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Return on Investment

about 8 years ago

Return on Investment (RoI) measures rupee earned from each rupee invested for a particular time period. A higher positive RoI indicates investment gains compared to investment costs.

DIVIDEND PAYOUTS – A GOOD INVESTMENT MEASURE?

about 8 years ago

It is seen that there are now very few investors who really wait with bated breath for the dividends to come in. And this probably has happened because companies themselves offer very small dividends as against the stock market price. Hence the investor starts looking more at capital appreciation.

Authum Investment & Infrastructure - Can we believe this company?

about 5 years ago

Financials of the company are not seen convincing, which can instill confidence in any prospective buyer

Tube Investment - riding on better prospects of CG Power

about 6 years ago

Tube held many investors' meet in last 1 week, where road map of CG were laid out, with 51% of this will get added in the financial of Tube in FY 22

INVESTMENT MANTRAS ON “VALUE” BUYING

about 7 years ago

In fact many brokerages and fund houses have raised red flags on equity valuations, especially given the poor expected earnings for Q1FY20. The BSE Sensex is today trading at a valuation of over 28 times its underlying earnings in the trailing 12 months. If that does not give a resounding knock on valuations, what will?

SMALL SAVING SCHEMES – NO LONGER A BIG INVESTMENT OPTION?

about 9 years ago

On the 1st of July, when all eyes were on the ushering in of GST, what we all missed was the quarterly recalibration of interest rates on small savings. And this most certainly has a huge bearing on the senior citizens and multitude of us who invest quite a substantial chunk of money in these small savings schemes – the nest egg for bad times/old age.

BUYING DIVIDEND STOCK - TIMELESS INVESTMENT TOOL?

about 13 years ago

If one were to look at the top 5 dividend paying companies in Fy13, like always Colgate-Palmolive tops the list and it paid three interim dividends - Rs.13, Rs.6 and then Rs.9 - total dividend paid was Rs.28 per Re.1 share held. And now for FY14, it has once again declared three interims - each of Rs.9 per share; total Rs.27/share.

NATIONAL INVESTMENT BOARD - WILL THIS 'NIB' HAVE ENOUGH TO INK?

about 14 years ago

Is this NIB like some brahmastra which will destroy all? Asvatthama, in the Mahabharata had released the missile, which was an evil deed. But like Asvatthama, who did not know the mantra to retract the missile once released, will the NIB require an Arjuna to counteract?

JAYANTI NATARAJAN 'NIP's AT NATIONAL INVESTMENT BOARD

about 14 years ago

She has called the NIB unconstitutional and "completely unacceptable". She says that when her department, the Environment department rejects a proposal, on grounds of violating environment laws, then no panel should have the power to overrule that decision. Oh really!

BUFFETT INVESTMENT SIGNALS US HOUSING RECOVERY?

about 14 years ago

Those in the market and some of them, who are not so active in the market, unanimously dote on every word and every action of one person - Warren Buffett. Whatever he does, his quotes on life, the way he leads his life, the stocks he buys and sells, his profits, his annual meeting at Berkshire,

Tata Investment up & about

about 4 years ago

The stock is currently the top gainer on the BSE; opening 3% higher at Rs.1413.95, the stock surged over 8.5% to hit an intraday high at Rs.1535.

THE SPIRIT OF INVESTMENT - STAYIN' ALIVE!

about 15 years ago

The biggest question dogging almost every small investors mind on Dalal Street is whether one should stay away from the equity markets for now given the uncertainty, in domestic as well as global markets. While we are dealing with apathy and complete breakdown of governance by the ruling Govt

Punj Lloyd back in news

about 10 years ago

On Saturday, Punj Lloyd announced that Punj Lloyd Infrastructure, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company had executed definitive agreements with India Infrastructure Fund II. This is an investment fund represented by its investment manager IDFC Alternatives. The decision has been made tha ...

BPCL jumps on FII limit increase

about 11 years ago

Public sector oil marketing company, BPCL is in the spotlight currently. Moving up 2% intra day to Rs.999, just Rs.33 shy of its 52-week of Rs.1032, the stock, for now, remains firmly in the green. The stock is up after RBI approved increase in investment limit by foreign institutional inves ...

BPCL at a 4-month high

about 11 years ago

BPCL rose to a four-month high of Rs.939.80, its intra day high. Its 52-week high is at Rs.987 and low is at Rs.704.40. The stock is in the limelight after the company’s board of directors approved the proposal for increasing the ceiling of investment by FIIs in the company from the pr ...

TU TU MAIN MAIN - ALL OVER BHARAT

about 5 years ago

Interestingly, while Kotak refused funding to Grover for Nykaa, it did provide funds to Suhail Sameer, CEO of BharatPe. This is what makes one wonder what happened between the two at the last moment? Why did things go so sour? Grover is an ex-Kotak employee. His LinkedIn profile shows that he was VP Investment Banking of Kotak from 2006 to 2013. Even after leaving Kotak, he chose Kotak for managing his personal wealth.

Welspun Enterprises is 'energized'

about 10 years ago

Welspun Enterprises announced on Saturday that its Board, subject to the approval of the members of the Company, has approved sale of its entire investment of 60,493,342 equity shares representing 15.49% in the paid up equity share capital of Welspun Energy. As against its investment of Rs. 9 ...

Moody’s and its moods!!!

about 5 years ago

Last year, Moody’s downgraded India’s sovereign rating from ‘Baa2’ to ‘Baa3’, the lowest investment grade. Did that really impact us? Jio has got foreign investment even in these dark times; what does that mean? If there is an opportunity, companies will come calling.

ALL FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE!

about 6 years ago

This was a tax imposed without any justification. More importantly, it undermined the environment of legal certainty, the core of any investment decision into India. A retrospective tax is indeed tax terrorism.

JOURNALISM – WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?

about 6 years ago

For the first time ever, SEBI yesterday made eyebrows go high up and even left some mouths gaping open when it restrained host of TV channel, CNBC-Awaaz from buying, selling or dealing in the securities market. He has been directed not to give any investment advice or stock recommendations till further directions.

SEBI INITIATES ‘SAMUDRA MANTHAN!’

about 6 years ago

There was a lot of food for thought over the weekend for all associated with the stock markets. SEBI decided to keep everyone busy! SEBI increased the minimum investment threshold in equity and equity-related instruments held by mutual funds. It mandated that at least 25% of the fund’s corpus should be put in large-caps, mid-caps and small-caps each.

TO SIP OR NOT TO SIP?

about 7 years ago

Naresh is an advertising executive. At the beginning of the year, he received a pay hike when he least expected it. He was happy and decided to open a systematic investment plan (SIP) with a well know fund house. And then the virus hit the world.

AS GROWTH SLOWS, FDIs TO THE RESCUE, AGAIN!

about 7 years ago

After the roll backs on Friday and RBI surplus transfer, there was another shot in the arm yesterday late evening. The Govt’s favourite go-to to boost the economy, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) got further liberalized.

PRICING OF MEDICINES – HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?

about 8 years ago

But it really brings the question back to the fore – how much profit should a drug company make? Given the kind of investment drug companies make in inventing new drugs and patenting, they do deserve a profit. But how much? Is it ethical to squeeze needy patients for as much as it wants?

ARE RATING AGENCIES ‘JUNK’ TOO?

about 8 years ago

Within 45 days, rating agencies downgraded IL&FS from an investment grade to junk! And it ignored loud and blaring warning signals like the highly leveraged balance sheet which was in front of it for over a year, its inability to raise capital, struggling finances. How come all these signs were completely missed by the rating agencies and what it looked only at was the delay in interest payment?

