'The probability of this being a suckers' rally, where all kinds of beaten down stocks have begun to rally sharply, should be a time to be cautious and circumspect.'
It could be a tough week In the run-up to such an event, the market is always nervous.
Contrarian stocks can help investors generate much higher returns than buying shares of companies that have shown consistent high growth for years.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 112 points at 28,555 and the 50-share Nifty closed 24 points higher at 8,561 after hitting a record high of 8,626.95.
Monday's steep fall turned Sensex's yearly returns to - 2.57%, but only two large-cap funds did worse.
India grew at 7.6% in 2015-16 and at 7.2% in 2014-15.
In January 2008, the Sensex hit then all-time high of 21,207 (closing high of 21,004 was achieved in November 2010).
Dr Ramakanta Panda, arguably India's top heart surgeon, offers vital, everyday, advice on caring for your heart and planning a healthy life.
Opting for slightly lower scale in clarity, colour and carat weight can bring down the cost substantially.
These schemes are expected to perform in the next 2-3 years.
K L Rahul, the kingpin of the KXIP batting, is second (MVPI: 601), followed by Sunrisers Captain Kane Williamson (543). Jos Buttler, after his match-winning batting for Rajasthan Royals on Friday night, is just 4 'runs' behind at 539, and M S Dhoni is fifth with 538 'runs'.
The report has identified some areas that need attention from India's policymakers.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Macro data have little connect with indicators on the ground.
Analysts said FIIs had created long positions worth Rs 9,700 crore (Rs 97 billion) in index futures till recently.
Fund managers weren't too worried in 2014, as it was a year of positive surprises.
The auto sector has been among the worse-hit in terms of sales in the past two years.
Experts tell Ujjval Jauhari that investors need to be careful in picking stocks given high valuations and with markets possibly ignoring potential risks
Qatar is the world's richest country in terms of per capita income.
The country, last year, stood at the 27th spot for effective regulation and supervision of securities exchanges.
The reason for the windfall: the soaring value of their stock awards.
If customers did not see value in what we provide them at the price point at which we provide these, they would not have been there with us in such a competitive market, says HDFC deputy managing director Paresh Sukthankar.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Markets have gone into a tailspin, the Modi govt must revive investment sentiment.
Infosys, Tata Motors, ONGC, TCS and GAIL are the top 5 losers.
A market correction is a good time to reassess the quality of your portfolio and purge the poor quality names from it, says Ramesh Bukka
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.
Salil Dhawan reveals the MFs that have not only performed well in the past but have a promising outlook for the future too.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player standings after the 30th game in IPL 10.
In line with rally in stocks, the Indian rupee on Monday appreciated for the second straight session and closed with a eight paise gain at a one-week high of 61.36 against the Greenback.
The impact of 'family first' on productivity in developing societies is yet to be modeled, says Agnikalam.
The Reserve Bank of India's latest data indicate that spending per card is rising steadily - something that consumers should worry about
Riding on a stock market boom since 2009, India Inc's chief executives have been able to salvage a lot of lost pride in their second innings.
You cannot manage the risk in your portfolio if you have no idea how to recognise it.
Fund manager Gautam Sinha Roy shares what he has learnt from Warren Buffett, after attending Berkshire Hathaway AGMs over the years
Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.
'I find the RBI edict to the Kotak Mahindra Bank to reduce Uday Kotak's shareholding very unreasonable,' says Sudhir Bisht.
Indian indices have hit all-time highs in the New Year and the sentiment remains strong. All valuations are also at extremely high levels, cautions Devangshu Datta
For a while, it seemed the markets were going on a free fall.
The six-member monetary policy committee voted 5:1 for the decision, with only Ravindra Dholakia voting for a 0.25 per cent reduction in rates.
