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2 weeks ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
HomeNewsBusinessMutual FundsDespite tariff jitters, DIIs keep the faith with a Rs 2 lakh crore bet on equities in 2025 Trending TopicsRBI Monetary PolicySensex LiveGold price todayIndian RupeeRatan Tata Will Despite Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) outflows of Rs 1.4 lakh crore, DIIs have continued to invest aggressively, building on record net inflows of Rs5.22 lakh crore in 2024.
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2 weeks ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
From their respective peaks, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices have corrected over 21 percent and 24 percent, while the Sensex and Nifty have declined by around 15 percent. The broader market indices have seen a steeper correction than benchmarks Sensex and Nifty over the last two sessions, owing to Trump’s tariff announcements, rekindled concerns over a potential global slowdown, thus tempering valuations and wiping out momentum.
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2 weeks ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
Demat Account Growth Slows to 23-Month Low Amid Market Volatility The momentum in new demat account openings continued to decelerate in March, marking the slowest pace of additions in 23 months. Despite a steady rise in the total number of demat accounts, data from depositories indicates a notable slowdown in new registrations. In March, 2.04 million new accounts were opened—the lowest growth since April 2023—compared to 3.03 million in February.
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3 weeks ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
In March, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged 5.8 percent and 6.3 percent, respectively Mutual funds have been net sellers in Indian equities over the past six sessions, as they capitalized on the recent market rally to book profits, experts said. . Between March 20 and 28, mutual funds offloaded equities worth over Rs 16,000 crore, which analysts attribute to profit booking following recent gains.
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4 weeks ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
The company had earlier filed draft papers with SEBI in 2018. At that time, the proposal included a fresh issue of shares worth Rs98 crore and an offer for sale of up to 3.94 million shares Helmet maker Studds Accessories has refiled its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with capital market regulator Sebi for approval to raise funds through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
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4 weeks ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
This is the first instance of net selling by retail participants since September 2024 and the most significant since December 2023. Despite a robust market, March marked the first instance in six months where retail investors became net sellers of equities, driven primarily by profit-taking. This sell-off, the most significant in 15 months, saw outflows reach Rs 9,200 crore—the first net selling since September 2024 and the steepest since December 2023.
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1 month ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
The combined average daily cash turnover of BSE and NSE in March so far stood at around Rs 1 lakh crore, reflecting a modest 3% increase compared to the previous month The sharp, sustained rebound in Indian equities has not seen a wide investor participation, with the average daily turnover in the cash segment for March showing only a marginal uptick compared to the previous month, indicating a cautious sentiment despite the market rally, as experts look to RBI policy and quarterly earnings...
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1 month ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
Broader indices such as the BSE MidCap and SmallCap saw even stronger performances, climbing 8.4 percent and 9.8 percent, respectively. After five consecutive months of decline, India's market cap witnessed a robust increase of 9.4 percent in dollar terms so far in March. This marks the highest monthly gain in four years and positions India as the top performer among the world’s ten largest equity markets.
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1 month ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
The recent selloff in the mid and small-cap stocks has eroded nearly a year’s gains for half of the BSE MidCap and SmallCap Index constituents, with a quarter of these stocks losing their three-year returns as well. Currently, 100 stocks in the BSE SmallCap and 15 in the BSE MidCap index are delivering single-digit returns over both one-year and three-year periods even as several stocks have breached key technical support levels.
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1 month ago | 
moneycontrol.com | Ravindra Sonavane
Momentum Funds, once delivering more than double the returns compared to Nifty 50 Index Fund, are now among the worst performers in this leg of the market downturn, with nearly all of them seeing a steep decline of more than 20 percent over three and six-month period. Analysts are attributing this underperformance to the nature of momentum investing, which thrives in bullish cycles when stocks are rallying. Momentum funds typically invest in stocks that are sensitive to market cycles.
