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Niraj Cement

about 19 years ago

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about 19 years ago

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Ambuja Cement builds up

about 11 years ago

Ambuja Cement is in the limelight today, thanks to foreign brokerage house, Nomura. It has upgraded the stock from “neutral” to “buy”. The firm has stated that given its net cash balance and strong franchise, the company’s current valuations are apt. It expects the c ...

Prism Cement in limelight

about 9 years ago

Prism Cement rose almost 3% to Rs.121.80 and continues to remain firmly in the green. Its 52-week high is at Rs.129.10.

Shiva Cement once again in UC

about 10 years ago

Almost the entire of last week, Shiva Cement had been breaching the 5% upper circuit and today too, the penny stock breached the UC at Rs.7.90. Stock with a market cap of over Rs.150 crore, its 52-week high is at Rs.11.80. The news is that the promoters of Shiva Cement have been looking for ...

JK Cement hits a new high

about 10 years ago

JK Cement posted a bumper set of numbers for Q1FY17, mainly on the back of lower power and fuel costs. Like all cement companies, JK Cement too reaped benefits of lower fuel costs, which was down by a good 22% (YoY). This along with the 9% rise in net sales at Rs.887 crore helped boost the b ...

Ambuja Cement builds stronger

about 10 years ago

Ambuja Cement has been hitting a new 52-week high consistently from the 25th of July. Today too, it hit a new high at Rs.278.35, with volumes jumping up over 2.5 times. For second quarter ended 30th June 2016 (31st Dec year ending), the cement major posted a very smart 76% (YoY) jump in net ...

Cement stocks up in the green

about 11 years ago

Cement stocks are up in the green today. Ambuja Cement is up at its intra day high point at Rs.181.75 – up over 1.5% , Ultra tech is up almost 2% at Rs.2825, ACC is up 1% at Rs.1328 levels, India Cement is up 2.5% at Rs.83 and Shree Cement is up over 1% at Rs.1087.65. The Competition A ...

BUILD UP ON THOSE CEMENT STOCKS

about 10 years ago

Cement companies have been on a roll! Beginning with Ultratech Cement, almost all cement companies have reported fantabulous numbers for Q1FY17. Throughout these numbers of all companies across the board, the one thing which ran common, apart from profits, was excellent cost management

JK Lakshmi Cement in red

about 11 years ago

JK Lakshmi Cement is down in the red on the back of its disappointing Q2FY16 performance. The company posted a loss YoY and the market, as expected, is pressing heavy sales on the counter. Volumes today are up almost 6 times. Intra day, the stock price went down over 3.5% to Rs.354.10. On ac ...

Ultratech Cement builds well

about 12 years ago

Ultratech Cement is building up well today. The stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.2539.60, opened today morning at Rs.2619.70, its current intra day high point. It continues to hover around the same levels, up over 3% or by Rs.77-78. The stock is up after its Board approved acquisition ...

Sagar Cement see's ocean of volume

about 12 years ago

Sagar Cement is literally seeing an ocean of trade on its counter today. A thinly traded stock, from a two week average of mere 224 trades, today alone it has clocked volume of 8374 trades, surge of over 37 times. Also, the stock hit a record high of Rs.420 and it currently remains some 13% ...

Cement stocks lead losers

about 9 years ago

Today the losers list on the BSE is dominated by cement companies, mainly based in Northern India. JK Lakshmi Cement is down almost 5%, Shree Cement is down 4.5%, India Cement is down 3% and so is Ramco Cements

JK Lakshmi Cement hits a high

about 12 years ago

JK Laksmi Cement is in the limelight today following its exuberant performance for Q2FY15. The stock, which closed yesterday at Rs359.80, opened today at Rs.373.90 and went on to hit a new high at Rs.383.05. The stock remains almost 5% higher, with robust volumes. The company, for Q2FY15, th ...

Prism Cement dumped by 'hoarders'

about 12 years ago

Prism Cement is weak today, currently down over 2% at Rs.74.30, which is its present intra day low level. The stock could go down further based on the news of a raid trickling in. There is news that the mining department has found 4000 metric tonnes of illegal coal, worth Rs.12 crore, stored ...

JK Cement builds up

about 13 years ago

JK Cement is doing exceedingly well, both on the bourses as well as financially. In fact it is the financial performance which has spiked it up on the bourses. The stock which had closed on Friday at Rs.251, opened today at Rs.268, went on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.295.95 and pre ...

Ambuja Cement cracks

about 13 years ago

Ambuja Cement is the top loser on the BSE today, currently down almost 13% at Rs.166.95, with an intra day low at Rs.163.20. This was very close to its 52-week low of Rs.162.50. The stock has tanked post the ACC-Ambuja deal, a very complex designed deal. The shareholders of Ambuja seem to ha ...

Cement pack in the red

about 14 years ago

The entire cement pack is in the red today morning, led by Jaiprakash Associates which is down almost 2% at Rs.61.40 and this is after having hit a new 52-week low at Rs.60.60. The cement stocks are do Supreme Court (SC) directed cement companies to deposit 10% of the penalty amount imposed ...

Cement stocks crumble

about 4 years ago

All across the board, the stocks – Ultratech, Ambuja, ACC, Shree Cement, India Cement, Ramco, JK Lakshmi, Dalmia Bharat, Orient Cement, Birla Corp, JK Cement are down in the red.

Shree Cement gets rejigged

about 4 years ago

Due to this Shree Cement is in the red today, going down 1.5% to Rs.20850.65 and Adani Enterprises was up 1% at Rs/3595.

Orient Cement

about 9 years ago

Orient Cement rose almost 10% to Rs.176.50, with volumes jumping up over two times. This CK Birla group company posted a turnaround performance for Q1FY18 with a net profit of Rs.39 crore v/s net loss of Rs.7.5 crore

Panyam Cement in the limelight

about 11 years ago

Panyam Cement has adorned a deep hue of green today morning. From yesterday’s close of Rs.81.40, the stock opened at Rs.87 and went up to an intra day high of Rs.90.20. Its 52-week high is at Rs.104. Call it the effect of our Editor SP Tulsian recommending the stock for investment or wh ...

Shiva Cement hits a new high

about 10 years ago

Shiva Cement, a penny stock, has been hitting new highs for the past couple of days. Today too, it opened itself on a new high at Rs.13.73, up from previous close of Rs.13.08. JSW Cement is buying the entire promoter holding of Shiva Cement, which as at 30th Sept 2016 stood at 37.15%. Simult ...

India Cement gets 'Damani'zed

about 7 years ago

India Cement is among the top five gainers on the BSE. Volumes are robust at over 2.5 times, with the stock opening in the green at Rs.82.50

CEMENT PRICES RISE AS REALTY DEMAND EBBS

about 13 years ago

In the past one month alone, cement prices have risen by a whopping 30% and cement price now hovers around Rs.275/50 kg bag. And that's not all - it is expected to go up further to Rs.325/bag in the coming few days, heralding the coming of the festival season and going away of monsoon.

