The polls are being viewed as a run-up to the general elections scheduled for May 2019 and will test the popularity of the government and its policies amid rising crude oil prices
India VIX has been mirroring the CBOE Volatility Index.
Markets ended in red; index heavyweight under pressure.
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.
Be mindful that each instrument is governed by a different set of gifting rules and is also taxed differently.
Three fund managers share their views and state where they are looking for value.
Investor forum wants govt to take over exchange, raises doubts on claims of matching stocks; NSEL says default by brokers to be dealt with legally.
Inteview with Senior vice-president (equity research), Anand Rathi
While such buying could indicate confidence in the business, investors should do a comprehensive evaluation before getting into the stock.
Suppose you have transferred money to your trading account but did not use it to buy securities, the broker could misuse this money, warns Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Food prices, which have contributed to a large part of inflation over recent years, have remained benign, despite unseasonal rain.
Exposure to debt funds and gold is essential even if current returns from these asset classes are low, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
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.
Their share in overall market capitalisation of BSE stocks has risen to a four-year high
Broader market outperformed the headline indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap finishing the day 1.22%, and 1.54% higher, respectively
Sensex is now as expensive as in early 2008
After every corporate announcement, check your demat and bank accounts for necessary credits.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
The recovery was led by pharma majors led by Dr Reddy's Labs.
India has reached a significant milestone on Friday (November 28) by achieving Rs 100 lakh crore or 100 trillion market cap.
These stocks are overvalued and, therefore, one should not adopt a buy and hold strategy.
Experts attribute the high valuation of Indian auto makers to the faster growth in India compared to the rest of the world.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 57 points to end at 26,064 and the Nifty50 climbed 17 points.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 28,747 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 83 points at 8,684.
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.
Paid Rs 15,474 cr against CIL's Rs 13,075 cr in FY15
In a live chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, July 16, 4 pm, Feroze Azeez, will offer some valuable suggestions on investments.
The 30-share Sensex closed at 27,112 up by 481 points whereas the Nifty ended higher by 139 points at 8,115.
'The market position from here on is expected to go up'.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
Volatility might continue as the Chinese market is expected to open sharply lower, following a long break
The 30-share Sensex ended up 248 points at a record closing high of 27,346.
Sensex rose 5.8% this year, against a 3.2% rise in Nifty; Axis Bank inclusion may blunt Sensex edge
ITC's net profit grew the fastest, followed by HUL and Asian Paints.
Analysts attribute this volatility to selling by FPIs and FIIs.
HUL, UltraTech, Asian Paints, L&T, HDFC Bank top global valuation charts
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.
Secondary market might be a better bet for investors
The derivatives expiry on Thursday is also expected to add to the volatility.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
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