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Equity MFs look to trim their cash positions (13 October 12:00) |
| Rapidly tumbling stock prices and high volatility have prompted quite a few equity fund managers to stay on the sidelines of the market and hold sizeable cash positions in recent months. A r... |
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ACC (Rs 541.50): SELL (13 October 12:00) |
| We recommend a sell in ACC from a short-term trading perspective. It is clearly evident from the charts of ACC that it was on a medium-term uptrend from its July low of Rs 462 (a 52-week low... |
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Blue chips lose ‘weight’ in Sensex (13 October 12:00) |
| The pecking order of blue chips in the Sensex has undergone a change with some of the heavyweights losing their market capitalisation and weightage in the benchmark index in the last one |
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Bumpy ride looms large on lack of confidence (13 October 12:00) |
| This week Dalal Street is unlikely to see emergence of any serious buying. The fear psychosis that has gripped the market would not let it happen. On the contrary, selling pressure may not a... |
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Kudos in order, as also more work (13 October 12:00) |
| The reverberations of the US financial collapse on the various economies of the world have been far-reaching. Particularly, we are witnessing the collapse of leading banks in Europe. This ha... |
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ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank lead ADR fall (13 October 12:00) |
| With nervous investors continuing their heavy selling, Wall Street witnessed one of the worst meltdowns in recent memory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 18 per cent for the week,... |
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Currency futures trade soars on NSE (13 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 12 There was hectic dollar hedging on the stock exchanges last week when the rupee-dollar exchange rate fluctuation was high. |
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Alkali Metals extends IPO date till Oct 15 (13 October 12:00) |
| Chennai: Alkali Metals Ltd has decided to extend the last date for its initial public offering to October 15 and also cut the price band to Rs 86-103 due to adverse market conditions. The co... |
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Hurry! Book that loss! (13 October 12:00) |
| Chennai, Oct. 12 As a general rule, long term capital gains on shares (which are not taxable), are better than short term capital gains (the tax on which was increased this year to 15 per |
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Stocks now valued at 2005 level (12 October 12:00) |
| Ever wondered what it would have been like to buy stocks at rock-bottom prices before the recently ended bull run gained pace? |
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ICICI Bank sends SMS to allay fears of depositors (12 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 11 Many ICICI Bank customers received SMS messages on their mobile phones on Saturday, assuring them that their deposits with the bank are safe. |
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Airlines brace for lower occupancy on international routes (12 October 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Oct. 10 It will be a harsh winter for the airline industry. The slowdown in the global economy could impact both domestic and international airlines flying on several internationa... |
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Impact on Asia will be less: Y.V. Reddy (12 October 12:00) |
| Singapore, Oct. 11 Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Dr Y.V. Reddy, on Saturday said the impact of the global financial turmoil on Asia will not be as much as on the Western countri... |
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NHPC postpones IPO plan on market crisis (12 October 12:00) |
| NHPC Ltd has postponed its plans to go public due to turbulence in the capital markets. |
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Lifting the gloom: More policy play needed than simple assurances (12 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 11 Just how deep-seated the fears about catching the credit crunch infection were in India became evident when the ICICI Bank stock fell 20 per cent at close of last week despit... |
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Stocks plumb new depths (11 October 12:00) |
| New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct. 10 It never rains, it pours. For long believed to be “de-coupled” from the world economy, the Indian economy showed that it could be buffeted by the ill-wind blo... |
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How much more can FIIs sell (11 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 10 FII investments in Indian equities, from the time they commenced buying in India, has amounted to $56 billion as on Friday, SEBI data showed. |
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Infosys downward forecast could drag IT stocks down: Analysts (11 October 12:00) |
| A downward revision of guidance by IT bellwether Infosys Technologies could send information technology stocks on a free fall in subsequent trading sessions. |
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ICICI Bank loses 28% during intra-day (11 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 10 The country’s largest private sector bank, ICICI Bank, saw its share fall 28 per cent during intra-day trade on Friday to touch a new year’s low of Rs 326.7. At 9.00 IST... |
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FIIs’ Friday sales put at $500 m (11 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 10 The FIIs’ selling continued despite the sharp fall in rupee against the US dollar. |
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Not everyone fell with the markets (11 October 12:00) |
| If the magnitude of the recent carnage has left you wondering whether anyone at all has been spared, you may be surprised to know that a number of stocks have managed to hold ground amidst t... |
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We must prepare for a tough ride: Singapore PM (11 October 12:00) |
| Singapore, Oct 10 Asian countries cannot avoid the impact of weakening US, European and Japanese economies, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, said today. |
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Brokerages tighten belt to ride out crisis (11 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 10 “Dull” is what most brokers say about the atmosphere is in their offices as the markets continue to dip. |
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Nightmare on D-Street (11 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai Oct. 10 Kailash Vyas has been a bullish investor in stock markets for years, but today he blames a ‘bull’ for the rampage on Dalal Street. |
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Private equity funds look to step up PIPE exposure (11 October 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Oct. 10 PE funds are seeing increasing opportunities in listed enterprises, with the downturn in stock valuations and the ongoing liquidity crunch prompting funds to ramp up activ... |
