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What the Budget means for bond investors

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What the Budget means for bond investors

With the Budget done and dusted, most commentators have pronounced that it is a good Budget for stock markets but an awful one for bond markets. But in our view, whether you – as a bond investor – should celebrate or mourn post-Budget, will depend on your present portfolio allocation to bonds and the kind of bonds you own. Here’s how the budget affects your bond investments.

Aarati Krishnan February 2, 2022 12 Comments

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Budget 2022 – which sectors can benefit?

Several sectors can benefit from the above measures, but none to any major degree. So, we will restrict this article to a select few sectors that can benefit; these being sectors that we are also focusing on or watching for opportunities.

PrimeInvestor Research Team February 2, 2022 3 Comments

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Interest rates: Should you move out of equities?

Long-standing warnings by market gurus about the imminent popping of the stock market bubble seemed to come good, with interest rates for US treasuries spiking up sharply and triggering a fairly sharp correction in stock prices across the world. But why should stocks fall if interest rates rise and will such a rate hike impact India?

R Balakrishnan January 23, 2022 2 Comments

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After the correction, what’s next for Nifty 50?

After the correction, what’s next for Nifty 50? In our previous post on the outlook for the Nifty 50 index, we had shared the view that the correction in the Nifty 50 was incomplete, and we were making a case for a bounce to a lower high and one more push lower.

B Krishnakumar December 12, 2021 5 Comments

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Diagnostics sector review – is it a high growth sector to watch?

Here is a look at the diagnostics sector space, the key players, how they have weathered the Covid storm and, more importantly, where it could be headed.

Pavithra Jaivant December 5, 2021 2 Comments

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Are equity markets overheated?

Are equity markets overheated? Is it time to book profits or is it actually a good time to invest given the exuberance? These may be just some of the questions running through the minds of investors. This article delves into various factors to assess whether the stock market is indeed over-valued, what could go wrong with markets at rich valuations and what investors can do to protect their wealth.

N V Chandrachoodamani October 26, 2021 2 Comments

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Technical outlook – An update on the Nifty 50

We have been publishing updates on the Nifty 50 outlook. You can read the most recent update on the Nifty 50 outlook here. In this article, we take another look at the index. In the previous update, we had mentioned that the outlook for Nifty 50 was positive, and the expectation was a rise to the targets at 16,695 & 18,630.

B Krishnakumar August 12, 2021 6 Comments

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Can the rally continue in the mid-and-smallcap index?

While the benchmark Nifty 50 index has been confined to a broad trading range, the broader markets or the mid-cap and small-cap universe has been buzzing with action. Let us take a closer look at the current trend and the near-term outlook for the Nifty MidSmallcap 400 Index. We have covered this index in an earlier article, and we take a relook now.

B Krishnakumar July 20, 2021 8 Comments

Sugar industry: Will ethanol blending prove a turning point?

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Sugar industry: Will ethanol blending prove a turning point?

Sugar industry: Will ethanol blending prove a turning point? Commodity prices have been rallying globally in the last few weeks, with some folks speculating if this is the start of a new commodity ‘super-cycle’. With all eyes on commodity stocks, the sweetest of them all, sugar companies, too have been trending higher. Leading players such as Balrampur Chini Mills Limited, Dhampur Sugar Mills Limited and EID Parry saw their stocks hit 52-week highs in June (Balrampur Chini Mills Limited and Dhampur Sugar Mills Limited even hit all-time highs) and some stock prices even doubled in the last six months. Here we take a look at the sugar sector in India and its nuances.

Pavithra Jaivant June 27, 2021 11 Comments

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Technical outlook: Where’s the Nifty 50 headed?

A couple of months ago, we had given an outlook for the Nifty 50. Today, we’re giving an update to that Nifty 50 outlook. Here

B Krishnakumar June 8, 2021 18 Comments

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Logistics sector – Results review and Prospects

Even as the economy is battling with the second wave of Covid-19, supply chain appears to be smoother than when the pandemic began. After 2

N V Chandrachoodamani June 3, 2021 2 Comments

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Technical outlook: Is there steam left in mid-and-small caps?

The benchmark Nifty 50 index has been drifting lower since February 16, 2021 when it recorded a high of 15,431.8. While there has been some recovery in the past few weeks, the real action has shifted to the broader markets. Lots of stocks from the mid-cap and small-cap sectors have continued to seek higher levels even as the Nifty 50 index has been struggling in a broad range.

B Krishnakumar May 18, 2021 6 Comments

PrimeInvestor - Articles and Reports

What the Budget means for bond investors

Budget 2022 – which sectors can benefit?

Interest rates: Should you move out of equities?

After the correction, what’s next for Nifty 50?

Diagnostics sector review – is it a high growth sector to watch?

Are equity markets overheated?

Technical outlook – An update on the Nifty 50

Can the rally continue in the mid-and-smallcap index?

Sugar industry: Will ethanol blending prove a turning point?

Technical outlook: Where’s the Nifty 50 headed?

Logistics sector – Results review and Prospects

Technical outlook: Is there steam left in mid-and-small caps?

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