India's gold import bill, estimated at $3 billion in May, is seen falling further this month
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.
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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.
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The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
It makes sense to wait for govt schemes such as gold bonds.
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
Demand to remain high with festive season ahead and ongoing price fall
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The Sebi Act deals with securities and the definition of securities, according to the Securities Contracts Act, doesn't include commodities.
Sensex ends belowe 26,800 on domestic concerns.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Bullion may settle with limited upside potential
EPFO may start investing up to five per cent of its incremental corpus in the equity market.
An index P/E of 23 implies that the market is already discounting EPS growth at 20% or more, says Devangshu Datta.
According to Rahul Rege, business head (retail) at Emkay Global Financial Services, it is difficult to track more than 10 stocks.
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.
Shanghai's benchmark share index plunged below 4,000 points for the first time since April
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
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.
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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.
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.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
'Everyone is still trying to understand the quantum of impact demonetisation will have on the economy.'
Novices should enter markets via SIPs of equity mutual funds.
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.
Chirag Mehta, senior fund manager -- alternative investments at Quantum AMC, shares his views.
Besides return and risk, investors also need to weigh the liquidity of the instrument they are putting money in
The 30-share Sensex closed down 115 points at 28,444 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 31 points at 8,524.
A common factor that binds all these men is greed.
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It is too early to say if we have seen the "final" bottom to these stocks in August 2013 or if another attempt to test them will be made before or just after elections, says Sonali Ranade.
Slow pace of reforms in India is disappointing: Faber
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