Direct investors should stagger their investments over 1-2 months.
Gaurav Garg, head of research at CapitalVia Global Research Limited will answer your stock market queries.
You cannot sow today and reap tomorrow.
Because they have become too big and pervasive and the time to regulate is long gone, points out Debashis Basu.
The primary market is set for a bumper Rs 80,000-crore bonanza with 30 companies already filing IPO papers to raise Rs 55,000 crore, while around 10 more are lined up for this month itself, seeking to mop up another Rs 25,000 crore, say investment bankers. The market has been on a non-stop rally, hitting new records almost every week, on the back of an influx of investors -- a vast majority of them first-timers -- coupled with a flood of liquidity. Foreign funds alone had pumped in a record $35 billion into the market in FY21, while the trend has continued this fiscal as well. Domestic institutions led by LIC have also infused trillions of rupees, helping woo retail investors in troves -- the year saw over 20 million new investors coming to the market.
'Stick to the known quality names, avoid short term thinking and don't be in a hurry to book profits on your winners.'
Physical assets such as gold and real estate have their own positives and negatives, while other financial assets such as mutual funds, stocks and bonds come with their pluses and minuses. Let us look at both options in a little more detail.
Monitor how long the high cash position lasts. If it lasts for a month or two, it is fine. But if it continues for a couple of quarters, seek your advisor's opinion on whether to exit the fund.
The market could consistently undervalue a certain kind of business.
'There is pent-up demand for cricket after last year when no tournaments were played on Indian soil due to the pandemic.'
Cost is not the only factor that one should look at. It's best to keep investment and insurance apart
The Reserve Bank's rate-setting panel began its three-day deliberations on Monday to decide the next monetary policy amid expectations that the central bank will maintain status quo on the benchmark interest rate in the backdrop of global scare due to the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das headed six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to announce the policy resolution on Wednesday. If the RBI maintains status quo in policy rates on Wednesday, it would be the ninth consecutive time since the rate remains unchanged.
Investors not stop their SIPs or STPs due to election-related uncertainty.
Sebi also plans to examine if any comments made by company officials or the bankers could have misled investors.
Such an economic environment tends to be positive for gold, the ultimate safe-haven asset. Since gold cannot be debased by central banks, it naturally gains in value.
Analysts attribute the surge to a host of factors, particularly the interest shown by the retail investors in these two market segments.
Stocks of companies where promoters have pledged a high percentage of shares, like the Zee group, can be volatile. Such stocks are also prone to rumours, reports Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Licence winners are expected to be announced by the first quarter of 2014.
Most bankers say they will look at reducing deposit rates from April.
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Tata Sons, India's biggest business group, and firms controlled by billionaires Anil Ambani and Kumar Mangalam Birla are among the 26 companies that have applied for licences to open banks.
The liquidity crisis at Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) has dented the fortunes of ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who increased his stake in the troubled company in the March 2019 quarter (Q4FY19).
Despite the 3 per cent gain in September 2019, the FPI sell-off during the quarter has seen the benchmark indices - the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty 50 register negative returns in Q3CY19.
Tata Group shares were among the top losers while Adani Ports emerged as the top gainer
New retirement schemes from MFs offer Section 80C benefit but locks in your money for five years
Share rises further to 73 per cent from 66 per cent last year; Some overseas i-banks seen scaling down operations
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
They researched their companies well, didn't believe in the market chatter and advise to stay invested for long term.
Value investor Parag Parikh's sudden death has come asa big jolt to the fraternity.
'The first half of 2019 could be volatile.' 'In the second half, volatility inducing events should be largely behind us.'
The surge in IT, auto and FMCG stocks were led by investors seeking safety against market volatility.
The curious thing is that savings instruments have not really kept pace with changing needs, although people have access to a wider variety than before.
Given the uncertainties around gold's future course, stagger your purchases and buy on declines, says Sanjay Kumar Singh.
The NIA has asked him to him to appear before it on March 30 in a case filed against him under an anti-terror law.
With mutual funds, promoters turning net-buyers, foreign investors may have to bid up prices to raise holdings.
One risk of investing in a very low-cost ETF is if a fund house runs it at below cost, it could close it if it fails to attract institutional money
While a coordinated aggressive monetary easing from the central banks is most likely to offer some respite in the near-term, it is unlikely to improve the sentiments.
China on Tuesday said the activities of its high-tech research vessel will not affect the security of any country and should not be 'obstructed' by any 'third party', as the ship berthed at Sri Lanka's strategic southern port of Hambantota amid Indian and United States concerns.
'Earlier-than-expected tapering from the US, followed by rate hikes, and locally, a potential third wave, which mimics the second wave in terms of severity.'
The weakness in the rupee and broader markets has led to evaporation in the market cap.
The average rate of rupee depreciation vis--vis the dollar over the last 20 years is around 3.50 per cent per annum
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