Mobile GST hike gives government more than PLI outlay: Industry Executives

In fact, the five-year smartphone PLI scheme will leave a revenue surplus of ₹11,000 crore if only the Centre’s GST (goods and services tax) collections are taken into consideration, industry body India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) said in a June 5 letter to the finance ministry. The government increased the GST on mobile phones […]

Stock screener: MFs, FIIs drool over these 10 stocks, earn double-digit returns

Institutional investors such as foreign portfolio investors and mutual funds have increased their stakes in at least 20 Indian stocks in the past three quarters, but only 10 of these investments have yielded double-digit returns in FY23. The stocks that have rewarded the institutional investors include L&T Finance Holdings, Maharashtra Scooters, Arvind Smartspaces, Devyani International, […]

These 10 stocks gain for 5 days in a row; do you own any?

After enjoying four consecutive days of gains, the benchmark index Sensex ended on a negative note on Thursday. Nevertheless, ETMarkets.com has shortlisted ten stocks from the BSE200 index that have demonstrated consistent share price growth over the past five trading sessions. With the exception of a couple of stocks, most of these stocks are trading […]

Banks and IT stocks share inverse relationship, shows 14-year history

According to Jefferies, India’s most widely-owned sectors, financials and IT, have shown an inverse relationship nearly 70% of the time in the past 14 years. The reason for this lies in macroeconomic trends; banks tend to outperform during times of favourable macros like stable and strong INR, falling yields and strong growth, whereas IT tends […]

Hot Stocks: Brokerage view on Paytm, Avenue Supermarts, HDFC Life and SBI Life

Brokerage firm CLSA has maintained a buy rating and target price of Rs 850 on Paytm. Motilal Oswal has recommended a buy call on Avenue Supermarts with a target price of Rs 4200. However, Macquarie downgraded HDFC Life to neutral from outperform with a target price of Rs 556, ICICI Prudential Life and SBI Life […]