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THE WEEK AHEAD – THINGS LOOK WEAK

People of the world are waiting for a cure or vaccine. The markets are awaiting new triggers. With no big economic boost expected any time soon, the markets are looking for short term reasons to rise and fall. Afterall, the market is an embodiment of human sentiments and like humans, it needs hope too. more..

IIP MAY – ITS CONTRACTION ALL AROUND

As Covid cases spike across India, the IIP number for May 2020 does not come as a shock. At -34.7 v/s -57.6% we can only say that the contraction is a bit better, there is slight improvement as the lockdown was lifted in May. The number of units responding has improved in May 2020 as compared to the earlier months of lockdown. more..

WHY NOT ATMANIRBHAR IN EDUCATION?

There was a time in ancient India when we were among the best. Takshashila and Nalanda were among the oldest universities of the world. In fact Nalanda had one of the largest libraries in the world. Today, in terms of education, where are we? Only IITs to boast of? more..

Corporate Inkling

A different perspective to financial news

Thats a big roar!

The Guinness Book of World Records has all sort of records, some really weird, some totally silly and some truly awe-inspiring. One such record of sorts was made by the survey on tigers conducted in India in 2018-19. more..

Innovation is key

Every single industry is innovating, trying to adapt to this new situation. But can you imagine the textile sector also doing it? Well, they too need to survive and going by the atmosphere in the country, have innovated more..

IPO Analysis

Critical Analysis & Opinion on all upcoming IPOs & FPOs

Rossari Biotech

Growth justifies aggressive pricing more..

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Buzzing Stocks analysed daily

Clariant Chemicals at new high

The stock which had closed on Friday at Rs.486.30, opened at Rs.574 and within minutes hit a new 52-week high at Rs.575. more..

Biocon at new high

The stock which had closed yesterday at Rs.414.30, opened at a new 52-week high at Rs.455, just 10 paise short of hitting its 10% UC more..

SSWL steers ahead

The stock rose over 4% to Rs.455 post this announcement but is now hovering around Rs.447 levels. Its 52-week high is at Rs.798 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..

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