Before 20,000 a retreat in store for Nifty: Analysts

​Nifty has almost tested the new milestone of 20,000 and gained over 7% in the last four weeks, which has pushed the oscillators into the overbought zone. The sharp dip in IT has derailed its momentum, and we could see a breather in auto and FMCG.

High demand, dip in input costs may lift UltraTech margins

For the past four quarters, margins of cement firms have been largely impacted by high raw material costs. But in the year-to-date (YTD) period in 2023, pet coke and thermal coal prices have fallen close to 40%. This should provide relief to cement firms and elevate their margins.

Go First looks at external funding for contingency plan

Go First, the first Indian airline to file for voluntary insolvency proceedings, is reaching out to asset reconstruction companies and distressed debt funds for short-term priority funding, focusing on alternative sources of funds to ensure revival is not impacted by procedural issues. Lenders, Bank of Baroda and Central Bank of India, have agreed in principle […]

FPIs may wait for some steam to blow off a red-hot Street

With the near-uninterrupted 17% rally from the 2023 lows in March taking domestic benchmark indices to record highs and pushing share valuations to elevated levels, there are concerns that the market may be overheated in the near term which could result in foreigners moderating their purchases of local stocks.