Investors must invest in a manner appropriate to their age, income stream, return expectations and risk appetite.
If you firmly believe that all things must come to an end, then the decline in equity markets this week should come as no surprise.
Despite high exposure of public sector banks to power, iron and steel sectors, analysts remain in a wait-and-watch mode.
Investors should restructure their portfolios and dispose of investments that are not in tune with their risk-appetite.
Old Economy stocks were trading steady on the arrival of the monsoon, tech stocks rose following gains in the US markets Tuesday.
Sustained buying by foreign institutional investors and selective buying by local funds pushed a host of stocks to their 52-week highs.
Sustained selling pressure in tech as well as select Old Economy stocks dragged down the market further on Thursday, after a steady opening.
Tech stocks, led by Infosys Technologies, dragged down the market on Monday amid concerns about the pressure on billing rates and a rising rupee. \n\n\n\n
The market recovered on Monday due to bargain hunting in tech stocks. \n\n\n\n
As the exit polls were sharply split on who would get to rule Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday said their grand Mahagatbadhan alliance would win the Bihar Assembly polls with 190 seats.
Bull liquidation in the derivatives segment has only compounded losses in indices in the cash market, which is already in the throes due to the overall international political clime.
The market staged a smart recovery on Tuesday following bargain hunting in stocks at lower levels, after six straight sessions of losses. \n\n
The market ended higher on Friday, after a subdued start, helped by renewed buying in select New Economy and heavyweight stocks. \n\n\n\n
The market declined on Monday, as investors dumped stocks in the absence of buying support from foreign funds.
Experts say the BSE Sensex could rise to around 32,000 in a year.
Mutual fund investors had much reason to cheer as equity markets posted one of the strongest weekly gains in the recent past. \n\n
With all the euphoria in the equity markets, there seems to be a mad rush to invest in diversified equity funds.
Metal stocks fell on Tuesday, with the S&P BSE metal index sliding 2.8 per cent compared to the 0.64 per cent fall in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex
Investors must resist the temptation to get invested with a view to rake in quick profits and should instead utilise the opportunity to book a part of their profits and restructure their portfolios.
The market was all set for another positive opening today and one of the major triggers was the successful Maruti IPO that gave PSU stocks the desired push.
Asian shares have begun the week on a plaintive note.
The sentiment remained cautiously optimistic on the premise that a quick and successful war could herald the end of a protracted period of economic and financial uncertainty.
The rupee had retreated from three-week high and ended six paise down at 60.67 against the dollar on demand from importers for the US currency in Thursday's trade.
Indian markets rose 19 per cent in the first half of this financial year, the best performance by any market during this period, globally.
The Sensex resumed lower at 28,566.50 and dropped further to 28,183.32 before finishing at 28,227.39, showing a loss of 490.52 points or 1.71 per cent.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
If investors still have appetite to buy shares in one of the region's most expensive markets, Coal India might stack up.
FIIs have offloaded stocks worth Rs 13,110 crore
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
Some of Modi's biggest reforms have met with fierce political opposition.
Banking shares are down up to 11% after the Reserve Bank of India has increased the policy repo rate by 25 basis points from 7.25% to 7.5% with immediate effect.
On the gaining side, Hero Moto, SBI, HDFC, HUL and L&T have gained between 1-1.4 per cent.
Sensex gained nearly 0.4% or 96 points at 26087 level while Nifty ended up by 42 points or 0.5% at 7,791.40 level.
Similarly, the wide-based 50-issue CNX Nifty of the NSE jumped 109.30 points, or 1.46 per cent, to end above 7,500-mark for the first time at 7,583.40.
Investors booked profits after strong 641-point rally in the previous two sessions, brokers said.
Companies shipping to Europe to see rupee revenues coming under pressure.
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