The CPSE index tracking these companies has fallen 30% since its peak last year, compared to a 13% fall in benchmark Sensex. Shipping & banking stocks the biggest losers.
Analysis of SIP data shows account closures rising faster than openings for a few months now. Analysts say it's because ‘newbie’ investors have so far only seen booming markets.
Energy stocks rose 0.5%, led by a 1.2% gain in ONGC after the government cut windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 3,250 per metric ton from Rs 5,200, effective 15 June.
Net equity mutual fund inflows in May are the highest on record since April 2019, when AMFI started reporting monthly mutual fund flows in the current format.
The Group’s stocks rose strongly on Monday, following exit polls that predicted a landslide for Modi, but reversed all gains Tuesday as trends showed the BJP would fall well short of a single-party majority.
Fall in stock markets comes after they rallied more than 3% Monday, the first day of trading after the exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for BJP.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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