Overview Although the stock market’s lack of response to the disruptive pandemic waves has been perplexing, the Indian government has urged local governments to take more focused and localised containment steps to avoid a large economic effect. For the week ending May 23, the Nomura India Business Resumption Index (NIBRI) fell to 60 from 63 …
Overview The proposal to combine the 12 percent and 18 percent GST slabs into a single rate that will apply to most products is likely to be postponed, while the GST reimbursement cess on items like automobiles could be extended. The GST Council meeting on Friday is expected to address a number of concerns raised …
Overview In the first week of May, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) removed Rs. 5,936 crores from Indian stocks, citing concerns about the large second wave of the pandemic and its economic implications. According to depositories’ numbers, overseas investors withdrew a net sum of Rs. 5,936 crores from Indian stock markets between May 3 and 7, …
Even as the pandemic struck India in 2020 and there was an economic slowdown, foreign direct investment into India was unabated. In the financial year 2020-21, the overall FDI inflows hit a new peak of $43.366 billion, beating the earlier record of $43.013 in the previous financial year. The data, released by the Reserve Bank …
An Overview of Morgan Stanley’s Report According to Morgan Stanley’s latest report, Indian equities are expected to outperform their emerging market (EM) peers in 2021, with bets on domestic cyclical stocks leading the way, led by rate sensitives. For the time being, the research and broking house has kept its December 2021 goal for the …
An Overview of the Purchases Made India’s central bank chose to purchase a number of sovereign papers amounting collectively to a value of INR 34,175 Crores between April 22 and May 4, 2021. These purchases were made in order to offset borrowing costs and bring them down. This was necessary since there a high probability …
An Overview The Indian stock markets saw positive action owing to the fact that equity benchmarks saw themselves account for the best one-day gains in over a month. This rise in value is owed to the boost provided by India’s biggest lenders. If we examine the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (or BSE’s) Sensex, it saw …
Gold touched an over three-month peak on Tuesday even as investors in exchange-traded funds have shown positive interest in the yellow metal. Further, rising inflationary pressure and a weakened US dollar have added to the appeal of gold as a hedge option. The dollar was hovering close to lows of many months against European currencies, …
Overview Gold has always been significant in India, as it has been used as a symbol of opulence at weddings and festivals. Thanks to the metal’s scarcity, gold has developed into an ideal shield for uncertain markets over time. Gold prices have been steadily rising in recent months and in light of Akshaya Tritiya, it …
India has been seeing a retail investor boom when it comes to the stock market ever since the first lockdown was imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. According to data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 90 lakh people have joined the legion of retail investors during the fiscal year 2021. Bombay Stock …
