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INVESTMENT WORLD
BANKING:
Banks: A push for reforms
Financial sector reforms, which had stalled until recently, may receive a fresh lease of life with the UPA coming back to power with a decisive mandate. That may pave the way for relaxation of FDI cap in insurance, a free hand for banks in ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Index Outlook
Indian markets have much to rejoice from the verdict of the 15th Lok Sabha elections. Formation of a strong and stable government at the centre would give a big fillip to the market sentiment given the deteriorating economic environment in ...
INVESTMENTS:
When to sell your stock
Consider a situation where you have to buy a stock at, say, Rs 100. See it climb to Rs 200 and then plunge back to may be Rs 80 in no ...
STOCKS:
UltraTech Cement: Hold
UltraTech Cement continues to be a preferred exposure within the cement sector due to the advantages of operating in the West, which is showing high demand growth, and relatively low new capacity additions in ...
STOCKS:
Maruti Suzuki: Hold
With a 14 per cent return over the past year, the Maruti Suzuki stock has outperformed the BSE Auto index (17 per cent decline) and has turned out to be one of the best defensive picks. At Rs 848, the stock discounts its four quarter ...
STOCKS:
Piramal Healthcare: Buy
Investors with a long-term perspective can consider accumulating the stock of Piramal Healthcare on declines related to the broad markets. A well-entrenched presence in the domestic formulations business helped by a dedicated field force of ...
STOCKS:
Elecon Engineering: Buy
Investors can consider buying the stock of Elecon Engineering, which manufactures industrial gears and material handling ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Reliance Vision: Hold
Investors can retain the units of Reliance Vision, a large-cap oriented fund, in view of its long-term track record in delivering steady returns. Over a five-year period the fund has managed a compounded annual return of 20.7 per cent ...
SOFTWARE:
New connections
Telecom/IT. Spectrum pricing may remain a bone of contention for telecom players under the UPA government. All telecom operators are currently allocated spectrum based on the subscribers they add to their network. Spectrum being scarce, the ...
INFRASTRUCTURE:
Long road ahead
Infrastructure. The five-year regime of the UPA government between 2004-09 may not have been the best of periods for infrastructure companies. Slower execution and change in bidding policies especially in the road sector added to the woes of ...
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION:
‘Fully furnished’ is new USP
Kid glove treatment, freebies and offers of luxury cars, substantial quantities of gold and vacations to exotic locales — all for signing on the dotted line — have hitherto been the prerogative of the ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Query Corner: What the charts say
I am holding shares of Indian Overseas Bank purchased at Rs 70 and Vishal Retail purchased at Rs 38. What is the outlook for these stocks? Suresh ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Baskets of X
E-mail your guess before Tuesday ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Bull's Eye
E-mail your response before Tuesday ...
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION:
Rents on the slide
After the signs of improvement in the residential market, the commercial space segment in Kolkata is now hoping for ...
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION:
Metrozone in Chennai
The Bangalore-based Ozone Group will soon launch its 42-acre township, Metrozone in Chennai, according to Mr S. Vasudevan, ...
INCOME TAX:
Rebate on fee if paid to schools in India
Will I be able to get any tax benefit in respect of the fee paid by me for my son’s education in University of Surrey, UK, for his master’s programme in engineering? – Dr ...
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION:
Eye-catching twins
When you hear mention of Udupi and Manipal, the twin towns of Udupi district, several associations spring to the mind. While temples and cuisine present a picture of Udupi, a string of educational institutions and healthcare ...
ECONOMICS:
Why we pay more with credit cards
A friend recently attended an auction where he bid for a certain old clock. Few weeks later, he noticed a similar clock on e-bay. He ended up buying it at almost 40 per cent higher price! As natural economists, we should be interested in ...
PERSONAL PRODUCTS:
Consumer: Rural drivers intact?
A UPA-led government at the Centre may spell good news for makers of FMCGs, consumer durables and two-wheelers, who have managed to ward off the worst effects of the slowdown, helped by the Pay Commission largesse and the rural-friendly ...
STOCK MARKETS:
Thumbs-up for market
The stock market is sure to give a thumbs-up to the results of the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. Though Indian stocks had been resilient in the weeks preceding the results, there were lurking fears in many quarters that a shaky coalition at the ...
AGRICULTURE:
Farm inputs: Fertile ground
Makers of farm inputs can look forward to a favourable policy regime, given the UPA’s decisive policy tilt towards agriculture and the rural economy. The last five years have seen generous hikes in minimum support prices and easier ...
RETAILING:
Retail: Hope on FDI?
Listed companies in the retail space can breathe a little easier, with both the BJP and the Left parties now likely to be out of the ruling government. Hotly debated and much opposed, organized retail was back to the forefront this election, ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Equity fund myth shattered
Market rally. As we pause to take stock after the astounding 50 per cent rise in the Sensex, are there any lessons from this rally for mutual fund investors? You bet there are. Whether it’s a bear market rally or the beginning of a new ...
INVESTMENTS:
Election — Impact on your finances
The election manifestos of various political parties, no doubt, carry ambitious plans for economic development. But what do they have in store for individuals, from a personal finance ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Fidelity Equity Fund: Hold
Investors can hold on to their units in Fidelity Equity Fund. The fund has done well to contain downside in the volatile market of 2008 through conservative sector calls, even while remaining almost fully invested in equities. Fidelity ...
MUTUAL FUNDS:
Update
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched two fixed income funds- Morgan Stanley Short Term Bond Fund and Morgan Stanley Active Bond ...
LIFE INSURANCE:
Max New York Life’s Smart Xpress
Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIP) offer flexibility to pay premium for limited periods — as low as three years. Max New York Life Insurance recently launched “Smart Xpress” a ULIP with a limited premium payment term of ...
INVESTMENTS:
Asset location: Constructing tax-efficient portfolios
Investors are nervous when it comes to paying taxes. Small wonder then that tax-advantaged investments are in high demand during March every year. A question that an investor has to consider for constructing a tax-efficient portfolio is ...
DERIVATIVES MARKETS:
Nifty future to face resistance at higher levels
Last week saw the Nifty future swing wildly initially and later close on a better ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Reading the gaps
In technical analysis, even empty spaces have significance. Such spaces between the price movements where no trade has taken place are called ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Infosys
Infosys recovered from an intra-week low of Rs 1,495 to close with a 5 per cent gain. The stock has been moving in a range between Rs 1,500 and Rs 1,650 since the beginning of this ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
ONGC
The 8 per cent weekly decline in ONGC resulted in an evening star formation in the weekly candlestick chart that is a bearish reversal ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
SBI
The sharp sell-off in SBI last Monday resulted in a giant bearish engulfing candle in the daily ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Maruti Suzuki
Maruti was unable to move past the resistance at Rs 870 last week and spent it in a narrow band between Rs 810 and Rs ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Tata Steel
Tata Steel moved contrary to our expectation, declining gradually to an intra-week low of Rs ...
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Reliance
RIL was extremely volatile in a narrow range between Rs 1,800 and Rs 1,975 and finally closed with a gain of Rs 51. The medium-term trend in the stock continues to be positive and the next e-wave targets for the medium term are Rs 2,020 and ...
BOOKS:
Forex as an asset class
The major attraction of currencies as an asset class is for portfolio diversification, as their movements are often uncorrelated to other asset classes, says Mark Mobius in Foreign Exchange: An Introduction to the Core ...
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