Rising expectations of aggressive rate hike cycles nearing an end on relatively easing inflationary curve, better than expected US macroeconomics data and resilience of the Indian economy compared to global counterparts are also driving FPI inflows.

In August, the general insurance firm filed draft papers seeking approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to go public. The capital markets regulator had sent a written back to the investment bankers handling the IPO for certain clarifications in October and is awaiting a response.

The company will sell its shares in the range of Rs 548-577 apiece with a lot size of 25 equity shares. However, this Rs 835.61 crore issue is entirely an offer for sale by the promoters and existing shareholders of the company.

The company has five manufacturing facilities, two at Ludhiana, Punjab, one at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and two at Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It also has a manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facility at Eldridge (US).

Dharmaj has a strong positioning in the agrichemical value chain with a portfolio of 414 agrochemical formulations and six agrochemical technicals. The company expanded the installed capacity significantly to 25,500 metric tonnes (MT) in FY22 compared with 9,150 MT in FY20.

Paytm’s grim first anniversary underscores an erosion of confidence in its ability to become profitable after debuting at a time when India’s IPO market was enamored with tech startups. It’s one among a slew of startups that listed with valuations seen by many as exaggerated.

It was subscribed 1.55 times. While retail investors bid for 4.7 times the allotted shares, only 50% of the high net-worth individuals' portion was subscribed.

Investors can place a bid of a minimum of 60 equity shares and in multiples thereafter. Also, the issue is open for subscription till Wednesday, November 30. The anchor book will open for a day on November 25.

The stock however, gave up part of its gains before closing at ₹690.10, up 17.6% over its issue price. The ₹858-crore IPO, in which shares were sold in the price band of ₹559-587 between November 10 and November 14, was subscribed over 34 times.

The company's ₹1,960-crore IPO was sold in the range of ₹450-474 per share between November 9 and November 11. Only 70% of the IPO was subscribed but the issue sailed through as it met the criteria set by the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an IPO.

The portion reserved for institutional investors was subscribed 48.91 times, while the retail quota was subscribed 9.96 times. The high-net-worth individuals' portion received bids for 14.9 times the shares reserved for them.

Abhay Doshi, co-founder, UnlistedArena, said despite pricey valuations, the company has a strong business model leading to strong subscription during the three-day bidding process.

Incorporated in 1995, Keystone Realtors is a Rustomjee Group company and is one of the prominent real estate developers. It is engaged primarily in the business of real estate construction, development and other related activities.

Incorporated in 2012, Inox Green Energy Services is one of the major wind power operation and maintenance service providers in India. The company is a subsidiary of Inox Wind.

Before jumping into any statistics, let's discuss what the macroeconomic situation has been over the last 10 months. The economy has witnessed a roller coaster ride of events, from the Russia-Ukraine War to skyrocketing inflation, markets have seen it all. High commodity prices have hit companies' margins all over the world.

Last heard, the company's shares were being dealt at a premium of Rs 120-125 in the unofficial market, translated into a premium of about 30% compared to its issue price of Rs 407.

Experts believe that one shall not expect a dry season for the primary markets but investor's interest and risk appetite have taken a hit after a long series of muted listings, which has dented both number and sizes of the issues.

By the close of trading, however, Nykaa’s stock price recovered to close flat at Rs 185. With the post-IPO lock-in of shares ending for large investors, who had bought the stakes when these companies were private, market players feel there’s more pain for these scrips. For one, these stocks are expected to be weighed down further by large-size selling by early backers. Secondly, fearing a large sell-off, prospective investors will also be cautious to buy these stocks, a trader said.

The IPO will include a fresh issue of shares worth up to Rs 1600 crore

Analysts tracking the grey market said there is definitely the sentimental impact, particularly after the listing of Medanta, which continued to be in demand after the listing following the fund action.

Indian IPOs raised a record $18 billion in 2021 on government efforts to foster startups combined with easy-money policy and a surge in retail trading during the pandemic. But investors have since dumped high-profile tech shares, even as the broader Indian stock market has outperformed global peers and scaled new peaks.

The Mumbai offering may raise between Rs 30 billion and Rs 40 billion, they said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. The IPO may consist of about 75% primary shares and the rest in existing shares, one of the people said.

