This is a correction which was required. It is healthy. We are in a market, which has gone up 60 per cent per annum over the last three years before the correction happened. Now, we have just seen a 30 per cent correction. This is ...
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STOCK MARKETS
Market over the month — Making sense of the madness
Five key factors indicate if there was a method to the madness in the stock market in May.
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Anchoring
A friend recently started investing in the US stock market. Unfortunately, his first trade ended in a loss of two per cent. He reasoned it thus: The company's competitor had stepped up investments in India. ...
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Options guide
Call option: A call option gives the buyer `the right but not the obligation' to buy the stock at a specified price on a future date. Put option: A put option gives the buyer `the right but not the obligation' to sell a stock ...
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DERIVATIVES MARKETS
THE F&O SCENE
Not willing to play a guessing game
Various technical indicators in the derivative segment (detailed below) captured the nervousness and weakness in the underlying market over the past month. However, the primary reason for the indicators turning weak is low trading volumes, ...
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Nifty skating on thin volumes
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RECOMMENDATION
Kotak 30: Invest in phases
Kotak-30 may be a safer investment option than a mid-cap fund, though it carries a risk profile similar to that of a typical diversified equity fund.
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ITC: Buy
Consistent cash flows from cigarettes and growth opportunities in biscuits and hotels augur well for an investment opportunity at current levels
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Larsen & Toubro: Buy
Increased infrastructure spending in West Asia, backed by firm oil prices, brightens prospects for L&T's hydrocarbon trail.
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Sun Pharma: Buy
The key event to look forward to in the near term would be the spin-off of Sun's innovative R&D unit into an independent entity, for which shareholder approval has been received.
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HDFC Top 200: Invest
Those who are looking for fresh exposures to an equity fund, after the steep correction in recent weeks, may consider investments in HDFC Top 200. The fund, which invests in the top 200 stocks by market capitalisation, enjoys a long track ...
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Hindustan Zinc: Buy
Firm pricing, strong growth in volumes, control over the value chain and robust financials make the stock of Hindustan Zinc a preferred play in the non-ferrous space.
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Franklin India Bluechip Fund: Invest
An investment can be considered in Franklin India Bluechip Fund (FIBF). There are only a handful of funds that have weathered bear phases well, and FIBF is one of them. Investors with a horizon of three years and more could consider this fund. ...
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IPOS
Vigneshwara Exports: Invest at cut-off
With 45 per cent of its revenues derived from a single client, Vigneshwara bears the risk of client concentration. Its plans to diversify into the fast-growing US market is, therefore, a positive move.
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BONUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Infosys shareholders okay plan to raise authorised capital
Shareholders of Infosys approved the company's plan to increase its authorised capital from Rs 150 crore to Rs 300 crore on Saturday. The hike was in view of the company's plans to issue 1:1 bonus share (one share for each share held). The ...
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OUTLOOK
Market Outlook
The correction in global markets and rising global interest rates has forced some of these foreign funds to reallocate their portfolios. In the process our market has witnessed some selling from foreign funds. This has created a ...
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