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MARKETS
STOCKS:
The foundation is good, but…
Cement stocks. Cement was among the key sectors that delivered riches for investors from the March lows. The basket of 15 key cement stocks has doubled, outperforming the Sensex return of 87 per cent. A closer look, however, reveals that the mid ...
STOCKS:
Delisting: Securities Act brought in line with SEBI norms
Mumbai, June 13 A company that has incurred losses during the preceding three consecutive years and has negative net worth may be delisted by stock exchanges, says a recent amendment to the Securities Contracts ...
STOCKS:
Select stocks hit new highs in recent rally
BL Research Bureau The Sensex may be 27 per cent below its high of 20,873 in January 2008, but did you know that select blue-chips have already surpassed their earlier highs? Thirty-six of the BSE 500 stocks and four Sensex stocks have ...
OUTLOOK:
Covert correction in equities
Sensex kept up the façade of an indomitable uptrend even as the broader market succumbed to selling pressure last week. BSE Midcap Index ended 3 per cent lower while BSE Smallcap Index was down 7 per cent. With the talk of sprouting ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Sesa Goa: Buy
Acquired mining capacities that may deliver substantial volume additions and a likely recovery in iron ore prices over the next two years, make the stock of Sesa Goa a good investment for those with a two-year perspective. At Rs 203, the stock ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories: Buy
Investors with a long-term horizon can consider buying the stock of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) given its strong product pipeline, strengthening presence in key markets such as North America, Russia and India and the reduced ...
RECOMMENDATION:
CRISIL: Buy
Fresh investments can be considered in Credit Rating Information Services of India (CRISIL) stock. CRISIL is the largest credit rating agency in India also engaged in research and advisory ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Amara Raja Batteries: Buy
Investors with a long-term perspective may use attractive valuations and buy the stock of Amara Raja Batteries (ARB). At Rs 91.6, the stock trades at 8.9 times the trailing four quarter earnings, at a discount to competitor, Exide ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Jyothy Laboratories (Rs 106.45): Buy
Investors with a medium-term perspective can consider buying Jyothy Laboratories ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Tata Pure Equity: Invest
Investments can be considered in Tata Pure Equity Fund based on its convincing performance over a three- and five- year period. The fund managed to beat its benchmark BSE Sensex over the above time frame. Its recent performance has, ...
OPEN OFFERS:
Saving Satyam’s investors
The rapidity with which the stock market has marked up the price of Satyam Computer after its ‘provisional’ financials were revealed, raises one critical question. Have investors in the company’s stock got a fair deal in ...
STOCKS:
Query Corner: What the charts say
I have recently purchased Era Infra Engineering at Rs 88 and Selan Exploration at Rs 177. What rates can be expected in the short and medium term in these stocks? ...
NEW FUND OFFER:
Reliance Infrastructure: Focussed exposures will help
The country’s infrastructure story has once again caught the attention of the stock market, perhaps on the back of expectations of a higher thrust to the sector by the UPA Government in its second ...
STOCKS:
Reliance (Rs 2,356.8)
Despite the wobble on Monday, RIL closed the week with 6 per cent gain. Though the stock closed marginally above the short-term resistance at Rs 2,343, the break-out is not convincing enough. Fresh long positions are advised only on a move ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Does asset size matter?
Diversified schemes. With the economy barely recovering from the recessionary tailspin, it suddenly seems like small is beautiful. This also appears to be applicable to the asset base managed by mutual funds, going by the performance of ...
FINANCIAL SERVICES:
Savings are not equal to investments: Need for financial literacy
The difference is striking. High net worth individuals take adequate steps to route their savings to optimal returns-bearing ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Nifty future may drift downwards
After weeks of relentless gains, the markets finally appear to be losing some of its steam. The Nifty future closed the week at 4584.35, lower than its previous week’s close of 4594. It however swung wildly during the week, but in ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Fund Talk
I have been watching the NAV movements of open ended equity schemes, balanced schemes and monthly income schemes for the past two years. During the period from 17.01.2008 to 7.03.2009, popular equity schemes fell by 48 – 66 ...
DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT:
Update
UTI Mutual Fund has declared a dividend of 20 per cent under UTI Midcap Fund,UTI Master Value Fund and UTI Transportation and Logistics Fund .Record date for all the schemes is June ...
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Radhika Chada
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