Bharti Infratel towers up

about 10 years ago

In the opening trades, Bharti Infratel rose almost 3% to Rs.138 levels. It is since then come off that intra day high and is now at Rs.356, remaining up some 2.5%. The stock is up on unconfirmed reports that PE player KKR and pension fund - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are in ...

Alstom India chugs along

about 11 years ago

Giving a kick to the “Make in India” project, the Indian Railways signed two rail contracts worth up to €3.7bn or around Rs.40,000 crore with Alstom India and General Elecric– a good sign of the country’s accelerating investment in its overloaded and outdated network. ...

Parag Milk in the limelight

about 10 years ago

Parag Milk Foods saw bulk deals yesterday. There were two sellers and one buyer. Copthall Mauritius Investment sold 4,96,200 shares at Rs.253/share. Macquarie Emerging Markets Asian Trading Pte sold 19,83,352 shares at Rs 253.85/share. So totally 24,79,552 shares were sold yesterday. The buy ...

Kitex Garments recovers

about 10 years ago

The stock price of Kitex Garments had tumbled down quite a lot after its dismal performance for Q4Fy17 but today, it has recovered and remains firmly in the green after its news of increased investment in its US unit in current fiscal of FY18.

India Grid Trust lists at discount

about 9 years ago

India Grid Trust, an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) sponsored by Sterlite Power Grid Ventures, made its entry on the stock exchanges today. It was expected to list at a discount and it did

Realty stocks in focus

about 9 years ago

RBI yesterday changed the statutes of lending for real estate investment trust (Reits) and infrastructure investment trust (InvIts). It has capped the exposure to 10% of the unit capital of such instruments.

INDIANS BECOMING “GLOBAL” REALTORS!

about 9 years ago

In 2015, RBI relaxed some norms for withdrawals while travelling abroad. As per the new rule, RBI doubled the annual overseas investment ceiling. This means Indian families can take up to $250,000 of money per family member, amounting to $1 million per year for a family of four. That means $2 million in two years. And we are seeing the effect of this now in the global property market.

IL&FS has a 'Satyam' moment

about 8 years ago

IL&FS Transport was locked at the 20% UC once again today morning at Rs.32.30. The other two – IL&FS Engineering and IL&FS Investment Managers, both were also locked at the UC

PowerGrid Invt has quiet debut

about 6 years ago

PowerGrid Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) shares had a very quiet debut today morning – it got listed at Rs.104 v/s IPO price of Rs.100.

Tata stocks in limelight

about 5 years ago

The top five gainers on the BSE, all of them are Tata companies only – the top is Tata Motors DVR, followed by Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals, Tata Investment and Tata Power,

Tata stocks recalibrate

about 17 days ago

Tata Chemicals and Tata Investment came under pressure today as the market reassessed the earlier Tata Sons listing trade. Tata Chemicals was down 2.92%, Tata Investment fell 2.33%, while Tata Steel slipped 0.71%. These stocks had rallied earlier on expectations

Short Position

about 8 years ago

Short positions are investment strategies in which an investor sells borrowed stocks in the open market with a view to earn profit. This type of position is built up by a trader usually when he/she expects the stock price to drop.

Risk Reward Ratio

about 8 years ago

Investors compare the expected returns from an investment to the amount of risk involved to generate these returns in the form of risk-reward ratio.

Portfolio

about 8 years ago

Portfolio or Investment Portfolio refers to the combination of financial assets like stocks, bonds, derivatives, debentures, mutual funds, bullion, property titles, fixed income instruments and cash.

Hedge

about 8 years ago

Hedge or Hedging is an investment strategy which aims to eliminate the risk involved in a portfolio. It is an investment which is inversely correlated to the underlying asset against which it has been transacted.

General Insurance Corp

about 9 years ago

Verdict :A ‘Good Investment Choice’
Subscription Start Date :11 Oct 2017 End Date :13 Oct 2017
Issue Size : 11,176 crore, Issue Type : Fresh cum OFS
Price Band : Rs.855 to Rs. 912
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Overall Subscription : 1.37x
QIB : 2.25x,HNI :0.22x,Retail :0.6x,Other :1.01x
Listing Date : 25 Oct 2017, , Listing Price : 850

Siti Cable hits a new high

about 11 years ago

Siti Cable Network hit a new high today at Rs.41.70, up over 13% and volumes jumped up by over 7 times. The RBI issued a notification stating that FIIs could increase the investment limit in the company upto 49% of the paid-up capital of the company under the portfolio investment scheme. RBI ...

ECONOMIC SURVEY: F1Y9 COULD BE A DREAM BUT FOR.....

about 9 years ago

The Survey expects the FY18 GDP at 6.75%, similar to what it has estimated in FY17 Survey. It expects FY19 growth at 7 to 7.5%. This is good news as it expects the economy growth engine to take off in FY19. It is banking on private sector investment to take off and aid this growth. But putting in an air of caution, the FM has said that the takeoff of the private sector investment depends on resolution of stressed assets and recapitalisation of banks; if the NPA resolution does not happen as scheduled, the private capex cycle may take longer to pick up.

HUMAN STORY OF CHINA's CRASH - SCARIER THAN ECONOMIC PICTURE

about 11 years ago

Unlike India, where FIIs, DIIs and HNIs rule the markets, with retail investors forming just a fraction of the stock market investing population; in China 80% of the investment in stock markets comes from retail investors. And that in a nutshell brings us to the moot point of this story - the human element of the crash.

COAL INDIA NEEDS TO BE RESCUED – NITI AAYOG SHOWS THE WAY!

about 9 years ago

The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI), a UK based hedge fund, way back in 2012, while holding just 1.1% stake in Coal India while Govt held 90%, had created a huge furor as it threatened to sue CIL for bowing down to the sarkar, the Govt, when it came to pricing. It had substantial evidence to backup the pressure tactics used by the Govt on CIL. It had obtained an official letter under the Right to Information Act

South Indian Bank at a new high

about 12 years ago

South Indian Bank has been consistently hitting a new high since 30th June. Today too, it hit a new at Rs.35.05 and presently remains over 5.5% higher at Rs.34 levels. The Bank stock has been hitting highs since an FII, Pabrai Investment set its eyes on the company. The FII bought a 1.45% st ...

'MINORITY' CAN SHOW THE 'MAJORITY' WHO IS IN CHARGE!

about 15 years ago

The Children's Investment Fund (TCI) holds 1.1% stake in PSU, Coal India Ltd (CIL). The Govt is the largest shareholder with a 90% stake. Yet, TCI, the second largest shareholder of CIL, a UK based hedge fund has threatened to sue CIL for bowing down to the sarkar, the Govt, when it comes to pricing.

Jet Airways takes off

about 14 years ago

Jet Airways has literally taken off today, ahead of the crucial FIPB meet today. The stock opened at Rs.443, hit an intra day high at Rs.464 and is now at Rs.458. Market cap stands at Rs.3954 crore. The stock is up ahead of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) meet today to de ...

Sandur Manganese hits new high

about 13 years ago

In a market streaked in deep red, Sandur Manganese seems to be holding its steed. The stock is up almost 10.5% at Rs.554 and this is after having hit a new 52-week high at Rs.578.90. Its market cap stands at Rs.484 crore. The stock has hit a high on unconfirmed news, through an investment ba ...

Axis Bank sitting pretty in green

about 13 years ago

Axis Bank is sitting pretty in the green today morning. The stock which closed at Rs.1097.70, opened higher today at Rs.1124, with an intra day high at Rs.1131. Axis Bank seeks to increase its foreign investment limit from the present 49% to 62% and this could mean an inflow of over Rs.6000 ...

L&T on the buzz

about 13 years ago

Larsen & Toubro is on the buzz in the morning trades today. The stock is currently up over 1% or around Rs.12/share at Rs.1073.40, with an intra day high at Rs.1079. The stock is up after the company submitted an application for approval of FDI to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board ( ...

