The Indian IPO market, which has witnessed unprecedented demand from investors in recent years, has slowed down in the current calendar year, as weak sentiment toward risky assets, driven by heightened market volatility and a poor response from investors towards new listings, has turned the primary market into a low-activity environment with tepid subscription levels….
The military build-up in the Persian Gulf and a muddied US interest rate outlook dealt the biggest blow to Indian markets since the Union budget, with investors losing nearly ₹6.8 trillion on Thursday. The benchmark Nifty plunged 1.4% to close at 25,454.35 while the Sensex shed 1.5% to 82,498.14. The broader market wasn’t spared either—the…
Marcellus Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd’s co-founder Pramod Gubbi is said to be helming the firm’s foray into India’s ₹81 lakh crore mutual fund industry, according to two people familiar with the matter. The move signals a strategic shift to a sales-first approach for the high-profile portfolio management service (PMS) provider, synonymous with chief investment officer…
The Fractal Industries IPO started on Monday, February 16 and is set to end on Wednesday, February 18. Fractal Industries IPO price band has been established at ₹205 ₹216 per equity share, each having a face value of ₹10. Investors are required to bid for at least 1,200 shares, which corresponds to an investment of…
Indian IT stocks have been under sustained pressure for the past four sessions, dragging benchmark indices lower amid concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to disrupt the labour-intensive domestic tech sector. The Nifty IT index plunged almost 1% on Monday, February 16, taking its four-day selloff to 9.4%. On a month-to-date basis, the index…
Berkshire Hathaway founder and Chairman, Warren Buffett is known for his wealth of investment advice over the years. A few such pointers making the rounds on social media include Buffett’s emphasis on keeping things simple, weighing the pros and cons, and holding on to stocks to see benefits instead of selling at the first spike….
Retail investors are often caught on the wrong foot, trying to chase momentum. Legendary investor Peter Lynch recently pointed out this behavior where he said that investors often spend more time while buying a refrigerator or an airplane than they do investing in a stock — a mistake that costs them. In a recent clip…
BHEL OFS: Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited’s (BHEL) offer for sale (OFS) that kicked off today, February 11, garnered a stellar response from non-retail investors. And tomorrow, retail investors will get their chance to apply for BHEL OFS. The PSU stock cracked 6% today as the two-day OFS by the promoters, i.e. the government of India,…
Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have overtaken foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in ownership of India’s benchmark Nifty50 index, signaling a major structural shift in the country’s equity market. The change was powered largely by sustained mutual fund SIP inflows, rising retail participation and steady investments from insurance and pension funds. According to a report by Motilal…
India’s small-cap segment is under severe pressure, with nearly 80% of small-cap stocks on the BSE correcting 20–90% from their peaks, sharply denting investor wealth and sentiment. Retail investors, who typically have higher exposure to small-caps, are likely to be the worst affected by the ongoing sell-off. Data from Capitaline shows that 946 of the…
