Gold earned better returns than equity

While gold returned 12 per cent annual gain in 10 years, Nifty didn't exceed 9 per cent.Hamsini Karthik reports. There's euphoria on how the stock market is now trading at an all-time high,......

Stock markets: Is it time to book profits?

With Nifty near its 2016 high, experts recommend short-term investors do so; those with a long-term view needn’t worry After hitting a bottom of 6,987 points on the day of the Union Budget,......

Best and worst performing stocks in 2015

Pharma, infotech, FMCG and textile firms lead; interest rate sensitives like banks, realty, capital goods and infra remain laggards. Mid-cap stocks stole the show yet another time in 2015, after a......

Should investors bet on Coal India?

Buying into a state-controlled fossil-fuel giant, in a famously bureaucratic country, amid a commodity slump, is not an obvious trade, notes Una Galani. Coal India offers investors a cheap and......