The great Indian equity story is sobering, or so it seems and retail investors may be caught in the crossfire. A new analysis from Kotak Institutional Equities reveals that investors who started systematic investment plans (SIPs) in Indian equities after calendar year 2023 are now staring at modest returns. TheContinue Reading
Year-end index targets have proven wildly inaccurate over two decades, with analysts consistently underestimating bear markets and overestimating bull runs The Street’s annual ritual of predicting next year’s market levels is not just unreliable, it’s even wrong more than half the time, according to a analysis from DSP Mutual FundContinue Reading
More than half of 2025’s 269 small-company debuts now trade below issue price, data show The BSE SME IPO Index has tumbled to 91,627, down 23% from its July 2025 peak, as India’s small-company listing boom collides with the reality that most investors end up underwater. And in the pastContinue Reading
Fractal, Hero FinCorp among firms positioning for February-March window as markets stabilise; investors may have plenty to choose from if deals come through Investors hunting for fresh opportunities in India’s equity markets may soon find themselves spoiled for choice. At least nine companies are preparing to raise a combined RsContinue Reading
Inflows came together in 2025 that Indian markets have never seen before. The question is whether it’s enough Right at this moment, fund managers in India are sitting on Rs 2.08 lakh crore in ready cash. That’s a massive pile by any measure. But here’s the thing—when you stack itContinue Reading
The Baap of Volatility has arrived—and it’s devouring retail portfolios for breakfast, lunch, and dinner Something extraordinary happened on Dalal Street today. The Nifty 50 didn’t just move, but nosedived, rocketed, screamed and confused even the most hard nosed traders. Fifteen directional swings. 1,559 points of cumulative intraday movement. AContinue Reading
The listing-day fireworks are real. But the long-term wealth creation? Well… India’s 2025 IPO market gave investors exactly what seemed promising: good opening-day gains. Two-thirds of the 108 mainboard listings popped on debut. Average first-day return? 9.2 percent. Retail investors who scored allocations felt like lottery winners. They should haveContinue Reading
There is a strong wealth destruction current under the calm and small caps are bearing a brunt of that India’s equity market appears untroubled. Benchmark indices have held their range, heavyweight stocks continue to attract steady flows. To the casual observer, it looks like a market taking a breather. ThatContinue Reading
Indian equity markets have entered the new year on a high and an slippery footing, unsettled less by domestic weakness and more by renewed turbulence in global trade policy. The latest bout of volatility on Dalal Street is a reminder that in an era of integrated capital flows, tariff decisionsContinue Reading
Unofficial traders are making huge pre-listing bets as retail investors chase listing gains, but the unregulated ecosystem of GMP is far from foolproof Every evening in Mumbai and Ahmedabad’s mobile streets, a peculiar ritual unfolds. Men huddle over mobile phones, scribbling numbers on scraps of paper, trading shares that don’tContinue Reading
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