Japan’s Kansai Electric shares rise 5% after forecasting higher earnings and dividends

Shares of Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co rose 5% in Tokyo on Friday, outperforming the broader market, after the country’s largest nuclear power company raised its profit forecast and promised generous shareholder returns. Kansai, in which U.S. activist investor Elliott became a major minority shareholder last month, raised its annual profit forecast 22% to 360 […]

US and China find temporary truce: what it means for India and global markets

At what appears to be a key moment in the ongoing US-China trade dynamic, the latest meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping has marked a pause – if not a breakthrough – in years of escalating tensions. While the contrasting styles of the two leaders were clearly visible – “Xi’s calm, predictable […]

Sebi reduces weightings in Bank Nifty and tightens index rules to broaden representation

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a cap on the weightings of top constituents in non-benchmark indices such as Bank Nifty, with an aim to reduce concentration risk and ensure broader market representation. Under the revised framework, the weight of the top stocks should not exceed 20%, while the combined […]

Nifty’s 10-year seasonality in November is evenly split, but FIIs and DIIs paint a brighter picture

The seasonality of the market in November is evenly split between the bulls and bears, with Nifty ending higher in five of the last ten years and falling in the other five years. Despite the mixed record, the index delivered an average positive return of 1.6% over the month. Despite mixed action for India’s pulse […]

Asian stocks, US futures rise on tech results, gold holds gains

U.S. stock index futures rose after strong earnings from Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. fueled a post-market tech rally, lifting sentiment after a sharp sell-off in the previous session. Contracts for the S&P 500 rose 0.5% and those for the Nasdaq 100 rose 1% after the underlying indices fell on Thursday. Shares of Apple rose […]

Sensex and Nifty fall 0.7% as Fed’s cautious outlook dampens investor sentiment

Mumbai: Indian stock indices fell more than half a percent on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve’s cautious outlook on interest rate cuts for the rest of the year dampened investor sentiment. The NSE Nifty ended at 25,877.85, down 0.7%, or 176.05 points. The BSE Sensex ended at 84,404.46, down 0.7% or 592.67 points. The […]

Top insurers and mutual funds invest in Lenskart’s Rs 3,268 crore anchor round ahead of IPO

Eyewear retailer Lenskart Solutions has raised Rs 3,268.36 crore from 147 anchor investors ahead of its much-awaited IPO, which opens for subscription on October 31 and closes on November 4. The company has allotted 8.13 crore equity shares at the high end of the price band – Rs 402 per share (face value Rs 2 […]

Ahead of Market: 10 Things That Will Determine Stock Market Action on Friday

The Indian market ended lower on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty falling after the US Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision and chairman Jerome Powell’s cautious comments spooked global investors. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 592.67 points, or 0.70%, to close at 84,404.46, while the NSE Nifty 50 fell 176.05 points, or 0.68%, to end […]

Radico Khaitan urges more states to adopt UP’s consumer-friendly liquor policy

The makers of popular liquor brands Magic Moments vodka and 8PM whisky, Radico Khaitan, are campaigning for more states to adopt excise policies like that of Uttar Pradesh to simplify business and give consumers the option of a single store to choose from, managing director Abhishek Khaitan said. Addressing analysts on the earnings call, Khaitan […]