The markets may be in a phase of consolidation, but select opportunities continue to emerge across sectors for investors who are willing to be discerning, Pankaj Pandey, head of research at ICICI Direct, told ET Now.In life insurance, Pandey noted that growth trends have been uneven throughout the year so far. “On the life insurance […]
As the December quarter earnings season kicks off for the IT sector, investor attention is firmly on large-cap names like TCS, HCL Tech and LTIMindtree, with the Street bracing for a seasonally softer quarter on revenue but closely monitoring deal momentum, margins and the evolving AI story.For TCS, expectations are largely stable and unspectacular. The […]
IT services company HCL Technologies is expected to post a strong top-line performance in the December quarter, helped by seasonality in products and ER&D services, currency tailwinds and an increase in the number of large deals. An average of five brokers estimate revenue growth at around 12% year-on-year, while profit after tax (PAT) will grow […]
Mumbai: Indian stock indexes rose on Monday, tracking gains in the rest of Asia, as the rupee’s recovery and renewed foreign flows last week revived sentiment. NSE’s Nifty rose 206 points, or 0.8%, to close at 26,172. BSE’s Sensex rose 638 points, or 0.75%, to end at 85,567. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan rose 1.8% as […]
Kaynes Technologies’ sharp 43% decline from its October peak, capped by a steep 12.5% ​​decline on Friday, has raised questions about whether the stock is approaching a reversal zone or sliding into deeper losses. While momentum indicators remain firmly bearish, the wide gap to the 200-day moving average signals potential mean-reversion opportunities for tactical investors.Edited […]
The Sensex shot past 86,000 for the first time on Thursday, reaching 86,026, while the Nifty rose to 26,246.65 – a record last set on September 27, 2024. But peel away the index veneer and the picture becomes grim: almost half of the Nifty50 stocks haven’t even touched their all-time highs this year, exposing a […]
Retail giant Trent’s 40-45% correction is not a valuation mystery; it is the result of a meaningful slowdown in same-store sales (SSG) growth, says Saurabh Mukherjea, founder of Marcellus Investment Managers. Speaking to ET Now, Mukherjea said the decline is reflective of the broader consumption slowdown in India, but policy support offers hope for 2026. […]
Indian shares fell for the third time in a row on Tuesday, November 25, after a volatile derivative expiry dragged the Sensex and Nifty lower, with heavyweights ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Infosys, ITC, L&T and Kotak Mahindra Bank weighing on the indices.The S&P BSE Sensex fell 314 points, or 0.37%, to close at 84,587, while […]
Hello everyone, you are listening to ET Market Watch with Neha Vashishth, only on The Economic Times.Indian markets started the week on a positive note – mirroring gains across Asia – as optimism grew that Washington could finally end the prolonged US government shutdown. The Sensex rose 319 points to close at 83,535, and the […]
ET Markets spoke to Sneha Poddar, VP-Research, Wealth Management at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, to discuss what is driving the markets, sustainability of valuations, sectoral opportunities and risks for investors as we enter the second half of 2025.Fragments:Q. What is driving the Indian stock market right now? Is it the global signals, the profits, the […]