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BoJ decision to allow 10-year yields above 1% contributed to JSCC spikes

Rajesh Bhatia advises caution in the bull market, emphasizing Indias growth potential and the positive market color. He discusses the impact of global commodities, real estate market trends, and the promising outlook for private banks amidst incremental deposit growth. Bhatia says: "So many sectors have done well, which is really the colour of a bull market. "

After the last few weeks of correction, the broader market indices like nifty and sensex have been showing signs that bears will have to wait before they can make any serious attempt to control the street. But because valuations are high, it would be better to still be cautious both the amount of exposure one is taking and more importantly the stocks which one is buying should have good fundamentals and the score should have seen some improvement. These selected stocks depict a strong upward tra...

Some say $500 million vega notional – or more – in popular equity derivatives trades could be dampening volatility

CEO compensation in India Inc is on the rise, with median pay reaching Rs 9.3 crore in FY24. The average CEO compensation has surged to Rs 13.8 crore, up 40% from previous levels. About three out of every four CEOs in India now earn more than Rs 5 crore, the survey has found. CEOs earning more than Rs 20 crore in target total compensation has doubled over the last four years. Every second CEO had a target compensation of more than Rs 10 crore in FY24, compared with every third CEO in FY20.

​The Indian Rupee hit all-time lows of 83.4550 this week on a strong US Dollar and FII outflows. The Dollar index has strengthened 2.87% YTD while FII outflows stood at Rs 52,461 crores YTD.

Central bank continues to build reserves to counter volatility, with Indias reserves at $645.6 billion. Governor Das emphasizes the need to create a buffer for future risks. Governor Das, in his monetary policy statement, has said that the external sector is resilient and the latest external vulnerability is eminently manageable. The countrys forex reserves are at 99.6% of outstanding external debt at end-December 2023.

The S&P 500 had a great first quarter but its been trading all over the map early in Q2. Is the run over for now or are more gains to be head? How about precious metals?

Niraj Kumar discusses market volatility, medium to long term opportunities, value in certain market segments, and positive outlook for BFSI sector in the upcoming earnings season, emphasizing the importance of a bottom-up investment approach. Kumar says: "market has actually gone through a lot of consolidation whether it is IT, FMCG and some of the segments where we have not really seen market moving as much."

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