Shree Renuka down over 6%

about 13 years ago

Shree Renuka Sugars is down over 6% at Rs.21.10, with an intra day low at Rs.20.25. Volumes are up almost 8 times. The stock is down in the red today that it has entered into an agreement with Wilmar International, which will help bring in an investment of around $200 million in primary capi ...

Yes Bank, a 'no' to FIIs now

about 12 years ago

Yes Bank figures out amongst the top losers on the BSE currently, down 3% at Rs.615 which is around its intra day low of Rs.614.40. Ironically; the stock had hit a new 52-week high on Friday at Rs.634.25 indicating an inbuilt volatility of stocks. FII investment in every stock is allowed onl ...

APRIL IIP - AT LEAST IT IS NOT NEGATIVE!

about 15 years ago

Slow growth is consitently driven by investment collapse. Cutting interest rates is not the sole medicine and is not enough but tseems to be the only step at the moment which can buoy the sentiments to some extent. Those in the market feel like it's a slam dunk decision - that RBI will cut rates. But one has to take a bigger view and look at other macro factors,

Amtek Auto in top gear

about 12 years ago

Amtek Auto is the top gainer on the BSE currently, up over 11.5% at Rs.183.90, its current intra day high. The company is in news following reports that its subsidiary, Amtek Global has managed to raise Rs.1800 crore or Euro 235 million as long term finance from global investment firm, Kohlb ...

Crompton Greaves current top gainer

about 12 years ago

Crompton Greaves is currently the top gainer on the BSE, up almost 4.5% at Rs.204, close to its intra day high of Rs.204.90. The stock is up, reacting to the news of today morning that Avantha Power & Infrastructure in which Crompton Greaves holds an equity investment of approx. 23.14% h ...

Punj Lloyd jumps on FIPB nod

about 12 years ago

Punj Lloyd is currently the top gainer on the BSE, up 9% at Rs.38.80, with an intra day high at Rs.40.05. Volumes are up almost 2 times. The stock is on the rise today after Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), Department of Economic Affairs, approved the proposal of the company for ma ...

WHY INDIA SHOULD NEVER HOST A FIFA OR OLYMPICS?

about 13 years ago

Football mania seems to have gripped the entire world, with all gearing up to wake up at eerie hours watch matches with bleary eyes and yet go through the other routines of life. Right from restaurants to clothing, even birthday parties, cakes, everything is themed around FIFA. Names of Dhoni, Manish Pandey, Piyush Chawla, Rana, will be replaced by Messi, Ronaldo, Rooney, Persie, Yaya Toure and more.

GSFC drops over 4%

about 12 years ago

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals (GSFC) is amongst the top losers on the BSE currently. Opening lower, the stock slipped to the day’s low of Rs.103.35 and is currently at Rs.104.25, down over 4%. The stock is reacting to RBI’s further FII investment in the sto ...

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 ...

GAAR - MARKETS SAY, "AARGH!"

about 15 years ago

The Mauritius ghost is back to haunt us. And it has a name too - GAAR, an acronym for General Anti-Avoidance Rules. 40% of the foreign investment into India comes from Mauritius thus any change in the rules is sure to have far reaching consequences. And that is also probably

IS MONEY COMING TO EMERGING MARKETS?

about 14 years ago

But it is the FIIs who continue with this affair with India, with the infatuation seeming to be intact. They have invested Rs.11,000 crore in the stock market and this is between 1st Oct to 19th Oct. The total FII investment in 2012 till date stands at a jaw dropping Rs.93,444 crore.

CHANGE OF BASE YEAR – MAKES MACRO DATA LOOK SO GOOD!

about 10 years ago

For most of us ignoramus, the Base year in economic parlance does not mean much; or rather does not mean anything. But today, when we base all our economic data for making important investment decisions, take a calculated risk even on what the RBI could announce, this base rate holds tremendous significance.

Life moves on!

about 12 years ago

Last week business news featured some prominent big-ticket acquisition buzz in Corporate India. Be it M&M's likely buy of strategic stake in Pipavav Defence for Rs. 3,000 crore or Sun Pharma founder Dilip Sanghvi's Rs. 4,000 crore investment in wind energy leader Suzlon Energy.

LIC - PERSONAL PIGGY BANK OF GOVT?

about 11 years ago

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is one of the best managed organisations of India. Consistently profit making, it has proven time and again that it has probably got the investment acumen than all the FIIs and all investment analysts put together. Yet, there is now a worry creeping up slowly. Looking at the way in which LIC is now being made to pick up the tab everywhere, be it the railway or roads, and not to mention its stake in PSU banks, one cannot help wonder if LIC will soon be forced to go the Air India or HMT way. It is probably

HOTEL STOCKS - IT'S THE TIME TO DISCO!!

about 11 years ago

And today, one of the reasons why all hotel stocks are up in the green after such a long time could also be attributable to the optimism shown by Goldman Sachs. Yesterday, it has invested Rs.440 crore for a significant minority stake in Indian hotel investment and development firm Samhi Hotels which currently

Are funds shifting from Glenmark Pharma to Glenmark Life?

about 5 years ago

There are cues supporting it. HSBC Global Investment Funds, a FPI, holding 1.3% stake in Glenmark Pharma as of 30.6.21, was an anchor investor in Glenmark Life’s IPO for 3.6% stake.

RBI LIKELY TO HOLD RATES TOMORROW

about 11 years ago

At the 2nd June 2015 Credit Policy meet, RBI Governor, Raghuram Rajan had very clearly sent out the message - Expect no more rate cuts in this year as this 25 bps today itself is more like a preemptive step to ease supply constraints. That time too, the Governor had placed the onus on the Govt, urging it to get back to policy action, encouraging investment to alleviate medium term supply side bottlenecks. The Governor had said that between 2000 to 2003, monsoon was poor but thanks to proper action from the Govt, inflation remained largely on the leash

DIGITAL INDIA - TO MAKE BHARAT INTO INDIA

about 11 years ago

First 'Make in India' and now 'Digital India'. Modi known for his oratory skills, surely has come up with some great slogans. While skepticism over Make in India remains, this new ambition of Digital India, as expected is grandiose. The aim, apart from connecting the entire country digitally, is to garner more investment in the IT sector, set up more companies and create employment opportunities.

WILL GREECE EXIT THE EUROZONE?

about 12 years ago

Once again, Greece is in news. And once again, it is news about a probable default. Who-will-blink-first kind of negotiations between Greece and the lenders - IMF, Euro banks and the Eurozone countries has once again left the country and market around the world on tenterhooks. Asian markets (barring India) are down and gold, the investment tool for uncertain times is up. The overall perception is that these negotiations are brinksmanship politics and we are sure to hear of a deal coming through in the next few days. And then there is the second thought

CHANGE OF BASE YEAR - A GOOD MOVE!

about 12 years ago

For most of us ignoramus, the Base year in economic parlance does not mean much; or rather does not mean anything. But today, when we base all our economic data for making important investment decisions, take a calculated risk even on what the RBI could announce, this base rate holds

NEGATIVE IIP - NOT A POSITIVE WAY TO BEGIN DIWALI

about 14 years ago

The negative IIP can be entirely blamed on the lack of investment in creation of new capacity. Trend of investment continues to remain slow and this is one data, which has remained consistent in all the IIP data. Part of slowdown in the investment cycle is due to higher interest rates and higher costs

KISAN VIKAS PATRA - TO INVEST OR NOT TO INVEST?

about 12 years ago

The KVP tool was stopped from 30th November 2011and many bemoaned the stoppage of this three decades old small-savings investment scheme. It was the only scheme at that time, which promised to double the money in a few year's time - that used to be its main USP. And today the very same KVP has been restarted and its USP remains the same - double your money in 100 months or 8.4 years.

