NPS equity funds offer upto 16% return in three years. Here are the details
National Pension System (NPS) equity funds have yielded up to 16% returns in three years. UTI Pension Fund led with 15.80%, followed by Kotak (15.58%) and ICICI Prudential (15.41%). Other top performers include HDFC, ABSL, LIC, and SBI Pension Funds.
Nestle India receives warning letter from SEBI over breach of insider trading norms
Market watchdog SEBI has issued a warning letter to FMCG major Nestle India over alleged violation of Insider Trading norms by a senior official of the company.
How quality stocks can be your secret weapon for market resilience
Market corrections present opportunities for investors to buy high-quality stocks at a discount. The “Quality Factor” helps identify fundamentally strong companies with better returns, lower risk, and faster recovery. A study of Nifty 500 stocks from 2012-2025 shows high-quality stocks significantly outperforming low-quality ones in returns and resilience, reinforcing quality investing’s long-term benefits.
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In fact, on the daily’s, it was at a very interesting point where we saw a bounce coming in from the bottoms of 47,900 levels and from there we are sustaining high in the trade, but in the intraday structure over here we are seeing certain profit taking coming in in Bank Nifty as well.
Largecaps to lead market recovery, smallcaps still overvalued: Sandip Sabharwal
So, the first phase of the rally could be led by largecaps and then stabilise and then small and midcaps can join in. So, on the largecap side, I would think that companies and the financial, the larger banks like Axis, ICICI, etc, offer value.
ETMarkets Smart Talk: Trade tariffs and their impact on Indian sectors: What lies ahead? Sachin Bajaj decodes
While reciprocal tariffs remain a looming threat, their actual execution and impact are yet to be fully realized. In addition to global influences, domestic factors such as weak earnings, and high valuations have also contributed to the decline in Indian equities.
Tata Consumer bottomed out in all categories in late 2024; expect growth rate to be ahead of nominal GDP: Sunil D’Souza
Sunil D’Souza, MD & CEO of Tata Consumer, explains that tax cuts and reduced inflation have spurred growth, with Tata’s urban trade and e-commerce almost hitting double digits. He predicts a revival in volume growth, emphasizing the importance of both mass market and premium products. Starbucks India aims for 1,000 stores by FY28.
ETMarkets Smart Talk: Is this a buying opportunity? How to spot value stocks in a weak market, Vipul Bhowar explains
The ongoing trade war threatens to cast a shadow over India’s GDP growth, potentially undermining private investment and dampening consumer demand. Yet, amid this uncertainty, glimmers of opportunity emerge for certain sectors, ensuring India will not be severely affected by the trade war.
Fed’s Waller, leaning against March cut, sees easings later in year
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller opposes a rate cut at the upcoming policy meeting. He suggests future cuts are possible if inflation pressures decrease. Waller wants more data, especially on inflation and tariffs, before making a decision. Financial markets expect a possible rate cut by June amid rising concerns over the economic outlook.
Asian stocks fall ahead of US non-farm payroll data
Shares in Australia and Japan fell more than 1% in opening trade while equity index futures for Hong Kong slipped. Drops for Japanese benchmarks reflected declining risk sentiment and a Thursday rally in the yen.