CEMENT – GETTING READY TO BUILD-UP

about 6 years ago

With monsoon fading, easing of lockdown restrictions and demand recovery, construction activities have indeed started picking up. Across India, there is already a 2% month-on-month rise in cement prices – this price rise is happening after four consecutive months of fall.

CAUTION: WET CEMENT AHEAD!

about 14 years ago

Can you believe it? The Kumbh Mela at Allahabad is responsible for the fall in cement demand! This seems like a very illogical and farfetched reasoning but apparently, with most of the laborers, hailing from Bihar and UP, rushing to Allahabad during these months for a holy dip to wash away their sins, there was nobody to work at construction sites. It seems building activity, be it civil or home construction came to a standstill

CEMENT – THE STORY REMAINS INTACT

about 5 years ago

Cement prices are going southwards. From an average all-India price hike of Rs.25/bag, the month of November saw an average price cut of Rs.13/bag, with South seeing the biggest fall at Rs.18 and East at Rs.17/bag. Market traders are usually a very impatient lot and any such news, they rush in to sell. So, should you be selling off your cement stocks? No way!

CEMENT - BUILDING UP EVEN AS PRICES FALL

about 7 years ago

This is the monsoon season and cyclically, this is the lowest, ebb time for cement companies. And as such also, with realty in the doldrums and construction activities across the country on a standstill, little wonder that cement is looked at cynically by many.

CEMENT - FILLING UP THE CRACKS?

about 15 years ago

Unlike November, the December sales figure for the three bigwigs of the Indian cement sector - ACC, Ambuja Cement and Ultra Tech was much better. And better because this month, the MoM sales and production figures were higher. YoY, as we have stated earlier, the figures will be good due to the low base effect.....

JK Lakshmi Cement builds up

about 7 years ago

JK Lakshmi Cement is showing some extraordinary spurt in volumes – it is up almost 9.5 times currently. The stock opened 4.5% higher at Rs.302.70 and rose to an intraday high at Rs.316.95, up almost 9.5%.

Ambuja Cement gets a thumbs up

about 8 years ago

The market has given the earnings a big thumbs up and Ambuja Cement is currently the top gainer on the BSE, going up over 7.5% to Rs.225.50.

Ambuja Cement hits new high

about 2 years ago

The stock is doing fantastic today morning; from its close of Rs.664.30, the stock opened 4% higher and went on to hit a life-time high at Rs.690 and is currently trading at Rs.681levels.

Star Cement tumbles

about 5 years ago

The stock is currently the top loser on the BSE. From a close of Rs.116.30, the stock opened 2.5% lower at Rs.113.50 and went down further

Shree Cement cracks up

about 3 years ago

The stock price tanked over 10% to hit an intraday low at Rs.22601.30. It currently remains in the red, down some 7% at Rs.23k levels.

JK Cement hits new high

about 3 years ago

The stock is up in the green; the stock which had closed yesterday at Rs.3204.65, opened today at Rs.3214 and rose on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.3327.40. Volumes surged 2x.

Sagar Cement up 14%

about 4 years ago

The stock price has reacted positively to this news, rising over 14% to hit an intraday high at Rs.238.50 on the back of over 8.5x rise in volumes. Its 52-week high is at Rs.274.90.

Ambuja Cement on a roll

about 2 years ago

Opening 3.5% higher at Rs.654, the stock rose further to Rs.659.70, up almost 4.5%, with more buyers currently on the counter than sellers. Its 52-week high is at Rs.706.85.

JSW Cement

about 1 year ago

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Ambuja Cement at new high

about 4 years ago

The stock is up strongly in an otherwise dull market, rising almost 5.5% to hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.511.80.

Orient Cement hits new high

about 3 years ago

The stock is currently the top gainer on the BSE, opening over 3% higher at Rs.195 and going on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.216.35. Volumes are up almost 9.5 times.

Star Cement hits new high

about 9 years ago

Star Cement, which had closed yesterday at Rs.128.50, went on to hit a new high today morning at Rs.142.75.

Shree Cement cracks

about 5 years ago

The stock opened slightly in the green at Rs.27155 and even rose further to Rs.27443.80 but from there it has been going only down and is now trading at Rs.26399.

Andhra Cement on upper circuit

about 13 years ago

Cement stocks are as such rallying on the bourses but the lead seems to have been taken by Andhra Cements. A small cap, penny stock, it has hit the upper circuit today at Rs.10.87, up 5%, the moment it opened for trading. Couple of reasons for this 5% jump - firstly there is major hope ...

Shree Cement rises and tanks

about 9 years ago

The stock price is down in the red currently, with profit booking coming in at higher levels. In an immediate reaction to the numbers, the price rose 1.5% to Rs.19,800 but now stands at Rs.19,272, down 1.2%.

Heidelberg Cement at new high

about 5 years ago

The stock is in the limelight today, opening 3% higher at Rs.260 and went on to hit a new high at Rs.284.55, with volumes up over 3.5 times.

Orient Cement on a high

about 5 years ago

The market celebrated the performance with a 10% rise, going on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.133.70. Volumes have more than doubled on the counter.

Shree Cement builds up

about 6 years ago

The stock opened at Rs.23,170, up 2% but at that level, profit booking pushed it down to Rs.22,732.45 and it is now just about in the green

Ultratech Cement at new high

about 6 years ago

The stock hit a record high today at Rs.5829.90, a rise of almost 5.5% and it continues to remain in the green

Ultratech Cement at new high

about 6 years ago

The stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.4892.25, closed higher and soon went on to hit a new high at Rs.5198.30.

Orient Cement builds strong

about 6 years ago

The stock is in the green, going up over 4.5% to Rs.69.30. Its 20% UC of the day is at Rs.79.50 and 52-week high is at Rs.89.70.

Ambuja Cement cracks up

about 5 years ago

The stock is currently the top loser on the BSE, opening lower at Rs.348.50 and going down further to an intraday low at Rs.339.70.

Prism Cement builds up

about 10 years ago

The company has successfully bid for 18,300 tonnes per annum of coal from South Eastern Coalfields Limited [A subsidiary of Coal India Limited (‘CIL’)] in a recently

Orient Cement builds up

about 8 years ago

The stock opened with a gain of 15.27% at Rs.117, which is also its current intra day high. Its 52-week high is at Rs.148.45.

Orient Cement on a high

about 5 years ago

From its close of Rs.162.25, it opened almost 4% higher at Rs.167.70 and went to hit a 3-year high at Rs.171.90, on the back of an over 1.5 times rise in volumes.