BLUE CHIP STOCKS - CHIPS OF THE PAST?

about 12 years ago

There was a time when a father bought shares like ACC, Grasim, TISCO, Tata Motors and the likes; portfolio was all Tata and Birla companies. But this basically comprised the 'blue chip' stocks which the father hoped to use as an investment to use when his child wants to get married

FII's SHUDDH DESI ROMANCE FOR INDIA

about 12 years ago

As per data put out by SEBI, yesterday, on 8th Sept, FIIs invested Rs.327 crore in equity and Rs.2013 crore, taking the total, investment by FIIs from 1st Sept to 8th Sept at Rs.11,327 crore. As against this, for entire month of August'14, FIIs had put in Rs.17,105 crore - over 66% of entire August's money has come in first 8 trading days of Sept. That's most certainly huge!

REALTY - INVASION BY 'FOREIGNERS' PUSHES UP UNREAL PRICES

about 13 years ago

As per the the latest data published by the Australian Govt, Chinese investors spent almost 6 billion Australian dollars (US$5.4 billion) on real estate during the 12-month period ending in June 2013. An HSBC report published in February named Australia as China's No. 1 destination for overseas property. And to follow all this up, Credit Suisse released a report that forecasts a flood of Chinese investment over the next

'EASE OF DOING BUSINESS' RANKING - INDIA HAS A LOOOOOONG WAY TO GO

about 13 years ago

Every year, the World Bank Group releases a ranking, "The ease of doing business index" and all countries which attract foreign investment are covered. This report compared business regulations for domestic firms in 185 economies.

GOLD BUYING TO BE CURBED BY IIBs? NAAH!!

about 14 years ago

Apart from hikes in duties, our honorable Finance Minister has proposed the introduction of Inflation-Indexed Bonds or IIBs. The idea is indeed in the right direction - when investors are given an alternate investment option, which helps you hedge against rising inflation, the FM hopes that IIB will do the trick. Real estate and gold, move with costs and these

TAX FREE BONDS - AS SMASHING AS DANIEL CRAIG?

about 14 years ago

Last year, this time, fixed deposits were the best possible investment option available what with interest rates on the upward spiral and IPO markets drying up completely. This time around, as we end 2012, the IPO markets have woken up and is showing existence of life. And the fixed deposits, well, they are not as good as they seemed

Grey Market game - Operator play

about 6 years ago

Never take investment calls on an IPO, based on Grey market premium.

IGNORE THE SMSes - THOSE PENNY STOCKS ARE DANGEROUS!

about 10 years ago

We have many investors/traders posting us queries on the website, asking for some penny stock ideas. The only question which comes to mind is "why?" This search for the elusive pot of gold at the end of the brilliant rainbow is what puts traders at risk. And this is a dangerous time to be on the hunt for penny stocks and it is actually the perfect time

KAUN BANEGA BANKER?

about 6 years ago

Who will get the new banking license? That’s probably the only non-Covid related question doing the rounds in India Inc currently. RBI, on 15th April, released names of eight candidates who had applied for this round of ‘on tap’ Licensing of Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks. And it was pretty astonishing to see that not a single big corporate house

Sharp India locked in 20% UC

about 11 years ago

Sharp India was locked on the 20% upper circuit at Rs.48.35, clocking volumes of over 6.5 times. Its 52-week high and low stands at Rs.89.50 and Rs.34.70 respectively. The stock is up unconfirmed reports that Foxconn is eyeing buying out Sharp Corporation and has offered around $5.3 billion. ...

Cairn India extends rally

about 10 years ago

Cairn India continues to extend yesterday’s rally. The stock rose 9% to Rs.176.95, close yet so far from to its 52-week high of Rs.184.20. It remains firmly in the green, notching up smart volumes. The reason for this rise is the same as yesterday – Cairn India planning to slap a ...

Pipavav sets sail

about 14 years ago

Pipavav Defence is amongst the top gainers on the BSE currently, the stock is up over 2% at Rs.70.35. Its 52-week high is at Rs.98.35. Market cap stands at Rs.4932 crore. The stock is up after it announced that it had received contract to build two specialised Offshore vessels for its ...

Future Retail on 'shoppers' list

about 13 years ago

Traders and investors seem to be shopping into shopping stocks today morning! Al retail stocks, Trent, Shoppers Stop and Future Retail are up. The leader of the pack is Future Retail which is up over 9% at Rs.82 levels and this is with an intra day high at Rs.84.30. Yesterday, the stock had hit a ...

Strides Arco strides ahead

about 13 years ago

Strides Arcolab has seen a fantastic run on the markets since the last 15 days. On 1st August, the stock had hit a new low at Rs.552.65 and today, it is at Rs.817.75, a rise of almost 50%. Its market cap stands at Rs.4832 crore. The stock is up after the Prime Minister cleared the Rs.9 ...

IDFC top loser on street

about 13 years ago

IDFC is currently the biggest loser on the BSE, down 7% at Rs.88.45 and this is a small recovery from the 9% plunge it had in the morning, hitting a new low at Rs.86.10. The stock is deep in the red today after the company yesterday announced that the ceiling limit of its overall foreign sha ...

Tech Mahindra up on the buzz

about 13 years ago

Tech Mahindra is on the buzz today. The stock, which exactly a year ago, on 3rdSept 2012 had hit a new 52-week low at Rs.800.55, today, is up almost 2% at Rs.1409, its intra day high. The stock is up after RBI allowed the company to enhance the limit for the purchase of its equity shares and ...

IDFC back in reckoning

about 13 years ago

IDFC is doing very well today morning, figuring amongst the top gainers of the day currently. Up over 5% at Rs.97, the stock had hit an intra day high at Rs.98.90. Over Rs.12 crore worth of stocks have changed hands since morning. After the incessant selling last monthg when the stock hit a ...

PI Industries hits a new high

about 13 years ago

PI Industries continues to trade in the green. Today the stock has hit another new 52-week high at Rs.154. Though it has come off these highs, it remains in the green at Rs.146 levels. The stock is trading in the positive right since 16th Sept, when the company announced that it has increase ...

Raymond looking for engineering buyers

about 13 years ago

Gautam Singhania-led Raymond is up 2.6% at Rs. 254 per share, after touching day’s high of Rs. 259 on BSE. Broader markets are also up about 1.5%. The Rs. 4,100 crore textile major is planning to offload minority stake in its engineering subsidiary JK Files, to either private equity or stra ...

Info Edge hits new high

about 13 years ago

Info Edge (India) has hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.425 in the early morning trades and is currently at Rs.414 levels, up over 8.5%. Volumes are up more than 2.12 times. The stock hit the new high after it announced yesterday, a few minutes before market closing that it has made additio ...

Titan Inds remains in the red

about 13 years ago

Titan Industries continues to remain in the red. The stock is currently down almost 2% at Rs.237.65 and its intra day low is at Rs.235. The stock has been down ever since RBI on Wednesday, post market closing, stated that aggregate net purchases of equity shares in Titan Industries by foreig ...

IIFL Holding at a new high

about 10 years ago

IIFL Holdings hit a new 52-week high today; its previous high was at Rs.242 on 17thJune’16 and much before all this, it’s historic or life time high is at Rs.1974.90, hit in Jan’08. The reason for this euphoria is yesterday evenings announcement – UK’s governmen ...

Hotel Leela on a good run

about 10 years ago

Hotel Leela seems to be having a good run today morning. The stock is up over 4.5% at Rs.18.25 woth some two times jump in volumes. Its 52-week high stands at Rs.24.10 and low at Rs.16.55. Nowadays the only reason why Hotel Leela goes up is when it announces some asset sale, which means it i ...

