Industry chambers on Monday said though the stock markets dipped heavily, the fundamentals of the economy would remain unaffected and there was no need for panic following the two bomb explosions in Mumbai.
The investment advisor isn't doing his job if he is promoting fairly tales of 'Sensex 15,000 points by Diwali' and advising you to make lump sum investments when markets are at all time highs.
'Very few of small investors stay invested for those three or four or five years.' 'If there's like a six month, one-year period when market is not doing well, you exit.' 'After the market has run up, you get in again.' 'This way you will never make returns.'
'Silicon Valley people are generally used to layoffs.' 'Every person who has been in the industry for 15-20 years would have been laid off at least 3-4 times.' 'In India, we aren't used to that concept.' 'So when it came here, people were shocked.'
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.
Overall market open interest on NSE down 15 per cent to Rs 89,307 crore (Rs 893.07 billion). A majority of stock brokers have unwound their leveraged positions in the futures and options segment. The total leveraged position (in excess of Rs 1 lakh crore or Rs 1 trillion) contributed heavily to the stock market crash.
The small investors must heed the advice of mutual funds and remain invested.
The struggling Indian automobile industry on Monday reported yet another worst ever performance with overall domestic sales declining by 18.2 per cent in December 2008, as commercial vehicles and two-wheelers sales crashed heavily.
The recent surge in crude oil prices could shave off the gains made by India Inc in profit margins in the past few quarters. Worse, it comes at a time when consumer demand in the country is slipping and major global economies are witnessing a slowdown. A back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that the margin expansion accounted for three-fourths of the rise in the listed firms' operating profit between the April-June quarter (Q1) of FY23 and Q1FY24, and only a quarter of profits gains came from revenue growth.
The series is held together by a superbly astute performance by Gagan Dev Riar, who moves from cheerful conman to menacing criminal with remarkable skill, observes Deepa Gahlot.
IT major Infosys crashed 8.5 per cent to 3,357.50 on reports that the management expects sluggish growth in January-March quarter in the current financial year.
It, however, was a record-smashing week for both the indices, which scaled their lifetime highs.
Describing India as a country that can no longer be ignored, prestigious American news magazine, Time has said the country's rise is for real but it needs to be careful about traps like the latest stock market slide.
Manchester United is no stranger to ownership tussles and the rough and tumble of financial markets.
The flash crash has caused a blip that makes normal analysis suspect. It's time to include waiting periods into trading mechanisms.
Given that debt is a major problem for most airlines, investors with a medium-term horizon should look at them.
A fresh PIL was filed on Thursday in the Supreme Court seeking a probe by multiple central government agencies under the supervision of a panel or a former apex court judge against the Adani Group of companies following allegations of fraud and share price manipulation made by the US-based Hindenburg Research.
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This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,624.51 points.
FTIL stock on Thursday fell by over 60 per cent in early morning trade, while that of Multi Commodity Exchange plunged by 20 per cent following concerns about another group entity National Spot Exchange Ltd.
The broader economy risks a potential flight of foreign portfolio capital, therefore pressure on the rupee and more bad news on the stock market, warns T N Ninan.
While most feel the world is a safer place now that the financial crisis has been tackled, Sunil Kewalramani lists ten future bubbles in the making.
Investors at this stage need to realise that a stable political situation at the Centre is always beneficial for them.
Researchers at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Oxford University headed the study to examine the possibility that health might suffer as a result of the market crashes. Lead author David Stuckler estimated that increased stress stemming from job losses could prompt a 2.4 per cent rise in suicide rates. Another 2.7 per cent rise in heart attack deaths could be expected, along with a 2.4 per cent increase in homicides rates.
The stock market crashed on Wednesday, wiping off Rs 35,715 crore (Rs 357.15 billion) of investors' wealth, as the benchmark index registered its largest single day fall since the formation of the UPA government in 2004.
Six entities including four foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are under lens for suspicious trading in Adani group shares prior to the release of the damning Hindenburg report, the Supreme Court-appointed expert committee has said. There was a build up of short positions in the Adani scips prior to the January 24 release of the Hindenburg report, and substantial profits were booked thereafter as stocks crashed, the 178-page report said. A "short" position is generally the sale of a stock one does not own.
'The Indian market has all the factors at the moment: Over-valuation, over-confidence, reliance on some source of massive fund flows and massive scams.' 'The trigger for a collapse could also have arrived.' warns Devangshu Datta.
In 30 days, there have been a flurry of ministerial pronouncements. It does seem that most ministers have taken seriously the prime minister's observation that this time there can be no excuses.
Both the Sensex and Nifty hit their lowest levels in this calendar year.
The much-anticipated correction in the market seems to have finally set in.
The income tax exemption for interest payment of home loans is likely to be increased to Rs 2.5 lakh (Rs 250,000) for the upcoming year.
Stocks below a certain size in terms of market capitalisation don't attract much institutional interest
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