'If Covid peaks at around 250,000 cases, I don't see the market fall much. If it becomes uncontrollable and goes up to 600,000 a day, then the market may fall.'
'Whenever markets rally, the IPO pricing gets aligned to the prevailing market conditions.'
Listed companies have seen equity deals worth Rs 23,500 crore in March.
Banking and financial stocks got more than their fair share of foreign portfolio investor (FPI) flows in February. Overseas investors pumped in $3.56 billion into domestic equities last month. Of this $1.96 billion went into financial stocks, data analysed by Edelweiss shows. "The sector now has 34.8 per cent of FPI assets, up from 33.8 per cent in January.
The dozen firms to have listed following their IPOs have seen an average listing day gain of 49 per cent. IPO applicants have made money on all the deals, barring two, which saw modest declines on listing day.
This correction has given a good entry for long-term investors. One should buy quality stocks and those with growth potential.
Buybacks tend to boost returns on equity and earnings per share (EPS) as the number of outstanding shares decreases. However, this has not translated into the performance of the stock price for many companies. Sundar Sethuraman reports.
Of the 854 stocks that quoted less than Rs 20 on March 23, 2020 - when the Sensex hit more than a three-year low - 482 have doubled.
RailTel Corporation of India, Indigo Paints, Home First Finance Company, Indian Railway Finance Corporation, and Suryoday Small Finance Bank are among the companies looking to tap the market.
So far this month, another $4.5 billion (Rs 33,000 crore) has flown into domestic stocks.
The so-called high networth individual portion saw 620x more demand than shares on offer.
Through the IPO, Burger King has raised Rs 450 crore, which will be used to rollout new outlets and retire debt.
Last week, govt sold shares worth Rs 220 crore in the open market without making a formal announcement. The deal came to light only this week.
Gland Pharma, promoted by China's Fosun, has extended its gains, is up 40 per cent since its listing.
The brokerage believes the economic growth cycle is not fully priced in. It has revised upwards the earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Sensex.
Sebi has said investment banks should direct investors to original sources such as stock exchanges, where data is publicly available.
More cos could join the likes of Burger King and Antony Waste in giving listing another shot.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has picked up a 1.29 per cent stake in Tata Motors. The September quarter shareholding pattern disclosed by the automaker showed Jhunjhunwala holding 40 million shares.
Many are now hoping the markets remain in good stead as they look to finalise the dates for IPOs, such as UTI MF, Computer Age Management Services, Happiest Mind, and Angel Broking. Most of the issues are expected to come to the market in the second half of September.
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