Mahavir Kaswa
Former Associate Director, Product Management, S&P BSE Indices
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Former Associate Director, Product Management, S&P BSE Indices
The methodology of the S&P BSE SENSEX has seen many changes over the last 30 years. In October 2018, it was again modified after an extensive market consultation. The recent changes brought new clarity to the boundaries for entry and exit of stocks in the index. Constituents are selected by size and liquidity. Now, any…
The 2017 calendar year noted significant returns after a couple years with nearly flat returns. Continuing with the excitement from 2017, the 2018 calendar year started with exuberance, as the S&P BSE SENSEX reached more frequent lifetime highs through the end of January 2018. However, it failed to sustain these highs, as immediately after the…
During the first half of 2018, Asia Index Private Limited launched the S&P BSE Diversified Financials Revenue Growth Index. It is the first index of its kind in India, and it seeks to measure the performance of private (non-state-owned) stocks from the S&P BSE 500 in the finance sector. The index includes the top three…
As highlighted in a prior post, “Getting to Know the S&P BSE 500,” the S&P BSE 500 is considered a proxy for India’s listed equity market, as it covers more than 88% of India’s listed equity universe in terms of total market capitalization. The index also offers diversified exposure to all key sectors of India’s…
Over the past three to four decades, the Indian equity market has witnessed significant growth, on account of increasing foreign capital flows and participation by domestic institutional investors. The expanding depth and breadth has brought a stronger demand from market participants for suitable benchmarks. The S&P BSE SENSEX launched in 1986 and was the first…
Until 2013, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry in India was in a nascent stage, with negligible assets under manager (AUM). As of Dec. 31, 2013, the total AUM for ETFs was INR 8,000 crores (or USD 1.2 billion), out of which commodities-based ETFs tracking gold noted the largest share, with total AUM of INR 6,500…
Recently, the S&P BSE SENSEX closed above 30,000 (and 31,000 as of 26th May 2017) for the first time, recording a lifetime high in its 31 years of live history. Immediately, print and online media were flooded with news articles discussing various milestones of the S&P BSE SENSEX. There were columns explaining how market participant…
The mid-cap space has often been described as the “sweet spot” of equity investing—and with good reason. Mid-cap companies tend to offer a balance between the high growth (and high risk) offered by small caps and the stability (but relatively slower growth) of large caps. Additionally, Indian mid-caps have a more diverse sector representation than…
The S&P BSE SENSEX is India’s bellwether index and is a globally recognized benchmark. With the recent launch of the S&P BSE SENSEX 50 and S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50, Asia Index Pvt. Ltd. has expanded its S&P BSE SENSEX Index Series. The newly launched indices are designed to measure the top 50 companies and…
What a year 2016 was—from concerns about slowing down of the Chinese economy and a surprise vote by the UK to exit the EU to a continued trend of low-to-negative interest rates among major economies globally, demonetization in India, the shocking victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, and finally, the U.S. Federal…