Why the case for investing in passive funds is becoming stronger.
On Wednesday, FIIs sold shares worth Rs 1,573 crore.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
Monday's steep fall turned Sensex's yearly returns to - 2.57%, but only two large-cap funds did worse.
The bigger worry is that the miss for FY19 is likely to be significant even after assuming macro factors such as crude oil prices, rupee, input costs, and interest rates, do not worsen from the current levels, reports Vishal Chhabria.
Select companies in infra, capital goods, private banks, auto, oil & gas, and mining could be considered by investors.
Among these, Hindalco and Vedanta from the metal pack have become multi-baggers, gaining 100 per cent in 2016
'The fact that housing units worth a whopping Rs 4.5 lakh crore in top seven cities are stuck under various stages of non-completion indicates that there is a dire need to create stress-asset fund which will help bail out lakhs of distressed homebuyers,' says Anuj Puri, Chairman, Anarock Property Consultants, a real estate services company.
Demonetisation, Donald Trump's surprise victory in the US presidential elections, and the fear that US Fed may hike rates in the upcoming policy review in December have dented market sentiments, report Puneet Wadhwa & Deepak Korgaonkar.
FIIs are looking at the long-term story and initiatives of Indian pharma companies to transform themselves into global entities.
Significant portion of the funds used to fuel urban demand have become illegal and inoperative.
After 11 years at the helm of Jubilant, Ajay Kaul, the 'nuts and bolts' executive, called it a day amid speculation that his expansionist strategy was not clicking, says Viveat Susan Pinto.
Patanjali, to a large extent, has penetrated the target group for its products. As a result, increasing the consumer base and revenue by 100 per cent in FY18 will be a stiff challenge.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Tata Steel's domestic operations have been its cash cow.
Analysts said FIIs had created long positions worth Rs 9,700 crore (Rs 97 billion) in index futures till recently.
According to analysts, winning back consumers' trust in instant noodles won't be easy for any player.
Experts say lending rates won't come down significantly,as banks are grappling with NPAs
Three fund managers share their views and state where they are looking for value.
The road ahead is not expected to be easy for one of India's best-loved brands.
Is it a last ditch attempt to reassure consumers, or a way to gain the upper hand at the negotiating table, or is it just a way of exhausting the treasure chest before the lights go out
Strong refining and petrochemical margins seen boosting consolidated net by up to 6%
If your fund's expense ratio has risen dramatically after Sebi's recent changes, compare it with the category average before switching.
One of the reasons for the failure, say industry experts and financial analysts, is that Emami strayed too far from its core with sanitary napkins.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy. Here are his replies to some of the 'buy, sell, hold, avoid or exit?' e-mails that we have received.
With the introduction of 10 per cent tax both on long-term capital gains and on dividend, choose funds based on investment horizon and risk appetite, not on tax advantage, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Did top Indian business groups miss the e-commerce opportunity by focusing on replicating the Walmart model instead of following the Amazon model of online shopping?
Sahil Kapoor of Edelweiss Retail Capital Market Research says that setting up a monetary policy committee should have been the first step. And the central bank could have moved towards a formal inflation targeting mechanism after the processes and data sets are in place.
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High retail inflation is exerting pressure on households to cut expenses wherever possible.
ITC's net profit grew the fastest, followed by HUL and Asian Paints.
Licence winners are expected to be announced by the first quarter of 2014.
It reported a loss of Rs 36 crore (Rs 360 million), the first such negative result in 10 years.
While hotels and FMCG saw weak top line growth, most segments witnessed Ebit margin contraction.
Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates
Reducing dependence on wholesalers will give the company better control over its inventory, besides offering greater visibility to new brands, reports Avishek Rakshit.
The oralcare major has kept its ears firmly to the ground, pushing products into the hinterland and is holding fort in urban India with innovation for continued volume growth.
Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.
If financials and oil sectors were removed, India Inc has done quite well.
Analysts say aggressive pricing by Pizza Hut signals weakening demand in the fast food segment and could intensify competition.
Analysts now expect India Inc to report a decline in both top line and bottom line for the September quarter.
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