Earnings booster! 44 smallcap, 5 midcap stocks gave Sensex-beating returns last week

Several smallcap and midcap stocks gained double-digit returns last week in the Indian market, while Sensex remained mostly flat. The gains were driven by strong performance results and growth outlooks. Rail-related firms were in demand following an impressive FY23 performance by Indian Railways, while companies such as IndiaMART InterMESH, KEC International, and Mahindra & Mahindra […]

5 world market themes for the week ahead

Fresh turbulence in U.S. banks coupled with debt-ceiling worries in Washington will put the recent world-market stability to the test in May. Wednesday’s U.S. inflation data and Bank of England interest rate decision are also highlights on the calendar, whereas the Chinese data will issue a reality check after March’s surprise. UK businesses may see […]

Dow has best day since Jan 6 after Apple rally, jobs data

Apple’s quarterly results also cheered investors worried about a potential recession. The iPhone maker’s shares hit their highest level in about nine months, and the stock ended up 4.7% in its biggest daily percentage gain since November.

Adani Enterprises’ ability to service debt improves

Adani Group’s flagship company, Adani Enterprises Ltd, has improved its ability to service debt as of March 31, 2023, after its gross debt fell 7% to INR 38,320 crore, while earnings increased. The company’s interest service coverage ratio rose to 3.09 compared with 2.41 a year earlier. EBITDA more than doubled to INR 10,025 crore, […]

Stocks drop 1% on deep selloff in HDFC twins

The Sensex fell 694.96 points or 1.13% to close at 61,054.29, a day after the index surged to its highest in four and a half months. The Nifty declined 186.80 points or 1.02% to end at 18,069. Both the indices once again turned negative for the year on Friday, pulling back about 0.5% year-to-date.

GoI, Vedanta likely to discuss Balco IPO

The government wants Vedanta to list Balco (formerly Bharat Aluminium Co) so that it can offload a part of its stake through the initial public offer (IPO) route before exiting the company fully in due course, said the persons cited above.

Forex reserves surge to 10-month high of $588.7 billion

The rise in the reserves last week was driven by an increase in the RBI’s foreign currency assets, which rose $5 billion to $519.4 billion, latest data showed. The central bank’s gold reserves declined by $494 million to $45.6 billion last week.