According to the data from BSE, the investors made bids for 1,21,52,241 equity shares or 1.41 times compared to the 86,47,858 equity shares offered for the subscription by 12.15 pm on Wednesday, November 16.

The hospitality industry body alleged that "OYO is responsible for the systemic depredation of the budget segment hotel business and its market as a means to achieve a notional billion-dollar valuation which is a serious cause of concern for the hospitality ecosystem of the country."

KFintech is also the largest issuer solutions provider in India based on the number of clients serviced and holds a 43% market share based on the market capitalisation of NSE 500 companies and a 34% market share based on the number of clients serviced within NSE 500 companies, as on January 31, 2022.

Analysts tracking the grey market said the issue received a strong response from institutional bidders which boosted the sentiments over the issue. One can expect a mildly positive listing for the stock.Abhay Doshi, co-founder at UnlistedArena said the company received a strong response from QIB bidders which pushed the morale of investors despite aggressive pricing. "One can expect 10-15% returns on debut."

Global Health is one of the largest private multi-speciality tertiary care providers operating in North and East India. It has a network of five hospitals under 'Medanta' brand in Gurugram, Indore, Ranchi, Patna and Lucknow.Dealers tracking the grey market said the lower-than-expected response to the issue dented sentiments for the company and one should not expect any fireworks at listing.

The company's Rs 1,960 crore IPO was sold in the range of Rs 450-474 per share and received a muted investor response, just sailing through between November 9-11 as retailers and HNI investors kept off the issue, and it barely sailed through.

The company will use the IPO proceeds towards funding capital expenditure for setting-up of 25 new stores, two warehouses, financing working capital requirements of the company, repayment or pre-payment, in full or part, of certain borrowings availed by the company and general corporate purposes.

Incorporated in 2012, Inox Green Energy Services is one of the major wind power operation and maintenance (O&M) service providers within India, specifically the provision of O&M services for wind turbine generators.

The company is selling its shares in the range of Rs 514-541 apiece between November 14 and 16, with a lot size of 27 equity shares

Last heard, the shares of Archean Chemical were commanding a premium of around Rs 95-100 in the grey market, hinting for a strong listing pop. The premium in the unofficial market has been hovering around the same levels.

The initial public offering of Fusion Micro Finance ran between November 2-4 wherein the company sold its shares in the range of Rs 350-368 apiece to raise Rs 1,104 crore.

The portion reserved for the qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 98.47 times, while the non-institutional investor's segment saw bids of 21.21 times. The retail investor portion was subscribed 4.09 times.

In September, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) announced it would be introducing a special confidential filing framework through which companies will be able to file offer documents privately with the market regulator and seek its comments. They needn't file any public offer document until the actual launch of the IPO. Sebi will soon publish the final guidelines on this framework.

Keystone Realtors is a well-established customer-centric brand with an asset-light and scalable model resulting in profitability and stable financial performance, said Anand Rathi Research, adding that it is among the leading residential real estate development companies.

Edelweiss Financial Services, DAM Capital Advisors, Equirus Capital, IDBI Capital Market Services and Systematix Corporate Services are managers to the issue, whereas Link Intime India is appointed as the registrar to the issue.

The company provides manufacturing and life-cycle support for players in the automotive, industrial, aerospace and defence, outer-space, nuclear, medical, railways, Internet of Things (IoT), Information Technology and other segments.

The Rustomjee Group company's IPO includes a fresh issue worth Rs 560 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to Rs 75 crore by the promoters - Boman Rustom Irani, Percy Sorabji Chowdhry, and Chandresh Dinesh Mehta.

Consequently, the average oversubscription multiple for the quantum of stocks reserved for high net worth individuals (HNIs) and non-institutional investors was 13 times this fiscal year, compared with a mean of 150 times last year.

Winner or the Startup of the Year category at the ET Startup Awards 2022, Razorpay has already surpassed its annual gross transaction value (GTV) target of $90 billion for this year, hitting the $100 billion mark even as online businesses are starting to see a slowdown.

