MARKETS
INVESTMENTS:
Bonds may outperform gilts over 12-15 months
Debt mutual funds can replicate their recent performance and the outlook on interest rates does remain bullish for bond funds, asserts Ms Lakshmi Iyer, Head of Fixed Income/ Products, for Kotak Mahindra ...
OUTLOOK:
Index Outlook
Sensex started the week on an upbeat note with a 283-point rally, but it lost its way thereafter. All efforts to drum up an enthusiastic response to the forthcoming interim budget proved fruitless and the Sensex trudged along in an ...
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Magnum Tax Gain: Invest
Investment can be considered in Magnum Tax Gain based on its long-term track record. The fund outpaced its benchmark BSE-100 marginally over a one-year period, while it has trailed close to half its ELSS peers. However, consistent ...
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Trading Strategy: Set a Bear Put Spread
With the interim Budget announcement slated for Monday, the coming week promises to be high on both expectations and ...
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IDFC: Buy
Investors with high risk-appetite and a two-three year investment horizon can consider investing in Infrastructure Development Financing Company (IDFC). However, given the range-bound market conditions, we recommend buying the stock in a ...
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Madras Cements: Hold
Relief on costs, volume additions from new capacities and the advantage of operating in a region with high demand potential where prices too are lending support suggest reasonable earnings growth for Madras Cements after a subdued ...
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CCCL: Buy
South-based Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd (CCCL) is a pure play construction contractor. The company is well-placed to capture opportunities in both sectors that it operates in — realty and infrastructure — and ...
INVESTMENTS:
‘Lower interest rates will boost consumer spends, bolster economy’
Debt funds have made the best of the financial market environment over the past year by generating returns of close to 30 per cent. But can similar returns be generated from hereon? Mr Nandkumar Surti, CIO, ...
STOCKS:
Query Corner: What the charts say
I have bought Reliance Capital at Rs 450. Can you please let me know the prospects of this stock? ...
OUTLOOK:
Stock market movement seen range-bound
Consolidating now after free fall: Doha Brokerage. Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 14 The capital market is expected to behave in a range-bound manner and the height it reached in 2008 is unlikely to be breached anytime soon, according to Mr Prince ...
STOCKS:
Maruti Suzuki
It was a strong 8 per cent surge for Maruti Suzuki last week The stock moved close to our near-term target at Rs 636 before tottering slightly. This remains the trend-deciding level for the near-term. A downward reversal from here will pull ...
STOCKS:
Infosys
Infosys reversed lower from an intra week peak at Rs 1,325. Ten-day rate of change oscillator has declined in to the bearish zone after prolonged negative divergence. But the stock has supports at Rs 1,220 and Rs 1,160. Reversal from either ...
STOCKS:
Tata Steel
Tata Steel recorded a minor up-tick in the weekly chart, thanks to the strong surge on Monday. But the short-term term trend deciding level of Rs 202 has not been crossed ...
STOCKS:
Reliance
Reliance Industries moved in line with our expectation last week to an intra-week peak at Rs 1,414 but was unable to penetrate this ...
STOCKS:
SBI
SBI launched in to a surprise up-move last week and closed with 7 per cent ...
STOCKS:
ONGC
The strong spurt in ONGC on Monday made the stock rise beyond Rs 700. But the stock continues to grapple with the resistance at Rs ...
INVESTMENTS:
‘Insurers should do need-based selling’
The risks associated with equity investments have increased substantially over the past year due to higher volatility and less certainty on companys’ performances. In an interview with Business Line, Mr Prashant ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Market timing, a utopian possibility
Timing the market is essentially the art of predicting the future direction of the market through the use of technical and fundamental indicators. Some investors switch between asset classes and funds in an attempt to profit from the changes ...
STOCKS:
Aurobindo Pharma promoters pledge 39% of equity
Hyderabad, Feb. 14 The promoters’ group of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has pledged 39 per cent of equity of the ...
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Kotak Contra: Invest
Investors with a two-three-year time horizon can consider adding Kotak Contra to their portfolios. Our optimism stems from the fund’s existing portfolio of stocks and its value-based approach towards building its portfolio, both of ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Contra Funds — Steady returns
In the market carnage of 2008, most equity funds had a tough time containing declines. However, one category of equity funds — contra funds — fared very well on this count. Contra or contrarian funds seek to invest in ...
DEBT MARKET:
Bank deposits: Optimal choice for short-term exposure?
Most investors want to increase their exposure to fixed-income securities, given the high downside risk in stocks. Several posed us this question: Are bond funds good investments now, even if interest rates increase after a year? Or are ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Nifty future at critical stage
After weeks of being in the losing streak, the Nifty future managed an impressive turnaround, putting in a neat 3.75 gains on the table. While a bulk of the upsurge may have been helped by the squaring-off of short positions; that the week ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Candlestick reversal patterns
There are certain candlestick patterns that give an early indication that a prevalent trend has run its course and is beginning to lose strength. Dark Cloud Cover pattern (DCC) and piercing patterns belong to this class. A DCC pattern is ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Update
AIG Global Investment Group Mutual Fund has changed the nomenclature of AIG India treasury Plus Fund to AIG India Treasury Fund. The changes in the name will take effect from February 16.The other features of the scheme ...
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