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Vanguard bought shares of Elgi Equipments in 2 lots. In the first batch, it bought over 28 lakh shares, while the second lot was of about 27 lakh shares. The average price for the deal was at Rs 489.2. The stock ended Friday with a fall of close to 7 per cent at Rs 489.05 per share.

At the Face2Face Multi-Asset Trading Conclave organised by Elearnmarkets in Bangkok this week, a small group of top traders not only laid bare their top strategies but also taught newbies how to mint money in live market sessions. Experts also focused on how trading is not just about skills, luck and managing your money but also a mind game in which emotions often matter as much as intelligence.

The management will now be looking to scale up its loan book, which will entail a consolidation in the wholesale book and strong growth in retail. Even the retail mix will improve, which may translate into a decline in borrowing costs and an upgrade in its credit rating, said Motilal Oswal.

The Indian stock market is in a strong bull run and every bull run has sharp profit booking during its journey which we are witnessing currently. The undertone remains bearish in the short term as long as we stay below the level of 18,000.

The brokerage is bullish on the premise that “that faster deposit accretion for HDFC Bank from a system standpoint may be achievable, while grandfathering of bank borrowings may be permitted. Unsecured share in the merged entity might remain between 11-12 per cent, as the mortgage portfolio (higher ticket size) would grow aggressively.

Shoppers Stop has hit a new 52-week high. The stock is almost at a new all-time high. The stock has moved up from 400 in June all the way to 700-750. So a good part of the trade is over, but structurally the trend is positive across this space. A 5% to 10% correction from here is where I would look at investing.

Growth stocks, especially with high valuation multiples are vulnerable to high inflation rates. In order to curb inflation, the central bank raises interest rates which ultimately causes bond yields to rise. This doesn’t bode well for growth stocks.

"It is time to be cautious but not fearful. Already the positions are light, and the mood is full of pessimism with record high level of cash in institutions globally," says Gaurav Dua - SVP, Head - Capital Market Strategy – Sharekhan by BNP Paribas.

Thus, an approach that factors in stocks across sectors, market cap, high-medium-low risk categories, growth & value will withstand pressures in times of stress and generate healthy alpha and create wealth over the long term.

This is perhaps the most critical metric on which investors evaluate their investment. The returns an investment offers given the level of risk associated with it. It enables you to compare high-risk and low-risk return investments.