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THE CLIMB UP OF RATES CONTIUES …….

The Fed yesterday did what was widely expected. For the fourth time in a row, the Fed hiked rates by 75 bps to fight inflation. The good news from this – though the rate hikes will continue till inflation is not reined in, the rate hikes will now possibly be in smaller increments but to higher levels than previously anticipated more..

GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?

The rising CPI for Sept and the falling IIP for Aug – none of these were unexpected or out-of-the-blue news. We all knew that the rains have been patchy and erratic, we all are paying much more for food than what we did last year and overall, we all have been affected, in a small or big way, by the higher cost of living. We might not have had to cut down on expenses as such but surely most of us do have a rethink more..

A VERY BALANCED POLICY

Persistent high inflation and a shift in global policy has led to this hike, while continuing to withdraw the accommodative stance. This is the fourth straight rate hike since May, taking the total rate hike to 190 bps. But the stubborn inflation, like a wild lion trying to be controlled by the ring master, continues to cock a snook, remaining elevated beyond the target ceiling. more..

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Steel stocks steal limelight

Following this news, Jindal Stainless, Godawari Power, JSW Steel, Jindal Steel and Power and NMDC are all gainers today, trading in strongly in the green. more..

Five-Star no 5-star listing

As against the IPO price of Rs.474, it got listed at a discount – at Rs.468.80 on the NSE and at Rs.449.95 on the BSE. It soon bounced back more..

Archean makes strong debut

There was a brand new listing on the bourses today. As against the IPO price of Rs.450/share, the stock got listed on the NSE at Rs.407 and at Rs.449 on the BSE. more..

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Uniparts India

Well Priced more..

Keystone Realtors

Extremely Weak Fundamentals more..

Inox Green Energy

Fully Priced more..

Archean Chemicals

Accha Che! more..

Market Gossips

Buzz from Dalal Street about the latest trends

Yesterday's MG on Vedanta - Few Thankless Members Shown Their Colors

These were the last 2 paras of MG carried here yesterday on Vedanta. But few lazy, oversmart, greedy (briefly called as thankless members here) will only read heading and never take pain to read full text, while each word of article has its existence and meaning, which is written by us, taking huge pain, by burning midnight oil as well. more..

Vedanta - May Take 1 Week Pause

There may be some halt on buying or frenzy getting cooled till Wed 8th December, where volatility to be seen in the stock, may see it falling to 325 levels as well. But short, medium and long term view on the stock remains extremely bullish. more..

Hind Zinc Stake Sale: CBI Probe

All these stake sales in 2002, in HZL, BALCO, VSNL were made under the leadership of Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, as PM of India, against whom, even Opposition parties have not been able to levy a single charge of Corruption till this date. more..

PayTM: CEO seen justifying unjustified pricing.

As a cover up to the disastrous listing, company chief defended that the ‘business model’ is not well-understood by the investors more..

Paytm CEO Insults National Anthem

Wealth of retail investors got eroded by about 25% on first day of listing itself. more..

Pathshala

Pathshala explains Financial Language & Terms

OPERATION TWIST EXPLAINED

The RBI, four months ago, came up with a unique way to get the banks to lend more – Desi Operation Twist. RBI announced that it will buy longer-tenor bonds while selling shorter debt. Sounds familiar? That’s because its similar to what the US Fed Reserve did in 2011-12 to make its long term debts cheaper and spur lending. more..

Why does RoE keep falling even though PAT is rising?

Return on Equity is the ratio of net income to equity or net assets (i.e. assets - liabilities). more..

Why does a company’s EPS falls even when the PAT rises?

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is an important metric tracked by investors, shareholders and analysts. It is calculated by dividing PAT by the number of shares. more..

Are buybacks positive for stock price performance?

A company which is usually flushed with cash (without any need for capex and other investments) goes for a buyback to of shares in order to reward the shareholders for their ownership in the company and also boost stock price. more..

Sharpe Ratio

Sharpe ratio calculates the excess return for an investor over the risk-free return for a certain amount of risk. more..