Buy or sell: What smallcap mutual fund investors should do in 2024
These funds typically invest in businesses in their growth phase, offering high potential for returns but carrying higher risks than mid and large-cap funds. In 2023, small-cap funds have drawn considerable attention due to their exceptional performance, driven by various economic and market factors.
Ajay Bagga on the big market triggers to watch out for in 2024
“Overall, the big trigger will be the Fed rate cut which should happen by March, April and we will have to see the magnitude of that so the big defining trend for this year will be rate cuts across the world,” says Ajay Bagga, Chairman, Elyments Platforms
Year-ender 2023: Key lessons for stock market investors
In March, 3 banks in the US namely Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank and First Republic Bank collapsed due to a run on their deposits caused by higher interest rates and losses on their bond portfolios.
New Year Outlook: 9 things you need to know about Dalal Street action in 2024
For Dalal Street, 2023 turned out to be one of the best years in history, with equity markets clocking their highest gains in two years. The Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the year with about 20% gains each and also hit fresh lifetime highs.As we enter into 2024, the bulls are holding the strings tight, […]
Electrifying Show! This sector outshines in December as 16 stocks give double-digit returns
The S&P BSE Utilities index rallied 20% and hit a fresh lifetime high of 4825.36 points during the month, whereas S&P BSE Power index surged more than 18% and scaled a fresh lifetime high of 5869.23 points.
A bumper year for equities, and the promise of more
On average, they invested Rs 15,100 crore a month via MF SIPs in 2023, while 26.8 million new demat accounts till November showed large direct retail participation. Foreign investors panicked halfway through the year but, in the end, flocked back to pump in highest-ever Rs 1.75 lakh crore, bettering 2020’s Rs 1.73 lakh crore.
ETMarkets Smart Talk: General elections, Budget among top 4 events to track in 2024: Sunny Agrawal
BFSI, Real Estate, Auto, Cement, Engineering/Cap Goods, Infra, Railways, Defence, Renewables, IT, Biofuels etc
New Year Technical Picks 2024: 10 stock recommendations for your portfolio
India’s benchmark BSE Sensex rose 19%, and the broader Nifty 50 gained 20% in 2023, led by sustained domestic mutual fund inflows, return of foreign buying, better-than-expected economic growth, and healthy corporate earnings. Meanwhile, based on technical parameters, domestic brokerage firm Axis Securities recommended several stocks for 2024. These stocks include Maruti Suzuki, PNB, JSW […]
Mad rally drives double-digit gains in 250 smallcap stocks in blockbuster December
In November, when Nifty 50 gave over 5% returns, 334 smallcap stocks registered double-digit returns.
Decade-long S&P 500 bull surge is running into a valuation wall
So great have the ains been that some fairly simple math shows that however roaring the 2020s turn out to be, reprising the last decade’s bounty will take near-miracle expansions in earnings and valuations.