Nifty made a gap up opening and moved higher after oil prices eased, relieving concerns of inflation.
BSE market breadth was negative. Out of 2,954 stocks traded, 1,641 stocks declined while 1,200 stocks advanced.
The Nifty opened in red and remained subdued until the industrial output data for the month of April came in at 6.3%, putting pressure on stocks from capital intensive sectors.
Market breadth was positive; of 2,896 stocks traded on the BSE today, 1,496 advanced, while 1,275 declined.
In a surprising development, we have ING Vysya ATM (a contrarian fund) at the top of the heap with 1.48% appreciation over last week.
Nifty advanced 46 points, at 5,833.
Other markets in Asia also ended in higher except Japan which closed flat due to uncertainty over the nuclear plant and economic recovery.
One in five stocks from the BSE-500 index has underperformed the market and recorded losses.
stick to the basics like investing in line with their risk appetite and predetermined investment plans.
Nifty was very volatile throughout the day swinging between gains and losses.
With stock markets soaring, most investors are faced with the question: what should we do now? Here's a strategy to help them tide over the current investment scenario.
The Nifty traded in a narrow band (41 points), the index opened flat at 6,116 and touched a high of 6,120 and a low of 6075.
With the investment limit in these funds being raised to Rs 100,000 risk-taking investors can and should up their investments in these funds significantly.
While index funds have done very well for themselves in the US, Indian investors haven't really taken to them like a fish to water. There are several reasons for the lukewarm response to index funds
Equities registered their sharpest ever and most rapid decline in 2008, reflecting global market conditions and concerns over a slowing domestic economy.
Mid and small-cap stocks have been the stars of Indian stock markets this year. Recognising this, mutual funds have launched a plethora of schemes targeted at this universe of stocks this year.
If you have a short-term horizon, it might be better to wait for a while, say analysts.
The recent rally has seen investors' preference shift to high-beta and policy reform-driven sectors like capital goods, banking, power, infrastructure and oil and gas.
The air of expectancy around the election outcome has kept things heated.
Despite being one of the basic tenets of financial planning, diversification is often overlooked by investors.
The diversified equity funds segment threw up an interesting picture with schemes from just two fund houses
When it comes to financial markets, fear and greed play a large component in determining market prices.
Now is as good a time as any to get your asset allocation in sync with your risk profiles and investment objectives.
The frequent flash crashes - sharp falls in stocks or indices within minutes - have the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) worried.
Liquid funds, short-term debt funds and floating rate funds can serve a variety of needs
The Nifty traded in a narrow 38 points range, touching an high of 5498 and a low of 5460.
Nifty opened in the red at 5,468 on back of lacklustre cues from Asia and swung between 5408 and 5507.
It's about time investors shifted their focus back to existing mutual funds with established track records rather than run after NFOs.
The Nifty opened at 5,851 and skidded to a low of 5,736 led by heavy losses in frontline banking and IT shares.
There is little time left for investors to finalise their tax-saving investments. As far as the risk-taking investor is concerned, its about time he tied up his investments in tax-saving funds.
The Bombay Stock Exchange's 30-share Sensex closed at 18,401 up 405 points. The National Stock Exchange's 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed at 5,409 up 124 points.
There is a general meeting of minds among observers on the difficulty of positive factors breaking through.
Tax-saving funds have a mandatory 3-year lock-in, so even if stock markets are expensive currently, they are certainly attractive over the 3-5 year investment time frame.
Stick to the basics and you will have a better chance of achieving your financial goals
With less than 6 months remaining, investors must plan actively for the Rs 100,000 bounty gifted to them rather than get swayed by trends and themes.
This is the right time to get out of schemes, which have not lived up to your expectations.
Nothing can seem to come in the stocks markets' way. It has ignored the $60 per barrel crude oil shock so far and last week it dismissed the London blasts with a 67-point surge the very next day.
BSE Metal, IT and Consumer Durable indices surged by nearly 2% each. However, BSE FMCG index declined by nearly 1%.
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