MARKETS
INVESTMENTS:
Bet on sectors dependent on direct consumer spending
Firms that got Govt stimulus package also do well. BL Research Bureau For investors who would like to bank on the recovery, businesses that sell directly to the consumer or benefit from government spending seem to be the safe ...
INVESTMENTS:
Silver delivers higher returns than gold
SHINING BRIGHT. Silver has outperformed the yellow metal in terms of return on investments despite gold hitting new peaks in the recent ...
OUTLOOK:
Index Outlook: Sensex wavers around 16,000
Market was at its whimsical best last week. Stock prices appeared to be rolling down a deep chasm last Tuesday but just when most market participants were convinced that the downtrend was going to be long-drawn and painful, stock prices ...
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Query Corner: Religare continues to be in down-trend
I am holding Entertainment Network India Ltd (ENIL) purchased at Rs 205. I wish to know how this stock is likely to act in the short-term. Subur ...
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Larsen & Toubro: Buy
RECOMMENDATION:
Zee Entertainment: Hold
Zee Entertainment stands to gain substantially from the channels it would get to own after Zee News de-merges and transfers them to the ...
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M&M Finance: Buy
Investors with a high-risk appetite can consider fresh exposures in the stock of Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services (M&M Finance). A 61 per cent subsidiary of auto company, Mahindra & Mahindra, M&M Finance is an asset ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Punj Lloyd: Sell
A repeat instance of cost overruns by Punj Lloyd’s subsidiaries, albeit with a different client, has sprung a surprise on investors. This comes after the management’s comments in the June quarter that the company has made ...
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Chart Focus: Max India (Rs 179.90): Buy
Investors with medium-term perspective can consider buying the Max India stock. Since its October 2008 low of Rs 81, the stock has been trending upwards. However, after encountering resistance around Rs 250 in June 2008, it began to ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Tata Balanced Fund: Hold
Investors may retain the units of Tata Balanced Fund, given its long-term track record in ...
STOCKS:
Stock Strategy: Sesa Goa, ICICI Bank could see sharp swings
Sesa Goa (305): The Sesa Goa stock is likely to see sharp swings, as it is at a critical ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Index Strategy: Bear put spread strategy
We suggest traders to set a bear put spread for the week, using Nifty Nov put options with strikes 4,900 and 4,600. Both strikes have seen a significant build up in open interest, suggesting that these could be the interim resistance and ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Will new trading hours help investors?
The recent move by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to allow stock exchanges to extend trading by two-and-a-half hours from 9 am to 5 pm has elicited groans from some quarters and applause from others. Though the move is ...
INVESTOR PROTECTION:
‘Shareholder democracy’ has long way to go in India
Hyderabad, Nov. 7 Thanks to the Companies Law Bill 2009, the expression ‘shareholders’ democracy’ is gaining in popularity. The Government argues that shareholders should have a say in deciding the managerial remuneration. ...
STOCKS:
Pivotals: Reliance Industries (Rs 1,956.7)
RIL declined towards our first medium-term target in the first trading session of the week but the 200 day moving average positioned there helped to arrest the ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Fisher’s scuttlebutt
When it comes to effective long term investing, the quantitative aspects of a business are a great filter, however the intangible qualitative traits go a long way in deciding how the results turn out. Philip Fisher’s scuttlebutt ...
FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS:
Prominent bulk deals on NSE and BSE
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MUTUAL FUNDS:
Some pointers on...
When to sell a fund
What funds should I buy? That’s a question investors seem to ask more often than “What funds should I sell?” Yet, tracking your mutual fund portfolio and weeding out the funds that don’t fit is essential to ensuring ...
RECOMMENDATION:
Reliance Equity Opportunities: Hold
Unitholders can stay invested in Reliance Equity Opportunities Fund based on its performance over the past year. The four-year-old fund has, over a three-year period, generated a compounded annual return of 7.6 per cent, trailing its ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Update
Axis Mutual Fund has launched a new open-ended growth scheme called Axis Equity Fund. Its objective will be to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity-related ...
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