China’s challenge: Avoiding Japan’s generational gamble

The PBOC will also reduce mortgage rates by 50bp, lower the down payment ratio for second homes, and explore options for banks to purchase land from developers. Additionally, an RMB 500bn liquidity program for non-bank financial institutions and a re-lending initiative for share buybacks were announced.

UBS initiates coverage on 6 pharma stocks. Sun Pharma, Cipla among top buys

Global brokerage firm UBS has initiated coverage on several pharma stocks, highlighting potential upsides and challenges within the sector. The report points to weakening trends in both India and the US, with underappreciated growth slowdowns in these markets. UBS has provided a mixed outlook, issuing both ‘Buy’ and ‘Sell’ ratings on a range of pharmaceutical […]

Vinit Bolinjkar on his top 2 bets in auto, power next week

Vinit Bolinjkar of Ventura Securities highlights Maruti and Adani Green as top picks. Maruti aims to establish 25,000 charging points by FY25. Adani Green is also promising with upcoming IPOs. Banking, IT, and metal sectors are expected to continue performing well, although some profit-taking may occur in the coming weeks.

These 8 smallcap stocks rally 15-35% during the week

In the week ending September 27, the Sensex experienced a weekly gain of about 1.2%, while the smallcap index remained largely unchanged. However, 8 smallcap stocks achieved significant weekly price increases between 15% and 37%. (Data Source: ACE Equity)

Silver prices can hit Rs 1 lakh soon. Here are 6 reasons why

Silver prices showed a stellar rally on Thursday up to their highest level in a decade on the back of China’s stimulus measures amid desperate attempts by the world’s largest consumer of white metal to shore up its economic growth. However, industrial sector demand remained a concern.

Explained: What is Return Due to Net Selectivity Ratio in mutual funds. Why does it matter?

In simple terms, the net selectivity ratio is a measure of a portfolio manager’s stock-picking skills. It looks at how well the manager can choose individual securities that outperform their benchmarks or market indexes. The ratio isolates the returns that arise purely from the active selection of securities rather than external market factors like overall […]