Orient Cement cheers up

about 5 years ago

The stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.146.70, opened in the positive today at Rs.152.70, going to an intraday high at Rs.158.55

Moolah time for Southern Cement Companies

about 6 years ago

This trend is not restricted to Q2 of FY21 and infact better days are seen for Q3, Q4 of FY 21 and for Q1 of FY22 as well, as next 9 months are seen best for the sector.

Cement Stocks- Taking Off Now

about 5 years ago

Better to pick companies having good track record, backed by the promoters, at lower EV per tonne, or brown field expansion being carried out, or control on Power & Fuel and Freight cost, thus improving the margins.

LAFARGE AND HOLCIM MEGA DEAL - WILL IT CRACK OR CEMENT UP UNDER CCI?

about 13 years ago

Both the companies are backed by billionaire shareholders. Holcim is controlled by two major shareholders - Thomas Schmidheiny (Swiss entrepreneur who was listed as by Forbes magazine as the 255th richest person in the world and 4th richest person in Switzerland as of 2012) and Filaret Galchev from Russia (ranked 204th richest

CEMENT - DEMAND DOWN BUT PRICES UP

about 11 years ago

Realty sector is gasping for survival with skeletal demand. Housing prices are have come off the earlier highs and the interest rate cycle has finally started turning around towards lower rates - yet it will take a while for the buyers to come back and buy. There isn't much construction happening

CEMENT STOCKS – BUILDING UP

about 6 years ago

Look around – do you see any construction happening? Do you see infra projects happening at a frenzy? Are houses being built at the same levels as last year? The common answer to all these questions is a BIG ‘NO.’ Yet, today, the market has decided to look at the brighter side of the ACC numbers for June quarter and stock price is up in the green

Cement Stocks - Victim of cartelisation allegations ?

about 6 years ago

Tumhari bhi jai jai ............. :)

CEMENT CARTELISATION - CCI GNASHES ITS TEETH

about 6 years ago

Cartelisation happens not just in cement. Auto ancillary is another sector which constantly faces this accusation too. Strangely enough, this comes at a time when a huge farmers protest is raging across the country as they fear cartelisation to drive demand as well as prices.

JK Cement hits new low

about 5 years ago

The stock, which has closed on Friday at Rs.2638.25, opened lower and soon went on to hit a new 52-week low at Rs.2390.

India Cement cracks

about 13 years ago

India Cements has cracked up today. The stock is currently down almost 4% at Rs.48.40, with an intra day low at Rs.47.10. Its 52-week low is at Rs.43. The stock is down in the red after the MD of the company, N Srinivasan was named in one of the three chargesheets the Central Bureau of Inves ...

Sagar Cement builds up

about 5 years ago

The stock which had closed yesterday at Rs.1103.50, opened over 5% higher today at Rs.1160 on the back of some robust volume.

Ambuja and ACC buid up

about 10 years ago

Ambuja Cement remains amongst the top gainers on the BSE since morning, going up almost 10% to Rs.270.50, some Rs.12 away from its 52-week high of Rs.282. ACC in fact went on to hit a new high at Rs.1753.85

Petron Engg a bright star today

about 11 years ago

Petron Engineering had yesterday, after market hours, announced that it has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from JSW Cement for Civil and Structural Work of its grinding unit. This is for a total contract price of Rs. 75 crore. Last month, it had received another LoI from Ramco Cement ...

Ultratech continues to soar

about 10 years ago

Ultratech Cement has been hitting new highs consistently. Yesterday, it hit a new high at Rs.3890 and today too, it was another new high at Rs.3953.60. The market is happy about the company’s decision to issue secured redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) amounting of Rs 500 cro ...

Dalmia Bharat exuberant after Q1 show

about 10 years ago

Dalmia Bharat is a cement making company and has a total consolidated capacity of 24 MTPA, the fourth largest cement company in India. Its USP is its market – from being recognized as a Southern company, it has made deep entrenchments into East and North East of India. It made its presence ...

Ultratech and JP stocks surge

about 10 years ago

Ultratech Cement hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.3600 though it has since then slipped into the red now. On the other hand, the JP group stocks are all holding strong. JP Associates, JP Infra and JP Power remain the top three gainers on the BSE since morning. This surge is obviously in ce ...

JK Lakshmi Cem builds up

about 11 years ago

JK Lakshmi Cement is currently the top gainer on the BSE. It is up 7.5% at Rs.368 levels with volumes jumping up over 5 times. Its 52-week high is at Rs.409.80. The market is thrilled to bits with the company’s Q4FY16 performance. It posted a net profit of Rs.48 crore, up from Rs.6 cro ...

JP Associates shines and sparkles

about 11 years ago

JP Associates is in the limelight today morning. The stock briefly breached the upper circuit at Rs.8.40 and it is currently up almost 15% at Rs.8.73 with an intra day high at 8.99. The stock is jumping up on news that Ultratech Cement has bought its much needed cement plants for Rs.15 ...

JP Associates shines and sparkles

about 11 years ago

JP Associates is currently the top gainer on the BS, up almost 7% at Rs.7.25 with volumes jumping up over one time. The stock is in the limelight following its announcement yesterday that UltraTech Cement has acquired its cement plants and grinder unit for around Rs.17,000 crore. These cemen ...

Anjani Portland in the limelight

about 10 years ago

Anjani Portland Cement, a subsidiary of Chettinad Cement Corporation which holds 75% equity, is in the limelight after it announced today morning that its 16 MW coal based Captive Power Plant has been commissioned successfully at the Factory's cement plant in Telangana. The company probab ...

JK Lakshmi cements gain

about 12 years ago

JK Lakshmi Cement has shown an almost 5 times jump in its volumes, with price rising around 8% at Rs.237, with an intra day high at Rs.246.50, with its 52-week high at Rs.248.20, which it had hit in June. The company announced a very good set of numbers for Q1Fy15, purely on the back of a st ...

Reliance Infra in the limelight

about 11 years ago

Reliance Infra is in the limelight today morning. The stock is up over 3% at Rs.472.60, its current intra day high point. There is unconfirmed news that the company is in talks to sell its cement business for around Rs.2600 crore. This is reported to be almost a “done deal” and t ...

Petron Engg a bright star today

about 11 years ago

Petron Engineering announced yesterday after market hours that it has received Letter of Intent from Ramco Cements for Civil and Mechanical works. This is for capacity upgradation of Line-1 Cement Plant and Captive Power Plant at Jayanthipuram. The order is valued at Rs.22.50 crore. A ...

ACC falls and crumbles

about 8 years ago

The stock price slumped over 8% to Rs.1413.50. Thanks to this “below expectations” numbers of ACC, the entire cement sector stocks are down in the red today.