Ujjivan Financial is a bright star

about 10 years ago

Newly listed stock, Ujjivan Financial is easily the brightest shining star on the bourses today, rather for the few days. It has been consistently in the green, hitting new highs on 29 and 30th June and then again yesterday at Rs.420.90 and now today too at Rs.427.40. The stock had got liste ...

L&T Finance on the buzz

about 14 years ago

L&T Financel Holding is doing well today, up over 1.5% at Rs.80.50, with an intra day high at Rs.81. The stock’s 52-week high is at Rs.97.35. The stock is buzzing today as it is expected to declare its Q4FY13 and FY13 numbers today. Market capitalisation of the company currently st ...

Tata Comm close to its high

about 10 years ago

Tata Communications is currently amongst the top three gainers of the day. Intra day, it rose over 8% to Rs.486, which was just inches away from its 52-week high of Rs.490.30 which it had last year, on 24th July 2015 to be more precise. The stock is seeing this momentum today on the back of ...

Corporation Bank slips on poor Q2 numbers

about 13 years ago

Corporation Bank is currently the top loser on the BSE, down 6% at Rs.281.70, with an intra day low at Rs.279. Its 52-week low is at Rs.239.55. The bank stock has tumbled down after it posted a set of disappointing numbers for Q2FY14. The PSU bank’s net profit for the quarter dropped b ...

Sterling Biotech hits new high

about 13 years ago

Sterling Biotech has been on the rise since the past two days, hitting upper circuits. Today, it has hit a new 52-week high at Rs.9.67 and currently remains up around 6%. The stock is up on the back of the news which the company announced on 20th Nov after market hours. The company stated th ...

Escorts on the buzz

about 13 years ago

Escorts is on a buzz once again today. After having hit new 52-week highs on 6th, 7th and 9th of Dec’13, the stock price is once again in the green. It is currently up 2% at Rs.125.10, around its intar day high levels. Its 52-week high stands at Rs.133.40. The stock is on the buzz toda ...

Future Retail in limelight

about 13 years ago

Future Retail is buzzing loud today, zooming up to the top gainers list on the BSE. The stock is currently up almost 4.5% at Rs.69.35, its current intra day high. The stock is in the limelight post its announcement yesterday late evening. The company has stated that it has sold 22.5% stake i ...

Tata Motors speeds up

about 13 years ago

Tata Motors is doing very well today morning. The stock is currently up almost 3% at Rs.378.45, its current intra day high. Its 52-week high is at Rs.405. The stock zoomed up the moment is opened up from trade today morning after the company UK unit, JLR reported having sold a record 425,006 ...

Balkrishna Inds on good road

about 13 years ago

Balkrishna Industries is on good roads. The stock is up over 7% , up over Rs.22 at Rs.326, with an intra day high at Rs.331.35. The stock is treading up on good Q3Fy14 performance, with net profit jumping up over 66% (YoY) on a 24% at Rs.867 crore. Our Editor Mr.SP Tulsian, has recommended t ...

HMT up on the buzz

about 13 years ago

PSU, HMT is buzzing loud and strong today. The stock is currently up over 6% at Rs.28.95, with an intra day high at Rs.29.50. Volumes have spiked up almost 4 times. Its 52-week high is at Rs.40.80. The PSU stock is up today after the Govt approved a revival and restructuring packa ...

Maruti at red signal

about 13 years ago

Maruti is currently the top loser on the BSE, down 4% at Rs.1595.05, with an intra day low at Rs.1591.05. There is currently a lot of negativity around the stock on account of its Gujarat project where a few fund houses, last week, raised a red flag, voicing their discontent over this arrang ...

Ramky Infra hits the roof

about 13 years ago

Ramky Infra has been very active on the bourses. Over the past few days it has been alternating between hitting the upper circuit and the lower circuit. Today, it has hit the 5% upper circuit at Rs.34.30 the moment it opened for trade. The stock is up on unconfirmed news that the company is ...

Tata Motors revvs up

about 13 years ago

Tata Motors which had closed on Wednesday at Rs.400.45, hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.416.05 and currently continues to trade in the green around the same levels. The stock hit a high after the Industry Minister of Saudi Arabia stated that the Indian auto company was exploring options o ...

JM Financial hits new high

about 14 years ago

JM Financial has hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.27.50 and it remains around the same levels, up over 15%. Volumes are huge at almost 96 lakh shares compared to just over 10 lakh shares over past two weeks average. The stock, as expected hit the roof on ex-Citigroup CEO, Vikram Pandit pic ...

Jet Airways takes off

about 14 years ago

Jet Airways is currently the top gainer on the BSE, up 4% at Rs.517.45, with an intra day high at Rs.522.35. The stock is buzzing in the morning trades today on news that the Jet-Etihad deal may be finalised within a month. This removes a lot of uncertainty over the deal. The issue related t ...

Hindalco shines bright

about 13 years ago

Hindalco is very much on the buzz today, with the stock opening higher at Rs.138.40 and zooming up to an intra day high at Rs.143.45, a new 52-week high. It currently remains around the same high levels. This big positive buzz around the stock is on grapevine murmurs that the promoters would ...

Balaji Tele on a new high

about 9 years ago

All those on the Street knew that something was cooking on the counters of Balaji Telefilms, which is why the stock price was scaling new highs every single day this week.

Footwear stocks jogging ahead

about 9 years ago

Relaxo Footwear rose over 11% today to Rs.632.55, just a tad shy of its 52-week high of Rs.634.40. Liberty Shoes briefly breached the 5% UC at Rs.263.70; Bata India rose over 3.5% to Rs.794; newly listed Khadim India too rose 3% at Rs.711;

GNFC back in the green

about 9 years ago

GNFC has been in the limelight for a couple of months now and in the past 3 months, has risen over 100%. Today too, the stock is in the deep green, going up almost 4% to Rs.461.

ACGL in the green

about 9 years ago

Automobile Corporation of Goa is a JV between Tata Motors and Goa Govt. Tata Motors holds 46.44% and EDC, a financial institution established by the Government of Goa

GIC India gets discounted listing

about 9 years ago

GIC India disappointed today, especially on a day when PSUs are ruling the roost, the stock got listed on the BSE at Rs.850 v/s the IPO price of Rs.912.

A very muted debut for IEX

about 9 years ago

The debut of India Energy Exchange (IEX), the first IPO ever by a power exchange in India was very muted.

SBI Life does not disappoint!

about 9 years ago

The much awaited new listing finally happened today and it did not disappoint! SBI Life which had offered shares at Rs.700/share got listed on the BSE at Rs.733.30.

Capital First hits new high

about 9 years ago

Capital First hit a 52-week high today at Rs.839, the highest level since Jan 2008; after which it now stands at Rs.822, up around 2%.

"Porinju " stocks hit new high

about 9 years ago

Tata Coffee hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.175 and Liberty Shoes too went on to hit a new high at Rs.282. Both the stocks have moved high, thanks to one person – Porinju Veliyath,

CCL Products brews a good blend

about 9 years ago

CCL Products hit an intra day high today at Rs.323, up over 13%. Though it has come off this level, it remains firmly in the green, up over 8% at Rs.308.

Adani group leads losers pack

about 9 years ago

Adani group stocks are amongst the major losers on the BSE today. Adani Power which had hit a upper circuit o Friday, leads the pack with a loss of almost 3% at Rs.31 levels, followed by Adani Enterprises and Adani Transmission.

Ramkrishna Forgings

about 9 years ago

Ramkrishna Forgings is a marketer of forged and rolled components and it is in the limelight today. The stock price rose by over Rs.20 to Rs.570 and its 52-week high is at Rs.583.15.

Satin Credit in the green

about 9 years ago

Satin Creditcare Network is doing pretty well in an otherwise listless market. It rose almost 4% to Rs.294.05 and after that slipped to Rs.289.40, up over 2%.

