equities: With bulls dancing, many more join Street party

The record-breaking rally in Indian equities in recent years has resulted in investors coming into the stock market in hordes. The broadening of the shareholder base in several stocks is a reflection of the appetite for stocks. For instance, five stocks, NHPC, Indian Renewable, IRFC, Yes Bank, and HDFC Bank, collectively added 75 lakh investors … Read more

With 13% returns in 2024 so far, gold bulls leave Sensex behind by miles

In the race of returns, gold appears to have left the S&P BSE Sensex behind by miles in 2024. The yellow metal has approximately given 13% returns on a year-to-date (YTD) basis as against a 4% gain delivered by India’s heartbeat index. In the 30-stock index, 10 have given returns superior to gold in 2024. … Read more

F&O stocks to buy today: ITC, Asian Paints among top 9 trading ideas by experts for 5 April 5, 2024

Indian market is likely to consolidate on Friday tracking muted global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.41% at 22635 levels on Thursday. India VIX was down by 1.34% from 11.37 to 11.22 levels. Volatility has been cooling off from the last four sessions and supporting the buy on decline stance in … Read more

zomato share price: Hot Stocks: Brokerage view on Zomato, AB Capital, Asian Paints and Westlife Food

Brokerage firm JPMorgan maintained an overweight rating on Westlife Foodworld, Macquarie recommended an outperform rating on Asian Paints, HSBC maintained a buy rating on Zomato and Morgan Stanley recommended equal weight stance on AB Capital. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: JPMorgan on Westlife Foodworld: … Read more

stock recommendations: Hot Stocks: 3 stocks that may give returns upto 38%

ET looks at some of the latest stock recommendations by analysts. These stocks are expected to return between 16% and 38% as per analysts’ price targets. Indus Towers BROKERAGE BOFA SECURITIES Price Target: Rs 280 CMP: Rs 240.5 Upside: 16% Vodafone Idea’s potential fund raise for network expansion to be positive for Indus as it … Read more

maruti suzuki shares: Hot Stocks: Brokerage view on Maruti Suzuki, ABB India, Mamaearth and Asian Paints

Brokerage firm Macquarie has a neutral rating on Maruti Suzuki, Axis Capital downgraded ABB India to reduce, CLSA has an underperform rating on Asian Paints and Citigroup initiated a buy on Honasa Consumer (Mamaearth). We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Citigroup on Honasa Consumer: Buy| … Read more

EBITDA growth of 234 cos outpace sales for 3 quarters; over 100 stocks turn multibaggers

After seeing testing times in FY23 amid skyrocketing inflation and weak consumer demand, India Inc found solace in FY24 as several companies reported strong double-digit growth in earnings. One of the major factors driving this growth was easing inflationary pressures. As many as 234 companies, excluding banks and financial services, saw operating profit or EBITDA, … Read more

Nifty: Heavyweights lag, but new leaders give wings to rally

Mumbai: The dynamics of stock leadership on Dalal Street has undergone a change of late with stalwarts of the recent past taking a backseat and giving way to new stars. Gone are the days when bluechip consumer, private financials and information technology (IT) dominated the performance of the Nifty for nearly a decade. Now, the … Read more

q3 earnings: Q3 results this week: RIL, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HUL, UltraTech Cement, Kotak Bank and others

Various widely tracked companies like Reliance Industries, Jio Financial Services, HDFC Bank, Asian Paints, LTIMindtree, IndusInd Bank, Polycab India, HUL, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank will be releasing their December quarter report cards this week. Here’s a list: January 15Jio Financial Services, Angel One, PCBL, Choice, International, Kesoram Industries, Fedbank Financial Services, … Read more

Technical Stock Picks: Asian Paints likely to hit fresh highs in 2024. Time to buy?

Asian Paints Ltd, part of the paint industry, might be down marginally from the July 2023 high but chart pattern suggests that the stock is gaining momentum and should be able to hit fresh record highs in 2024. Short-term traders can look to buy the stock now or on dips for a possible target above … Read more