Expectations of strong festival season demand, revival in rural demand, and hopes of interest rate cuts later this fiscal year are expected to support stock markets, brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher said in its latest 'India Strategy' report.
In a volatile trade, Indian stock indices - Sensex and Nifty - closed Tuesday's session largely on a steady note. The indices started the day flat and later oscillated between red and green, but closed with marginal gains.
Investors must understand that investments offering high returns usually involve high risk, including fraud risk, and there can be no guarantees of assured returns in the securities market.
The stock market on the last trading day of this week ended flat after a volatile session, as investors are waiting for the speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium later today.
Indian stock indices managed to hold on to the early gains it accumulated on Wednesday, to close the day in the green. The stock indices had opened largely flat today, as investors took a breather after a four-session rally.
The Indian benchmark indices gained in the opening session on Monday, starting the week on a positive note following the global stock market sentiments.
Indian markets started Wednesday's trading session on a positive note, following a global rally. The Nifty 50 index opened with a gain of 296.85 points or 1.24 per cent, reaching 24,289.40 points, while the BSE Sensex opened at 79,565.40 points, up by 972.33 points or 1.24 per cent.
The benchmark Nifty50 at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at 24,189.85, up by 290.60 pts or 1.21 per cent, while BSE Sensex opened higher by 949.21 points or 1.21 per cent to trade at 79,708.61