Nifty on Friday ended 151 points higher after four successive days of decline and formed a bullish reversal pattern on the daily chart. The psychological mark of 22,000 holds intermediate support, followed by strong support of the 21,800-21,700 subzone. On the higher end, the 20-DEMA placed at 22,300, followed by a bearish gap of 22,430-22,500, …
Two weeks ago, I wrote about adding gold to your portfolio. This week it has surged to new all-time highs. Gold is not alone in its rally, it is likely to be joined by silver, too. Silver presents a compelling investment option in the present macroeconomic environment, a volatile and broadly overvalued equity market. This …
Mumbai: The earnings upgrade-to-downgrade ratio has weakened over the past three months, with 251 companies in the Nifty 500 universe experiencing downgrades for FY24, compared with 152 upgrades, Bloomberg data showed. Among the Nifty 50 companies, 30 experienced downgrades, while 19 underwent upgrades in this period. A Bloomberg earnings upgrade or downgrade is the consensus …
As bulls continue their run on Dalal Street, retail investors have more reasons to cheer than one. Sceptics may say that the music may stop anytime, but the optimists argue that it is hard to stop dancing when the music is still on. Both benchmark indices have hit their lifetime highs in quick succession on numerous occasions in …
Comparing gold against key benchmark indices, gold prices from Diwali last year till date have risen from ₹50,580 per 10 gm to ₹59,654 per 10 gm levels on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), logging to the tune of 18 per cent. Since Diwali 2022, silver price has ascended from ₹57,748 per kg to ₹70,025 per kg …
Market experts feel that having a disciplined investment approach with a fixed investment plan is more important than transient benchmarks. “Retail investors should not concern themselves too much with market levels,” advises Mayank Bhatnagar, Chief Operating Officer, FinEdge about benchmarks soaring. “Today with markets reaching new highs, there is a need for retail investors not …
Stock market vs mutual funds: While investing in mutual funds or stock market, one needs an expert to get better returns on one’s money. However, sometimes even expert advice fails to yield in sync with one’s expected return. In such a scenario, an investor feels disheartened as long term investors find it difficult to bridge …
Passive funds follow a rule-based approach to investing with no active stock selection. They follow an index (like Nifty 50 or Nifty 500) and try to replicate its performance by buying all stocks with the same weight as in the index. In the replication process, several practical challenges can prevent the fund from achieving the …