MARKETS
FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS:
SGX Nifty volumes plummet
Hedge funds may have shifted back to Indian markets. Volumes transacted in the SGX Nifty – the Nifty futures traded on the Singapore Stock Exchange – have plummeted sharply in recent ...
INVESTMENTS:
A comeback for value investing
The stock market has rallied 40 per cent in a flash; mid-cap stocks have kept pace with blue-chips and the action in small-cap stocks is reaching frenzied proportions, with many of them clustered at the upper circuit limit on any given trading ...
OUTLOOK:
Index Outlook
It was a more sedate trading week in Indian stock markets. The minor decline in the first two sessions was arrested at 10700 and the Sensex ended the week well above the 11000 mark. Action is however likely to be explosive next week with ...
RECOMMENDATION:
BGR Energy Systems: Buy
Investors with a three-year perspective can consider buying the stock of BGR Energy ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Hero Honda: Book Profit
A market leader in two-wheelers, Hero Honda has outpaced rivals with a 12 per cent sales growth in 2008-09, as against a flat growth of 3 per cent for the industry this year. Good growth in sub-125 cc segment and a strong foothold in ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Wipro: Hold
That both volumes and the pricing environment for Indian IT majors are set for downward pressure was apparent from the numbers of TCS and Infosys Technologies’ for the March quarter. But surprisingly, Wipro, the third in the ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Praj Industries: Hold
Shareholders can continue to remain invested in the stock of Praj Industries. While the company’s last quarter and full year performance have not been impressive, easing credit conditions worldwide and Praj’s established position ...
RECOMMENDATION:
HDFC Equity Fund: Invest
Investors can buy units of HDFC Equity Fund, considering its long-term track record in delivering steady returns and its ability to consistently contain downsides. The fund has consistently bettered the performance of its benchmark — ...
STOCKS:
Tata Steel
Tata Steel too underwent a mild correction in the beginning of the week but it recovered thereafter to end on a flat ...
STOCKS:
ONGC
ONGC too moved in a very narrow band between Rs 830 and Rs 890 and ended the week with a mild loss. The short-term trend in the stock is down since the peak at Rs 922. Resistances for the week ahead would be at Rs 890 and Rs 922. Failure to ...
STOCKS:
Maruti Suzuki
MUL declined sharply in the earlier part of the week but it reversed from our medium term support of Rs 740 to close the week on a flat note. Short-term trend in the stock is ...
STOCKS:
Infosys
The strong surge witnessed on this counter on Thursday made it close the week with 4 per cent ...
STOCKS:
Reliance
Though it declined to Rs 1,670 on Tuesday, it recovered to close on an optimistic ...
STOCKS:
SBI
SBI declined sharply from the resistance at Rs 1,350 indicated last week to an intra-week trough at Rs ...
STOCKS:
Query Corner: What the charts say
Can you please let me know the next 3-months’ prospects of ICICI Bank and Reliance ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Sundaram BNP Paribas Leadership: Hold
Investors can retain their units in Sundaram BNP Paribas India Leadership Fund given the potential that its current portfolio holds. The fund’s one- and three-year performances are not heartening despite its moving away from mid ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Value investing falters in the US
While value investors are having their day in the sun in India, they are still facing rough weather in the US markets. From legendary value investor Warren Buffett to renowned fund manager Bill Miller, who manages Legg Mason’s popular ...
INVESTMENTS:
Building up a big score
In a competitive world, you cannot afford to be caught on the wrong foot in this game called life. The hand-eye coordination is not at its best; your feet have started moving slower than your mind want them to and more often than not you ...
NEW FUND OFFER:
ICICI Pru Target Return Fund: Sweeping options
The ups and downs of Indian stocks over the past five years drive home the point that an active approach is essential if you are to reach your financial goals, with an equity portfolio. ICICI Pru Target Return Fund addresses this ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Realty investment avenue
ASK Real Estate Special Opportunities Fund - Portfolio I (ASK Realty Fund) is a real-estate private equity fund floated by ASK Investment Holdings (of the ASK group which is into wealth management). This fund, which seeks to collect about Rs ...
DERIVATIVES MARKETS:
Nifty future may see range-bound movement
After opening on a weak note, Nifty future found strong support at lower levels and reversed the direction to end on a positive ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Falling three and rising three methods
We have discussed some of the important bullish and bearish Japanese candlesticks reversal patterns in this column. A look at continuation candlestick patterns this ...
FINANCIAL SERVICES:
Tailor portfolio to risk appetite
I am Benjamin, aged 44, employed as a senior manager in an IT company. I have three dependents – an aged mother, my wife (home maker) aged 40, and a 15 year-old daughter studying in Class 10. My current annual salary is Rs 36 lakh (net ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Fund Talk
Please advise me on my portfolio consisting of Birla Tax Relief 96, HDFC Top 200, Kotak Indo World Infrastructure, LIC India Vision, Reliance Natural Resources, Magnum Comma, SBI Infrastructure, SBI Midcap, Tata Capital ...
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Harish Bijoor
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Ramanujam Sridhar
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S Ramesh Kumar
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Radhika Chada
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