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Flair Writing

about 3 years ago

Flair has the ‘flair’
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DUNLOP WAS DUNLOP - TODAYS IT'S A CESSPOOL OF MESS

about 14 years ago

The fall of a name like Dunlop is painful. It goes on to show how a few bad decisions, lack of will to adapt to changing times, poor management, has sounded the death knell for this high brand equity company. On 31st Jan, 2012, Calcutta High Court

RBI KEEPS STATUS QUO - NO 'APRIL FOOL' PRANK HERE!

about 13 years ago

Looking ahead, it would be too early to start predicting what RBI would do in its next policy as it will continue to be data driven - with monsoon predictions to rule all decisions as it will directly affect inflation. Yet, it we were to read the writing on the wall, rate cuts are not seen anywhere on the horizon, lets only hope that no more rate hikes comes. If inflation soars and monsoon fails, well, a rate cut would be inevitable.

Linc Pen writes new highs

about 12 years ago

Linc Pen Plastics has been writing a new high consistently since the time it announced its Q2FY15 numbers on 17th, where it breached the upper circuit at Rs.149.25. On 18th, it hit a new high at Rs.178.35 and today, it opened at a new high of Rs.196.30. The stock has been on a roll ever sinc ...

MARKETS - WHAT GOES UP HAS TO COME DOWN!

about 6 years ago

The market is in the red, today also. The only relief being that its not as bad a fall as it was yesterday. There is a sense of panic. Many have been calling up, writing emails, Whatsapping, asking whether they should sell off everything and just exit the market for now? Seriously?

ELECTRIC VEHICLES – HOW TO CHARGE YOUR PORTFOLIO?

about 7 years ago

The writing on the wall is very clear – the future is electric. We are all at the cusp of a major shift in the Indian auto industry. Change in the auto sector cannot happen overnight and what we are seeing today are the steps which would be taken over the next few years to go electric.

Titan makes good time

about 6 years ago

The stock is sparkling in todays session, rising over 5.5% to hit an intraday high at Rs.1267.80. Its 10% UC of the day is at Rs.1319.90.

RBI DOES THE EXPECTED - MAINTAINS STATUS QUO

about 12 years ago

Unless food inflation comes down, RBI would maintain a hawk watch. That was pretty much the writing on the wall and Raghuram Rajan stood by this. As widely expected by all, it was a status quo policy. There was no rate cut in repo rates and no tinkering with SLR or CRR.

DVRs – NO ONE IS GIVING THIS CATEGORY THE GOLDEN GLOBE!!

about 9 years ago

Why would we buy a DVR when we can get the shares, albeit at a higher price but with the assurance of a better dividend and power to vote if anything is going wrong in the company? Also with Nifty excluding Tata Motors DVR, the writing on the wall is that maybe one day, BSE might do the same. Thus at this point of time, no one is truly giving a thumbs up to DVRs.

GDP FOR Q1FY17 - Q2 AND Q3 WILL BE BETTER

about 10 years ago

The writing of Q1FY17 GDP data was as such no expected to be anywhere near Q4FY16 GDP numbers, given the overall slowdown. But before the GDP numbers came in, the core sector data was also a pointer to the very same fact and it was data galore

THE RELEVANCE OF WORLD HAPPINESS INDEX

about 12 years ago

The 2015 Happiness Index is out and there are no surprises - like all other 'goodness' lists, this one too is dominated by the Scandinavian countires. This Index is extremely important is todays troubled times as our pursuit of happiness is leading us nowhere . Thus it is very pertinent to understand what this report is trying to say - it is a reflection of the state of happiness in the world today and shows how the new science of happiness explains personal and national variations in happiness. The Index reflects a new worldwide demand for more attention to happiness as a criteria for government policy.

RELICS OF THE PAST - HAPPIER TIMES?

about 7 years ago

For someone who is 80-90 years old, todays world would be such a strange place to be in. Gone are the values and along with, so many things which were so integral for leading a life.

Sastasundar Ventures jumps 17%

about 7 years ago

Sastasundar Ventures, earlier known as Microsec Financial Services is in the limelight in todays trade. The stock price opened with a gain of 10% at Rs.107

HONEY, ITS TIME TO WAKE UP!

about 6 years ago

It’s quite unnerving – to know that the honey, supposedly given the go-ahead by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is adulterated. 10 of 13 honey brands, even those we “think” are conscientious companies - Patanjali, Dabur, Baidyanath, Zandu, etc have failed the sugar adulteration tests that are mandatory

STRESSED ASSETS - LURE OF MONEY?

about 6 years ago

That explains why the subsidiaries of debt-ridden Reliance Capital have received such an overwhelming response, even in these pandemic times. Not one or two, or even 10, the subsidiaries have collectively received over 60 bids and list of bidders is dominated by global PE funds.

