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INVESTMENT WORLD
INSIGHT:
Time for a real(i)ty check
If there is one sector that has been incessantly beaten down by the stock market for every macro-economic concern in the country over the past year, it has to be real estate. And not without reason. Be it rising inflation, increased costs of ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Index Outlook
Indian equities barely reacted to the news of Nuclear Suppliers Group lifting the embargo on trade with India, nor were they impressed by the decline of crude prices, that had been their principal tormenter this year, to $100. Instead, they ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Buy Gold ETFs
Looking for an investment option that will perform well when stocks don’t? Gold fulfils this role admirably. Low historic correlation with the Sensex and long-term returns that beat inflation are the key reasons for an Indian investor to ...
INVESTMENTS:
Of markets and selective amnesia
Does the letter ‘R’ turn silent whenever you read the word ‘brokeR’? Fretting that you put a chunk of your hard-earned money into the stock market around its peak? Sulking at the fate of your very first ill-timed ...
INSIGHT:
Why coal is still red-hot
As China and India industrialise, the demand for steel has increased exponentially. Coal is one of the important raw materials used in the manufacture of steel. Coal prices have doubled over the past year and are expected to spike even further as ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Query Corner: What the charts say
Please let me know the medium-term outlook of Larsen and Toubro. ...
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION:
Haste makes for heartache
After years of waiting to realise the dream of owning a flat, Mr N. Ramgopal, a senior manager with a public sector bank, zeroed in on an upcoming apartment project and booked a flat, paying a token amount. He went on to pay Rs 2 lakh more in ...
INCOME TAX:
Tax exemption on property buy
I am a senior citizen. I have sold a residential house, for Rs 36 lakh. I have out of the sale proceeds cleared a home loan on the said property of Rs 7 lakh. I propose to invest Rs 30 lakh to purchase land and construct a ...
INTERVIEW:
‘We have no plans to bring down rates further’
With the opening up of insurance sector, as many as 17 private players are fighting it out trying to enhance their market share in a relatively under-penetrated Indian market. A majority of them have tied up with foreign partners, ...
BOOKS:
Boil down information into binaries
There are tonnes of personal-finance books on the shelves, but most of them substitute wishing and hoping for understanding, bemoans Clark Winter in The Either/Or Investor (
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION:
How developers are coping
Companies with unique business models and those that have quickly changed their product mix to push sales, even if it means a sacrifice on price, appear to be the ones that are combating the current challenges reasonably well. ...
INTERVIEW:
‘High dividend yield is as important as capital appreciation’
UTI Dividend Yield Fund has been among the better performing equity funds piggybacking on this theme over the past year. Ms Swati Kulkarni, the fund manager for this fund, explains why it is necessary even for ...
INVESTMENTS:
Bajaj Allianz Insurance Fortune Plus
With markets on a highly volatile phase and little sign of fresh inflows, , insurance companies are planning to keep their costs low to attracte investors. Some insurance companies have already pruned the agency commission, reduced the front ...
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION:
PEs want ‘preferred returns’ clause
With the property market in the midst of a downturn and banks tightening the purse strings on realty projects, the real-estate sector is now witnessing Private Equity (PE) transactions that come attached with a ‘preferred returns’ ...
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION:
Plumbing in the depths
Plumbing and sanitary installations are a key part of construction but are neglected in India, says Mr Sudhakaran Nair, President of the Indian Plumbing Association (IPA). Water and sanitation facilities need to improve to safeguard ...
INVESTMENTS:
The ‘Beta’ guide
Beta is the measure of the volatility of a particular stock in comparison with the market. It indicates the stock’s correlation with the market index and cautions on the risk associated with it. Since volatility is an inherent aspect of ...
ECONOMICS:
Handling uncertainty
A couple of weeks ago, I was caught in a traffic jam. On inquiry, I was told that the gridlock was because it was an auspicious day, and that had brought large number of visitors to a nearby temple. Why are more people visiting places of ...
