Ajit Mishra answers reader queries on the stock market.
Since there are many and complicated choices, retail investors stand to benefit
Raghavendra Kamath reports on what ails India's real estate sector.
ICICI Prudential has tied up with the healthcare service provider to enable investors in its ICICI Prudential Savings Fund use the money seamlessly for medical purpose.
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
Look at those offering 100-300 bps more and have good rating; it will improve your portfolio's returns.
The RBI governor's assurance should give investors enough confidence to start believing in the NBFC sector again, say bankers.
Why are investors gung-ho about State Bank? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The NSE Nifty too ended 58.60 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher at 10,967.30 after shuttling between 10,985.15 and 10,928 during the session.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Sandeep Shanbhag, a chartered accountant and director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm, discussed the impact of Budget proposals in a chat with Rediff.com's readers.
A strong set of industrial output numbers for January provided the perfect backdrop to reap more dividends, with the IIP having expanded 2.7 per cent year-on-year.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,624.51 points.
'Long-term retail investors should not worry about these sharp dips and jumps if they have chosen their stocks wisely.' 'Short-term volatility is a given and a rise and fall of two-three per cent should not worry them.'
NSC scores high on all three parameters that conservative investors are seeking -- safety, tax-adjusted returns and liquidity.
In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
Market participants are hoping for a few tweaks on the taxation front which will encourage consumers and businesses to spend.
The stocks Radhakishan Damani enters or exits are closely watched by fund managers, says Joydeep Ghosh.
There is a lot of optimism across all markets and a large part of it is justified, says Samir Arora of Helios Capital Management.
Given its features as a retirement product (long lock-in and compulsory annuitisation), investors should have other investments they can fall back on in case they need funds
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
The Reserve Bank is unlikely to lower the interest rates.
'We have seen a host of businesses across sectors generate economic value and wealth for investors.'
Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they've now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn't worth the while. These banks have also readjusted growth targets when required, and rebalanced books to preserve capital and asset quality.
In a bid to gain a bigger share of the customer's wallet, banks are ramping up their cross-selling initiatives.
Relations with the government, the bank's majority owner, are a tricky issue for all SBI chiefs, and, like all his predecessors, Khara will be closely watched for his equations with the finance ministry representative on the SBI board.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
Select companies in infra, capital goods, private banks, auto, oil & gas, and mining could be considered by investors.
Analysts attribute this outperformance to the government's proactive economic reform measures
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
Of the 30-share Sensex, 13 ended higher, while 17 led by Power Grid, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, NTPC, Tata Motors, Dr Reddy's, M&M, GAIL, Infosys and L&T finished lower, fell by up to 2.40 per cent
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and Gurgaon candidate Yogendra Yadav on Thursday declared his assets to the tune of about Rs 3 crore, which includes farm land, commercial booth and sizable amount of bank deposits and Provident Funds.
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
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