GST COLLECTIONS NOT A BAROMETER OF GROWTH & STOCK MARKET OUTLOOK

Over the recent past the key barometer that the government and many analysts have used to measure the growth in the economy have been higher GST Collections. However in an inflationary economy and where the unorganized sector and smaller companies are suffering due to Lockdowns and Covid waves this assumption is fallacious. It is also […]

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STOCK MARKET OUTLOOK AND MONTHLY UPDATE

ASKSANDIPSABHARWAL.COM The current month was another strong month for the markets with both the large cap and mid cap indices rising by 5-6%. The rise of the markets continued despite outflows from foreign investors and muted buying from domestic institutions. The retail participation in the markets has continued to grow which is also reflected in […]

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APRIL PERFORMANCE UPDATE WWW.ASKSANDIPSABHARWAL.COM

The current quarter was an extremely volatile one for the markets with significant swings as markets adjusted to various developments all around the world. As I write now it is very clear that there will be an aggressive recovery worldwide over the next 12 months. However with recovery will also come the side affects of […]

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LAST YEAR WAS FEAR, THIS TIME IT IS REAL SECOND WAVE IMPACT ON CONSUMER DEMAND

Last year in March as Covid hit the country we saw the nation Lockdown. The number of cases remained less than the overall panic in the system and many cities, towns and most villages remained immune to the disease. This was accompanied by a huge cut down in interest rates, fiscal measures, loan moratoriums and […]

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A CONTRACTIONARY BUDGET, HOPES ON PRIVATE CONSUMPTION & INVESTMENT REVIVAL

The Union Budget has come and gone. A lot will be written about specifics of the Budget etc and I don’t want to get into all of them. My key analysis theme is about the impact of the Budget on the Economy via the various measures taken. The current year saw the Governments expenditure move […]

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STOCK MARKETS-THE WEEK THAT WAS

The current week was a break in the trends in more asset classes than one versus that was on for the last several weeks. Stock Markets, commodities, bonds etc all sold off, some moderately and some aggressively. Cryptocurrency volatility came back strongly and the huge short trade against the US Dollar unwound a bit as […]

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BULL SHIT- A TAKE ON THE CRYPTOCURRENCY MANIA

I have a magical Bull whose shit has magical properties. Whoever owns one kg of the shit sees his/her life change altogether. However the Bull produces only 5 kgs of shit every day and the magical properties of the shit will run out as soon as the Bull hits 5 years of age. Currently the […]

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STOCK MARKETS AS WE STAND AT THE START OF 2021

S As we come to the end of 2020 all we can say is that this was an extraordinary year. A lot will be said and written about what happened in the year 2020 however I will not dwell on that and instead comment more on how things stand right now and what could lie […]

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THE WEEK THAT WAS Time Vs Timing

The current week was no different from the many previous weeks where the markets rallied by another 2% driven by significant Foreign Portfolio Flows. The Indian markets outperformed most of the other markets where we saw a mild correction in some markets and flat markets in others. The global risk assets froth is not only […]

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THE WEEK THAT WAS

The current week was no different from the last several weeks as far as the Indian Markets go. The markets continued to rocket up driven by an unprecedented flow of Foreign Portfolio Flows which have been averaging Rs 3000-4000 Crores a day. Nifty ended by around 2% and the midcap index by around 1%. However […]

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