Asian stocks rise as relief rally builds after UK U-turn

China’s stock market opened nearly flat and edged up 0.12% to 3,088.54 as the Chinese ruling Communist Party’s twice-a-decade congress remains in session this week. Chinese state banks are stepping up intervention to defend the weakening yuan, banking sources told Reuters on Monday, while many companies have announced share buyback programmes.

Auto at cusp of a rebound makes logistics a good turnaround bet

UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund, the only actively managed fund in the space, is one of the best-performing equity schemes in the past year, gaining 11.2%, compared with the Nifty 50 which lost 3.4%. Eyeing the opportunity, new fund offerings (NFOs) of IDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund and ICICI Prudential Transportation and Logistics Fund have […]

HDFC could be out of Nifty by Dec-Jan; $1.5 billion outflow likely

The housing finance company with a 5.5% weight in the Nifty could see an outflow of around $1.3-1.5 billion from the passive funds once it’s excluded from the benchmark, they said. Pidilite Industries and Ambuja Cements are among the top contenders to replace HDFC, said analysts.