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Longer road to recovery (01 November 12:00) |
| If previous bull-market favourites such as Praj Industries or Suzlon Energy were no match for your automobile, metal or mid-tier IT stocks in this rally, brace yourself for some hard facts. ... |
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Index Outlook The long-awaited correction (01 November 12:00) |
| The breezy roller-coaster ride that we had expected turned in to a scary hurtle downward as the Sensex plunged 914 points last week recording the largest weekly decline in the last three mon... |
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Rural Electrification Corp Buy (01 November 12:00) |
| Fresh investments can be considered in the stock of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), a navratna public sector undertaking, which finances all the segments across the power value chai... |
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Blue Star Hold (01 November 12:00) |
| Blue Star shareholders can stay invested in the stock, as the company’s strong order book and leadership in the packaged air-conditioning segment promise further upside to stock returns. ... |
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Jay Bharat Maruti Buy (01 November 12:00) |
| Now that sales of passenger cars are back on track, investors can consider accumulating the stock of Jay Bharat Maruti, an auto ancillary company whose single largest customer is Maruti Suz... |
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Astec Lifesciences — IPO Avoid (01 November 12:00) |
| Investors can refrain from subscribing to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) from Astec Lifesciences, being made to fund expansion projects for the manufacture of agrochemical and pharma ingr... |
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Kewal Kiran Clothing Buy (01 November 12:00) |
| Investors with a higher risk appetite and a long-term perspective can add the stock of retail player, Kewal Kiran Clothing (KKCL), based on its brand strength, superior margins, low valuatio... |
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IDFC Imperial Equity Invest (01 November 12:00) |
| Long-term investments can be considered in IDFC Imperial Equity Fund considering its impressive performance in the last three years. Long-term investments can be considered in IDFC Imperial... |
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Index Strategy Bear spread to play the market weakness (01 November 12:00) |
| The steep decline in Nifty last week appears to have turned the market mood on its head, from a positive growth one to the present dilly-dallying, doubtful one. Besides, with the earnings se... |
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Stock Strategy NTPC IDFC may cool off (01 November 12:00) |
| NTPC (210.6): NTPC withstood this week’s sell-off. We feel the stock could take a dip if it fails to sustain the 208-210 level. In that event the stock faces next support at 195 and the ne... |
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Chart Focus Sobha Developers Rs 2251 Sell (01 November 12:00) |
| Investors with medium-term perspective can consider selling the stock of Sobha Developers. After bottoming in March around Rs 75, the stock was on an intermediate-term uptrend till its Octob... |
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Entry barriers are a must to have serious players Wealth Advisors (01 November 12:00) |
| India should not merely ape the West in driving down fee structures for advisors. The business has to be made more sound by raising entry barriers, based on management and qualifications and... |
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Mid-market segment spurs revival (01 November 12:00) |
| The mid-market segment could again be driving Bangalore’s residential market. Developers now believe that this is where demand could be in the immediate The mid-market segment could again... |
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The A to Z of stocks (01 November 12:00) |
| Did you know that in as many as 985 stocks in the BSE you cannot carry out intraday trades? The exchange doesn’t allow that and in case you try to square off a day’s buy in such stocks,... |
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Query Corner HDIL could launch into medium-term decline (01 November 12:00) |
| I am holding shares of Anant Raj Industries purchased at Rs 165. Please advise the outlook for this company. I am holding shares of Anant Raj Industries purchased at Rs 165. Please advise t... |
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Hyderabad realty sees buyer interest (01 November 12:00) |
| Aggressive pricing and festival season discounts are beginning to draw home buyers in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, including surrounding municipalities and sat... |
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How stock prices react to results (01 November 12:00) |
| The way stock markets react to the unveiling of company results can be puzzling to the casual observer. Jaiprakash Associates announced an over three-fold increase in its net profits for the... |
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Repay or invest (01 November 12:00) |
| Like most things of life, the key decisions on personal finance management are based on common sense and understanding of one’s preferences and constraints. People with secured and rising ... |
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Uncommon strategy of Philip Fisher (01 November 12:00) |
| It is refreshing to read a book on investments where the word ’company’ is used more often than the word ’stock market’. Philip Fisher’s book Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits foc... |
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Pivotals Reliance Industries Rs 19312 (01 November 12:00) |
| RIL took the downward trajectory last week and closed 116 points lower. The stock is sustaining below the 50-day moving average for the second consecutive week and its 10-day rate of change ... |
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What to look out for in IPOs (25 October 12:00) |
| Over the past nine years, almost 300 companies have collectively gathered more than Rs 132,000 crore in the capital market through IPOs. However, the long-term track record of IPOs in the In... |
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Why IPOs have turned too risky for comfort (25 October 12:00) |
| If retail investors in India have shown a decided partiality for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the past, it’s not too difficult to understand why. Who wouldn’t like to unearth a fut... |
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Index Outlook Commodities steal the thunder (25 October 12:00) |
| Market participants straggling in to trade last Tuesday were shaken out of their festive stupor by stocks doing a volte-face and heading southwards. Sensex ended the week below 17,000 while ... |
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Scam secret Suspended disbelief (25 October 12:00) |
| Illusionist Doug Henning famously said, “To create good magic, we must be able to get our audience to suspend their disbelief.” Several financial illusionists such as Ketan Parekh, Kenne... |
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Query Corner Consolidation in Jaiprakash Associates (25 October 12:00) |
| What would be the prospects of Rei Agro and Mirc Electronics for short-term? What would be the prospects of Rei Agro and Mirc Electronics for short-term? |
