Foreign portfolio flows in 2020 turn positive after Covid-19 jitters

In the past four months, $7.5 billion has flowed back into domestic stocks, helping the benchmark indices bounce back more than 40 per cent from their 2020 lows. Foreign portfolio investment (FPI)......

Why equity seems to be losing its charm

In three of the past four years, 10-year returns have been 10 per cent or lower, making equity unattractive, compared to other asset classes. Equity seems to be losing its charm as a preferred......

As benchmark indices scale fresh peak, Sensex valuation nears 20-year high

The Sensex is on course to ending calendar year (CY) 2019 at a price-earnings (P/E) multiple of 29x, the highest in 25 years. Current valuations are, however, lower than those seen in the early......

Stocks: Bulls ran wild in COVID-19

Indian equities are no longer cheap vis-a-vis global markets, and only a short distance away from being the most expensive they have ever been.Ashley Coutinho reports. Illustration: Uttam......