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The Street will see a flurry of listings, four of them in the mainboard segment. Three IPOs of Rashi Peripherals, Jana SFB and Capital SFB opened last week and closed for subscription. The listings of these three public offers are scheduled for next week.

The main trigger for this divergent trend in equity and debt is the high valuation in the Indian equity market and the rising bond yields in the US, said VK Vijayakumar of Geojit Financial.

Van Den Berg says the main focus of investors should be to recognise and capitalise on value gaps. Simply put, a value gap is the difference between the price of a stock and the underlying value of the business.

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“This market is a stock pickers paradise, and sector rotations are very active. IT index has joined the bandwagon and is within striking distance of its all-time highs.”

The PSU Bank Index has risen by more than 56% in the last 1 year, the Nifty Private Bank Index rose by just 14%, and in the same period Bank Nifty by 13%, making PSU Banks the leader of the segment.

“The recent earnings season brought a mixed bag of results, creating a tug-of-war between the bulls and the bears in the market. For a decisive move, the index needs to close above the 22,000 mark, potentially triggering short-covering rallies towards 22,600/23,000 levels.”

The organized interest in the crypto segment is persisting and the Ethereum ETFs will serve as a crucial connector between the orthodox financial markets and digital assets. However, the complexities surrounding the Ethereum ETFs remain cryptic to many, which brings us to a discussion on its attributes, the effect on its price dynamic as well as the modulated advantages and disadvantages correlated with the investment in this new-age financial tool.

The heightened activity among large investors suggests growing confidence in the value of Bitcoin, particularly as the halving event approaches. Additionally, historical trends indicate that Bitcoin often sees gains during the Chinese New Year period, coinciding with the S&P 500 reaching historic highs.

Shares of Canara Bank, which gained 23% in the last two weeks, will remain in focus this month as the board of directors of the state-owned lender will meet on February 26 to consider a stock split.