After the blistering rally in 2004-2008, most of these stocks started crashing in January 2008 triggered by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The recovery in infrastructure and construction-related stocks began only in 2020-2021 though many of them are still far away from their 2007-08 peaks.
Gross FPI purchases reached a record high in June at ₹4.79 lakh crore ($57.48 billion), as per NSDL data. This figure is nearly double the monthly average of ₹2.32 lakh crore for the past two years.
Of the ₹33,610 crore raised by 37 companies so far in 2024, about 45%, or ₹15,190 crore, were through new shares, the highest proportion since 2015, when India Inc. raised nearly 48% fresh capital, according to data from primedatabase.com. The funds raised as fresh issues in 2024 were to either finance capital assets or retire existing debt obtained to build capacities, according to IPO documents.
Short-term traders are advised to consider buying NTPC shares now with a target price of Rs 400-415 over the next 3-4 weeks, according to experts. The stock achieved a fresh record high of Rs 395 on June 4, 2024, although it initially struggled to maintain momentum. However, it rebounded after testing the 100-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) on the daily charts.
