Bull liquidation in the derivatives segment has only compounded losses in indices in the cash market, which is already in the throes due to the overall international political clime.
The market staged a smart recovery on Tuesday following bargain hunting in stocks at lower levels, after six straight sessions of losses. \n\n
The market ended higher on Friday, after a subdued start, helped by renewed buying in select New Economy and heavyweight stocks. \n\n\n\n
The market declined on Monday, as investors dumped stocks in the absence of buying support from foreign funds.
The unprecedented fall in stock market had numerous reasons backing it up. As the market gets bullish again, it is wiser to be disciplined and patient with your investments.
A day after a record-breaking run, stock prices continued to soar on Wednesday amid expectations of better-than-expected earnings by IT bellwether Infosys Technologies on Thursday.
The Sensex tumbled to its biggest fall in nearly seven weeks on concerns over deepening tensions between the Left parties and the Congress on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
Our advice to investors as markets inch upwards is that investments in equities should be made cautiously and with a defined, 3-5 year time frame.
The finance minister gave a reason to cheer to mutual fund investors last week. After the announcement of the Budget, the stock markets rose sharply.
Good times for mutual fund investors are continuing.
Investors must invest in a manner appropriate to their age, income stream, return expectations and risk appetite.
If you firmly believe that all things must come to an end, then the decline in equity markets this week should come as no surprise.
Investors should restructure their portfolios and dispose of investments that are not in tune with their risk-appetite.
With all the euphoria in the equity markets, there seems to be a mad rush to invest in diversified equity funds.
The market was all set for another positive opening today and one of the major triggers was the successful Maruti IPO that gave PSU stocks the desired push.
The sentiment remained cautiously optimistic on the premise that a quick and successful war could herald the end of a protracted period of economic and financial uncertainty.
Rajiv Mehta, senior analyst with India Infoline, a large brokerage house said his firm has immediately stopped covering Satyam and many other brokerage houses are also expected to do the same.
Mutual fund investors had much reason to cheer as equity markets posted one of the strongest weekly gains in the recent past. \n\n
Investors must resist the temptation to get invested with a view to rake in quick profits and should instead utilise the opportunity to book a part of their profits and restructure their portfolios.
The market breadth was extremely weak with 1,806 losers against 1,009 gainers on the BSE.
The market breadth was negative. Out of 2932 stocks traded, 1306 stocks advanced while 1485 stocks declined.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the CNX Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
A sub-division in the face value of equity shares -- from a higher to a lower denomination
The S&P BSE Sensex shed over 255 points and ended at 25,062.67 while the CNX Nifty traded 76 points lower and ended at 7,493.20.
The performance has been a clear contrast to the movement in the first two months of 2014, when the S&P BSE PSU index massively underperformed the S&P BSE Sensex (down 0.2 per cent) by slipping nearly seven per cent.
Nifty has a virtual monopoly in the index derivatives segment.
FIIs continue to invest in India, with their net investment since September 2013 standing at about Rs 82,000 crore(Rs 820 billion)
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex declined 37.69 points, or 0.15 per cent, to end at 25,190.48 and the NSE CNX Nifty ended 8.55 points, or 0.11 per cent, down at 7,533.55.
One in five stocks from the BSE-500 index has underperformed the market and recorded losses.
If you have a short-term horizon, it might be better to wait for a while, say analysts.
The recent rally has seen investors' preference shift to high-beta and policy reform-driven sectors like capital goods, banking, power, infrastructure and oil and gas.
The air of expectancy around the election outcome has kept things heated.
When it comes to financial markets, fear and greed play a large component in determining market prices.
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