Crompton Greaves in the limelight

about 11 years ago

Crompton Greaves is in the limelight today. The stock is up almost 3% at Rs.181 with an intra day high and low at Rs.184.25 and Rs.175.30 respectively. Volumes are up over three times. The stock is up, reacting to the company signing an important global supply agreement with cement major Laf ...

Sanghi Inds jumps as new plant begins

about 11 years ago

Sanghi Industries, which makes cement and cement products, is galloping away into the green. The stock is currently up 6% up at Rs.55.30, closer to its intra day high of Rs.56. The stock is up as the company announced that it has installed a new cement grinding mill having capacity of 1.2 Mi ...

Everest Inds builds up strong

about 12 years ago

Everest Industries posted a great set of numbers for Q4Fy15 and the market has rightly given it the thumbs-up today. With an almost 12 times rise in volumes, the stock is currently up some 13% at Rs.332 levels. A building solutions company, making roofing sheets, fibre cement boards and soli ...

HIL hits new high and upper circuit

about 12 years ago

HIL (formerly Hyderabad Industries), a CK Birla group company has been hitting new highs and breaching the upper circuit consistently, ever since it declared its Q1FY15 numbers. India's largest manufacturer of fibre cement roofing sheets, the stock today, the moment it opened for trading, hit ...

Jaypee Assc up on the buzz

about 13 years ago

Jaiprakash Associates is up almost 3% at Rs.38.35, its current intra day high. Volumes remain muted at just over 4 lakh shares being traded this morning. The stock is up once again on news that it has shortlisted two cement units in Himachal Pradesh for sale and once again these sales are fo ...

Jaiprakash Assc tumbles

about 13 years ago

Jp Assoc’s debt to reduce by 15% post Gujarat cement stake sale Co's total debt of Rs 23,000 cr barring power projects Gross debt of all businesses stands at Rs 55,000-56,000 cr To reduce debt by Rs 15,000 cr across businesses Can monetise cement, thermal, hydro assets to reduce deb ...

Jaiprakash Associates amongst big gainers

about 14 years ago

Jaiprakash Associates is amongst the top gainers of the day, the stock currently up almost 4% at Rs.79.85, close to its intra day high at Rs.80.30. The stock is up as once again news has got wind that Ultratech Cement is now in the final stages buying Jaiprakash Associates' 4.8 ...

Sanghi Industries' expansion plans get thumps up

about 11 years ago

Share of Gujarat based cement manufacturer Sanghi Industries are up 5.88% at Rs. 62.15 this Monday afternoon, after company announced the inauguration of its new cement grinding mill, having capacity of 1.2 million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA) at Kutch, in the hands of Gujarat Chief Minister Sm ...

Century Text drop, UltraTech rises

about 9 years ago

The newsmaker of the morning is undoubtedly, Century Textiles. Yesterday at the Board meeting, decision was taken to merge its cement unit into UltraTech Cement, in a bid to reduce debt and focus on its main money spinner, real estate.

Prism Johnson remains on the radar

about 8 years ago

Prism Johnson, which was formerly known as Prism Cement has been attracting buying since Wednesday. And today too, the stock remains among the top five gainers on the BSE,

AMBUJA-ACC-HOLCIM - MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS LEFT FUMING

about 13 years ago

Anil Singhvi, ex-MD and CEO of Ambuja Cement has come down like a bag of cement on this complex Ambuja-ACC-Holcim deal. He said, "In my opinion, this is nothing short of a fraud played out on the minority shareholders in India."

ACC and Ambuja builds up

about 4 years ago

Following this news, both the stocks have rallied upwards. ACC rose up almost 8.5% to an intraday high at Rs.2288.15 and Ambuja Cement was up over 5% to Rs.377.50.

Ultratech disrupts a sector!

about 2 years ago

Ultratech Cement is the market disruptor today, giving the jitters to the entire cables and wires making industry. Listed stocks in the sector, Polycab, currently India’s largest cables & wires company hit the 10% LC at Rs.5189

Ambuja cementing firm

about 10 months ago

Ambuja touched an intraday high of Rs. 563.25, while Orient Cement surged nearly 10% to around Rs. 180 and ACC gained about 1.4% to Rs. 1,802, even as the broader market remained marginally weak.

ACC: Built for the future

about 6 years ago

Cement maker, ACC, which follows the Jan-Dec fiscal, for its first quarter ended 31st March 2021, reported a very good 74% (YoY) jump in net profit at Rs.563 crore on a 23% jump in net sales at Rs.4213 crore.

CCI - GNASHING ITS TEETH AND SHARPENING ITS CLAWS

about 15 years ago

Cement stocks have cracked up today and suddenly, after a long time, one Govt agency has shown its teeth - the Competition Commission of India (CCI). And it comes as a pleasant surprise for many (those not affiliated to the stock markets) to see that companies can actually be penalized for cartelization.

Ultratech hits life time high

about 8 years ago

Ultratech Cement hit a new life time high today at Rs.4686.30 and the stock remains among the top five gainers.

XPRO India - Naam suna hai kya?

about 6 years ago

Birla Family is now having different Groups like AV Birla Group (Hindalco & Ultratech), CK Birla Group (Orient Cement & Birlasoft), KK Birla Group (Sutlej & Zuari), BK Birla Group (Century Textiles and Mangalam Cement), MP Birla Group (Birla Corp & Birla cable), Yash Birla Group (Zenith Steel & Birla Transaia) and Sidharth of Xpro.

SWAJAS AIR CHARTERS

about 15 years ago

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Paper Stocks - Taking Off Now

about 5 years ago

Only buying criteria is to pick up companies having good track record, backed by the promoters, of lower EV per tonne.

Orient Paper- Best Is Yet To Be Seen

about 5 years ago

Company likely to see an exceptional gain of Rs. 200 cr in Q2, making company debt free

Thermax up 5%

about 3 years ago

The stock opened 2% higher at Rs.2565 and rose to an intraday high at Rs.2636, a rise of 5%. Its 52-week high stands at Rs.2727.

JSW Infra hits new high

about 3 years ago

From its close of Rs.202.80, the stock opened higher at Rs.217.70 and went on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.220. Profit booking came in at the highs and the stock is now trading at Rs.212 levels.

KEC International at new high

about 3 years ago

On the back of over 10x surge in volumes, the stock, in this lacklustre market is the current top gainer. Opening 4% higher at Rs.757.05, the stock surged 15% to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.836.85.

JK Lakshmi cracks up

about 3 years ago

The stock has been right there among the top five losers since the opening bell today; opening over 1% lower at Rs.770.80, going down 5.5% to an intraday low at Rs.738.05

Schneider at multi-year high

about 4 years ago

The stock today jumped up over 13.5% to hit a 7-year high at Rs.202.50 and volumes were up more than 5x.

Dalmia Bharat gets sweet!

about 4 years ago

Sugar stocks are back in the reckoning today with Dalmia Bharat Sugar leading the pack of gainers in the sugar sector as well as on the top five gainers on the BSE.