PRIVATE SECTOR TO BE THE “STIMULUS”

about 6 years ago

The point is that even if the Govt is not giving any meaningful stimulus, looks like the private sector companies that are doing well are bringing in the much-needed cheer. With Reliance signing up multi-billion dollar deals ever since the lockdown started, its good that the company, instead of rewarding itself with high dividends, is looking out for its employees.

BUFFETT’S LETTER – ANOTHER NUGGET OF WISDOM

about 7 years ago

Every year, on the last Saturday of February, Warren Buffett releases the much awaited annual letter to his shareholders. This letter is like a mini-crash course on investing and always packs in great nuggets of wisdom. The letter gives us an insight into his mind, his vision for the future and his overall perspective on the market and economy.

BAD BANK – BIG BAD IDEA

about 6 years ago

The Bad Bank will be a temporary solution as the PSBs will continue to pile up new bad debt as their way of functioning, lack of autonomy, political interference; all will remain same. The aim should be to address the root cause and that is something which this Bad Bank will not resolve.

INFLATION COMING DOWN, OH SOOO SLOWLY!!!

about 4 years ago

If inflation is coming down, even if slowly, does it mean that we are looking at inflation climbing down to comfortable levels soon? That would be too early to predict; the truth is that inflation is not going to fall down to 4% any time soon; we are probably looking at FY24 and ahead for that elusive 4%.

FRAUD AT CG POWER - MARKET UNPLUGS

about 7 years ago

The employees fraud at CG Power, especially in this atmosphere of doom and gloom could not have been more ill-timed. The fraud did not shock – that’s the shocking part. We all have become desensitized and completely immune to such frauds and corruption.

MAYTAS INFRA

about 20 years ago

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Servalakshmi Paper

about 16 years ago

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Cello World

about 3 years ago

A Mixed Bag
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What does CTS mean?

about 14 years ago

What is 'Long' and 'Short'?

about 11 years ago

Thomas Cook shines bright

about 9 years ago

IFCI surged over 5% to Rs.25 levels, with Thomas Cook going on to hit a new 52-week high at Rs.255.95. Tourism Finance Corporation of India (TFCI) too hit a new high at Rs.129.

Coal India in the red

about 14 years ago

Coal India is the top loser on the BSE currently, down almost 6% at Rs.301.90, a tad bit better from the new 52-week low it hit today morning at Rs.300.50. As such the market was not very happy with the company, given its inability to increase raw material prices and the ongoing tussle ...

Pipavav Defence in the limelight

about 12 years ago

Pipavav Defence is in the limelight today with the stock rising almost 7.5% at Rs.54 levels with an intra day high at Rs.56. Volumes are also pretty good. Its 52-week high stands at Rs.73.90. The stock is up on unconfirmed news that M&M, the Hero group and a French shipbuilder DCNS, are ...

Crompton Greaves quotes ex-demerger

about 11 years ago

As we all are well aware, Crompton Greaves has demerged its consumer business - Crompton Greaves Consumer Products (CGCP). This is obviously to capitalise on the potential value of CGCP. As per the deal, the shareholder of Crompton Greaves will get one share of CGCP for every share ...

MARKETS GETTING ‘MODI’FIED

about 8 years ago

hen there are some specific stocks, which zoom up or down every time, there is positive or negative news on Modi. These are companies whose promoters are stated to be “close” to Modi – Adani group, Torrent and even Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance.

Tata Motors revvs up

about 9 years ago

Tata Motors is in the limelight today too, emerging amongst the top three gainers. The stock price has risen from yesterday’s close of Rs.405.35 to Rs.424.80.

MCX shines like 'bullion'

about 13 years ago

MCX is in the limelight today morning; the stock opened higher at Rs.495.45 and went to an intra day high at Rs.504.50 and it is currently at Rs.501.45. The stock is up in the green on news that the Bombay Bullion Association (BBA) is looking at a 5% stake in MCX, under Universal Commodity E ...

Linc Pen writes a good note

about 12 years ago

Linc Pen & Plastics is up over 5% at Rs.174 and this is after hitting an intra day high at Rs.178.90. Volumes are also good on the counter, trading some 15,000 shares. It hit a new 52-week high on 4th Dec’14 at Rs.219.40. The stock is obviously happy with the company getting listed ...

Waterbase hits a new high

about 9 years ago

Thapar group company, Waterbase, which mainly makes shrimp feed hit a new high today at Rs.259.85, a straight 13% jump over yesterday’s close of Rs.229.55.