Novartis slumps on SC verdict

about 14 years ago

Novartis India has hit a new 52-week low at Rs.558.10 and though it has recouped some of its losses, it remains in the red, down almost 5% at Rs.571. The stock is down after the much awaited verdict on its anti cancer drug, Glivec came in from the Supreme Court, which rejected its patent ple ...

Tata Steel shines bright

about 9 years ago

Tata Steel which had closed on Friday at Rs.502.10, opened Rs.9 higher today morning at Rs.511, going up to Rs.512.50. Its 52-week high is at Rs.520.40.

Adani Entp jumps over 7%

about 9 years ago

Adani Enterprises has been the top gainer since opening bell. The stock price rose over 7% to an intra day high at Rs.126.10 and continues to remain firmly in the green.

Sobha Ltd

about 10 years ago

Sobha Ltd is the top loser on the bourses since morning. The reason? The promoter, Sobha Menon sold on Friday, some 40 lakh shares or 4.15% stake in the company. She sold the shares in the open market at an average price of Rs.414.90/share.

Railway stcoks in the green

about 10 years ago

Railway stocks are all chugging in the green today – BEML, Titagarh Wagons, Texmaco, Kemex was locked in the 5% UC at Rs.47.55, its new 52-week high and Stone India did the best showing a 19% rise – all stocks are doing very well today.

Smartlink Network

about 10 years ago

Smartlink Network Systems, a mid cap stock, is on the rise today. Volumes have jumped up till this mid-morning session by over 28 times.

Titan Industries shines bright

about 10 years ago

Titan Industries has been figuring out amongst the top gainers on the BSE, right since opening bell. The stock price rose over 6% to Rs.353.80 and continues to hover around the same levels. Yesterday, late in the evening, the company released its Q3FY17 quarterly update and it has been more ...

Sun Pharma in great health!

about 10 years ago

Sun Pharma is on a roll today morning and that was but expected given its fantastic performance for Q2FY17. The pharma major posted a whopping 117% (YoY) jump in consolidated net profit at Rs.2235 crore on a 13% rise in net sales at Rs.7764 crore. EBITDA for the quarter came in 69% higher at ...

PNB Housing has a smashing debut

about 10 years ago

PNB Housing has made a smashing debut on the bourses. As against the IPO price of Rs.775, the stock got listed on the BSE almost Rs100 higher at Rs.863, up over 11% the IPO price. The IPO was subscribed 30 times. Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) subscribed their portion over 37 times an ...

Yes Bank back under SEBI cloud

about 10 years ago

Yes Bank is amongst the top five losers on the BSE currently, going down at one point by 4% to Rs.1229. It has recovered a bit since then and is now at Rs.1254, down some 2%. There is a report which says that SEBI’s initial investigations reveal Yes Bank has indeed violated key norms o ...

IFCI does a 180 degree turn

about 10 years ago

IFCI is the top loser on the bourses currently. After hitting a new 52-week high on Friday at Rs.30.85, the stock has today tanked 6% to Rs.28.75 and remains firmly in the red. This 180 degrees change of mind can be blamed on the Supreme Court (SC). On Friday, later in the evening, the SC di ...

RBL Bank makes a grand entry

about 10 years ago

The firecracker on the bourses today is obviously RBL Bank, the swanky new debutant, making a grand entry. As against the issue price of Rs.225, the stock got listed at Rs.273.70, going up to an intra day high at Rs.298.30, making one wonder if it would actually cross Rs.300-mark today itsel ...

Advanced Enzymes makes super debut

about 10 years ago

Advanced Enzymes has made a super duper debut on the market today. Getting listed on the BSE at Rs.1210, this was a fantastic 35% premium over the IPO price of Rs.896/share. The IPO was a huge hit with its getting subscribed 116 times at this upper price band. The QIB portion was subscribed ...

Capital First hits a new high

about 13 years ago

Capital First has today shown an almost 5 times spike up in volumes and it has hit a new 52-week high at Rs.182.50. Though it has come off this high, it remains up over 13% at Rs.177 levels. An NBFC, which lends mostly to the SME sector and offers loans for gold, durables and two-wheel ...

City Union hits new high

about 13 years ago

City Union Bank has hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.61.60, with an over 2.5 times jump in volumes. It has come off the highs but remains around Rs.60. The stock is up after RBI gave its nod to hike its stake in the bank up to 35%. As at 31st March 2014, they held a stake of 21.54%. R ...

Ashok Leyland hits a pothole

about 11 years ago

Nissan and Ashok Leyland has a 8-year JV and last year, it hit a big pothole. The JV is now off with differences arising over platform-sharing, design and manufacturing fail. The JV was for the manufacture of LCVs like vans and small trucks soured though it has been making consistent losses. In F ...

Dish TV jumps on "probable" FDI hike

about 11 years ago

Dish TV is amongst the top gainers on the BSE and the stock is up almost 4.5% at Rs.114.05, closer to its intra day high levels of Rs.114.90. Its 52-week high is at Rs.121.85. This “TV” stock along with Den Network is up on confirmed media reports that the Govt is considering a pr ...

Kwality milking the good news

about 12 years ago

Kwality (formerly Kwality Dairy) is showing a lot of traction today. With volumes up almost 1.5 times, the stock is currently up almost 7% at Rs.41.55, with an intra day high at Rs.42.60. Its 52-week high is at Rs.58. The excitement on the counter is after the company announced that it has s ...

Tata Steel loses its sheen

about 12 years ago

Tata Steel is down in the red today morning. The stock opened almost Rs.8 lower at Rs.357 and went down to Rs.355 and now hovers around Rs.358 levels, down some 2%. The mood on the counter looks pretty bearish. The stock is reacting to its impairment review for Fy15. It has stated that the c ...

Hero Moto hits a bump

about 12 years ago

Hero Motocorp seems to have hit a bump. The monthly sales numbers for May’15 are not very encouraging. Though its sales were up over 5 lakh units per month, down 5% (YoY) at 5,69,876 units. Slowing rural economy and moderating wages in the rural market have affected the sales. Se ...

Eicher Motors hits a new high

about 11 years ago

Today morning, Eicher Motors announced that its JV with Polaris Industries, USA – Eicher Polaris launched its first vehicle in Jaipur. Known as Multix, it is India’s first personal Utility Vehicle, thereby creating a new category in the automotive segment. Multix is specially des ...

Shasun and Strides in the red

about 11 years ago

Shasun Pharma had announced in Sept 2014 that it will merge with Bangalore-based Strides Arcolab to form a vertically integrated larger pharma company. The proposal was approved the boards of the two companies. Under the scheme of amalgamation, Shasun shareholders were to get five Strides shares ...

McNally Bharat at 20% upper circuit

about 11 years ago

McNally Bharat is locked currently on the 20% upper circuit at Rs.94.90. Yesterday, the stock had closed at Rs.79.10. Volumes were up over 17 times. This sudden, overnight, spike up in the stock price is after the company announced that it has entered into an agreement with EMC Ltd and Willi ...

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 ...

ICRA gets poor rating for Q1

about 11 years ago

ICRA is amongst the top losers on the BSE today, down almost 5% at Rs.4010 with an intra day low of Rs.3950. Its 52-week low stands at Rs.2,501.55. The rating agency posted a 24% (YoY) drop in consolidated net profit at Rs.16 crore. The closure of its Indonesian operations hit the bottomline ...

Ujjivan gets listed at premium

about 11 years ago

Yesterday, we had Thyrocare Tech making a smart debut on the bourses and today it is microfinance firm, Ujjivan Financial Services. The stock got listed on the BSE at Rs.227, going up to Rs.230 and is now at Rs.228 levels. The company has priced its IPO at the upper band at R ...

