Stock Market Updates

  Did you know that at times a wrong entry on a keyboard by a stressed trader can also bring down shares of any mighty company? It is known as fat finger syndrome. Let us know more about it. It was one such wild swing at the National Stock Exchange -- triggered by a fat finger-- which had catapulted Chitra Ramakrishna to the helm of India's biggest bourse in April, 2013. On October 5, 2012, the so-called “fat finger trade” had triggered a massive flash crash wiping off about Rs 10trillion of investors' wealth at NSE . NSE CEO Ravi Narain had to pay the price and the baton was passed to Ramakrishna, who later got consumed by another bizarre scandal. Moving on, last week the derivative segment on the National Stock Exchange witnessed a freak trade in the weekly Nifty 50 options contract, reportedly resulting in a loss of nearly Rs 200 crore for the trader. This is not just a one-off instance. There have been such freak trades -- caused by human error. Th...

  Cryptocurrencies are subject to patchy regulation across the world, with traders of bitcoin and the panoply of smaller tokens typically unprotected against price slumps Nofe Isah, a 25-year old based in Nigeria, has been investing in crypto since January. Last week, she lost all of her $5,000 in savings as  cryptocurrency  luna went into free fall. Isah, a recently unemployed administrative officer, vowed she would never invest in crypto again. “I can’t believe I fell for crypto,” she told Reuters by phone. “I’m just trying not to get myself depressed. Crypto has taken my money, fine. It shouldn’t take my head.†The crypto market, known for its wild price swings, slumped last week as investors yanked money from riskier assets amid worries over soaring inflation and rising interest rates. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, fell as low as $25,401 on Thursday, its lowest since Dec. 2020. It hit a record high of $69,000 in November. Small tokens were hit too, wit...

Shares of LIC were trading at a discount of Rs 15-20 a piece over its issue price of Rs 949 in the grey market ahead of its listing on Tuesday, May 17. LIC IPO Listing :  The declining risk appetite of investors amid rising rates and inflation continue to play spoilsport across markets. With persistent bears hammering, the prospects of a decent listing of LIC has diminished, as per trends in the grey market. Shares of LIC were trading at a discount of Rs 15-20 a piece over its issue price of Rs 949 in the grey market ahead of its listing on Tuesday, May 17. In the unofficial market, the grey market premium (GMP) of LIC has shed over 100 percent from its peak level of Rs 85-90 a share quoted on May 1. The LIC GMP wiped off gains and traded flat on May 9, at Rs 5-10 a share, and has remained in the negative territory, i.e. Rs (-) 25-30 a share since May 9. Analysts, too, expect the lackluster listing of the insurance behemoth as markets enter the bearish zone, and as foreign investo...

Investors' wealth tumbled over 5.91 lakh crore in morning trade on Monday tracking heavy decline in equities amid intensifying conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Continuing its decline for the fourth day on Monday, the BSE gauge plummeted 1,735.98 points or 3.19 per cent to 52,597.83, tracking weak global equities and elevated crude oil prices. In tandem with the heavy plunge in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies plunged by Rs 5,91,094.71 crore to Rs 2,40,88,326.67 crore in morning deals. Maruti Suzuki India, Indusind Bank, State Bank of India and Axis Bank emerged as the biggest drag from the 30-share BSE Sensex pack, tanking up to 6.72 per cent. "The extraordinary uncertainty triggered by the war has pushed commodity markets into turmoil. Crude at USD 128 is a big shock. This can impact global growth and aggravate inflationary pressures. Market is slipping into bearish territory," according to V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Ge...

The tension between world powers over the Ukraine situation, which has developed into one of the deepest crises in East-West relations for decades, has been front-and-centre of investors' minds. Asian shares rallied on Wednesday as fears of a Russian invasion of the Ukraine this week dissipated after Moscow indicated it was returning some troops to base from exercises, delivering investors a measure of relief. The tension between world powers over the Ukraine situation, which has developed into one of the deepest crises in East-West relations for decades, has been front-and-centre of investors' minds. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan surged 0.9% in early regional trade on Wednesday, playing catch-up with a rally in U.S. and European stocks on Tuesday. "If we continue to see signs that diplomacy is working and a de-escalation of tensions, I think we'll see a kind of reversal trade," said Kyle Rodda, a market analyst at IG in Melbourne....

Buy recommendations on One 97 Communications Ltd., the operator of Paytm, climbed to four this week, up from just two at the start of the year India’s pioneering digital payments startup  Paytm  is gradually regaining the confidence of some analysts after it had one of the worst debuts by a major technology company less than three months ago. Buy recommendations on One 97 Communications Ltd., the operator of Paytm, climbed to four this week, up from just two at the start of the year, while sell ratings have remained unchanged at three, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It’s the first time bulls outnumbered bears since the company’s disastrous initial public offering in Mumbai during November. In the most-recent vote of confidence, Goldman Sachs analysts led by Manish Adukia raised their rating to buy from neutral, after Paytm’s December quarter revenue surprised the market. The investment bank’s target price of 1,460 rupees implies a gain of more than 50% from Monday’s ...

On December 20, Brickwork Ratings [BWR) had upgraded the long-term rating to BWR BBB with a Stable outlook and short-term rating to BWR A3+ for the bank loan facilities of RSTL Shares of Rama Steel Tubes (RSTL) hit a new high, and were frozen at the 5 per cent upper circuit at Rs 412.90 on the BSE on Thursday in an otherwise weak market on improved demand outlook. Since December 20, 2021, in 13 trading days, the stock of iron & steel products company has zoomed 89 per cent from levels of Rs 218.25. Till 09:48 am; a combined 328,160 equity shares had changed hands and there were pending buy orders for 116,485 shares on the NSE and BSE. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 1.3 per cent at 59,433. RSTL is Ieading manufacturer in the steel tube industry. RSTL products range includes MS ERW black pipes from 15mm to 200mm diameter pipes and G.l. Pipes from 15mm to 150mm NB in light, medium and heavy sizes. RSTL has a subsidiary in UAE and a step-down subsidiary in Nigeria which...