Usually, analysts value the real estate companies by discounting the future cash flows. However, due to lack of availability of data for that, the company can be valued on price-earnings (P/E) multiple. On FY22 earnings, the company demands a P/E of 45 times. Oberoi Realty, Macrotech and Godrej are at 31, 36 and 102 times.

As the primary market remains buoyant amid a bullish mood in the stock market, another IPO by a Rustomjee Group company is set to open on Monday. The Rs 635-issue comprises fresh issue of Rs 560 crore as well as offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 75 crore. The issue will open on November 13 and will conclude on November 16.Here are the key facts to note about the IPO before the issue opens to take an investment call

The company received bids for 2.12 crore shares against the offered 3.05 crore shares, according to the data available on the stock exchanges. Overall, the issue was subscribed 0.70 times.

The majority of the brokerage firms remain positive about the company citing its strong order book and growth prospects. However, a few remain concerned about the company citing high competition and high customer concentration.

Five Star Business Finance, whose IPO also closes today, has seen only 48% bids so far. At the same time, Inox Green which opened on Friday garnered 12% bids and Kaynes Tech 33% on day 2 of the book-building process.

Archean Chemical Industries is India's largest exporter of bromine and industrial salt in the fiscal year 2020-21. The company is the leading speciality marine chemical manufacturer in India.

Five Star Business Finance is available at the upper price of the band at 3.7x P/BV and returns on net worth of 13.86%, and ROA is 7.5%. Five Star Business Finance is fairly priced, said Anand Rathi with a 'Subscribe for long term' rating.

Edelweiss Financial Services, DAM Capital Advisors, Equirus Capital, IDBI Capital Market Services and Systematix Corporate Services are managers to the issue, whereas Link Intime India is appointed as the registrar to the issue.

Inox Green Energy IPO: The valuation of Inox Green looks reasonable, considering the nature of its business and the comparative margin profiles. Inox Green has much better EBITDA margins than its global peers, said KR Choksey Research.

Indraprastha Gas Ltd., incorporated in the year 1998, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 30142.03 Crore) operating in Gas & Petroleum sector.

Escorts Kubota Ltd. key Products/Revenue Segments include Tractors Agricultural, Other Operating Revenue, Scrap, Sale of services and Export Incentives for the year ending 31-Mar-2022.

Shares of Family Care Hospitals will trade ex-dividend, while Aptus Value Housing Finance India's board of directors will meet to consider and approve the proposal for payment of interim dividend.

The counter is travelling in the long channel formation and is trying to touch the lower line of the channel. The primary structure of the counter is bullish, but there is some profit booking seen in the shorter time frame. It has also broken the 200-SMA moving average.

Meanwhile, Group of Seven(G7) and European Union diplomats have been discussing a price cap on Russian oil of between $65 and $70 a barrel, with the aim of limiting revenue to fund Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine without disrupting global oil markets.

Mobility data in China is showing the impact of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases," ANZ analysts wrote in a research note Monday. "This remains a headwind for oil demand that, combined with weakness in the U.S. dollar, is creating a negative backdrop for oil prices.

In an attempt to bolster China's slowing economy - which has struggled under its stringent COVID restrictions - the nation's central bank said on Friday that it would cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for banks by 25 basis points (bps), effective from Dec. 5.

Most market participants are pricing in a 50 basis-point interest rate increase at the Federal Reserve's December meeting after minutes of the U.S. central bank's last policy meeting signalled a slower pace of rate hikes.

The country's largest two-wheeler maker said it will increase the prices of its motorcycles and scooters by up to Rs 1,500, with effect from December 1.

"This is a combined impact of a rebound in industry-wide demand in India, a low base effect for some brands, and the visibility and mindshare advantage global brands have," said Devangshu Dutta, founder of Third Eyesight, a strategy consulting firm.

Taking cognisance of the charge sheet, a special CBI court last week ordered that all 75 accused in the case be summoned. "Investigation at the overseas level has also to be conducted to trace the trail of funds of DHFL," said the court order.

Several top corporates have faced disruptions in the supply chain since the pandemic, and the situation hasn't normalised yet due to the Russia-Ukraine war. While these impediments have eased since the middle of this year, they have not disappeared.

