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EIE jumps up 12%

The stock is the top gainer on the BSE currently, jumping up 12%, with the stock trading at around Rs.193.75 versus a previous close of Rs.173.35. The scrip opened at Rs.185.05 and moved up to an intraday high of Rs.198.65, as buying tracked more..

Jyoti CNC is top loser

The stock opened weaker at Rs. 749.70 versus the previous close of Rs. 819.20, and slipped to an intraday low near Rs. 692 to 696 before recovering slightly; it was still down 13 to 14% at around Rs. 709. more..

Wipro in focus

The stock opened sharply higher (around Rs. 208.7 versus a prior close near Rs. 202.9) and was trading near Rs. 206–207 in early deals, even as the broader Nifty IT pack was weak, making Wipro one of the few names showing relative strength on the day. more..

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Hot topic of the day decoded

RBI KEEPS EYE ON INFLATION

Under the current circumstances, this is the best move which RBI could have made and we need to take recourse on that. Just as RBI remained overall optimistic about the Indian growth story, we too need to our heads over the clouds and not fall for all the recessionary talks – our domestic power in itself is huge and that should be a good factor to keep our focus on. more..

DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY!

The sector which kept the flag flying in the GDP was the service sector – alone contributing over 9% and this is reassuring; its like a cue for the RBI to maybe take a pause and look where things are headed. Many are expecting the aggression of rate hikes to come down and soon take a pause – maybe its not yet time to take the foot off the brakes. more..

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..

IPO Analysis

Critical Analysis & Opinion on all upcoming IPOs & FPOs

Om Power Transmission

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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..