PNB Housing crumbles

about 8 years ago

PNB Housing Finance is down in the red today, going down 5.5% to Rs.717.15. It has recovered a bit from this intra day low but stays firmly in the red.

Yes Bank hits new low

about 7 years ago

Yes Bank is the top loser on the BSE, opening 10% lower at Rs.88.65 and going on to hit a new 52-week low at Rs.83.70.

Flair writes entry with flair!

about 3 years ago

A brand new listing today and like the others this week, this one too was great. As against the IPO price of Rs.304, the stock got listed on the BSE at Rs.503, a 65% premium.

RIL PP - Blood Sucker of retail investors

about 6 years ago

Lately RIL share price fell to Rs. 1,842 (a fall of 22% from life high), RIL PP also fell to Rs. 969 (a fall of 34%) , thus eroding capital of RIL PP faster.

CG Power - On Take Off, with clean and neat Balance Sheet

about 6 years ago

Hence, with sound financial, with good liquidity, having order book for next 12 months, has put CG on a "Take Off" Platform from here

Century Textiles - Birla Estates seen a Growth Engine

about 6 years ago

In nutshell, Century is on the take off stage to monetize its land parcels, which can largely get captured in the next 3 years, by over Rs. 10,000 crores.

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.

NBFC CRISIS – WHAT’S GOING ON?

about 7 years ago

Really, what exactly is happening in India Inc. For all media reports of its robustness and jumping higher in the Ease of Doing Business rankings, somehow it irks to see this crisis building up. Its more like a huge bubble, it has all the shades of a rainbow, glistening, almost cruelly in the sunlight. But the bubble has become so big that it threatens to burst any time now.

GROWTH – COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN ELECTION YEAR

about 8 years ago

The timing is simply impeccable. Just a day after India celebrated its 71st Independence Day, India Rating (Ind-Ra), the 100% subsidiary of Fitch Group lowered the growth projection for the current fiscal (2018-19) to 7.2%. This is a cut of 20 bps from its earlier estimate of 7.4% GDP.

CHASING BUTTERLFIES IN A FIELD OF ORCHIDS

about 8 years ago

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”

Q4FY12 GDP - ALARM BELLS RINGING, WAKE UP UPA!

about 15 years ago

Q1FY13 is expected to remain under pressure and if we assume that Europe settles a bit by Q2, even then GDP might not be over 6%. And if Europe does not get resolved, well, then all figures will go for a toss. So expecting a growth rate of 6.5% to 7% at this juncture seems Utopian

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

Q1FY14 GDP - MILESTONE TO MORE PAIN AHEAD

about 13 years ago

The coming months and quarter could get even worse as all action by the govt is now only on populist, social spend and less on industry. All measures are focused on only FDI but what about the domestic industry growth? Can FDI alone today help us grow? When you go to Big Bazaar, over 80% goods that you see there are 'Made in China'. So we also need to sit down and think as to where we are headed

CRASH OF THE SENSEX - MAKING SENSE OF THE CARNAGE

about 13 years ago

So does this mean that we should take advantage of the carnage? Absolutely! For a trader, the situation is like quick sand but for an investor, this adversity could prove to be an opportunity. As we say always, take long term position in solid stocks. Buy in a staggered manner. Identify the strong portfolio/multibagger

COPPER HAS 'BEAR' WRITTEN ALL OVER IT

about 14 years ago

On 1st March 2013, copper prices fell to its lowest levels since 16th Nov 2012. And post the current Cyprus debacle, risk has gone up and its May contract dropped to almost 3% at $7545/tonne and other metals, aluminium and zinc have also slipped below $2000/tonne.

MODI'S THIRD WIN - A VICTORY FOR DEVELOPMENT

about 14 years ago

Well, you can hate him or love him but one canot ignore today the power which Modi has. He is just Modi and today, much bigger than his party, BJP. This victory of Modi, also once again proves that people do not need freebies and TVs and mixers; what they need is development, economic growth which will push up employment, per capita income and overall growth.

RBI MAINTAINS STATUS QUO

about 15 years ago

Whatever the market might feel, disappointed or let down, one should salute the RBI Governor, Mr.Duvvuri Subbarao. He is one of the few Govt bureaucrats we have today who has not bowed down to pressure from the Govt and the market

OMCs - THE MATH IN THE AFTERMATH OF PRICE HIKE

about 15 years ago

The Govt. has allowed Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to hike petrol prices by Rs. 7.50 per litre, effective Thursday midnight. A lot has been written and talked about on the same. The pain to the 'aam aadmi', the 'inflationary' rule of the UPA, utter disgust and frustration; it is all a part of the same story. But we are seeing only side of the coin, the side to which we belong. What about the other side?

