Stocks to Buy | 2 top stock recommendations from Aditya Arora

Markets are showing impressive performance with FMCG and Metal sectors leading the way. Aditya Arora of Adlytick highlights Hindustan Unilever and Emami as promising stocks to watch, given their recent correction and potential for upward movement.

Gensol Engineering shares drop 4% after promoters offload 2.37% stake

Gensol Engineering shares fell after promoters sold 2.37% equity to reinvest in the business. Following an 18-day, 70% drop, the company aims to enhance stability and growth. Promoters will reinvest sale proceeds in June. Plans for a stock split and fundraising will be considered on March 13.

Positive Breakout: These 5 stocks cross above their 200 DMAs

In the Nifty500 pack, five stocks’ close prices crossed above their 200 DMA (Daily Moving Averages) on March 07, according to stockedge.com’s technical scan data. The 200-day DMA is used as a key indicator by traders for determining the overall trend in a particular stock. As long as the stock is priced above the 200-day […]

From India’s growth to market cycles: Key takeaways from Howard Marks’ diary

Billionaire investor Howard Marks, in his interaction during his Mumbai visit, described the current market cycle as unusual, making it difficult to pinpoint its exact start. He believes that despite a long expansion, the absence of extreme booms has kept major downturns at bay. “This is a very unusual cycle because it’s even hard to […]

Asset quality, retail play key to City Union Bank’s growth

The Kumbakonam-based bank offers loans to the MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises), retail, wholesale and agriculture segments. The bank’s advances grew by 15% to ₹50,409 crore while deposits rose by 11% to ₹58,271 crore year-on-year at the end of December 2024.

Impossible trinity problem causes a cash crunch in Asia

China’s overnight and seven-day repo rates surged in February, while bond investors took losses from a sharp rise in yields. Banking liquidity in India suffered its highest deficit in at least 14 years earlier this year and overnight borrowing costs jumped. Liquidity also dried up in Indonesia and Malaysia following central bank currency interventions.

Asian equities poised for weak open, futures drop

Benchmarks in Japan and South Korea declined, dragging a gauge of Asian equities lower. Futures contracts for the S&P 500 declined as much as 1.1% in early trading while those for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 sank even more. Treasury yields slipped across maturities.

Margin trading fund shrinks as investors turn cautious

The combined margin trading fund (MTF) book on the NSE and BSE has shrunk by ₹15,000 crore since January 1 and ₹5,000 crore in the past week. MTF is a system allowing investors to borrow to buy shares they cannot afford and it stood at ₹71,500 crore on Friday.