Nuovo Vista seeing buying

about 4 years ago

Exactly a year ago, Nuovo Vista got listed at an over 17% discount to its IPO price of Rs.570 and today it is currently trading at Rs.342 levels.

Whats the reason for yesterday’s 350 points fall in Nifty?

about 5 years ago

Nifty fell 353 point yesterday i.e. 2% decline in a single trading session? What is the cause of this unexpected and swift correction? Multiple reasons are being touted.

RK Forgings up 8.5%

about 2 years ago

The market has reacted positively to this news; the stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.847.65, opened lower at Rs.840 but with interested buying coming in, the stock rose to an intraday at Rs.918.70

Caution On Commodity Stocks Seen Ahead

about 5 years ago

Hence, poison for one person, is seen food of other one. No meaning in painting all commodity with same brush.

Ferrous Steel Stocks - Bumper Q1 Profits expected

about 5 years ago

All Ferrous Steel stocks are likely to present best or record PBT for Q1 of FY22 in last over 30-32 quarters.

Adani stocks in the red

about 2 years ago

Not surprisingly, the losers pack is led the Adani group stocks, which Adani Energy leading, hitting the 20% LC at Rs.697.70, Adani Green is down 19% at Rs.1141, Adani Total Gas fell 18%

India Cements down in red

about 2 years ago

The stock is currently the top loser on the BSE; from its close of Rs.348.30, it opened lower at Rs.345.55 and slipped down further to an intraday low at Rs.303.45.

Grasim Inds hits new high

about 5 months ago

The stock was in strong demand today, with the stock rising 4.67% to a fresh 52-week high of Rs. 3,110 as investors reacted to a better-than-expected Q4FY26 print and stepped up exposure to diversified “new growth engines” within the group.

Rain Inds in the green

about 10 months ago

At current levels, the stock is valued at a market capitalisation of about Rs.4,200 crore and remains well below its 52-week high of Rs.182.45.

Kesoram Industries hits 20%UC

about 11 months ago

The stock jumped from a previous close of Rs 5.44 to Rs 6.52, its upper price band and also the 52-week high for the day’s revised band, on volumes of about 52 lakh shares versus a two-week average of under 4 lakh

Nuvoco Vistas builds up

about 11 months ago

At current levels, the stock trades well above its 52-week low of Rs.288 but remains nearly 22% below its 52-week high of Rs.477.35, indicating cautious optimism rather than aggressive re-rating.

Kesoram remains in limelight

about 11 months ago

The stock currently trades more than 90% above its 52-week low of Rs.2.94, though it remains significantly below its yearly high of Rs.11.09

RHI Magnesita top loser

about 1 year ago

The stock declined sharply in Wednesday’s session, sliding as much as 7% intraday to around Rs.685, emerging as one of the top losers on the NSE.

Texmaco Rail picks speed

about 1 year ago

The stock s doing pretty well today morning; from its close of Rs.147.40, the stock opened at Rs.150.70 and rose further to an intraday high at Rs.152.90.

India Cements builds new high

about 1 year ago

The stock is in the news today, rising to Rs.394.95, up almost 7%, hitting a new 52-week high. The stock continues to remain strongly in the green, trading at around Rs.392 levels.

TRF hits 5% UC

about 4 years ago

With some 4000-odd shares changing hands, the stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.141.45, opened itself today at its 5% UC of the day at Rs.148.50

SAIL in the limelight

about 8 years ago

SAIL is attracting attention today and the stock price went up over 3% to Rs.77.95. Its UC is at 10% at Rs.82.95 and 52-week high is at Rs.101.40.

Nuvoco listing disappoints

about 5 years ago

The stock made a very disappointing debut on the markets today. As against the IPO price of Rs.570, the stock got listed on the BSE at Rs.471 but recovered from there to rise up to Rs.550

Rain Industries thunders and showers!

about 10 years ago

On Friday, after market hours, Rain Industries announced that Rain Cements, a Wholly owned Subsidiary company has commenced operations of Waste Heat recovery based Power Plant. This plant can generate up to 7 MW of gross electrical energy from the waste heat and the flue gases evolved during the ...

Century Textiles gets 'ultra' attention

about 12 years ago

Century Textiles figures amongst the top gainers on the BSE today, currently up 7% at Rs.764.80, its intra day high. Earlier in this month, the sock had hit a new high at Rs.793.35. The stock is up and about in the green today on unconfirmed news reports that the company plans to hive ...

ENIL plays a hit number!

about 11 years ago

Entertainment Network (India) Limited (ENIL) or more popularly recognized as the ‘Radio Mirchi' company is singing a very good tune today’ looks like it’s a hit number today! The stock today opened at Rs.684 from previous close of Rs.656 and went up to an intra day high of R ...

Reliance Infra in the limelight

about 11 years ago

Reliance Infrastructure is up in the green today. The stock is currently up over 5% at Rs.431, its present intra day high point. Its 52-week high is at Rs.622.05. The stock is reacting positively to the news that its has signed a purchase agreement with Birla Corporation to sell 100% of its ...

JP Associates slips into the red

about 10 years ago

Jaiprakash Associates had slipped 5% to an intra day low at Rs.8.43 and continues to remain down in the red. The stock has slipped on news reports that ICICI Bank, which is the lead banker for the company has invoked the strategic debt restructuring (SDR) provision. When SDR is invoked, it c ...

JP Associates is the top loser

about 10 years ago

JP Associates is the top loser on the BSE. The stock was down 5% intra day at Rs.12.65 and it remains deep in the red, down 4%. For the second time in five months, the company said that it has once again failed to Rs.36.25 crore as principal installment and interest on NCDs, which was due on ...

OCL builds strong

about 10 years ago

OCL India inched so close to its 52-week high mark of Rs.800.75 today when it hit an intra day high at Rs.795.05. It remains firmly in the green, with volumes up some 7 times. This flagship of the Dalmia group was set up in 1949 as Orissa Cement, with the main aim to manufacture super grade ...

India Cements on a high

about 10 years ago

India Cements had declared its Q1FY17 performance yesterday after which it hit a new 52-week high at Rs.130.80 and today, the same euphoria on the counter continued – the stock hit another new high at Rs.131.85. It continues to remain firmly at Rs.130 levels, up around 4%. The market i ...

Petron Engineering jumps up over 11%

about 10 years ago

Petron Engineering Construction clocks volume of less than 2500 shares on a two-week average. And today since opening bell, already some 17,000 shares have changed hands. The stock price has surged over 11% to Rs.154 levels; it has come off from there and is now hovering at Rs.146 leve ...