ONLINE RETAILING - BRICK-AND-MORTAR COMPANIES 'FLIP' AT THIS NEW 'MANTRA'

about 13 years ago

E-tailing is still at a nascent stage in India as majority of the people still need the touch-and-feel factor before buying anything but this is changing. What a pleasure to order grocery online and avoid the traffic, queues, jostling and pushing and the trouble of lifting all the bags, if you can get the very same goods,

HAPPINESS INDEX - INDIA SLIPS; WHERE ARE ACHCHE DIN?

about 11 years ago

There was a primary teacher in s school in India. He asked children to list down what they wanted to be when they grew up. Everyone listed out their dreams- astronaut, teacher, doctor, actor, singer, scientist. But one student wrote, "Happy". The teacher was struck by the profoundness of this small child

TO CATCH A FALLING KNIFE WITH A RAZOR'S EDGE...

about 13 years ago

One need not be a stock market specialist to say that bears seem to holding the markets in a tight grip. Moods remain despondent with no major positive trigger at sight. Yet, even when there is a sense of hopelessness on Dalal Street, many are on the prowl, looking for bargains. Call them scavengers or whatever, they buy every time there is a carnage; they scavenge through the rubble, looking for a good bargain.

CSO FY13 LOWER GDP ESTIMATE - FY14 WILL BE A BETTER YEAR

about 14 years ago

It was a shocker of an estimate. At 5%, the estimated GDP was way below the widely expected figure of around 5.5 to 5.4%. And while all analysts were seen running helter-skelter, reworking their numbers, the market was sanguine, almost steady like a saint. It fell some 10-20 odd points but it did not panic

RAILWAY FARE HIKE - WELCOME MOVE

about 14 years ago

The much awaited rail fare hike after 10 long years has finally come in. Though there has been a steady murmur of a fare hike, this hike today took most by surprise. Politics has always prevented all railway ministers, especially Mamata Banerjee from hiking fares even though running trains had

INFOSYS - CALLS FOR INTROSPECTION

about 15 years ago

The question come to mind - compared to the Q3 guidance, Q1 guidance was muted; does that mean the management at the end of Q3 expected a much better year ending than what it did at the beginning of the fiscal? Or is this the trend we need

MANN KI BAAT HURTS THE MARKET

about 10 years ago

On Christmas Day, PM addressed the nation on the radio, through his monthly "Mann ki baat" and this has spooked the marketmen completely. The very same traders who praised Modi for his 'bold' demonetization move were today seen criticizing him, questioning his objectives, asking the purpose behind the note ban, with some even wondering if he had gone cuckoo! Only reason for this complete loss of faith - the PM in his speech apparently 'hinted' at Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) taxes. What he actually said was - tax collection

WE THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE!

about 13 years ago

The victory of BJP/NDA was a given but no one in their wildest dreams had expected this kind of complete win. This kind of win for one single party is a loud voice for a complete change; people across the country voted single mindedly for Modi and his victory was through BJP - yes, one can say that this was a Presidential election.

BIG BILLION DAY - WAKE UP CALL FOR BRICK AND MORTAR COMPANIES

about 12 years ago

World across, this $100 million sales in 10 hours, that too on one website has caused a furore of sorts. It goes on to show the potential of India, which has become all the more relevant after the thumping success of Alibaba IPO.

THE ANNUAL RITUAL OF BUFFETT’S ANNUAL LETTER

about 8 years ago

It’s a ritual which no Warren Buffett fan wants to miss – the annual letter accompanying the annual report of Berkshire Hathway Inc. Every year, the letter which Buffett writes to his shareholders is waited with a lot of eagerness. Apart from getting a peek into where his vision for the future lay,

SIKKA’ S RESIGNATION – WILL INDIA HAVE PROFESSIONAL CEOs?

about 9 years ago

The resignation of Vishal Sikka shook out everyone from the morning stupor. Many felt that this was news which was in the coming but to have it knock on the door, early in the morning today, took everyone by surprise. In many ways one could not help but think about Ratan Tata and Mistry. When Mistry left, everyone knew that Ratan Tata would be back

PAPER IS MONEY !

about 8 years ago

There is one sector, which has quietly defied market downs, remaining in the green, even on some of the most dire days. The paper industry. The Indian paper industry has been having a good run, both financially as well as on the bourses. It is being tracked by analysts and fund houses alike.

