'He will be remembered more for what he did as finance minister -- as someone who functioned well when the political fallout was taken care of.'
'I always knew that the only thing that mattered to her was genuinely our health, happiness and welfare.' 'We never heard the 'Log kya kahenge? narrative.'
'The risk is in not being invested and missing out on an upmove.'
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If growth reverts to the pre-Covid level, a lot of people may have to temper their rosy optimism, points out Debashis Basu.
'My sense is that we should be braced for a correction.' 'It has already begun in the mid-caps for the past month, and will now spread to larger stocks as well.' 'Use the correction to upgrade the quality of your portfolio,' advises Akash Prakash.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'The probability of this being a suckers' rally, where all kinds of beaten down stocks have begun to rally sharply, should be a time to be cautious and circumspect.'
'If the epidemic is sharply contained in a month or two, we have a huge buying opportunity. 'If not, we are staring at a serious economic crisis, the contours of which we are totally unaware of,' warns Debashis Basu.
The market is clinging to support above the 8,000 mark and hitting resistance above 8,150.
'I think it is more of an uncertainty and panic at the moment, instead of pure investment decisions.'
Even those who advise caution believe the current PE multiples are justified by India Inc's healthy returns
The prospects of returns on investment in residential properties and office rentals is brighter than that in stock markets due to low risk factor, a real estate expert said.
This is because the action outside of the indices over the past month has been rather strong
The 'Indian story' will be badly damaged if the Modi government is not re-elected, argues investment banker Christopher Wood.
'Investors should continue to invest because you are looking at the long-term; in the next four to five years, we are bound to outperform (the rest of the world equity markets).'
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With Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992 bringing it up so interestingly, Joginder Tuteja looks back at films that have dealt in the stock market.
'The middle class is already alienated.' 'If the stockmarket is destabilised, the BJP is finished; the party will lose in every town.' 'And if the stockmarket crash happens now, the BJP will not cross the 150 mark in 2019.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your stockmarket queries.
'The more retail investors keep away from speculative activity, the more they will manage their risks better.'
The stock market is looking forward to a record-breaking year ahead in 2011, with hopes that the Sensex may trade above the 24,000-mark, given the economy is roaring, foreign investors are pouring money and scamsters will be kept at bay.
Hansal Mehta's nine-hour drama series Scam 1992 needs to be viewed by everyone, young and old, recommends Moumita Bhattacharya.
Even with the market on fire, here are a handful of stocks that could give investors good returns in the longer term.
'Let's not get carried away by stocks like D-Mart, Jubilant Foods and all those companies that are trading at an expensive valuations.'
These stocks have strong fundamentals and good prospects. A look at firms worth buying into today.
The diktat that all listed companies must have 25 per cent public shareholdings will cause tectonic shifts in the structure of India's stockmarkets over the next few years. There have been very few policy changes to compare with this in terms of long-term impact.
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'This fall is nothing. We could see worse if everybody hits the panic button.'
In its effort to be something of everything, the budget has become a bag of contradictions
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The Indian stockmarket is witnessing its biggest-ever bull run - high economic growth and favourable market conditions have allowed companies to grow at a very high pace and create wealth for shareholders.
Sell decisions are as crucial as 'buys' for good stock investing. Five spotting rules.
Its not recession...yet. But slowdown it is, from the dipping stockmarket and industrial production, to prices heading upstairs. With the government unlikely to make major policy changes, it is time to look for solutions
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It's high time that those who think stock investing is a game of luck, overcome their misconceptions and fear.
Value stocks with strong fundamentals are good to have, especially when the stockmarket goes bungee jumping. And at current levels, you can pick up a few
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