Metal stocks have been on a roll lately. The Nifty Metal index has been up significantly, with gains of over 50%, in the last one year. ETMarkets spoke to Sonam Srivastava, Founder & CEO of Wright Research, to understand the factors behind the rally and more. Edited excerpts: 1. The Nifty Metal index has been … Read more
India’s largest domestic institutional investor Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has reduced ownership in at least 80 stocks, including 16 PSUs, in the March quarter with the market value of its portfolio surging to Rs 14 lakh crore. LIC was seen cutting stakes in BHEL, SAIL, Coal India, Oil India, Mahanagar Gas, MOIL, SBI, … Read more
Indian market is likely to consolidate on Thursday tracking mixed global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.22% at 22420 levels on Wednesday. India VIX was up by 0.78% from 10.20 to 10.28 levels. On the options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 22500 and then towards 22700 strikes while … Read more
Metal stocks jumped 11% on Tuesday, led by Hindustan Copper and Hindustan Zinc, amid a slew of triggers like strong Q4 updates and improving manufacturing outlook in the world’s two largest economies – China and USA. The other major gainers were Vedanta and Steel Authority of India (SAIL) which rose over 4.5% in intraday trade. … Read more
Shares of NMDC fell over 4% on Thursday to the day’s low of Rs 197.15 on the NSE after Kotak Institutional Equities warned investors of sharp price cuts and earnings downgrade going ahead. The domestic brokerage trimmed its fair value to Rs 195 from an earlier Rs 205 while retaining a ‘Sell’ view. The valuations … Read more
The Indian market is likely to consolidate on Thursday tracking muted global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 1.66% at 22,073 levels on Wednesday. India VIX was up 5.79% from 13.64 to 14.43 levels. Positive setup was seen in stocks like Abbot India, ICICI Bank, and Bajaj Finance while weakness in NALCO, … Read more
Indian market is expected to consolidate on Tuesday tracking mixed global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 0.01% at 22499 levels on Monday. India VIX was down by 0.47% from 15.24 to 14.92 levels. Positive setup was seen in stocks like BHEL, NTPC, Tata Communication, Gail India, PEL, Tata Power, MFSL, IGL, … Read more
There are a host of corporate actions scheduled for this week. Natco Pharma, Suprajit Engineering, NMDC, and Jupiter Wagons will trade ex-dividend, while The South Indian Bank’s rights issue’s ex-date is fixed this week. On Monday, 26th February, Fineotex Chemical (Rs 1.2/share), Gateway Distriparks (Rs 0.75/share), Natco Pharma (Rs 1.25/share), Suprajit Engineering (Rs 1.1/share), and … Read more
Indian market is expected to trade higher on Thursday tracking positive global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.46% at 21925 levels. India VIX was down by 2.34% from 15.81 to 15.44 levels. Volatility cooled off from its highs and gave way to the bulls at crucial support zones. Positive setup was … Read more
Most technical indicators suggest a correction in the near term. If Nifty falls below 21,250, it is likely to move towards the 21,000-20,900 range. However, if the index surpasses and maintains levels above 21,500, analysts anticipate index to move to 21,600-21,700 range. SBI, NMDC, SAIL, RIL, Infosys, GAIL, Siemens, Tata Power, Coforge, MGL, Star Cement, … Read more