AND THE GREAT INDIAN SALE TAKES OFF!

about 8 years ago

Come October and Flipkart has its arsenal all ready. Amazon too is not sitting quiet. So Flipkart, which is technically Walmart is pitting against Amazon, right here in India. Both have launched their big sale, ahead of the Diwali and Dusserah festival. The Big Billion Day sale, which is Flipkart’s annual shopping festival and Amazon’s massive sale, called the Great Indian Festival; both opened yesterday.

CREATING A BIG ARC – WILL BE BACK BREAKING!

about 8 years ago

Already, the Govt does not know how to deal with a situation where no one wants to buy the national carrier, Air India. And yet, it is looking at the option of setting up one more massive unit – an Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC). This will be just like the BIG BAD BANK.

100% MARKS AND 98.75% CUT-OFFS …..

about 8 years ago

Last week, the Maharashtra SSC results were declared - around 14.5 lakh students passed, of which 63,331 students across Maharashtra scored 90% or above while 125 students have got 100% marks.

HAVE WE ENTERED THE “ELECTION YEAR?”

about 9 years ago

It looks like we have now entered the ‘election year.’ Last time around, the elections were held from 7th April till 14th May and the results were declared on 16th May. Based on the assumption that the time frame for 2019 would be around the same dates, we are more or less, a year away from a new political picture emerging.

TIME TO WALK THE TALK

about 9 years ago

It’s a good thing that Modi came out yesterday and did what he does best – talk eloquently about the rights and the wrongs. For the first time, he accepted that the economic growth has slowed but tried to assuage fears that it was all blown out of proportion and all was well.

WHEN US FDA MEETS INDIAN PHARMA COMPANIES...

about 9 years ago

This is the thought which comes to mind when we read this news today about Biocon also being pulled by the ‘villain’ of Indian pharma companies – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA). The stock was down today as its Bengaluru unit has received ten observations on Form 483 by the FDA. This ranges right from nonconformity to procedures and lack of trained and skilled employees

THE US FDA SCANNER - MORE GET UNDER

about 12 years ago

This is the thought which comes to mind when we read this news today about Ipca labs also being pulled by the 'villain' of Indian pharma companies - the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA). The stock is the top loser today on news that the FDA has initiated action at the company's Indore SEZ plant and Ratlam API unit.

HAWKISH OR DOVISH IS THE QUESTION

about 9 years ago

The market has really not got no major trigger in sight and that’s why the Credit Policy of tomorrow holds such a tight grip on the sentiments. Every eye on Dalal Street is now trained on Urjit Patel – will he once again sacrifice growth for inflation? 95% of analysts feel that the RBI will maintain a status quo on the interest rates – there will be no change. But what could be more pertinent note is the stance of the RBI - hawkish or dovish.

ARE WE CHASING THE WRONG KIND OF GDP?

about 10 years ago

Tomorrow is GDP day. It is the day when we will once again announce to the world that we are the fastest growing economy on earth while China nurses its growth pangs. It is a day of great rah-rah and back thumping. But seriously, are we “growing?”

BAD BANK – GOOD TO COME FROM ‘BAD?’

about 10 years ago

There is currently talk of the Govt setting up the Bad Bank. It will be BIG and ugly. This bad bank goes under the acronym of PARA - Public Asset Rehabilitation Company. The word “bad” has a negative connotation so cannot help but wonder how good will come from bad? The concept of the Govt is really very simple, obviously borrowed from developed countries which have such Bad Banks. There will be this bank which will buy up all the Non Performing Assets (NPAs) of all the 28 Public Sector banks (PSBs).

GDP Q3FY17 – NUMERICAL JUGGLERY TO MAINTAIN “FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY” TAG?

about 10 years ago

This was a shocker as one had expected some effect of demonetization to show up in these numbers. Most analysts had estimated the number to come in around 6% but coming in at 7% truly made one gawk and wonder what do these numbers actually indicate. Obviously now the analysts say that we will have to wait for the Q4 GDP numbers to reflect the true picture. Really? Most of the major consumption companies like...

MARKET IGONRES WPI AND LAGARDE; FOCUS ONLY ON YELLEN

about 12 years ago

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for Feb'15, for the fourth consecutive month came in the negative. It dipped to (-) 2.06% v/s (-) 0.39% in Jan and 5.03% (YoY) as prices of food articles, manufactured items and fuel products fell during the month. Inflation in fuel and power segment declined to

GREEK SAGA AND EU WORRIES - NERVOUSNESS PRIME EMOTION

about 12 years ago

Whether it will remain as a part of the Eurozone or make an exit is a huge worry. Plunging oil prices apart and maybe-maybe not exit of Greece (coined as Grexit), the market is also awaiting Europe's core CPI and unemployment rates - scheduled to be announced today.

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