Thermax zooms on new 'repeat' order

about 12 years ago

Capital goods company, Thermax has hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.1131.80 with an almost 2.5 times surge in volumes. Figuring amongst the top five gainers on the BSE, the stock is up 5% currently at Rs.1115. This sudden spike up in the stock price is a reaction to the news is announced o ...

ICICI Bank rises and shines

about 10 years ago

ICICI Bank has done so well, both on the Q4FY17 performance front as well as today’s ride on the bourses. With volumes going up almost 4 times, the stock has risen over 8% at Rs.295.60 – it is now so close to its 52-week high of Rs.298.20.

Sicagen inches close to new high

about 10 years ago

Sicagen stock price rose over 18% to an intra day high at Rs.46.35, so very close to its 52-week high of Rs.47.25. It has now come off this intra day high level and is traded at Rs.44, up 1

GMDC spurts over 5%

about 9 years ago

GMDC, India’s second largest lignite producer and India's largest merchant seller of lignite was amongst the top gainers on the BSE when the markets opened for trade today.

Coal India jumps over 6.5%

about 9 years ago

Coal India is currently the top gainer on the BSE, going up over 6.5% to Rs.310, not too far away from its 52-week high of Rs.332. Volumes are also robust, going up around 2 times.

Binani Inds locked at 5% UC

about 9 years ago

Binani Industries, the moment it opened for trade, got locked at the 5% UC at Rs.145.95, which is just a tad away from its 52-week high of Rs.149.40.

Binani Industries breaches UC

about 9 years ago

Binani Industries today rose 5% to Rs.117.45, breaching the UC.

Everest Inds crumbles

about 8 years ago

Everest Industries is a big loser today – it is currently down almost 5% at Rs.409.95. Its 52-week high and low stands at Rs.636.90 and Rs.283.90 respectively.

India Cements and its 'connections' saga

about 12 years ago

There are some companies which become losers when their promoters get embroiled in scandals and scams. Political connections too, as long as the going is good, pays off well but the moment the political patronage gets into trouble, the company stops enjoy fancy on the bourses and traders get wary ...

Jaiprakash Assc back in news

about 12 years ago

Jaiprakash Associates is back amongst the gainers once again. The stock is currently the second highest gainer on the BSE Sensex, up 3.5% at Rs.28.35, its current intra day high level. Nowadays any news about JP is to invariably do about sale of its plants and this time around too, it’ ...

Ramco Cements rises and falls

about 5 years ago

The stock opened 1% in the green at Rs.1069.45 but profit booking at this level, pushed down the stock price to Rs.1019, down 4%.

Videocon Inds hits all time low

about 8 years ago

Videocon Industries hit an all-time low at Rs.8.62 today, going down 5%. It has recovered from there and is now at Rs.8.85, down 2.5%.

ACC hits new high

about 5 years ago

The stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.2150.65, opened today at Rs.2225 and surged on to hit a new high at Rs.2278 on the back of 3-times rise

Dalmia Bharat at new high

about 5 years ago

The stock surged today to hit a record high at Rs.1879, up 3.5% though volumes were less than 4200 shares.

JK Lakshmi hits new high

about 5 years ago

The stock, which had closed yesterday at Rs.467.10, opened in the green and went on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.499.70. It currently trades at Rs.492 levels.

Birla Corp in the green

about 6 years ago

The stock is currently the top gainer on the BSE, going up 9% to an intraday high at Rs.700.50. Its 20% UC of the day is at Rs.772.20.

Ramco Cements in green

about 6 years ago

The stock price initially reacted positively to the news, opening almost 2% higher at Rs.816 and then going up by 4% to Rs.833 but from there it saw profit booking

Emami rises on 'cement'

about 7 years ago

From its close of Rs.302.95 yesterday, it opened today at Rs.307.05, going up to an intraday high at Rs.311.10.

Birla Corp goes southwards

about 8 years ago

Birla Corporation is showing a lot of action today, with volumes rising over four time but unfortunately, this journey is southwards.

Walchandnagar Inds looks up into sky

about 8 years ago

Walchandnagar Industries Ltd (WIL) rose 9% to Rs.103.80 today, recording an over 3 times spurt in volumes too.

Jaypee bogged down by debt

about 12 years ago

Jaiprakash Associates or Jaypee as it is referred to is in the red today, currently down over 2.3% at Rs.67, with an intra day low at Rs.65.70. The stock is in the red after news report coming in that the company has warned investors that it has not been able to meet many a loan obligations ...

Kesoram Inds skids into red

about 8 years ago

Kesoram Industries, the most trending stock on the social media today, is down in the red. The stock price slipped almost 8% to Rs.89.60.

IFCI gets money!

about 8 years ago

IFCI today figures very strongly among the top five gainers on the BSE since opening bell. The stock price rose 6.5% to Rs.14.60

JP Associates remains in the red

about 14 years ago

Jaiprakash Associates remains in the red, the stock hit a new 52-week low at Rs.57.10 and though it has recovered from this level, it remains in the red. The stock is down on news that Jaypee Cement, a part of JP Associates has shelved plans to sell its Gujarat unit as it did not get the rig ...

NCL Industries rises 9%

about 8 years ago

NCL Industries rose almost 9% to Rs.131.90, with some 7300 shares changing hands. Its 52-week high and low stands at Rs.310 and Rs.120.40 respectively.

Birla stocks get that sinkin' feeling

about 13 years ago

CBI has filed a first information report (FIR) against Aditya Birla group chief Kumar Mangalam Birla in connection with the 2005 coal blocks allocation scam and he will be soon called-in for questioning. The group’s aluminium maker Hindalco Industries has also been booked by India’s c ...

Petron Engg builds up

about 13 years ago

Petron Engineering Construction, which closed yesterday at Rs.112.75, opened higher today at Rs.112.35 and went on to hit an intra day high at Rs.114.25, getting closer to its 52-week high of Rs.118. Volumes are up almost two times. The stock has spiked up on the back of its announcement mad ...

Grasim Inds building up

about 13 years ago

Grasim Industries is in the news today, figuring out in the top gainers on the BSE. The stock opened higher at Rs.3420 and went on to hit an intra day high at Rs.3567.95, a new 52-week high. In fact the stock has been hitting new highs since 3rd June. The stock has been spiking up on the bac ...

Shriram EPC in the green

about 13 years ago

. Shriram EPC is a big gainer today, currently up almost 6% at Rs.46.20, with an intra day high and low at Rs.50 and Rs.46.10. Volumes are big at over 7500 shares compared to over 2500 shares over past two weeks average. The stock is up in the green on news that it has it has finally so ...

WHEN BROTHERS FIGHT…

about 6 years ago

They were known as the “fab four.” Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok. The four brothers from being brothers in arms, taking on the corporate world, not just in India but also in UK, are today brothers at war. Somehow, this is probably the quality of money – it never allows relations to remain intact

Asset turnover ratio

about 8 years ago

Asset turnover ratio determines the ability of a company to generate revenue from its assets. It is calculated by dividing net sales by average total assets of a company. In other words, it aims to measure sales generated per unit of assets.