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Jet to withdraw service to San Francisco (11 October 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Oct 10 The slowdown in the global economy, especially in the US and the UK, is forcing several airlines from India to reschedule their international operations. The latest entrant... |
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Motilal Oswal Q2 net dips (11 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 10 Motilal Oswal Financial Services has recorded a 17 per cent dip in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended September 30, as broking related revenue declined during ... |
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Core Projects plunges on margin call talk (11 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 10 Shares of Mumbai-based IT firm Core Projects & Technologies were hammered badly on the bourses on Friday to close at Rs 140.65, 43 per cent lower than the previous day’s |
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Market jitters persist (10 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 9 Worried investors in Indian equity markets hoping for a turn of sentiment in the global markets following coordinated rescue efforts by governments across the globe had little... |
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Ranbaxy Laboratories (Rs 279.25): BUY (10 October 12:00) |
| We recommend a buy in Ranbaxy Laboratories from a short-term perspective. It is evident from the charts of Ranbaxy that it has been on an intermediate-term downtrend from its June high of Rs... |
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Are MFs facing redemption pressure? (10 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 7 The mutual fund industry seems to be facing some redemption pressure now, which could be the reason why they have been net sellers of equity so far this month. According to th... |
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Trusts may get to invest in shares (10 October 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Oct. 9 Trusts may soon be allowed to park their funds in listed shares or private sector debt instruments that have investment grade rating from credit rating agencies. |
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NRI stakes in Indian cos (10 October 12:00) |
| Non-Resident Indians hold equity stakes in a fairly large number of Indian companies, data on shareholding patterns disclosed by the BSE show. About 87 companies in the BSE 100 index feature... |
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Promoters hike holding in Hindalco (10 October 12:00) |
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ICSA converts warrants (10 October 12:00) |
| The Board of Directors of ICSA (India) has announced it has allotted 26,50,000 equity shares of Rs 2 each, on excise of conversion option by Goldman Sachs Asia Finance and Mr G. Bala Reddy, ... |
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ITC (Rs 174.55): Sell (08 October 12:00) |
| We recommend a sell in ITC from a short-term horizon. The chart of ITC depicts that it has been on an intermediate-term downtrend since its May peak of Rs 232. However, in July, the stock fo... |
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Sensex yo-yos, but ends flat (08 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 7 The mood in the domestic equity markets remained cautious on Tuesday despite measures by the Securities and Exchange of India and the Reserve Bank of India to boost liquidity... |
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Rupee breaches 48 mark (08 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 7 The steps announced by the financial market regulators to improve the liquidity in the system on Monday hardly had any positive impact in the forex market on Tuesday. |
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BSE Capital Goods index hits 52-week low (08 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 7 Capital goods stocks, which had not been faring as badly as stocks in other sectors in this year’s market decline, have been falling for over a month now. |
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Indian stock market lost Rs 2.3 lakh cr in Sept: Crisil (08 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 7 It is estimated that Rs 2.3 lakh crore of shareholders wealth eroded in the Indian stock markets in the background of the situation in the US financial markets, said a press r... |
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MCX begins trading in currency futures (08 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 7 MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) has recorded a turnover of Rs 287.49 crore with 59,952 contracts valued at $1,000 traded on the first day of currency futures trading on Tuesday. T... |
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Retail investors’ open position squared off (08 October 12:00) |
| Chennai, Oct. 7 Turnover jumped sharply in the F&O segment on NSE on Tuesday to Rs 59,768 crore against Monday’s turnover of Rs 46,863.23 crore. The Nifty October future closed at 3640.1 a... |
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CRR cut: Only partial impact seen on liquidity (08 October 12:00) |
| RBI has announced that it will reduce the Cash Reserve Ratio by 50 basis points with effect from October 11. Though the move will only partially ease the banks’ prevailing tight liquidity ... |
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Thermax order win proves no slackening (08 October 12:00) |
| Thermax has won an order worth Rs 450 crore for setting up of a 60-MW captive power plant for a green-field integrated steel complex plant in Andhra Pradesh. This order, which involves the e... |
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Sensex sinks below 12,000 (07 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 6 The benchmark Sensex fell by a massive 724 points to close below the 12000-level for the first time in more than two years, as the panic in the international markets gripped d... |
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Curbs on P-notes lifted (07 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct.6 The SEBI board on Monday lifted the October 2007 restrictions on issue of participatory notes by foreign institutional investors with immediate effect, a move widely perceived ... |
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BEML (Rs 583.30): Sell (07 October 12:00) |
| We recommend a sell in BEML from a short-term trading perspective. It is clearly visible from the charts of BEML that it has been on a downtrend from its December 2007 high of Rs 1,849. Sinc... |
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Rupee falls by 73 paise to touch 47.81 (07 October 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Oct. 6 The Indian rupee continued its free fall against the dollar, depreciating by around 73 paise on |
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12000 round trip: Winners and losers (07 October 12:00) |
| The Sensex may be back where it was two years ago — struggling to hold on to 12,000 levels, but whether your portfolio value is back to where it was depends completely on the stocks you ho... |
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225 stocks hit all-time lows (07 October 12:00) |
| Chennai, Oct. 6 The Monday bear haemorrhage pushed as many as 225 stocks to hit their new lows on the BSE. |
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