Auto Added by WPeMatico
The Nasdaq closed lower on Monday, with declines in Intel and other chipmakers, as investors became less confident about a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that Iran pay compensation for the people he said it had killed in wars, attacks and protests. Earlier, Iran called for Washington to…
Archer Aviation shares jumped nearly 10% on Monday after the air-taxi maker agreed to acquire Boeing’s electric aircraft business Wisk Aero and two other units in exchange for a nearly 20% stake in Archer, Reuters reported. The stock opened at $6.41 and traded between $6.08 and $6.87 during the session, climbing as much as 14%…
Mutual fund investors often look at returns, risk, and fund size, but liquidity can become equally important during a market downturn. SEBI’s FY26 annual report shows that small-cap funds could take longer than mid-cap funds to liquidate half of their portfolios. During March 2026, the top 10 small-cap schemes by assets under management (AUM) required…
Active momentum funds have outpaced broader market benchmarks across three- and six-month horizons—a stretch marked by heightened market volatility. In the three months leading up to 23 July 2026, active momentum schemes delivered an average return of roughly 6.4%, comfortably beating the Nifty 500 total return index (TRI) at 1.2% and the Nifty 50 TRI…
Indian investors are increasingly looking beyond domestic markets, with overseas equities and crypto emerging as key avenues for diversifying their portfolios and gaining exposure to global and alternative assets. Recent data on outward remittances under the Reserve Bank of India’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), along with crypto activity data, shows rising participation across both channels….
Investors often look at a mutual fund’s returns before investing, but the risk taken to generate those returns is equally important. The riskometer displayed by mutual funds helps investors understand where a scheme stands on the risk spectrum. The six risk levels are: Low, Low to Moderate, Moderate, Moderately High, High and Very High. Multi-asset…
The 8th Central Pay Commission was given 18 months from its date of constitution to submit its recommendations, the Centre told Parliament on Monday. But key questions on revised salaries, allowances, pensions and the implementation date remain unanswered as the Commission has not yet submitted its report. The government constituted the Commission through a resolution…
In 1994, a young woman joined HDFC in Kolkata and, like many salaried Indians then, began saving a few hundred rupees a month in a recurring deposit. There was no app, no Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), and she knew nothing about the share market. Three decades later, an 18-year-old in Thiruvananthapuram was already six years…
At least 34 BSE-listed companies with a market capitalisation above Rs 3,000 crore have delivered over 100% returns in the past six months. Notably, FIIs increased their holdings in 27 of these stocks during the June quarter, with stakes more than doubling in 11 companies. Here are the stocks that attracted the most institutional interest.
The Indian stock market remained resilient despite global macroeconomic challenges, recording modest gains of 2% in July after a volatile month, and the near-term outlook is now improving, assuming no re-escalation of geopolitical conflicts, HSBC Mutual Fund said in its latest report. HSBC expects India’s investment cycle to be on a medium-term uptrend supported by…