The Nifty is down 6%, stocks are being sold without discrimination and panic is in the air. Kotak Institutional Equities says this is precisely the wrong reaction — and has put out a detailed playbook on what investors should actually be doing right now The sell-off has been sharp, haphazard, and in large parts, unwarranted. … Read more
The US-Israel-Iran war has rejigged India’s auto sector favourites, and the EV trade is now the only clear place to hide, says Nomura The US-Iran war has abruptly changed the calculus for India’s automobile sector. With Brent crude surging — up from around $60 at the start of the year — Nomura’s India autos team … Read more
With oil nearing soaring and the Strait of Hormuz closed, UBS Global Wealth Management CIO Mark Haefele has published an investment roadmap. Here is what it says. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and spot Brent crude trading higher at $90 per barrel, UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Officer Mark Haefele has published … Read more
Markets fall when conflict breaks out. Here is what the data says happens post the war The Sensex has just posted its worst week in six years. Oil is above $100. The Strait of Hormuz is effectively shut. And in investing forums across India, retail investors are asking the same question: should I get out? … Read more
Crisil Ratings has mapped the damage sector by sector. The list goes well beyond fuel prices and refiners. With the Strait of Hormuz virtually closed, the risk of passage had simply become too high. And with that, one of the world’s most critical energy corridors has gone dark taking with it a supply chain that … Read more
PhillipCapital sees GDP at 7.5% and a Nifty at 27,500, but the real story is where earnings are actually going to show up In dealing rooms in Mumbai, everybody has their fingers crossed. The war in the Middle East is keeping oil traders on edge. Geopolitical alignments that held for decades are shifting. AI is … Read more
FIIs have been dumping India’s most widely held stock on Iran war fears Reliance Industries is up 3% in trade today, but do not mistake the bounce for a full recovery. The stock dropped 4% this week and 8% over the past month as it was caught in the broad wave of selling that has … Read more
India imports half its crude and LNG through a waterway that is now closed. The oil basket reaction could be mixed. The war in the Middle East has stopped being a headline risk for Indian energy investors. As of this week, it is a balance sheet event. US and Israeli strikes on Iran, followed by … Read more
Rs64,000 crore erased in two days. An all-time high just last week. India’s biggest engineering company got caught in a conflict it didn’t start — but the fundamentals haven’t changed. Here’s what the numbers say. On February 24, Larsen & Toubro touched an all-time high of Rs4,440. Four days later, US and Israeli strikes on … Read more
Indian equity markets ended Monday’s bruising session well off their lows, with the Nifty 50 recovering sharply from an intraday bottom of 24,600 to close at 24,865 which is a sign that buying interest emerged at lower levels even as the broader sentiment remained deeply cautious following a geopolitical shock that rattled global financial markets. … Read more