In the mid-tier space, clients with weak balance sheets are likely to ask for price revision apart from delay in payment.
HNI investors need an optimal mix of oversubscription and listing-day gain to make money on leveraged bets, notes Sanjay Kumar Singh.
While small-caps have delivered higher returns than their large-cap peers, investors would do well to recognise the incremental risk of investing in these companies.
Some of these plans will weigh on your pocket. The increase in premium could also be large as you grow older.
You also avoid capital gains tax during redemption in case the gold price is higher, making them tax efficient.
Financial services firm AnandRathi analysed the key points of the policy soon after it was announced.
Despite price correction, policies that support the yellow metal will remain in place in the foreseeable future.
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
Short sellers may capitalise on the weak sentiment owing to the dispute between co-founders Rana Kapoor and Madhu Kapur.
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Else, more capital outflow and pressure on rupee likely.
The news that exports to the US will not restart before next year as well as the September quarter performance are sentiment dampeners.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Asian Paints and PowerGrid, which rose up to 2.53 per cent.
Be mindful that each instrument is governed by a different set of gifting rules and is also taxed differently.
If the view is that rupee will depreciate, hedge your exposure by using forward cover
Rajan's appointment will be perceived as a positive development.
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.
India VIX has been mirroring the CBOE Volatility Index.
'The markets seem apprehensive and that explains why the markets have been feeling slightly uncomfortable ahead of the Budget.' 'After the event, when all the concerns are resolved and clarity emerges, markets will decide what to do next.'
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.
Three fund managers share their views and state where they are looking for value.
ITC was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, tanking 6.97 per cent, followed by L&T, HDFC, SBI, ONGC, ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank.
Treat silver as part of the procyclical or growth assets in your portfolio, advises Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Those who have crossed 50 must show the greatest urgency. They need to achieve a corpus that can sustain them and their spouses for at least 25-30 years after retirement.
Inteview with Senior vice-president (equity research), Anand Rathi
Feroze Azeez, deputy chief executive officer of Anand Rathi Private Wealth Management, appeared on Rediff Chat to answer readers' queries on GST.
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.
Last week, the Consumer Price Index-based inflation for the month had contracted to 4.4 per cent.
As many as 142 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index are currently trading below their level of May 12, 2014
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.
The Sensex will then rally further and end 2016 at 28,000, according to the median forecast of 50 analysts polled in the past week.
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.
India has reached a significant milestone on Friday (November 28) by achieving Rs 100 lakh crore or 100 trillion market cap.
Markets ended in red; index heavyweight under pressure.
Young Indians seem genuinely enthusiastic about craft brands that are hip, aspirational and have plenty of the novelty quotient, says Dhruv Munjal.
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.
While such buying could indicate confidence in the business, investors should do a comprehensive evaluation before getting into the stock.
Getting locked into instruments before the new regime kicks in would be a good strategy.
Trading in agri commodities on Saturdays to be reviewed later; more changes likely in the coming months to align with global pattern.
It is the fundamentals of companies that will drive stock performance.
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