The government has been pressing citizens to pay taxes and be compliant, but they have very little to show regarding improved efficiencies in the companies they themselves own, the fund managers said.
Reliance Industries raced to 52-week high on better than estimated earnings and announcement of bonus share.
The previous highest divestment proceeds for the first half of a year was around Rs 21,000 crore in 2016-17.
He said unwarranted rumour-mongering, speculation, and bear hammering of all Reliance Group companies shares over the last few weeks had caused grave damage to all our stakeholders.
Polarisation and the increase in index weight of a few a stocks have weighed on performance. The worst performers include Nippon India Large Cap and HDFC Top 100 (2.6 per cent).
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
In his first two years, Tyagi, a Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer, has implemented challenging stock market reforms and taken action against high-profile corporate entities.
Eleven start-ups completed a programme launched by Gennext Ventures.
Among the stocks that have seen the largest cut by MFs, the DVR shares (shares with differential voting rights) of Tata Motors have seen a cut of 243 basis points (bps) in MFs' stake.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
Monthly SIP inflow is Rs 6,000 crore, with a little over 1.75 million accounts
The biggest gainers on both bourses were Bharti Airtel, HDFC duo, L&T, Bajaj Auto, Kotak Bank, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, ITC and Bajaj Finance, rising up to 4 per cent.
For non-banks, the IL&FS crisis was nothing short of India's Lehman moment, which has for a foreseeable future reset the sector on multiple grounds.
Heed your liquidity needs before investing in an FMP.
Most equity schemes have more than doubled their NAVs in 8 years, even if they entered at the pre-Lehman crisis peak
In absolute terms, the outstanding book value of NPAs of LIC in the debt portfolio across life, pension and unit-linked funds is to the tune of Rs 32,685.39 crore at the end of December 2019.
If one compares returns, the two public-sector ETFs have done better over the past year, but the ELSS category has done better over the trailing three and five years.
Even if the Paytm fiasco does not mark the end of the bull run, at least some sanity will return to the wild IPO market, observes Debashis Basu.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers queries on how to invest in stocks.
As debt piles up, Anil Ambani's ability to see the asset sale plan through will be crucial
Jaitley said banking network is expanding hugely and the health of banks reflects on the challenges for the economy.
Sentiments turned somewhat weak towards the middle of the session as profit-booking emerged as investors turned cautious on disappointing quarterly earnings by some bluechip companies
Investors must be cautious and follow a prudent diversification strategy to mitigate against any risks in case of any unforeseen events.
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Most infra projects have hit a road block due to high cost of funds.
Ajit Mishra answers reader queries on the stock market.
Three closed-ended equity schemes have been launched in the past month or so and another is set to open soon for subscription.
Cost is not the only factor that one should look at. It's best to keep investment and insurance apart
Licence winners are expected to be announced by the first quarter of 2014.
The RBI on Friday said it will give banks Rs 1 trillion through targeted long-term repo operations (TLTROs), of up to three-year maturity, to deploy in "investment-grade corporate bonds, commercial paper, and non-convertible debentures over and above the outstanding level of their investments in these bonds as of March 27, 2020."
They own 27.5% in top 75 listed firms; investments bounce back after falling two straight quarters
'It is easy to dramatise the events of today, but it is far more important to focus on the fact that we have a radically overvalued financial sector. It is a house of cards.'
Despite uncertain times and market volatility ahead, investors should continue with their disciplined investing via SIPs.
New retirement schemes from MFs offer Section 80C benefit but locks in your money for five years
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
Monday saw the Sensex post its weakest closing since July 11 when it settled at 36,265.93. In the previous four sessions the index had lost 1,249.04 points.
Affordable pricing, a variety of themes, and the ease of transacting are among key reasons that have made smallcases a hit among young investors.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The benchmark Nifty rallied 1,000 points or 17% from 7,000 in 78 trading sessions since May 12, till date to surpass the 8,000 mark.
While three of the top five FPIs - Capital, Government of Singapore, and Vanguard - have seen their investment value more than triple, India's benchmark indices have risen just 70%.
