Gold prices slightly decreased as a strong U.S. jobs report led to lowered expectations for a large Fed rate cut. Market participants are now waiting for upcoming inflation data and comments from Federal Reserve officials. In other markets, silver, platinum, and palladium saw slight gains. Key economic data from Germany, Continue Reading

On the upside, immediate resistance is expected at 25,250. Stocks such as Coforge, Balrampur Chini, JK Lakshmi Cement, Divi’s Lab, Torrent Pharma, Titan, Ipca Labs, and Lal PathLabs could attract support-based buying, said analysts.

India’s reserves-comprising major currencies, gold special drawing rights and reserves with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-have been rising steadily since 2013, when the country was part of the “fragile five” category and foreign investors exited because of weak macroeconomic fundamentals.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% due to concerns over sustained inflation and geopolitical tensions in West Asia. The central bank may also shift its monetary policy stance to neutral, reflecting tolerance for surplus liquidity in the banking system.

With large IPOs from Hyundai, Swiggy, Afcons, Waaree and NTPC Green expected in the second half, the primary market is projected to raise over ₹1.5 lakh crore through IPOs alone this financial year, positioning investment bankers for a boom year.

Retail investors are increasingly drawn to IPOs for strong listing gains, but nearly half of companies listed since 2020 have struggled to retain those gains. Despite market volatility, many have managed positive returns over time, with more than half achieving 50% or more returns and a third seeing triple-digit gains.

Foreigners’ long-short ratio – a measure of the number of their bullish positions versus bearish – in index futures dropped to 58% on Friday from around 81% on September 27. A falling reading of this measure means investors are cutting their bullish bets and increasing their bearish ones.

India and the EU are set to hold the next round of FTA negotiations in early next year. Limited progress was achieved on rules of origin and government procurement. Positive discussions took place on market access for goods, sectoral annexes, and professional qualifications recognition.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% due to concerns over sustained inflation and geopolitical tensions in West Asia. The central bank may also shift its monetary policy stance to neutral, reflecting tolerance for surplus liquidity in the banking system.

The Treynor ratio evaluates mutual fund performance by measuring risk-adjusted returns against market risk, or beta. It’s valuable for assessing funds in diversified portfolios and comparing risk management, but doesn’t account for unsystematic risk and assumes a well-diversified portfolio.