Stability and reasonable dividend payments over the years mean that the company is fairly sure of its business. When capital appreciation is challenging dividends are another source of income.

"Investors should use this dip as an opportunity to accumulate quality stocks which are available at attractive valuations."

As making money in a volatile market is getting tougher amid a challenging macro-economic environment, most analysts suggest investors to stagger their purchases for the next few months and focus on bottom-up investing. Domestic brokerage HDFC Securities has released a list of stocks that can be bought for a minimum horizon of 6-12 months preferably via the SIP route. Here are 10 stocks from the list:

Portfolios of most crypto investors who entered the ecosystem post 2021 are in the red.

Selling by foreign institutional investors have kept the market under pressure. As per latest data available, they have already withdrawn Rs 25,216 crore from equities so far in May. Going by the trend, this may continue going forward as well.

“It makes sense for retail investors to sell it if they get a listing at a premium. Having said that, if you do get the company to list at a premium, you should sell it and get out of it. If you do not, then the company opens at a discount and you should be thinking about why you wanted to apply for this in the first place. ”

“Inflation is a function of multiple variables and a major component is fuel-led inflation and also the edible oil-led inflation both of which are essentially on account of the imports which we are having. Going forward, how these two very important factors behave will probably give the trajectory for inflation.”

Smaller investors are expected to ride out any early price swoon, which is likely given that the so-called “gray market” is indicating that LIC shares may slip Rs 30 from their IPO price of Rs 949.

Gains were led by a rebound in megacap tech and tech-adjacent stocks, which sold off in recent sessions as benchmark Treasury yields climbed and investors worried the Fed might hike interest rates more aggressively than expected.

Just like one would start assessing the viability of any business idea, the evaluation of an IPO-bound company begins with understanding the products/services offered by the business, the competitive landscape, and the growth prospects of the business.