​At multi-year highs: These 5 stocks gave 5-year breakouts​

In the NSE list of stocks with a market cap of over Rs 1,000 crore, five stocks crossed their previous 5-year high value at the close on December 15, suggesting bullishness in counters, according to stockedge.com’s technical scan data. Take a look.

Dollar stands tall as hawkish ECB fans downturn fears

The Bank of England raised its key interest rate on Thursday as well and indicated more hikes were likely. However, investors bet that the BoE might be getting close to the end of its increases in borrowing costs.

KFin to ride MF wave, but issue suitable for high-risk investors

It also serves clients in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. The domestic MF segment contributed 70.6% to revenue from operations in FY22. The international and other investor solutions formed 7.6% and issuer solutions contributed 11.6% to the revenue while the rest was from global business services.

Oil rises, poised to end week higher despite economy concerns

The market found support this week from International Energy Agency projections of Chinese oil demand recovering next year after a 2022 contraction to 400,000 barrels per day (bpd). The agency raised its 2023 oil demand growth estimate to 1.7 million bpd.

Nomura sets Nifty 2023 target at 19,030

“Inflation has peaked, but could remain sticky. This would likely keep Fed hawkish prioritising inflation flight over growth slowdown,” said Nomura’s strategists Saion Mukherjee and Neelotpal Sahu in a note to clients. “The tightening monetary policy could drive major economies into recession and India’s growth will likely be adversely impacted from the global spillover.”

HUL could see a 15% upside, says Jefferies

The brokerage house expects HUL’s earnings per share to rise 13% and values the stock at 60 times its September 2024 earnings, slightly higher than its five-year average to arrive at its base-case target price.