Borrowers have reaped little from the central bank’s recent rate cuts.
How to benefit as interest rates fall
Look to switch your home loan, lock into long-term deposits and steer clear of high-debt companies. »
Banking funds shine
Banking stocks had an excellent rally in the past one year with many private sector banking stocks registering new highs. Banking funds too managed sound returns in the past one year, ou... »
Index Outlook: Two steps ahead, one back
It was time for reckoning for the global stock markets last week. After the heady rally that had taken benchmarks of many developed markets to life-time highs, global equities were yanked back sha... »
Selecting the right CEO
There appears to be a dichotomy between the characteristics that seem to matter and the actual trend observed in companies. »
Investment World
Dissector: Zinc testing important base band
This week, we take a close look at zinc. We considered the spot price of zinc traded on London Metal Exchange (LME) for this analysis. The spot price is quoted in dollar/mt (tonne). LME zi... »
Investment World
BAJAJ AUTO: BUY
Thrust on mid-segment bikes, strong presence in three-wheelers, and sizeable export markets are positives. »
Quadricycles get green signal to ply on roads
Quadricycles get green signal to ply on roads
Strong exports rev up Bajaj Auto sales in Q4
Investment World
Query Corner: Bombay Dyeing hovering above key support
What is your advice regarding medium- and long-term outlook on Wockhardt and Cadila Healthcare? Can these stocks be bought at the current levels?
Anil Kumar Ray
Wockhardt (Rs... »
Investment World
The credit rating enigma
It was just last week that Standard & Poor’s reaffirmed India’s sovereign rating at ‘BBB-’ with a ‘negative’ outlook. What does this rating mean and why do governments and investors obsess... »
Investment World
Stock Strategy: Consider bear call spread on RCom
Reliance Communications (Rs 108.3): After the recent sharp run-up, the stock of Reliance Communications appears to be heading for a correction. It now finds support at Rs 95.8 and the next... »
Stock Insight
LOVABLE LINGERIE: BUY
A widening distributor network and a growing product basket bode well. »
Investment Focus - Hindustan Zinc: A good option in metals space
Investors can buy the Hindustan Zinc stock in view of the company’s financial strength, improving mineral demand and share buy-out prospects. The company is among the largest domestic pr... »
BAJAJ AUTO: BUY
The domestic auto industry isn’t out of the woods yet but there are some auto-makers who are placed better than their counterparts. Bajaj Auto is one such company. Bajaj’s sizeable export marke... »
Inflation-indexed bonds are here
The Reserve Bank of India is set to issue its first tranche of inflation-indexed bonds on June 4, with 20 per cent reserved for retail investors. With a ten-year tenor, the bonds are a long-term,... »
The credit rating enigma
It was just last week that Standard & Poor’s reaffirmed India’s sovereign rating at ‘BBB-’ with a ‘negative’ outlook. What does this rating mean and why do governments and investors obsess... »
Query Corner: Bombay Dyeing hovering above key support
What is your advice regarding medium- and long-term outlook on Wockhardt and Cadila Healthcare? Can these stocks be bought at the current levels?
Anil Kumar Ray
Wockhardt (Rs... »
How to save for discretionary expenses
Investing is primarily about accumulating wealth to meet non-discretionary future consumption. By this, we mean expenses that you will incur in the future that are essential for your family’s life... »
To the health of policyholder!
“I made no claims on my medi-claim policy, taken in 2009, till recently, when my son fell sick. I am now told that my entire accumulated bonus is lost….” This is the lament of an aggrieved policyh... »
Survival of the fittest
Last week, a friend of mine was talking to me about the tight economic situation and its effect on the job market. Then, he made an off-the-cuff remark, which I later realised was rather p... »
FT India Life Stage Fund of Funds – 40s Plan: INVEST
The FT India Life Stage Fund of Funds – 40s Plan is a good choice for investors with a low risk appetite. It maintains a 65 per cent allocation to debt, with the balance invested in equities. Y... »
When companies impair assests
Tata Steel was in news this week, for the wrong reason. The company announced that it expects a $1.6 billion write-down of goodwill and assets for 2012-13 based on its impairment review for the... »
Lifting ban on futures could drive guar gum prices up
Query Corner: ICICI Bank nearing resistance zone
More investors now from smaller cities
Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services - Long Term Value Fund
What they said
Dish TV: BUY
Long-term outlook positive for gold
Cotton could bloom on Chinese demand
Avoid theme funds for long-term investments
My monthly investments through the SIP mode are as follows: Rs. 2000 each in Birla Sunlife Frontline Equity, Reliance Regular Savings Equity, HDFC Midcap Opportunities, Reliance Equity Opportuniti... »
LOVABLE LINGERIE: BUY
Branded innerwear is slowly worming its way into the fragmented and unorganised women’s innerwear market. Lovable Lingerie’s ‘Lovable’ (a global brand licensed from Lovable World Trading Co.) h... »
TaxTalk
My mother, along with her sisters and brothers, inherited a house from their brother who does not having any heirs. The said property is an independent house in Chennai valued... »
Dissector: Zinc testing important base band
This week, we take a close look at zinc. We considered the spot price of zinc traded on London Metal Exchange (LME) for this analysis. The spot price is quoted in dollar/mt (tonne). LME zi... »
Stock Strategy: Consider bear call spread on RCom
Reliance Communications (Rs 108.3): After the recent sharp run-up, the stock of Reliance Communications appears to be heading for a correction. It now finds support at Rs 95.8 and the next... »
Investment Focus: Coromandel International offers opportunity
The country’s leading complex fertiliser producer Coromandel International’s stock has corrected over 32 per cent in the last six months, even as Nifty gained 11 per cent during the same period. S... »
Index Outlook: Bulls wrest advantage
The week gone by was one of the most dramatic in recent times; with sound and fury, panic and exuberance along with the usual bunch of bewildered onlookers. Monday started with the Sensex plunging... »
Shariah index can bring in more investors
The BSE Tasis Shariah 50 index formed using the guidelines of the Islamic investment code and upon the advice of a Shariah advisory board allows investors to trade in stock markets... »
Pivotals: Reliance Industries (Rs 834.4)
Last week, the stock advanced 2.6 per cent breaching the key resistance as well as 200-day moving average at around Rs 820. Near-term trend is up for the stock. Traders with shor... »
Just Dial IPO: AVOID
Investors can avoid the initial public offering of shares by Just Dial, a search service provider with a large database of listings across a wide range of categories. Although the business mode... »
Stock Strategy: Consider long strangle in Reliance Industries
Buy ACC: A good investment option
Property options for NRIs
Why inflation is cooling off
Birla Sun Life Equity Fund: Hold
IDFC Asset Allocation Fund - Moderate Plan: Invest
Jyothy Laboratories: HOLD
Gold
Gold regains 26k level; silver surges on fresh buying
Comex gold likely to fall
Gold futures jump to Rs 26,383 per 10 gm
Gold futures rise to Rs 26,456 per 10 gm
Gold futures recover to Rs 26,274 per 10 gm
‘More steps’ to curb gold imports, if needed
Gold plunges below 26k level; silver sinks to multi-year lows
Gold futures fall to Rs 25,556 per 10 gm
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