Bharti Infra towering up

about 11 years ago

Right since the morning, Bharti Infratel has been holding on to its place in the top gainers list. At one point, up almost 12% at Rs.435.40, the stock is now over 8% up at Rs.421. Its 52-week high and low stands at Rs.505 and Rs.264.50 respectively. The stock is up on CLSA, the foreign broke ...

Hero takes the global leap

about 11 years ago

World’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp, has inaugurated its maiden overseas plant, in Colombia, with initial production capacity of 80,000 units per annum, which will increase to 1.5 lakh units in the next phase. The stock has reacted positively to the development, up nearl ...

Eveready Inds up almost 4%

about 11 years ago

Eveready Industries is up almost 4% at Rs.290 levels with an intra day high of Rs.300. Volumes are huge at over 2 lakh shares being traded today morning compared to 72,000 shares over two week average. The stock is buzzing today as RBI allowed FIIs to invest upto 49% in the company under the ...

Gujarat Gas 'rises' up and up

about 12 years ago

Gujarat Gas is the top gainer on the BSE currently, up over 13.5% or by Rs.91 at Rs.758, with an intra day high at Rs.766.90. Volumes have jumped up over 3 times. Its 52-week high stands at Rs.812.55. The company updated the Exchanges on 13th late evening that it has received authorisat ...

Genesys Intnal hits 20% UC

about 11 years ago

Genesys International is a leading geospatial and mapping service company in India. With a market cap of Rs.250 crore, the stock has hit the 20% upper circuit at Rs.83.15, a new high too. Volumes are huge – from two week average of around 5000 shares to 33,000 shares today morning. The ...

DEN to network with more FIIs!

about 11 years ago

In this otherwise lackluster market, Den Networks is hogging all attention. Currently the top gainer on the BSE, the stock is up 8% at Rs.125 levels. Volumes are huge – as against a thinly traded two-week average of less than 4000 shares, today morning alone saw some 76,000 shares have chan ...

IOB hits 11-year low

about 11 years ago

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is currently the top loser on the BSE. It hit a record of sorts today – it was at a new 52-weel low at Rs.29.55 and this was after it had breached the lower circuit at Rs31.50. Volumes are up over 11 times. Currently the stock is down 13% at Rs.30.50, making one w ...

Indigo makes a smooth landing

about 11 years ago

Interglobe Aviation or Indigo has made a strong debut on the bourses today. As against the offer price of Rs.765, the stock opened at Rs.856, went on to an intra day high of Rs.898. It is currently quoted at Rs.883, up 15.5%. The company’s IPO ended on 29th of Oct. The IPO was subscrib ...

Lanco Infra hits the UC

about 11 years ago

The good tidings at Lanco Infra seem to be continuing. The company announced its turnaround numbers yesterday and today morning, from a close of Rs.5.33, it opened straight 20% up at Rs.6.39, breaching the upper circuit within seconds of opening. Thanks to a tax reimbursement and a one-time ...

Godfrey Phillips at new lifetime high, again

about 11 years ago

Godfrey Phillips India has been hitting life-time highs almost every day for the past 15 days or so. Today, it soared to a new high at Rs.1407.85; a rise of over 40% within the month of November itself. The stock price has been up in the green ever since the promoter of the company, Good Inv ...

Donear once again on 20% UC

about 11 years ago

Donear Industries hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.24, locked on the 20% upper circuit, like the way it was yesterday. In a span of less than a month, the price has doubled up. In our Market Whispers column, yesterday, our Editor, Mr.SP Tulsian had recommended the stock as a good investmen ...

Havell's spurts as it gets out of Sylvania

about 11 years ago

Havell’s India is currently the top gainer on the BSE, up 8.5% at Rs.306.70, its intra day high point. Its 52-week is at Rs.346.15. The company announced today morning that it has decided to sell 80% stake in Sylvania, which it had acquired in 2007 and had coughed up $300 million. Have ...

Suzlon gets energized!

about 11 years ago

Suzlon seems to be highly energized today morning. The stock price is up almost 3% currently at Rs.21.35. Its 52-week high and low stands at Rs.31.35 and Rs.12.30 respectively. Dilip Sanghvi of Sun Pharma had made his intentions very clear – he wanted to acquire a 23% stake in the comp ...

Piramal Ent hits another new high

about 11 years ago

Piramal Enterprises hit a new 52-week high today at Rs.1229 and some 12,000 shares changed hands. There is unconfirmed news that the company is right head in the race to pick up a stake in Lanco Infra’s thermal power portfolio. This could be done through the structured group of Piramal ...

Cigarette stocks up in smoke

about 11 years ago

Godfrey Phillips is a big loser today morning. The stock which had closed yesterday at Rs.1129.30, went down to a days low at Rs.933. It has recovered a bit to Rs.968, yet it remains over 14% down. VST as well as ITC, both are down but the fall is not as sharp as Godfrey. The reason fo ...

Equitas makes a strong debut

about 11 years ago

Equitas Holdings is the debutant on the bourses today. The IPO had closed on 7th April and was subscribed 17.21 times. The IPO was priced at Rs.110 and today, it opened at the same price, Rs.110, on the BSE. It soon climbed up to Rs.147 and is now at Rs.142, a premium nevertheless to the IPO pric ...

Glenmark jumps to top gainer

about 12 years ago

Glenmark has been consistently hitting new highs; it hit a new high at Rs.940 on 15th April and today too, though not on a new high, till mid-morning, it has been the top gainer on the BSE. The stock is up 5% at Rs.906.95 with an intra day high at Rs.910. The reason for today’s rise &n ...

Zicom looks safe and secure

about 12 years ago

Zicom Electronic Security looks pretty safe and secure today. The stock opened slightly higher but soon zoomed to an intra day high at Rs.181.30 and is currently up 8% at Rs.174 levels. Volumes are huge at 1.83 lakh shares changing hands today v/s two-week average of 19,000 shares. The stock ...

FTIL 'arrested' on lower circuit

about 13 years ago

Not surprisingly, the top losers on the BSE today morning are currently Financial Technologies and MCX. Financial Tech is the biggest loser, currently down 5% at Rs.276.70, its lower circuit. It hit the circuit the moment it opened for trading today morning. Interestingly, the stock had yesterday ...

Manjushree Techno hits 20% circuit

about 12 years ago

Manjushree Technopack opened 20% higher at Rs.440.25, hitting the upper circuit immediately within seconds of the opening bell. The stock hit the roof because today morning before market opening, the company announced that its Board has approved delisting of its shares from the bourses. ...

Zee Ent is a 'hit'

about 13 years ago

Zee Entertainment is up in the green today morning, opening higher at Rs.280.50, from yesterday’s close of Rs.265.40. It hit an intra day high at Rs.282.70 and currently remains around 4% up. The stock is reacting to the news which came in yesterday after market closure. Yesterday even ...

Titagarh Wagons chugs along

about 13 years ago

After the super surge yesterday, most of the railway stocks have today got into profit booking mode except for Titagarh Wagons, which has hit a new 52-week high once again at Rs.312.55 and currently remains over 3% higher. The stock remains firmly in the green, expecting to get a bounty from ...

Rollatainers once again on new high

about 13 years ago

Something surely seems to be cooking on the counter of Rollatainers. The stock has been hitting a new high since 9th June and today, it hit a new high at Rs.346.25, its 5% upper circuit. This has been the trend since 9th June and looks like the market is expecting some positive announcement ...

Bata India disappointed

about 12 years ago

Bata India is amongst the top losers of the day currently. From a closing of Rs.1253 yesterday, the stock opened lower today at Rs.1214, slipped to an intra day low at Rs.1200 and currently remains over 2% down. The stock is reacting to the disappointing set of numbers for its second quarter ...

