex falls 105 pts amid mixed global cues; Adani Green gains 6%, HDFC 2%

HDFC (up 1.7 per cent), Reliance Industries (1.2 per cent), and Power Grid (0.56 per cent) were the top large-cap gainers today