Foreign Institutional Investors and Domestic Institutional Investors have deep pockets, and the amount of money they put in or pull out of the stock market strongly affects index movement
Asian shares climbed to their highest in more than 18 months on Thursday, as investors grew more confident about China while the dollar slightly firmed in the wake of growing concerns over political instability in Europe.
In the recent years, there is an increasing number of passive investment products to capture the potential benefits of factor investing (also referred to as “Smart Betaâ€) as well as the transparency and cost effectiveness of passive investing.
The markets made an effort Thursday to follow an old adage on Dalal Street –‘Buy the rumour Sell the fact‘ when the GST Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha, but it failed as the benchmark clawed into the green and triggered a massive short covering on Friday that marked the highest closing this year.
Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group, said chasing high return on equity should not be the focus of any management. He said streamlining businesses processes and capital management are key to strong growth