Sensex, Nifty trade lower after RBI pauses rate cuts; IT stocks decline

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued to trade lower on Friday after the RBI decided to pause on the policy rate front, with IT heavyweights facing selling pressure amid weak trend in the US equities. Fresh foreign fund outflows also dented investors’ sentiment. Extending its previous day’s decline, the 30-share BSE Sensex further […]

Indian stocks enjoy a rare combination, makes a case for re-rating: Morgan Stanley’s Ridham Desai

Indian equities are entering what Morgan Stanley’s Ridham Desai calls a “rare combination” phase that, in his view, strengthens the case for a valuation re-rating of domestic stocks. Indian stocks, Desai argues in a strategy report, now offer an unusual mix of “inexpensive relative valuations, poor trailing performance, strong policy stimulus and a consequent growth […]

Is RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR) One of the Most Undervalued Quality Stocks to Buy Right Now?

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) is one of the most undervalued quality stocks to buy right now. On January 14, Cantor Fitzgerald increased its price target for RenaissanceRe to $282 from $252 with a Neutral rating. The firm suggested that the initial positive outlook for insurance brokers may have been premature and noted that near-term fundamentals […]

Supermicro, Eli Lilly stocks pop on upbeat forecasts, AMD and Uber slide

The fourth quarter earnings season momentum continues this week, with results from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), AMD (AMD), Qualcomm (QCOM), and Palantir (PLTR) highlighting the calendar. As of Jan. 30, 33% of S&P 500 (^GSPC) companies have reported fourth quarter results, according to FactSet data, and Wall Street analysts estimate an 11.9% increase in […]