In January 2008, the Sensex hit then all-time high of 21,207 (closing high of 21,004 was achieved in November 2010).
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Indian households put bulk of savings in bank deposits and insurance; the returns are minimal. If you're part of this, change.
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As returns decline, with extent and time horizon uncertain, some of these investors look to shift to safer zones
Brokers have only kept guarantees for which they have open positions.
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Last fortnight, 206 companies from the BSE-500 hit 52-week lows as investors sold heavily in counters with dimmed prospects.
Foreign investors keeping off; inflows into bonds also likely to improve if RBI resumes rate cuts.
The onus is on you to reject financial products that don't suit your needs.
Asset sales have helped ease investors' worry but debt remains at alarming levels
They can wait, as RBI has indicated the bonds could be linked to CPI in future.
These companies may recall loans in extreme cases; loan-to-value ratio stands at 60% but scrap value at 75%.
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It will improve the purchasing power of many buyers, but high interest payout will be a deterrent.
In the past month, when the Essel Group started picking up shares of the company, IVRCL's stock has risen 31 per cent, a rare feat in a market where infrastructure stocks have been suffering due to slow movement in projects and high interest burden.
There could possibly be some reduction in home/auto loan outgo.
Higher returns, more liquidity draw individual investors to savings accounts.
Till October 14 this year, FIIs were net sellers in equities at Rs 1,132 crore (Rs 11.32 billion) while their debt exposure stood at Rs 20,029 crore (Rs 200.29 billion). This is the first time since 2008 that FIIs are net sellers in equities.
For home buyers in Noida Extension things have just gone worse. While banks have decided not to disburse loans to residential properties in the area, including those that had no litigation against them, builders are threatening to charge a penalty if payments are not made according to the existing contracts.
Sebi had acted against 10 brokerages after over 10,000 investors failed to get shares in last year's Coal India IPO in spite of legitimate applications.
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