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However, smaller issues including Sigachi Industries, HP Adhesives, Hariom Pipe Industries, Venus Pipes & Tubes and Veranda Learning, whose issue size ranged between Rs 125-200 crore, delivered 50-150% returns to investors.

"Diwali as a cultural event is auspicious and brings out positive energy in most. But statistically, it is another day and any herding of calls and picks can only be damaging to the buyer."

In the short-term horizon, a company might see margin compression due to investments in capex. The same starts easing as soon as a company starts production from new factories. This makes that company value accretive for its shareholders in the medium to long term.

​​An ET Now poll expected the company to report a net profit of Rs 185 crore. In the same period a year ago, JSW Steel had reported a net profit of Rs 7,170 crore.

Investment portfolios in the US and Europe were exposed to the struggles of their domestic manufacturing industries as globalisation accelerated, triggering an asset allocation shift from developed markets to emerging market equities.

In an interview with ETMarkets, Deodhar, said: “Trader should buy the quantity which he/she is comfortable holding on the Muhurat day and avoid trading on leverage.” Edited excerpts

The private sector lender reported a 32% YoY increase in the net interest income (NIIs) to Rs 1,991 crore for the second quarter of the current fiscal. NII stood at Rs 1,512 crore in the year ago period.

However, prevailing high domestic demand and weak currency continue to support domestic prices. Though Indian gold prices generally depend on foreign benchmarks, domestic demand, fluctuations in the value of the Indian rupee, and government policies can experience significant price variation.

Bonds offer high liquidity compared to FDs as it helps you buy or sell them with great ease in the secondary market. It is known to provide the advantage of selling bonds without a substantial change in price.

Going forward, as we enter the festive season, we expect domestic demand recovery to continue and propel discretionary consumption in India after a pandemic-induced hiatus of two years. That said, given the multiple moving parts (rates, currency, bonds, and geopolitics), we expect volatility to remain elevated but directionally, we believe, trends will get better.