With regard to direct taxes, there is a need to "fix the capital gains on all fronts. Second is the personal income tax and the third is to rewrite the code itself to simplify it," Bajaj told ET in an interview. "If you do that, litigation will reduce," he said, laying down the agenda for reform.

Till now, enquiries carried out by the FAIU pertained to hidden assets of residents - their overseas bank accounts, shareholdings in closely held foreign firms and links with discretionary trusts floated in tax havens.

Bank of India (BoI) was the last among the lenders to give its assent to the plan after a board meeting last week, clearing the decks for a settlement with the lenders.

In October, the government had invited expressions of interest (EoI) for a stake sale, along with the transfer of management control in IDBI Bank. The government, along with the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), will sell 60.72% stake in the lender.

According to CII, domestic demand is recovering well as mirrored by the performance of a host of high-frequency indicators. However, the prevailing global 'polycrisis' is likely to impinge on India's growth prospects too.

Launched in early 2021, the academies offer basic and advanced level skill programmes across functions. These include certification courses such as CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) and CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional). The courses are offered based on skill and eligibility level free of cost. "This is our way of investing in the workforce for the future," said Padda.

This is the second pharma merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction that has been called off or postponed recently due to market volatility and valuation mismatch. Hyderabad-based Aurobindo Pharma had also scrapped the demerger and sale of its injectables arm Eugia Pharma Specialities to Blackstone earlier this year.

Based on the price chart and momentum indicator setup we can infer that the index is on the verge of strong directional movement over the short term. On the lower end, a fall below 18,450 may trigger a correction towards 18,100-18,000; whereas, on the higher end, a rise above 18,605 may induce a decent rally in the market,” Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities said.

"Chess teaches you to humbly accept mistakes and learn from them. For that matter, any sport teaches you that. Market participants should not give too much importance to a single trade. If you want peace, always plan your exits. If you are wrong, get out and learn from your mistakes."

Rising expectations of aggressive rate hike cycles nearing an end on relatively easing inflationary curve, better than expected US macroeconomics data and resilience of the Indian economy compared to global counterparts are also driving FPI inflows.

In an email interview to PTI, the American economist also said that when the US raises exchange rates unexpectedly, the dollar tends to appreciate and things will normalise when interest rates are closer to each other in the US and India.

"Shares of state-run institutions have recently outperformed the whole banking industry on Dalal Street by a significant margin. Over the past one month SBI has rewarded 5.07 percent, Bank of Baroda's 13.07 percent, Canara Bank 14.97 percent and surprisingly PNB has delivered 23.67 percent. Over all PSU Bank Index has rallied near to 5 percent in last week. "

Barring Adani Enterprises, all the 10 most valued firms including Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Hindustan Unilever Limited witnessed gains in their valuation. The market valuation of TCS jumped Rs 17,215.83 crore to Rs 12,39,997.62 crore. Infosys added Rs 15,946.6 crore taking its valuation to Rs 6,86,211.59 crore.

Silver was reeling under the bearish grip for the past several weeks. It was the worst-performing precious metal in 2022. A firmer US dollar, rising global interest rates, and a decline in industrial demand lessened the sheen of the commodity throughout the year.A recent report published by the Silver Institute projects global silver demand is likely to reach a record high of 1.21 billion ounces this year with a noticeable increase in key areas of demand, except photography.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the game of cricket, in day and night matches, as dew settles on the grass, it gets harder for the bowlers to grip the ball and so the team bowling second during the evening tends to have a harder time

The rupee should depreciate to Rs82 in FY23 as compared to Rs75.8 at the end of FY22 based on the premise that rising trade deficit and steep capital outflows would hurt India’s external sector dynamic. High commodity prices led to 33% YoY growth in imports in FY23YTD while exports are lagging at 12.3% YoY.

Production is projected lower due to a decline in acreages by 0.8% year-over-year (y-o-y) while yield is estimated to drop by 0.8% from the previous year. Kharif foodgrain production is estimated to drop by 6.2% y-o-y to 146.39 MMT mainly due to a fall in rice production while Kharif oilseeds production is projected to fall by 8% y-o-y to 21.97 MMT due to a fall in groundnut and castor production.

