Inteview with Senior vice-president (equity research), Anand Rathi
After National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) this week suspended trading in forward contracts, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the commodities market regulator, on Friday sought to allay fears over the exchange defaulting on open contracts.
M-cap of 35% of BSE-500 companies, excluding financial ones, is below their debt or just a shade above
A full-blown recovery remained elusive for India Inc in the July-September quarter, even as it overcame the challenge of achieving profitable growth.
Volatility might continue as the Chinese market is expected to open sharply lower, following a long break
Top losers in the Sensex pack included IndusInd Bank, Yes Bank, SBI, L&T, Tata Steel, M&M, Bajaj Finance, Vedanta, Tata Motors and RIL, tumbling up to 6.97 per cent.
The muted CPI inflation print at 5% earlier this week, followed by a similar WPI number released Wednesday, seems to have spurred India's central bank into action, is how the economists are reading into Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan's 25 basis point cut in repo rate.
HNI investors need an optimal mix of oversubscription and listing-day gain to make money on leveraged bets, notes Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Experts feel oil prices will remain volatile with an upward bias.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
Experts attribute the high valuation of Indian auto makers to the faster growth in India compared to the rest of the world.
ITC's net profit grew the fastest, followed by HUL and Asian Paints.
23 Nifty companies reported an annual decline in net profit.
Top laggards in the Sensex pack included HDFC, ICICI Bank, TCS, HCL Tech, Kotak Bank, Asian Paints, TechM and HUL, dropping up to 2.67 per cent.
Though there have been no cancellations of contracts by invoking the force majeure clause, a number of clients - especially in the worst-affected sectors like travel and hospitality, oil and gas, as well as manufacturing - have started asking for reducing level of IT support.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Yes Bank, TechM, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, Asian Paints and Hero MotoCorp - rising up to 5.30 per cent. The 50-share Nifty ended 85.65 points, or 0.79 per cent, higher at 10,948.25 points.
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Net profit grew 25.4% in Q4 but revenue growth, lower at 8.5%, suggests lack of volume expansion.
Trading in agri commodities on Saturdays to be reviewed later; more changes likely in the coming months to align with global pattern.
The derivatives expiry on Thursday is also expected to add to the volatility.
'The minimum holding period for equities should be three years.' 'Try goal-based investing.' 'Link your equity portfolios to specific goals such as retirement, purchase of a house or car...'
Benchmark share indices ended lower for the third straight session as investors turned cautious amid tensions in Iraq even as consumer durables shares stole the limelight tracking rally in gold prices.
While such buying could indicate confidence in the business, investors should do a comprehensive evaluation before getting into the stock.
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Investors often forget that the movements in indices such as the Sensex reflects the performance of its constituent stocks; nothing else.
India has reached a significant milestone on Friday (November 28) by achieving Rs 100 lakh crore or 100 trillion market cap.
Treat silver as part of the procyclical or growth assets in your portfolio, advises Sanjay Kumar Singh.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Thursday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head -- Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, discussed the best stocks to put the investors' money in.
The 30-share Sensex closed at 27,112 up by 481 points whereas the Nifty ended higher by 139 points at 8,115.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 248 points at a record closing high of 27,346.
To shed more light on how GST will affect the individual as well as the nation, Rediff Chat has lined up experts to field your queries.
Brokers have only kept guarantees for which they have open positions.
The short-term risk to our external balances stems from the yellow metal.
Adani Enterprises plans to invest a total of $25 billion in the next five years.
If the nominations are not in place, the heirs need to go through a lengthy process to get access to the money cautions Bindisha Sarang.
Young Indians seem genuinely enthusiastic about craft brands that are hip, aspirational and have plenty of the novelty quotient, says Dhruv Munjal.
In a chat on rediff.com, Feroze Azeez offered valuable tips.
The 30-share Sensex gained 321 points to end at 26,430 and the 50-share Nifty surged 100 points to end at 7,879.
Secondary market might be a better bet for investors
'The market position from here on is expected to go up'.
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
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