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MARKETS
INVESTMENTS:
Attractively-priced IPOs draw retail interest
Mumbai, Aug 1 Retail investors are once again gravitating towards the IPO market, which saw a lull for almost ...
OUTLOOK:
Index Outlook: Moving towards 16,000
The curtains have come down on the earnings season and it is the omnipotent ‘liquidity’ that will take centre-stage in the next act. The resistances that market participants are currently mulling over can be shattered effortlessly ...
INVESTMENTS:
The long and short of it
“Don’t worry about market fluctuations. Think long term.” Now that’s something that investors, young and old alike, would have been told repeatedly while their equity investments yo-yoed with the ups and down in the ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Idea Cellular: Buy
Investors with a two-three-year horizon can buy the shares of Idea Cellular, a mobile phone player aspiring to have a pan-India presence by December 2009, considering the continuing strength in its current circles of operation and. ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Lupin: Buy
Investors with a long-term perspective can consider adding the stock of Lupin to their portfolio. Sustained traction in formulation exports in the key markets of the US and Japan, a strong footing in the domestic market, and an ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Greenply Industries (Rs 129.25): Buy
Investors with medium-term perspective can consider buying the shares of Greenply Industries. A prolonged divergence in the weekly relative strength index (RSI) triggered the stock’s trend reversal in the first quarter of this year. ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Mutual funds or unit-linked plans: Horizon matters
The recent decision by the insurance regulator to cap the charges on insurance products may level the playing field, in terms of effective returns, between mutual funds and ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Sundaram BNP Paribas Tax Saver: Invest
Investors may buy the units of Sundaram BNP Paribas Tax Saver (Sundaram Tax), considering its track record in delivering above-average returns over the last several years. Since the inception of the growth option in January 2005 (the ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Everest Kanto Cylinders: Hold
Long-term investments can be retained in the stock of Everest Kanto Cylinders (EKC), which makes high-pressure CNG (compressed natural gas) and industrial cylinders. Though the stock is up 77 per cent from our earlier ...
STOCK MARKETS:
June numbers: Neither good nor bad
‘Good’ June quarter earnings are the latest excuse for the Sensex to stage a mini-rally from 15000 levels; not that the stock market has any excuses to build on its euphoric mood in recent times. But an analysis of the ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Puravankara Projects: Hold
Shareholders can continue to stay invested in Puravankara Projects. For a mid-tier realty player, the company has done well to stay away from the debt trap that many of its peers were caught in, not too long ago. Puravankara has also been ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Flower power
Writers who profile financial manias can seldom resist the temptation to start with the Tulip mania of the 1600s. Tulip mania is a tale of how free markets, when not reined in, can wreak havoc on wealth and even society. Popular accounts ...
OUTLOOK:
Firm trend may continue for Nifty futures
There was no let up in the bullish momentum as Nifty futures continued to march ...
STOCKS:
Query Corner: What the charts say
Please give your views on Tata Motors purchased at Rs ...
INVESTMENTS:
Investing strategies after August 1
It is not just mutual fund distributors who need to prepare for “Life after August 1”. Investors too may need to overhaul the way they invest in mutual funds. With effect from August 1, the SEBI proposal to do away with entry loads ...
STOCKS:
Reliance (Rs 1,957.1)
RIL opened with a downward gap on Monday morning and moved sideways thereafter. The stock is reversing higher after retracing 55 per cent of the rally from the Rs 1,718 trough. This implies short-term strength and the stock can now move higher ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
MFs modify exit load structures
Mutual fund investors may have to stay with their schemes for as long as three years, if they wish to avoid the exit load being imposed by funds, in response to the entry load waiver. While the no-entry-load regime takes effect from August 1, ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Bollinger Bands
Bollinger Band was developed by John Bollinger in early 1980s. This tool plots a trading band above and below a moving average to compare volatility and relative price levels over a period of ...
FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS:
Prominent Bulk Deals on NSE and BSE
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MUTUAL FUNDS:
ELSS funds — Beating category average
Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS) have underperformed open-ended diversified schemes over one-, three-, and five-year periods. They have shown lower divergence between the best and worst in the category, compared with ...
STOCK MARKETS:
ULIPs: Optimal to slice insurance-investment decision
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) recently issued a circular, capping insurance companies’ charges on ...
INVESTMENTS:
Expertspeak
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NEW FUND OFFER:
Update
Shinsei Mutual Fund has launched an open ended equity scheme- Shinsei Industry Leaders Fund. The investment objective of the scheme is to generate income and long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified ...
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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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