Polarisation and the increase in index weight of a few a stocks have weighed on performance. The worst performers include Nippon India Large Cap and HDFC Top 100 (2.6 per cent).
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Some of the public banks showed improvement; much more still needs to be done
LIC is one of the largest Indian shareholders in the country's largest car maker, with a 6.93% stake.
ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Infosys, SBI and L&T among fund managers' preferred bets.
Mihir Tanna, Associate Director, S K Patodia & Associates, answers your tax queries.
While the amount collected is a tad lower than last two years, it may surpass the previous two years' collections by the end of the year.
Sensex ends 134.91 pts down at 28,709.87; Nifty falls 44.70 pts at 8,712.05.
During 2013-14, the number of investor folios for equity schemes fell by 40 lakh.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The unlocking of the economy since June led to a significant recovery in various macro, micro and high-frequency data points, resulting in the equity markets surpassing their previous lifetime highs.
Diversification and asset allocation can reduce uncertainty
In an online chat with readers on August 10, Vidya Bala, Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia, answered their queries. For hose who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
I would advise at least a 7 year investment time frame for Equity Investing
Focus on large-caps and ensure that the portfolio is balanced.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'Both IIP and CPI inflation numbers are showing a huge disconnect from the leading indicators.'
Measured by returns in 2013, the top 10 funds had only three from large houses; nimble strategy could be a factor.
Experts say investors should stay patient and stay invested in mutual funds.
Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they've now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn't worth the while. These banks have also readjusted growth targets when required, and rebalanced books to preserve capital and asset quality.
In a chat on rediff.com, Feroze Azeez offered valuable tips.
Sandeep Shanbhag, a chartered accountant and director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm, discussed the impact of Budget proposals in a chat with Rediff.com's readers.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
RBI's surprise rate cut has revived sentiments of India Inc.
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