Vikas Khemani bets big on IndiGo, BHEL, and PSU banks amid market volatility

Vikas Khemani of Carnelian Asset Management outlines his investment strategy amid market volatility. He favors mid and large-cap stocks, with selective contra plays like IndiGo. Khemani prefers conventional power enablers over renewables and emphasizes company selection in banking. He maintains his market cap mix and avoids fads and unproven businesses. His approach centers on conviction, […]

Mutual fund bulls vs FII bears: The Rs 38,000 crore battle for 5 popular bank stocks

Domestic mutual funds bought banking stocks worth Rs 38,000 crore in March, countering heavy FII selling of Rs 60,655 crore during the Iran war selloff. Major accumulation was seen in HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Axis Bank. HDFC Bank emerged as the top pick across leading mutual fund houses, according to […]

Multi-asset funds offer consistent returns if not quite the big bang

The strategy has, however, lagged higher-returning asset classes such as gold and global equities, with 14.7% and 18.6% annualised returns, respectively, over the same period. “How gold, equity or debt behaves in isolation is very different from how a well-constructed​combination performs,” said Aashish Sommaiyaa, ED & CEO, WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund.

Global Markets: Asian stocks rise, US hits record on Iran talks

​The MSCI Asia Pacific Index opened 0.4% higher on Thursday as traders bet a de-escalation of the Middle East conflict will ease oil prices and lift economic growth. That was after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes both closed at record highs, with Bank of America Corp. and Morgan Stanley leading financials higher after […]

Sebi allows companies to resize fresh issue size sans new IPO papers

SEBI has allowed companies to revise IPO fresh issue sizes by up to 50% without refiling a draft offer document, according to sources. The move aims to ease capital raising in volatile markets. Currently, firms must refile if the issue size changes by more than 20% from the original plan.