The S&P BSE Sensex surged 217 points to end at 25,736.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
While the number of international MF schemes is increasing, so is the confusion for investors.
Banks bore the brunt of the sell-off.
Over 150 people have been killed and lakhs have been stranded in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been hit by the worst floods in five decades.
Gearing up to ensure greater compliance by companies to listing agreement, NSE is planning to increase its headcount to bring in more efficacy in its oversight role as a front-line regulator of the securities market.
Going by the experience of the previous years -- when the actual proceeds from stake sale were much lower than the targets -- the government's disinvestment target for 2014-15 appears too ambitious.
FIIs pump in $1.4 billion in March, after pulling out $2.9 billion in Jan-Feb.
From restoring railway tracks to rescuing a drowning mother and her baby, and even a dog, the Indian Army and air force officers have come handy in the flood-hit areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Earnings growth is expected to accelerate as lingering toxic effects of note ban ease off and GST settles down. However, stock valuations are high and that means market is also overdue for correction, says Devangshu Datta.
India's gold import bill, estimated at $3 billion in May, is seen falling further this month
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For India to monetise gold, it is not the institutional depositor that policymakers must target but the average retail depositor.
Gold monetisation scheme will help unlock value of gold.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
Imports in 2016 expected to be lowest in 7 years but experts don't rule out a revival in demand if the yellow metal's price falls
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It makes sense to wait for govt schemes such as gold bonds.
Demand to remain high with festive season ahead and ongoing price fall
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Sensex ends belowe 26,800 on domestic concerns.
Bullion may settle with limited upside potential
An index P/E of 23 implies that the market is already discounting EPS growth at 20% or more, says Devangshu Datta.
The Sebi Act deals with securities and the definition of securities, according to the Securities Contracts Act, doesn't include commodities.
EPFO may start investing up to five per cent of its incremental corpus in the equity market.
According to Rahul Rege, business head (retail) at Emkay Global Financial Services, it is difficult to track more than 10 stocks.
Shanghai's benchmark share index plunged below 4,000 points for the first time since April
The New Year 2015, however, may see shares worth over Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) being put on the table by the government, including by way of part-sale of its holdings in PSUs and its residual minority stakes in some private sector entities.
For the year as a whole the price is expected to average $1,270, which compares with the year-to-date average of $1,289.
Novices should enter markets via SIPs of equity mutual funds.
'Everyone is still trying to understand the quantum of impact demonetisation will have on the economy.'
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Gold prices have eased off in recent months after the formation of a new government bringing in positive sentiment back to the stock market.
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
A survey by industry body Ficci has lowered the country's economic growth forecast for 2013-14 fiscal to 5 per cent, from 6 per cent projected in July, indicating tough times ahead.
You can use gold as a financial instrument to diversify your portfolio into hedging against uncertainties in the market, but for ambitious returns, you must explore opportunities in other asset classes such as equities, debts and real estate, says Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar.com.
When there is panic, you get an opportunity to get your hands on some of the good stocks.
Ratio trading in gold and silver prices is a trading tool.
Private-equity funds made an average annual return of just 7 per cent between January 2007 and December 2013 while the Sensex was up 11 per cent.
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