Cost is not the only factor that one should look at. It's best to keep investment and insurance apart
Despite uncertain times and market volatility ahead, investors should continue with their disciplined investing via SIPs.
The RBI, which has no interest or mechanism to get feedback from bank customers, is unaware of this. If made aware, it remains silent, proving that it has no problem in allowing lenders to short-change its customers, says Debashis Basu.
Monday saw the Sensex post its weakest closing since July 11 when it settled at 36,265.93. In the previous four sessions the index had lost 1,249.04 points.
Tata Group shares were among the top losers while Adani Ports emerged as the top gainer
Exposure to debt funds and gold is essential even if current returns from these asset classes are low, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Some of Modi's biggest reforms have met with fierce political opposition.
Rise in investor sentiment, return of risk appetite aid shares across the board
'For equities, inflation trending upwards but within the range of expectations can actually be a big positive as it helps earnings and may shift flows from bonds to equities.'
The APG released its much-awaited 228-page 'Mutual Evaluation Report' on Saturday, 10 days ahead of the key Financial Action Task Force's plenary meeting which will give its decision on Pakistan's 'grey list' status.
Major gainers in the Sensex pack were Wipro, Kotak Bank, Infosys, Maruti, Tata Motors, L&T, IndusInd Bank, Hero MotoCorp, M&M, SBI, ONGC, HDFC Bank and HUL, rising up to 3 per cent.
Despite the 3 per cent gain in September 2019, the FPI sell-off during the quarter has seen the benchmark indices - the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty 50 register negative returns in Q3CY19.
The difference between what the banks play in the US and India is not that of soccer and football but rugby and football. SVB also has a unique character. But when risks are mispriced, the fallout could be very similar, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Dollar flows in domestic markets are expected to continue but state-run banks are seen mopping the flows to boost RBI's foreign exchange kitty.
For large start-ups the US market is considered to be a preferred destination, as Indian investors were seen as hesitant to pay the kind of valuation private equity investors or the US markets pay. However, Zomato's listing has quashed these notions.
After turning net buyers for the fifth straight month till June, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew a net of Rs 11,743 crore ($1.7 billion) in July. This was their highest outflow since October 2018.
The weakness in the rupee and broader markets has led to evaporation in the market cap.
There was broad-based rally with participation across sectors creating enormous wealth for investors but starting 2018, the rally got concentrated into select large-cap companies with under performance in broader markets.
Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.
The improving earnings and economic outlook has titled the scales back in favour of Indian equities this year, reports Pavan Burugula.
Priyadarshini Maji evaluates the impact that payment banks are likely to have on your financial life.
Biggest ever share sale by any private or public sector co in India.
Irrational behaviour, born out of incomplete understanding, biases, overconfidence, fear or greed, has led investors to make less than half of what they could have in the capital markets, says Erik Hon.
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
The markets had been on an upward trajectory since August 2013.
After the lock-in, ELSS investments should be en-cashed only when an important financial goal has arrived or there is a medical or other financial emergency in the family, says Anil Chopra -- Group CEO & Director, Bajaj Capital.
Rajan's appointment will be perceived as a positive development.
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
The Nifty finished the day at 10,265.65, a hefty gain of 98.95 points, or 0.97 per cent, after shuttling between 10,270.85 and 10,195.25.
'The Indian economy and the Indian financial sector today remain resilient and much better placed.'
While FIIs have pumped in nearly Rs 17,000 crore, MFs have been net buyers to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore.
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
They researched their companies well, didn't believe in the market chatter and advise to stay invested for long term.
'This is the first time we will see how SIP investors react to market correction.'
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
Historically, it is only the third time funds raised through IPOs has crossed the Rs 10k-crore mark
The Anmol effect: R-Cap shares jump 40% since junior Ambani joined the board
Even if interest rates go down, they may continue to offer better returns than fixed deposits.
Both Sensex and the rupee posted slight gains on Monday but Brexit concerns lingered.
As if wanting to be an antidote to the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian stock market adorned carnival robes in 2021 with a tsunami of liquidity unleashed by global central banks coupled with supportive domestic policies and the world's largest vaccination drive sparking off a world-beating rally on Dalal Street, despite bouts of uneasiness over fizzy valuations. While the wider economy shuttled between recovery and relapse, dictated by multiple mutations of the virus, equity market benchmarks appeared headed in just one direction -- skywards. The dizzying upward journey has added a whopping Rs 72 lakh crore during 2021 to investors' wealth, measured as the cumulative value of all listed shares in the country, taking it to nearly Rs 260 lakh crore.
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