Weakness persists in the US Dollar Index as it fell from its cycle high of 113.92 on October 13 to its cycle low of 105.34 on November 15 on market participants adjusting to the slower rate hike path of the US Federal Reserve.Gold closed the week ended on November 27 with a gain of 0.15%, which is not much given the fact that the US Dollar Index slid around 0.95% to 105.97, while the 10-year US yields were down nearly 3% to 3.69% on the week.

The vast majority of the decline in ETFs assets has come from the falling price of Bitcoin and other holdings, not from outflows, which have been small. Crypto ETFs saw C$51 million of outflows year-to-date as of Nov. 18, according to data from Straus -- though C$20 million of that came in those first 18 days of this month.

“The key is valuations, given that we have been such a huge outperformance. Relative valuations are extremely stretched and from that perspective, it is possible that at current valuation levels, we will see some degree of volatility. We have been of the opinion that this is going to be a year of stock picking and that is something that we will continue with. Bottom stock picking is likely to be the way forward and that is how we are looking at our portfolios as well.”

As per the addendum, first-half revenue rose 24% to Rs 2,905 crore from the year ago. It swung to a profit of Rs 63 crore in the first half from a loss of Rs 280 crore in the year earlier, as per adjusted ebitda. Ebitda grew eightfold to Rs 56 crore in the second quarter, driven by a 23% sequential rise inmonthly revenue per property or gross booking value (GBV) per hotel to Rs 4 lakh. It reported revenue of 1,446 crore in the second quarter

Strategists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expect Asia’s equity leadership to shift from Southeast Asia and India to markets like China and Korea next year, while Societe Generale SA says Taiwan’s tech-heavy market is also at an inflection point. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. has echoed similar views.

"There are sectors that are only represented by smallcaps and where there are some pretty exciting opportunities. These would include sugar, paper and textiles. Sectors where there is clear transformation is happening in terms of the way businesses are conducted are the biggest examples that one can give in terms of what impact smallcaps can have if they have conviction."

"PSU banks remained the darling of the street as the index continues to add to the monthly chart on the back of stellar quarterly earnings from SBI, Canara Bank, and BOB. The index has had positive closes in four out of the last five months, showing the magnitude of the investors' optimism. Though the PSU bank index has already gained 166% since July, the rally still looks "young and beautiful".

“I will throw some weight on discretionary consumption which can be food and beverages or jewellery and watches and of course, what better play than Titan? Apart from it, not exactly discretionary but there are certain businesses that we like in the food & beverage space which is something like Varun Beverages.”

"Going ahead, the lack of strong fundamental triggers will limit the upside, keeping the market volatile in the short term. The Fed Chair's speech, which is scheduled for next week, and the release of other significant macroeconomic data will influence the market's future trajectory," Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said.

From predominantly selling tea, coffee and salt a few years ago, the company expanded into pulses, spices, ready to cook and drink product categories. The company also launched ready to eat and snacking products and said it will enter newer protein based segments.

The trading range of the index also widened a bit as it oscillated in the 401.55-point range while staying a whisker away from lifetime high. Following strong moves in the last two sessions, the headline index Nifty ended with a net gain of 205.1 points (+1.12%).

With the financial services sector performing well in the recent past, and indicating a potentially sharp upside over the long term, as a savvy investor, you may consider moving beyond banking stocks and stepping up your portfolio by building positions in these financial services heavyweights.

In the second quarter of the current financial year, the net profit of the lender stood at Rs 13,265 crore, higher by 74 per cent compared to the previous similar period.

Prices also started the new week on a weaker note as fresh COVID-19 curbs in the top consumer, China, clouded demand outlook, while a stronger dollar added to the downbeat mood.

These new IPOs that came in were typically very large-sized IPOs. These large-sized IPOs meant that professional investors needed to have that as part of their portfolio as an object of diversification. And that meant that most of the performance of these portfolios have been down relative to the market.

The midcap IT stocks would play catch up but it would not be rally but a recovery and a decent enough recovery which one can invest or trade in for at least some time.

For 32 years if someone can predict the bottom every month, surely his portfolio should be multiple times that of someone who just invests on the 1st of every month. After all, we hear so much about compounding.