Following each bull run, the index retraces back to its moving average line before initiating another upward trend. This observation underscores the significance of moving averages in determining market trends and mean levels.
Notwithstanding high volatility over the week, the BSE 500 index outperformed the headline BSE S&P Sensex with the latter gaining 0.90% (642 points) on a weekly basis.
However, 3 SME issues and 4 listings are still going to grab investors' attention. The public offer of JNK India, which received a healthy subscription of over 28 times, will also see its shares listed at the bourses.
With inflation up, economic growth down and two-year Treasury yields testing 5%, Bill Gross sensed the music in markets was fading, and said it was time to get over the likes of the Magnificent Seven.
Investors cheered Alphabet's first-ever dividend, its $70 billion stock buyback program, and better-than-expected first-quarter results. Its shares jumped 10% and reached a record high, lifting the Google-parent's market value above $2 trillion.
The company said it expects SUVs to remain the dominant category in the Indian market, adding that it will continue to launch new vehicles in the segment to strengthen its market share. However, small car sales, once its bread and butter, are unlikely to revive in the next two years, it said.
Analysts said that the company's new CEO, Mohit Joshi, unveiled a 3-year turnaround plan to exceed industry-leading revenue growth by FY27. "We believe near-term monitorable for the company's progress towards this goal would be immediate margin improvement in FY25 and steady revenue growth improvement in subsequent years," said Nomura in a note.
