MARKETS
OUTLOOK:
Index Outlook: Market to hit the pause button
The speed with which the financial and equity market pulled back from half-way down an abyss to a position from where most market participants are eyeing a new peak, has been nothing short of miraculous. It is only fitting at this juncture ...
OUTLOOK:
Liquidity flow to set direction of benchmarks
Players anticipate correction in overpriced market. This week, the flow of fresh liquidity or the absence of it would make a difference on valuations. At the macro level, any meaningful correction may be deferred in the short-term if fresh flows ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Jindal Steel and Power: Hold
Shareholders can consider holding on to the stock of Jindal Steel and Power, now trading at 15 times trailing 12-month earnings, despite the run-up in stock ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Clutch Auto: Buy
Given the signs of gradual recovery in the commercial vehicles segment investors with a long-term horizon can consider buying the stock of Clutch Auto at Rs ...
RECOMMENDATION:
TTK Prestige: Buy
Demand for pressure cookers in growing consumer markets never runs out of steam. This augurs well for TTK Prestige, the company which owns the single largest pressure cooker brand in the country. Against the 8 per cent growth reported by ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Templeton India Equity Income Fund: Invest
Investors looking to diversify their portfolio to include stocks outside the Indian market can consider taking exposure to Templeton India Equity Income Fund (TIEIF). The fund’s value-based investing approach with a focus on stocks ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Chart focus - Elecon Engineering (Rs 101.2): Buy
Investors with medium-term perspective can considering buying the stock of Elecon Engineering Company. Since March low of Rs 24, the stock has been on an intermediate-term uptrend. Moreover, it has been on a medium-term uptrend too since July ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Canara Robeco Infrastructure: Hold
Investors can retain their units in Canara Robeco Infrastructure Fund (Can Infra) in light of its track record in delivering steady returns. Can Infra has bettered the performance of its benchmark BSE-100, over one- and three-year ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
SIP investment: Better than one-go
Systematic investment plan (SIP) investors have reason to cheer. The ongoing rally in equity market has pushed up the one-year return on such investments sizeably, compared to lump-sum ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Bide your time on fixed maturity plans
Can you suggest some good fixed maturity plans that are available now, where I can park my funds for three to five ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Rupee cost averaging scores over lump-sum
Many investors hold significant cash in their portfolio as a tactical move. By tactical cash, we mean cash held in a portfolio for investments to be made at a later date. This cash balance may have also come from profit-taking in the stock ...
INVESTMENTS:
Set a put spread to benefit from market weakness
With the Diwali-euphoria now behind us, it is time for some reality check on the markets. Increasing open interest with some of the corporate bigwigs slated to announce earnings is likely to make the market more susceptible to a slide than ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Moorat trading session ends flat
The first trading session of the Hindu calendar year Samvat 2066 ended on a flat note on Saturday owing to heavy profit booking after the benchmark indices hit their 52 week highs earlier in the session. Both the Sensex and Nifty, hit their ...
INVESTMENTS:
Consider shorting DLF, Bajaj Hindustan
DLF (Rs 456.8): The DLF stock is likely to see a correction in the ensuing weeks as it has witnessed a sharp run-up in price. The stock has strong support around Rs 440. As long as it stays above this level, it has the ...
DERIVATIVES MARKETS:
F&O query corner
Please give me advice about RCom 230 put option, which I took at Rs 5 on Monday. Do I hold or sell? – Mr S. ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Jaiprakash Associates: Invest for 1-2 years
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) has come out with an attractive fixed deposit scheme this festival season. Investors with high risk-appetite and looking for debt avenues have an opportunity to lock into the JAL’s fixed ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Update
Union Bank of India has got the approval to set up mutual fund business as a joint venture with Belgium based firm KBC Group from Securities and Exchange Board of India. Union Bank will hold a 51 per cent stake in the ...
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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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