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Market wrap: Sensex closes flat, Nifty holds 23,400; Titan, Eternal lead gains
Indian stock markets finished the trading session with minor gains. The Sensex and Nifty saw fluctuations throughout the day before settling higher. India VIX, a measure of market volatility, experienced a notable decline. This indicates a period of relative stability after intraday movements. Investors observed the market's performance as it concluded the day's trading.
ET Alpha Wealth Summit: India outperformed emerging markets over a 10-15 year period; market lag is recency bias: Vikas Khemani
Veteran investor Vikas Khemani said concerns over Indian equities stem largely from recency bias, not weakening fundamentals. Speaking at the ET Alpha Wealth Summit, he highlighted India’s strong long-term outperformance versus emerging markets and urged investors to focus on structural growth drivers rather than short-term market volatility.
Asian Paints Share Price Live Updates: Asian Paints exhibits low volatility in the market.
Stocks in news: Alkem Labs, Vedanta, Canara Bank, NHPC, Adani Ports
Markets closed higher on weekly expiry day despite volatility, with Nifty showing signs of recovery but facing resistance around 23,800-24,000. Key stocks like Alkem Labs, Vedanta, Canara Bank, NHPC, and Adani Ports are in focus due to significant corporate developments including block deals, ED visits, capital raising plans, oversubscribed OFS, and strong cargo volumes.
Groww, Lenskart, 9 other stocks among Motilal’s non-Nifty ideas. Check full list
Motilal Oswal has revealed its top non-Nifty stock picks. The brokerage anticipates robust earnings growth for these companies. Key names include ICICI Prudential AMC, TVS Motor, and Dixon Technologies. Delhivery shows the highest projected earnings expansion. Investors can explore these opportunities for potential gains.
Stocks to buy or sell: Dharmesh Shah of ICICI Sec suggests buying Tata Power, Sona BLW shares on 1 June
Indian benchmark indices opened higher on June 1, supported by gains in IndiGo and Asian Paints. The NSE Nifty rose 0.38% and the BSE Sensex gained 0.36% amid positive Asian market sentiment and recovery after recent sell-offs.
ET Alpha Wealth Summit: Navigating the great wealth shift in an uncertain market cycle
The ET Alpha Summit in Mumbai brings together leading market voices to explore how investors should navigate expensive markets amid geopolitical uncertainty, inflation and volatility. The sessions focus on Saurabh Mukherjea’s take on the disappearance of cheap stocks and the need to rethink valuation discipline, alongside Samir Arora’s view on where India’s next wave of wealth creation will emerge through structural shifts and evolving market leadership.
When markets panic, valuations don’t: A case for staying invested
Amid heightened global uncertainty and sharp market swings, long-term investors should focus on intrinsic value rather than short-term price movements, says Gautam Sinha Roy of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. He argues that India’s resilient macro fundamentals, stabilising earnings cycle and moderating valuations continue to support the case for staying invested through volatility.
INR rebounds well from historic lows as oil retreats from elevated levels; geopolitical risk and oil price sensitivity to cap upside
The Indian rupee rebounded 49 paise from its all-time closing low to settle at 96.37 against the US dollar on Thursday after crude oil prices retreated from elevated levels amid signs of easing geopolitical friction, alongside likely central bank intervention. Rupee had gained after the recent geopolitical developments, but investors are still gauging the geopolitical risk and oil price sensitivity in the background. The one-year forward market rate for the rupee touched the crucial 100/USD mark on Wednesday, indicating that currency markets are pricing in a weakening bias for the USD/INR pair over the next 12 months. Meanwhile, The Nifty 50 settled at 23,654.70 (down 4.30 points or 0.02%), while the BSE Sensex closed at 75,183.36 (down 135.03 points or 0.18%). The dollar index rose above 99.2 on Thursday, approaching again April-highs, as markets continued to track developments in the Middle East.
BSE vs MCX: Which stock are you betting on? Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, others have their say
Amidst market volatility, Indian stock exchanges BSE and MCX have seen significant rallies, driven by increased trading activity. Both reported strong Q4 earnings. While Jefferies and ICICI Securities remain cautious on BSE, citing stagnant market share, brokerages like HDFC Securities and Morgan Stanley are more optimistic about MCX, highlighting its growth drivers in commodity trading.
Nifty Bank falls 500 points as PNB, Canara Bank, SBI, other stocks decline up to 3%. What lies ahead?
Indian bank stocks tumbled, dragging the Nifty Bank index down as a weakening rupee and rising global bond yields soured market sentiment. Several major banks saw significant declines, with analysts pointing to key technical levels. The rupee hit an all-time low against the dollar, exacerbating concerns for the financial sector.
Infosys, OFSS, TechM, other IT stocks gain up to 3% despite weak market sentiment. Here's why
IT stocks such as Infosys and Oracle Financial Services Software gained, while LTIMindtree, Coforge, Tech Mahindra, Mphasis and Persistent Systems also posted strong gains. Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 dropped over 1% as the rupee hit a record low and bond yields surged to all-time highs.