GDP saves the day!

about 12 years ago

With all the negatives looming as Delhi exit polls being unfavorable towards BJP, GDP number which was released later during the day, can bring some smiles to Tuesday's trading. GDP growth rates for Q3FY15 stood at 7.5% while FY15 advance estimate is 7.4%.

IS THIS THE 'SEASON' TO BUY 'CYCLICAL' STOCKS?

about 13 years ago

Cyclical stocks are those which move in tandem with the business cycles and reflect the state of the economy and not the changes in the season. For eg: when there the economy is booming, there is a demand for luxury goods or when there is a recession, automobiles show a slump in demand. This in short is cyclical.

RAINS - DARK CLOUDS LOOMING LARGE

about 13 years ago

So what is the silver lining in the prediction by IMD yesterday that rainfall in India this year could fall short? We take a quick look at the sectors which could probably benefit, those which could be hit and those which will be unaffected. Currently India is gripped in election fever and hopes of a new Govt forming at

NOT A WAVE, IT MIGHT BE A 'MODI TSUNAMI'!

about 13 years ago

One sure shot thing which we can now expect - Narendra Modi in all likelihood will become the new Prime Minister of India. Another good news which we have got is that the Lok Sabha Election this time around saw the highest voter turnaround at 66.38% v/s 58.19% in 2009. The voters came out in throngs and have surpassed the previous record of 64.01% in 1984 when Indira Gandhi was assassinated.

RAINS - WHERE 'MIS'FORTUNE WILL CHEER AND BEMOAN?

about 12 years ago

The stock market is capitalist. That's a known truth. When there is a pandemic, stock price of companies making the drug shoots up. For the market, every adversity is an opportunity. But therein lies a message too - look for the silver lining in every cloud. No doubt the rain deficit has come down last week from 34% to 21%

SC VERDICT ON COAL - BOLD AND APT

about 12 years ago

It was a bold decision of the Supreme Court. Cancelling 214 coal blocks allocated over the past two decades, is most certainly a tough verdict. But it sent out the perfect message - no more squandering away our national resource while ushering in transparency and good governance.

AUGUST IIP - VERY UNCOMFORTABLE NUMBERS

about 12 years ago

The optimism seen in Q1 seems to be waning. This IIP number for August is pretty ugly at 0.4% v/s 0.5% in July, the culprits being manufacturing and consumer durables. Basic good is the only one which has posted a decent growth; indicating that probably construction and real estate are the only activities happening.

SPARKLING JEWELS FOR A PROSPEROUS DIWALI

about 12 years ago

The festival of lights is here and like every year, we all fervently hope and pray that Goddess Lakshmi continues to bless one and all. This is also the time when we all loosen our purse strings and go shopping in full throttle. And like every year, we present a list of stocks which you should buy to ensure that your next Diwali will be even more 'dhamakedar!'

CAPITAL GOODS - TIME TO BUILD ON THE STOCKS?

about 12 years ago

The numbers of the past few months for IIP have been uncomfortable and within those numbers, Capital Goods have progressed pretty slovenly. Aug Capital goods number came in at a negative 11.3%, worse than a fall of -3.8% in July. The number in June was suspiciously very good at 23%

Q2FY15 - GIVES RBI MORE BREATHING SPACE

about 12 years ago

The Q2FY15 GDP numbers was expected to be mostly around 5% or some even less than 5%, at around 4.9%. So when the number came in at 5.3%, it was touted "much better than expected!" Though sequentially, the number has actually gone down. The big drag this time has been manufacturing which came just about managed to hold on to above 1% mark at a measly 0.1% - a huge drop down from 3.5% in Q1.

Q3FY15 - WHAT TO EXPECT?

about 12 years ago

The earning season for Q3FY15 kicks in from tomorrow, inaugurated, as usual, by Infosys. And Indusind Bank continues to hold the record as the first bank to declare its quarterly results- it is scheduled to announce its numbers on 13th Jan. Q2 numbers took everyone by surprise. While all were expecting very dismal numbers, the earnings actually came in not-too-bad. Call it scaled down expectations or whatever

EL NINO MONSTER IS BACK - WHO GETS SCARED? WHO REMAINS NONCHALANT?

about 12 years ago

The El Nino monster is back, raising its ugly head, gnarling and snarling its teeth, threatening the very existence of farmers and their livelihood. With some 60% of the population depending directly or indirectly on agriculture, any forecast of poor monsoon spells doom. The first forecast from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) came in yesterday and it was not good. The IMD stated that monsoon this year could be 93% of the long-period average. Anything which falls in the range of 90-96% is considered

Q3FY14 - WHAT TO EXPECT?

about 13 years ago

No surprises here. Most of the brokerage houses are bullish on the Q3 earnings and on an average, they expect a 18 month high of 16% growth in topline of 30 Sensex companies, with profits expected to grow 22%. Merrill Lynch, Kotak Securities, Motilal Oswal and more... all expect good earnings from IT, pharma and metals. They are banking big on five companies - Tata Steel, expected to turnaround, Tata Motors to show robust numbers on the back of JLR's sales

LIC - YOU TOO BRUTUS????

about 11 years ago

Just as we have this unshakeable staunch perception that anything to do with the Govt, any work that needs to be done, corruption is a part and parcel of the cost; or else your work will never get done. At the same time, even in this festering cesspool of rot and corruption, two public institutions stand tall, like two lotuses in a pond of muck - RBI and LIC. These two, somehow, maybe it's been through their work that they have managed to build a sense of trust and faith. LIC is a curious case as it is just like any other mammoth Govt organization

HOW DO YOU LOOK AT RESULTS - YoY OR QoQ?

about 11 years ago

In our hugely popular Stock Query section, we come across many subscribers asking us this very question - should they look at the performance of their stock on a QoQ or YoY. Should we look at sequential numbers - Q2 and Q1 of the same fiscal or should we look at Q2 of this fiscal and corresponding Q2 of previous fiscal? And sometimes, there is no straight, forthright answer to that. Sometimes when you look at the performance sequentially, the numbers

FINDING REASONS FOR FALLING/RISING MARKET

about 11 years ago

So is today's rise the correction of a bear market or yesterday was a bottom out? Now that is like asking will the Congress allow the Parliament to function or not? Somewhere at the bottom of your heart, based purely on fundamentals, it is apparent that this could neither be the end of the bear market

B K Birla Group: Getting Rationale and Leaner?

about 11 years ago

Kesoram Industires has agreed to divest its tyre unit at Haridwar, to JK Tyre, for about Rs.2,200 crore. This deal is seen a precursor to the B K Birla Group's succession planning and divesting assets among family members.

