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. The weighted-average internal rate of return … Read more
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. A market that went up, down, … Read more
Morgan Stanley Report Shows Historic Shift Away from Gold and Property; Equity Investments Triple in Five Years Indian household wealth has swelled to a record $10.1 trillion, with families dramatically reshaping their portfolios by moving money from traditional gold and real estate into stocks and mutual funds at an unprecedented pace, according to a comprehensive … Read more
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 decisions taken thousands of miles away … Read more