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It started with RBI asking for higher provision for unsecured credit by NBFC and banks, then the housing finance sector came under the lens and tighter provision for raising debt. Then it was the turn of micro finance companies. But then came action in two companies, in both cases companies were stopped from doing a part of their business. This where the street got jittery and there was a sharp decline in all the NBFC stocks. The reason, the two orders from RBI brought back the memories of 2018, when the RBI action on a private bank and one housing finance company, created a mayhem on the stre...

In the correction that markets saw in the last four trading sessions, the financial sector stocks, right from banks to other players also declined. But if one looks at the magnitude and the internal breadth of the sector it was much better as compared to a month back when the market correction was started by HDFC bank. There was a bit of profit booking in the PSU bank space, but once again after a small corrective move, things were back with a strong intraday recovery. The way things are panning out in the industry with regulatory tightening taking place, there is very likely that we might see...

Bank of India Small Cap Fund, the topper in the list, offered 31.01% in a five year horizon. The scheme is benchmarked against Nifty Smallcap 250 - TRI, which offered approximately 10%.

After a strong phase of outperformance , mid cap stocks are witnessing a a wave of profit booking move. Unlike the past few weeks, where a rotational profit booking was taking place, this time the correction is taking place across the board. Now how long it will continue will depend on how the SEBI advisory pans out and also how nifty moves. During this phase, analysts are bullish on select stocks from different sectors, some of which are either the leaders of their sector or part of the top three companies which are known to be well managed.

When it comes to volatility, there are 3 things that one needs to take into account. Magnitude of volatility, frequency of volatile movement, and third which are the sectors leading it and overall market breadth during a volatile phase. If one looks at these three things then it is very clear that while some might be feeling volatility has come in just the last two trading sessions, the fact is that markets have been volatile since the start of 2024. There is a high probability that we might see more of it in the coming weeks. So, it would be better to stay prepared for volatility. One of the...