Q2FY16 RESULTS - TO BE Q1 'ACTION REPLAY'

about 11 years ago

The countdown has begun to the Q2FY16 numbers. Earlier it used to be Infosys which used to kick start the earnings season; no longer so after the new management took over. Nowadays this crown of being the "first" is held by IndusInd Bank which will declare its numbers on 9th Oct.

THE BRIGHTEST SPARKLERS FOR THIS DIWALI

about 11 years ago

Today is an auspicious day, Dhanteras, the first day of the five-day Diwali Festival. And keeping the festivities in mind, the Muhurat Trading on Lakshmi Poojan day, following the tradition of every year, we have identified a set of Navratnas for Diwali. These ratnas can outshine any gold or diamond jewellery, earning you more too! The nine gems are one from each sector which we think are today poised for much better times ahead. And these are, as per us, the best stocks in their respective sectors. Take a pick, choose the gem which suits you the best or build a long term portfolio

Q3FY16 - WHAT TO EXPECT?

about 11 years ago

The earning season for Q3FY16 "officially" kicks in from tomorrow; though we have had some small and mid cap companies declare their numbers, the first big wig is tomorrow - TCS. Just as Infosys has lost its mantle of being the most favored IT stock to TCS, it has given up that lead in declaring

THE DREAM OF SMART CITIES - STUFF MADE OF STARDUST!

about 11 years ago

What is "smart?" As per the dictionary, it has many meanings but what it means is clean, tidy, well-dressed and it also means smart, witty and intelligent. And it is a combination of this smart - clean and witty that we mean by Smart Cities. Well, we know cities which are dirty and full of smart and over-smart and not-so-smart people;

Q3FY16 - REALLY, DON'T GET OUT THE VICTORY TRUMPETS YET!

about 11 years ago

The third quarter ended 31st Dec 2015 GDP came in at 7.3%, very much in line with what most expected. But the good news here was that the GDP estimates for FY16 was revised upwards to 7.6% v/s 7.2%, that of Q1FY16 was revised upwards to 7.6% from 7% and that of Q2FY16 to 7.7% to 7.4%.

ETHICAL INVESTORS - IS IT POSSIBLE FOR A CAPITALIST TO BE A PURIST?

about 11 years ago

Ethical investors? Somehow, when used in the context of stock market is seems more like a misnomer. And one cannot help but wonder how, where and in what does this clan, if they exist, invest in? Ethics, in simple English means doing what is morally right and if we stretch it further to the corporate world, it means being socially responsible. Thus ethical investing means putting money in companies

Q4FY16- WHAT LIES BENEATH?

about 11 years ago

The much expected RBI rates cut has come and gone. Despite the announcements, the markets remain range bound as next week onwards, fourth quarter performances would start coming in. All eyes are now on the Q4 performances and with all round slowdown, results are not expected to be good in most of the sectors. There are some sectors which have bucked the trend

VALUE OR GROWTH - WHAT DECIDES INVESTMENT?

about 13 years ago

On the other hand, growth stocks are those which are already on the rise, have caught the investor fancy and the underlying assumption here is that growth of the company and stock price are directly linked and this is based on overall profitability estimates of the company and lesser of the sector.

ARE STOCKS AND MARKETS GETTING 'MODI'FIED?

about 13 years ago

What do we mean by political connections? Just as a common man might feel that he can get his work done expeditiously if he has 'contacts' in the Municipality or any Govt office, company owners, obviously with higher stakes, need such 'contacts' at the higher levels. It is a known truth

CYCLICAL AND SEASONAL STOCKS - ARE THEY THE BEST 'DEFENSE'?

about 11 years ago

Cyclical and seasonal stocks. There is often confusion - aren't they both the same? A season comes one after the other, like the movement of the cycle, so then seasonal and cyclical are the same? And cyclical; it means what goes around comes around. Well, so do seasons; does

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - THE POLITICS OF KOWTOWING WITH POLITICIANS

about 14 years ago

What has also come forth is that companies, which require the least amount of licenses, like IT and other similar service oriented companies have the lowest or no political give and take; simply because dependency to get clearances is negligible. While those in the energy sector, coal, realty, SEZs and all those which require maximum

GST - KEEPING IT SIMPLE!

about 10 years ago

GST will come soon, one day for sure! Online retailing is the "next big thing" in India. Put both of these together and what do you get? Surely, logistic companies are set for some boom times ahead. Stocks like Gati, AllCargo, Snowman, Gateway Distriparks, Container Corp and the entire pack is already soaring. Indeed they are looking at much better times, beyond being just oil containers

TO BUY 'VALUE' OR 'GROWTH'?

about 10 years ago

Making money alone cannot be the criteria for investing - it is the driving force but it you do not look at growth or value as two decisive factors of investing, buying shares could always remains a losing proposition. But therein lay the flaw - growth and value are like Siamese twins joined at the hip and where growth is a component of calculating value. So what this means that every

THE A,B,C, D.......Z OF 2016

about 10 years ago

As 2016 hobbles its way to the exit door, one cannot help but heave a sigh of relief. This was a tumultuous year all around the year, what with India reeling under demonetization, Parliament logjam, Brexit, Trump and some blatant acts of terrorism like the one in Nice and recently in Berlin.

Q3FY12 - WHAT TO EXPECT OR BEST, EXPECT NOTHING!

about 15 years ago

Last fiscal Q3FY11 held more promise and more than sustainability, it was about good growth. But this fiscal, Q3, especially after a not-so-good Q2 and interest regime and falling rupee, does not paint an overall good picture. A trim to the topline growth and surely a hair cut for the bottomline growth seems inevitable...

INFLATION - ELATION WITH TREPIDATION

about 15 years ago

The January headline inflation number at 6.55% v/s 7.47% in Dec came as a relief. It was a relief because it was on expected lines and there were no unpleasant surprises. The good part was that manufacturing on a MoM was down at 6.49%

POLITICAL STOCKS - POLITICALLY CORRECT BUT ECONOMICALLY WRONG?

about 15 years ago

Yes, if one has to survive in the corporate world, it is probably essential to kowtow with politicians. But how much and how far is the big question. Every industrialist has to knock on the doors of the politician but whether that knocking leads to

Q1FY13 - WHAT TO EXPECT?

about 14 years ago

Q1 numbers are not crystal gazing; it is more about looking into the past three months and it is the past experience which is expected to give cues for the coming months. Today, the moods might be a bit more optimistic than what they were last month but that does not mean that the numbers for Q1 will come in great.

INFRA COMPANIES & THEIR DEBT - GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE

about 14 years ago

Right now there is fear of getting stuck for a long time in projects which are going nowhere. Infra companies desperately need funds and circumstances have today humbled the promoters, making valuations attractive. Will PE funds bite?