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Motilal Oswal Financial Services Buy (25 October 12:00) |
| Investors with a penchant for high risk can consider the Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFS) stock. MOFS, with its diversified model straddling broking and wealth management, private e... |
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Den Networks — IPO Avoid (25 October 12:00) |
| Investors can avoid the initial public offering of Den Networks considering the inherent challenges that the cable distribution industry faces in driving revenues and competition from alter... |
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Honeywell Automation India Buy (25 October 12:00) |
| Automation and control solutions provider Honeywell Automation India Ltd’s (HAIL) financial performance in 2008 and over the first three quarters of 2009 has been superior to most other au... |
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Munjal Showa Buy (25 October 12:00) |
| Being among the first to participate in the rally, automobile stocks may appear expensive at the current levels. Investors can instead look to add automobile component stocks to their portfo... |
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Divis Laboratories Buy (25 October 12:00) |
| Investors with a long-term perspective can accumulate the stock of Divi’s Laboratories, which is a key player in the global pharmaceutical outsourcing market. Investors with a long-term p... |
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Chart Focus Pidilite Industries Rs 1663 Buy (25 October 12:00) |
| Investors with medium-term perspective can consider buying the stock of Pidilite Industries. After taking support at Rs 80 in March, it has been on an intermediate-term up trend. In May, the... |
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Tata Equity PE Fund Invest (25 October 12:00) |
| Investment can be considered in Tata Equity PE if you are a disciplined investor. The fund has outpaced its index BSE Sensex during the bull phase of the market and has a propensity to trail... |
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DSPBR Technologycom Fund Hold (25 October 12:00) |
| Investors can retain the units of DSPBR Technology.com Fund (DSP Technology), in light of its track record of delivering steady returns over the long term. The fund has outperformed its benc... |
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Retirement portfolios Is more equity exposure at the horizon good (25 October 12:00) |
| Retirement portfolios are constructed to help investors meet their post-retirement lifestyle needs. Such portfolios typically follow a glide-path: equity exposures fall as the goal nears. R... |
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Peter Lynch on markets (25 October 12:00) |
| “An investment is simply a gamble in which you’ve managed to tilt the odds in your favour,” writes Peter Lynch. There is no stock which is a sure thing, as Lynch puts it ‘Fortunes ch... |
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Equity investment post-retirement (25 October 12:00) |
| I am a retired, 60-year-old investor, with low-to-medium risk appetite. My investments are spread across various categories such as mutual funds, public provident funds, fixed deposits, post... |
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Equity schemes Trailing broader benchmarks (25 October 12:00) |
| Equity investments never cease to surprise investors. If you are an equity investor who believes that the ups and downs witnessed in equity investments will even out over a longer period you... |
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Will money motivate your child (25 October 12:00) |
| Consider this. You have a school-going child at home. Her room is always messy and her cupboard, bordering around chaos. What would you do to ensure discipline? If you are like my friend who... |
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Giving debt its due (25 October 12:00) |
| If your blood pressure moves in sync with the stock market or your mood swings according to the notional profits/losses your equity investments make, it might be time to buy yourself some p... |
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Stocks Strategy Weak outlook for Tata Steel GAIL (25 October 12:00) |
| Tata Steel (530): The Tata Steel stock is likely to see further correction if it dips below its crucial support at 520. In that event, the stock can reach 495 first and then even 445, if the... |
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Index Outlook Market to hit the pause button (19 October 12:00) |
| The speed with which the financial and equity market pulled back from half-way down an abyss to a position from where most market participants are eyeing a new peak, has been nothing short o... |
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Dont lock into any long-term debt now (19 October 12:00) |
| Investors looking for long term debt options would do well to wait it out rather than park their funds in avenues that yield a mediocre pre-tax return of 5-7 per cent today. The current inte... |
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Jindal Steel and Power Hold (19 October 12:00) |
| Shareholders can consider holding on to the stock of Jindal Steel and Power, now trading at 15 times trailing 12-month earnings, despite the run-up in stock price. Shareholders can conside... |
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Clutch Auto Buy (19 October 12:00) |
| Given the signs of gradual recovery in the commercial vehicles segment investors with a long-term horizon can consider buying the stock of Clutch Auto at Rs 39.30. Given the signs of gradua... |
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TTK Prestige Buy (19 October 12:00) |
| Demand for pressure cookers in growing consumer markets never runs out of steam. This augurs well for TTK Prestige, the company which owns the single largest pressure cooker brand in the ... |
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Templeton India Equity Income Fund Invest (19 October 12:00) |
| Investors looking to diversify their portfolio to include stocks outside the Indian market can consider taking exposure to Templeton India Equity Income Fund (TIEIF). The fund’s value-base... |
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Chart focus - Elecon Engineering Rs 1012 Buy (19 October 12:00) |
| Investors with medium-term perspective can considering buying the stock of Elecon Engineering Company. Since March low of Rs 24, the stock has been on an intermediate-term uptrend. Moreover,... |
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Canara Robeco Infrastructure Hold (19 October 12:00) |
| Investors can retain their units in Canara Robeco Infrastructure Fund (Can Infra) in light of its track record in delivering steady returns. Can Infra has bettered the performance of its ben... |
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SIP investment Better than one-go (19 October 12:00) |
| Systematic investment plan (SIP) investors have reason to cheer. The ongoing rally in equity market has pushed up the one-year return on such investments sizeably, compared to lump-sum inves... |
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Bide your time on fixed maturity plans (19 October 12:00) |
| Can you suggest some good fixed maturity plans that are available now, where I can park my funds for three to five years? Can you suggest some good fixed maturity plans that are available n... |
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