Texmaco hoots into the green!

about 12 years ago

Texmaco is on a run today, currently up over 14% at Rs.104.40, closer to its intra day high at Rs.105.70. Volumes are up over 5 times. Other railway stocks are also up – Kalindee Rail is up 5%, and so is Titagarh Wagons, which is also up 5%. Kernex is frozen on the 5% upper circuit. Ra ...

M&M hits high and rolls into red

about 12 years ago

Mahindra & Mahindra hit a new high today at Rs.1414.80 before coming down to current levels of Rs.1406; profit booking coming in at higher levels. The stock briefly hit a new high on news that the company plans to invest Rs.4000 crore over the next 7 years at its Chakan plant, taking the ...

Marico Kaya zooms to new high

about 12 years ago

Marico Kaya has been hitting a new high since the 28th of August when it hit Rs.589 and today, it hit another new high at Rs.650. It currently trades at Rs.640 levels. The stock has hit a high today after the RBI announced yesterday that FIIs could now invest upto 40% of the paid up capital ...

Ramky Infra zooms on 'Piramal' touch

about 12 years ago

Ramky Infra is enjoying a large share of limelight today, with the luminescence coming from Ajay Piramal group. The counter is showing an over 4 times jump in volumes and stock price is up almost 10% at Rs.60 levels. Intra day high is at Rs.63.70. The sock has spiked up on unconfirmed news t ...

New Blade powers Suzlon Energy

about 12 years ago

Shares of Suzlon Energy are trading higher by 2.5% at Rs. 22.40 per share, having retraced from highs of Rs. 22.75 made early in trade. A combined 29 lakh shares have exchanged hands on BSE and NSE. Company has produced its first blade for the next generation S111 2.1 MW turbine, called SB54 ...

TD Power switches 'on'

about 12 years ago

TD Power Systems, which makes transformers for ACs is on a jolly good ride today. The stock is showing good volumes with price rising over 4.5% at Rs.345 levels, with an intra day high at Rs.353.75. Its 52-week high is at Rs.375. The stock has got the go-ahead from the RBI for 100% FII inves ...

BPL gets all energized

about 12 years ago

BPL Ltd , all of a sudden, is in action today with the stock price spiking up almost 7% at Rs.22.55, its current high point of the day. Its 52-week high is at Rs.25.85. The stock has zoomed up reacting to the statement which the company issued yesterday after market closure. The Board of Dir ...

Apollo Hospitals in good health

about 12 years ago

Apollo Hospitals seems to be in good health today morning. Opening at Rs.1123, the stock climbed to an intra day high at Rs.1149 and continues to hover around the same levels. The stock is in the green following its announcement that it is forming a partnership with Sanofi to offer diabetes ...

TV Today zooms on "Damani" touch

about 12 years ago

TV Today is presenting a good picture today, with the stock opening with an upward gap of almost Rs.20, going on to hit an intra day high at Rs.220.70 and is presently almost 5% up at Rs.210 levels. The stock is in the limelight following yesterday’s bulk deal on BSE, wherein Derive In ...

Dynamatic Tech hits life-time high

about 12 years ago

Dynamatic Technologies, a rarely heard of company is in the spotlight today. It has hit an all-time high today at Rs.3444 and continues to remain firmly in the green, up almost 13% at Rs.3400 levels. A thinly traded stock, today some 9500 shares changed hands compared to 1900 shares traded on a t ...

FTIL zooms as it exits MCX-SX

about 12 years ago

Financial Technologies (India) Ltd or FTIL as more popularly recognized, spiked up almost 8% at one time during the day to Rs.194 levels. It has come off that level since then and now remains around 5% higher at Rs.190 levels. The stock is reacting positively to the news that it has sold its ...

Insurance stocks surge on expectations

about 12 years ago

Insurance’ stocks are on the rise today, with Max India leading the pack, currently up almost 7% at Rs.399 and this is after hitting an intra day high at Rs.407.80. Bajaj Finserv hit a new high today also at Rs.1241.95. Reliance Capital is up 4% at Rs.540.75 and Aditya Birla Nuvo is up over ...

Sobha gets 'platinum' touch

about 12 years ago

In the morning trades, Sobha was amongst the top gainers and currently too, it is doing pretty well. The stock is up over 3% at Rs.485.40, with an intra day high at Rs.498. Its 52-week high is at Rs.581 and market cap stands at Rs.4764 crore. The stock is in the limelight following news that ...

HUL spurts on 'upgrade'

about 12 years ago

Hindustan Unilever has been seeing some robust volumes on its counter for the past couple of days. Today too, there is good volume and the stock price is up over 3% at Rs.799.20, just a tad away from its intra day high of Rs.800. Its 52-week high is at Rs.828.75. The stock is after FII, Deut ...

Bajaj Holdings down on Q3 numbers

about 12 years ago

Bajaj Holdings is amongst the top losers on the BSE, down over 2.5% at Rs.1433, with an intra day low at Rs.1410. The market is disappointed over the company’s disappointing Q3FY15 performance. Its consolidated net profit fell 4.45% (YoY) at Rs.472 crore on a 15% fall in total income a ...

Zee Entertainment is top grosser!

about 11 years ago

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) is currently the top gainer on the BSE. The stock, intra day rose over 4.5% to Rs.436.75, tantalizingly close to its 52-week high of Rs.440.30. The market is obviously very thrilled with the company’s Q4FY16 performance where despite the trying ...

GSFC is top gainer on BSE

about 12 years ago

GSFC is currently the top gainer on the BSE, up 7% at Rs.110.45, with an intra day high at Rs.113.70. Volumes are robust, up 4.5 times. The stock is in the limelight today after the company announced that it plans to expand its capacity this year, investing Rs.1200 crore. It plans to e ...

Max India up on restructure plan

about 12 years ago

Max India has hit a new high today at Rs.505 and volumes have jumped by over 6 times. The stock continues to remain in the green, up over 7%. Market cap stands at Rs.12,878 crore. The stock is up after the company stated today morning that its Board is looking at the option of corporate rest ...

Lupin jumps as FII limit hiked

about 12 years ago

Lupin hit a new high today at Rs.1559.90 with volumes surging 1.5 times and it continues to trade around the same high levels. The stock hit a new high after the company informed the exchanges today afternoon that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affair gave its approval to the proposal of t ...

PTC India is current top loser

about 12 years ago

PTC India is currently the top loser on the BSE, down over 8% at Rs.86 with an intra day low at Rs.84.25. Its 52-week low is at Rs.52.05. The stock has slumped on the back of its dismal set of numbers. The numbers which we declared yesterday after market hours showed a 92% (YoY) slump in net ...

Concor hits a new high

about 12 years ago

Container Corporation of India or Concor soared to a new high today at Rs.1650 and continues to remain over 9% up. Volumes are at 30,000 shares traded today compared to two week average of 28,000 shares. The action on the counter of Concor is all thanks to RBI. On Thursday, the RBI issued a ...

Cairn India tanks on tax dispute

about 12 years ago

Cairn India is in the red today, down 2.5% at Rs.226 with an intra day low at Rs.224.80. Some 1.5 lakh shares have changed hands in today’s morning trade compared to two week average of around 1.7 lakh shares. There is activity on this counter today after the company said yesterday tha ...

Hathway Cable right at the top!

about 11 years ago

Hathway Cable had been hitting new 52-week lows consistently every single day, since 20th August. But today, the tide seems to have turned for the stock. With volumes jumping up from two-week average of 28,000 shares to 61,000 shares traded in today’s morning alone, the stock is up 11% at R ...

What is RoI, RoA, RoCE?

about 10 years ago

Adani stocks in red

about 5 years ago

The entire Adani group stocks are in the red today morning with Adani Transmission, Adani Green Energy, Adani Total Gas and Adani Power hitting the 5% LC