INTERVIEW:
The Indian Rendezvous
Rendezvous Hotels & Resorts International, a subsidiary of The Straits Trading Company Ltd, Singapore, is a growing brand in the Asia-Pacific region and is expanding into West Asia and China. It announced plans on Friday to enter India ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Infosys
The Rs 100 cut in the Infosys stock price on Friday has reversed our positive medium-term view for the stock. The bearish engulfing candle formed on this day implies that the move since August 18 was a distribution phase and not a running ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Reliance
RIL is poised on the brink. The support at Rs 1,900 has held the stock over the last two months. A reversal from current levels will imply that a flat pattern is currently unfolding that can take the stock higher to Rs 2,200 or Rs 2,400 in the ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Tata Steel
It was a dismal show by Tata Steel last week with a 7 per cent weekly decline. The stock has closed below the key support at Rs 557. If we assume that the third wave from the Rs 925-peak has commenced at the August peak at Rs 700, the minimum ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Unitech
Unitech held resolutely above Rs 150 and moved in a narrow range as indicated in our last column. The short-term view for this stock is negative but traders should wait for a decline below Rs 150 before initiating fresh shorts on this counter. ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
SBI
State Bank of India recorded an intra-week peak at Rs 1,604 before declining last week. But the mild nature of the correction implies that the near-term outlook stays positive. Immediate supports for the stock would be at Rs 1,458 and then Rs ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Reliance Infra
This stock reversed downwards from an intra-week peak at Rs 1,101 and declined to the support at Rs 920. ...
STOCKS:
Educomp: Hold
Shareholders in Educomp Solutions, an education solutions provider, can stay invested with a one-two year horizon considering the company’s strong growth prospects in digital content and product licensing to private schools and strong ...
STOCKS:
Bannari Amman Sugars: Buy
The sugar cycle is on the verge of an upturn, with the sharp contraction in sugarcane acreage pointing to lower sugar output and tighter supply over the next couple of years. With sugar prices already beginning their ascent, producers can look ...
STOCKS:
Shree Cement: Buy
The sharp de-rating of cement stocks, due to concerns about limited pricing power, has trimmed valuations for producers such as Shree Cement. ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
ELSS Funds — Widely variant record
The broad market fall from January this year has taken its toll on the tax planning ELSS funds as well. The year-to-date returns of these funds have significantly lagged the Sensex, Nifty and BSE-100 returns. Barring Sundaram Tax Saver and ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
ICICI Prudential Indo Asian Equity: Hold
Diversification within an asset class can minimise risk for equity investors and with the Indian market entering turbulent times, funds that invest in stocks outside India help tide over market volatility and insulate themselves against purely ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
DBS Chola Hedged Equity: Hold
Investors can retain their units of DBS Chola Hedged Equity Fund. In little over a year since its launch, the fund’s performance stands out, its returns bettering both its benchmark CNX Nifty and category average for diversified equity ...
FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS:
Prominent bulk deals on NSE and BSE
INVESTMENTS:
Switch your asset allocation for better returns
The choice of investments for non-institutional investors is limited. These investors cannot take exposure through mutual funds or portfolio management schemes to alternative strategies such as private equity and hedge funds or even to asset ...
INVESTMENTS:
Bond returns
Last week we looked at bond basics. We now move on understanding a few terms relating to returns and the implications of market price. ...
CORPORATE:
‘Other income’
Had you followed the quarterly results of companies over the last one year, you would not have missed the huge growth in ‘other income’ earned by them. In the June, September and December quarters of 2007, the ‘other ...
DERIVATIVES MARKETS:
Nifty future comes under more pressure
Despite a promising opening, the Nifty September future finished precariously low at 4245.8, registering a fall of 2.4 per cent over the previous week’s close. ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Markets not enthused by positive news flows
The stock markets gave a thumbs-up last Monday after the country received a waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group for receiving nuclear fuel supply. The BSE Sensex opened with a huge gap and ended the day with a 461-point gain. The ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Tech School: Flags and pennants pattern
The flags and pennants are common continuation patterns that have similar exterior. They also have the same volume formation and measuring criteria. These patterns are relatively shorter in time duration and should preferably be completed ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Bull's Eye
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STOCK MARKETS:
Baskets of X
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NEW FUND OFFER:
Update
Birla Sun Life asset management company has launched Birla Sun Life Commodity Equities Fund. ...
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