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mutual funds has really caught up with retail investors in the past one year. This is clearly evident from the latest data released by the Association of Mutual funds in India (AMFI) for the month of February. The value of assets held by individual investors in mutual funds rose 40 percent to ₹32.87 lakh crore in Feb 2024 vis-à-vis ₹23.44 lakh crore in Feb 2023, the AMFI data reveals.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services. According to market experts, the Indian markets have already priced in the anticipated status quo, with attention now turning towards the Federal Reserve's commentary for insights into the upcoming market trajectory.

BSE, in intraday trade on Wednesday, March 20. This gain followed its recent trend of hitting the upper circuit in the preceding two consecutive sessions. Paytm share price opened at ₹415.60 against its previous close of ₹405.85 and rose 4.93 per cent to hit its intraday high of ₹425.85.

Disaggregation & Decentralisation The healthcare services industry is witnessing two key trends: “disaggregation of general hospitals wherein focused single specialty hospital networks are offering high-quality facilities and treatments to patients, and decentralisation of healthcare, wherein hospitals are moving out of metros to tier I and II cities. “Over the next decade or so a lot of value is going to be destroyed and created depending on how industry participants react to these trends," Hari said. He observed that the legacy model of large general hospitals in big cities was perhaps a result of low population density, absence of social infrastructure and low purchasing power in the smaller cities.

DLF Ltd. traded 0.36 per cent up at Rs 820.4 at around 12:59PM (IST) on Wednesday. The stock had closed at Rs 823.4 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 193.77 points higher at 72205.82 around the same time.

MphasiS Ltd. traded 0.24 per cent lower in Wednesday's session at 11:16AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 2365.65 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 2424.75 and Rs 2365.65, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 2835.0 and a 52-week low of 1660.65. About 3,495 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. rose 0.46 per cent to Rs 562.3 at 11:06AM hours (IST) on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap up start to the session. As per data available on BSE, total traded quantity on the counter stood at 19,529 shares with a turnover of Rs 1.09 crore till 11:06AM (IST). The stock traded at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 23.44, while the price-to-book value ratio stood at 0.0.

TCS, Vodafone Idea, Yes Bank, UltraTech Cement, SKF India, SpiceJet, are some stocks likely to be in focus on Wednesday, March 20.Sensex Today Live : The Indian stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are projected to commence trading on a slightly positive note this Wednesday, reflecting the optimistic mood in global markets.The Gift Nifty trends also suggest a positive opening for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was observed trading around the 21,910 mark, showing a discount of more than 20 points from the previous close of Nifty futures.On March 19, the domestic equity indices concluded with a decline of over a percent, with the Nifty 50 index dropping to its lowest level in over a month.

Also Read: Why regular pay is better for life insurance premium According to a Nasscom report, By 2030, millennials and Gen Z will account for half of India’s population. As of 2021, the share of millennials and Gen Z in India was higher than the world average.

Nifty 50 index, Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst, LKP Securities, said, "The Nifty has broken down from the rising wedge pattern on the daily chart, suggesting a potential reversal of the uptrend. Additionally, it has fallen below the critical short-term moving average, indicating weakening momentum. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) has also shown a bearish crossover, indicating increasing selling pressure.

Investing.com-- The Japanese yen weakened substantially against its peers on Tuesday and Wednesday, as an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan was largely overshadowed by the central bank reiterating its dovish outlook for the near-term. 

Buy or sell stocks for today: Domestic equity benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex witnessed a huge sell-off in the previous session dragged by a sharp fall in information technology (IT) stocks ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision -- which is due later tonight, that could impact the extent of foreign fund inflows. The 30-share Sensex dropped 736 points, or 1.01 per cent, to close at 72,012.05 on March 19, while the Nifty 50 ended the day at 21,817.45, down 238 points, or 1.08 per cent.

market as India heads into general elections scheduled to start in a month from now. Sales, which typically surge ahead of general elections, are expected to be muted with political parties refraining from promising free devices to their constituents as has been the case before. Market trackers said tepid demand has dampened sales in the high-volume sub-₹20,000 price segment that was expected to revive this year led by budget 5G smartphones. According to Counterpoint Research, smartphone sales fell around 5% on year in January, with similar trends being observed for February. «Post festive season effect, increased replacement cycles and absence of government money infusing policies are some of the reasons for slow demand,» said Shilpi Jain, senior research analyst at Counterpoint Research.

If you thought last month’s crypto gains were impressive, brace yourself for March’s madness. Bitgert, the relatively unknown but ferociously eco-friendly cryptocurrency, is setting the charts ablaze.

Meme contender BEFE already has the hearts and wallets of social media fans. This coin’s impressive momentum, backed by innovative blockchain technology and a strong community, has already piqued investors’ curiosity. Moreover, strategic partnerships with major industry players position BEFE for substantial growth, prompting experts to anticipate an upcoming price surge.

Starting in June, new banknotes featuring the new Monarch Charles III will be introduced in the UK alongside the existing ones.

After Bitcoin’s surge, Ethereum geared to hit the top league with dencun update. Should you invest? Just last Thursday, Bitcoin reached a record high of nearly $74,000, prompting some investors to take profits. This trend was further influenced by a series of US data releases indicating that the Federal Reserve might not reduce interest rates as drastically as previously anticipated this year.

Nevada ranked the second highest auto insurance rates in the country, according to Insurify.

Nifty on Tuesday ended 238 points lower to sneak below its 50-DEMA for the first time in the last four months and form a long bear candle on the daily chart. The overall chart pattern of Nifty is weak and one may expect further decline in the near term. The next lower levels to be watched are around 21,500 in the next one week. Any rise up to 22,000 could be a sell-on-rise opportunity, Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities said.

₹50,206 crore through auction of state government securities, marking the largest such weekly borrowing ever, according to market experts. In March 2023, 16 states had raised ₹41,213.72 crore through the auction of the State Development Loans (SDL) conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The funds raised on Tuesday exceeded the indicative calendar amount of ₹27, 810 crore set for the period, according to RBI data.