One of the conventional rules of investing suggests allocating around 80–85% of a portfolio to equities and the remaining 15–20% to gold. However, given gold’s stellar returns over the past year and the relatively muted performance of the Indian stock market, investors are now grappling with whether they should increase their gold exposure beyond the…
India VIX, or the fear gauge that indicates the degree of nervousness in the Indian stock market, is going through the roof amid an escalating US-Iran conflict, a sharp surge in crude oil prices, and the rupee’s fall to record lows. The volatility index surged by more than 21% intraday on Wednesday, March 4, hitting…
The stock market is facing strong headwinds at the current juncture. Geopolitical risks remain elevated amid the ongoing US–Iran war, while the Russia–Ukraine conflict has stretched beyond four years. Crude oil prices have spiked, adding to inflationary pressures. There are also visible signs of a slowdown in global growth. At the same time, artificial intelligence…
360 ONE Asset’s Anup Maheshwari says improving earnings and overweight positioning could eventually pull foreign flows back, even as investors chase stronger growth elsewhere for now. Source
Indian stock market benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex are expected to open in sharp sell-off mode on Monday after a dramatic escalation in West Asia rattled global sentiment. A coordinated military strike by the United States and Israel on Iran has significantly heightened geopolitical tensions and further weakened already fragile investor risk appetite. According…
US-Iran war: West Asia, or, as some people call it, the Middle East, is in chaos, and Indian stock market investors have strong reasons to be worried. The US and Israel have jointly attacked Iran, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the West Asian country for more than three decades. Iran, too,…
The IT sector is on the cusp of a major transition, which could be painful. Investors should stay away from the sector for some quarters to see how the sector evolves, said Karan Aggarwal, co-founder and CIO of Ametra PMS- a quant-based PMS and portfolio manager- in an interview with Mint. “We would advise investors…
Mihir Vora, chief investment officer at TRUST Mutual Fund, believes it is time to increase exposure to equities as he expects 10 to 12% earnings growth for large-caps and about 20% earnings growth for mid-caps and small-caps over the next couple of years. “The medium-term opportunity remains compelling, but the path is unlikely to be…
Vikas Gupta, CEO & Chief Investment Strategist at OmniScience Capitalbelieves that the Indian stock market remains on firm ground amid a strong macroeconomic setup. He expects the Indian markets to outperform the other developed markets in the year ahead. Sectorally, he prefers the banking space and recommends avoiding IT and defense pack as valuations and…
However, he cautioned that India’s information technology (IT) companies are staring at an earnings cut, likely to begin in fiscal 2027-2028, amid concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) will compress billings and revenue growth. Edited excerpts: The Nifty IT Index is down 21% in the last year and has fallen 17% in the last month. How…
