October sees market volatility and multiple moves from SEBI While market volatility continues, there was no drastic fall despite the IMF revising their predicted contraction of India’s FY ‘21 GDP from 4.5% to 10.3% from the June forecast of 4.5%.
Volatility returns in earnest in September as markets struggle globally The markets are turbulent, largely because of global factors. The uncertainty over the US stimulus, combined with the consistent commentary that the markets are not in sync with the economy, and a second wave of Covid cases, meant that investors are nervous about business growth.
Mutual fund companies will now allot units only after receiving money We believe that this is not of importance to consumers because the exact date of allotment of units has very little bearing on your outcomes over the long term. If you are doing a SIP, you don’t really know what the market condition would be on any given day in the future.
The recent SEBI circular on Multi Cap funds - What does it mean for you? There has been a change in the minimum investment required in companies of various market capitalisations, in multi cap funds.
The recent GDP data is alarming many experts. Should this change the way you invest? April-June Quarter GDP data indicates we may be in for a rough ride. But was this truly unexpected? More importantly, will this impact how you invest going forward?
Markets continue upward trend in August, but risk management is critical now Markets have continued to rise this month as well, but ground reality dictates investors should remain cautious and have good risk management in place.
Why you should ignore the recent market noise The market trend over the last few months, clearly underlines that equity market returns are nonlinear. While many had given up on long term returns at the end of March, it also shows that patience in the market is what gets rewarded rather than panic.
Does the stamp duty on mutual fund investments affect you significantly? If you hold your units for a year, the impact is about 0.005%, or in other words negligible.
Challenges on multiple fronts and a Moody's downgrade fail to subdue markets in June Rising numbers of COVID 19 cases, Moody's downgrade, and challenges for the MSME sector were countered by a spree of capital raising and upbeat sentiment to keep markets positive in June
Moody’s downgrades India and takes rating action for 11 Indian banks - What does this really mean for you? A rating downgrade for a country tends to affect its ability to attract investments. However, it is not the only parameter. The sovereign rating downgrade of India by Moody’s was not the only rating downgrade. And no this is not as disastrous as it looks.
Atmanirbhar Bharat leaves markets unenthused as May turns volatile on COVID-19 and Lockdown impact The markets in May turned choppy once again as the stimulus package failed to raise spirits. While the long term prospects remain good considering the resilience of the Indian economy, short term concerns have started raising their heads. Post lockdown performance of companies can tell us more in the coming months.
Essel Infraprojects NCD default - No impact on you The short answer is, you don’t need to worry. Scripbox did not recommend any of the funds which had exposure to these securities. In fact, preventing such exposure is one of our algorithm’s key objectives
