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Wait… Signals getting stronger (15 November 12:00) |
| Indian telecom companies have suddenly gone from being the institutional investors’ blue-eyed boys to last on the shopping list. Stocks such as Bharti Airtel are languishing close to their... |
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Index Outlook Towards a new 2009 high (15 November 12:00) |
| The correction from the 17,493-peak that threatened to bring the eight-month old party on our bourses to an end, turned chimeral once again as bulls pulled Sensex to a position of relative s... |
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Whirlpool of India Buy (15 November 12:00) |
| Investors with a two-year perspective can consider investing in the stock of the home appliances major — Whirlpool of India. Investors with a two-year perspective can consider investing i... |
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ITC Book Profits (15 November 12:00) |
| Investors can consider booking profits in ITC shares, as the stock valuations (30 times trailing earnings, at Rs 254) seem to have outpaced the medium-term growth prospects. Forays into bus... |
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Cox and Kings India — IPO Invest (15 November 12:00) |
| Investments with a long-term perspective can be considered in the initial public offering of the global tour operator Cox and Kings (C&K). The company’s strong brand image, wide geographic... |
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Unity Infraprojects Buy (15 November 12:00) |
| Investors with a two-three-year perspective can buy the stock of Unity Infraprojects (Unity). Primarily a construction contractor, Unity’s project portfolio comprises infrastructure and c... |
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Lloyd Electric Engineering Buy (15 November 12:00) |
| Sustained growth in the production of white goods, as suggested by the consumer durables index (in the IIP) indicates that air-conditioners (ACs) are back in demand, after a slump last year.... |
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Chart Focus Redington India Rs 2842 Buy (15 November 12:00) |
| Investors with medium-term perspective can consider buying the stock of Redington India. It has been on a steady intermediate-term uptrend from its all-time low of Rs 80 recorded in late Feb... |
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Sundaram BNP Paribas SMILE Invest (15 November 12:00) |
| Investors with a penchant for high risk can consider buying the units of Sundaram BNP Paribas S.M.I.L.E. (Small and Medium Indian Leading Equity) based on its three-year performance. It has ... |
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Birla Sun Life Dynamic Bond Fund Invest (15 November 12:00) |
| The volatility in bond prices over the past two years has proved that debt funds require active management and a sense of timing on the part of the investor, not very different from equity f... |
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Query Corner Exit from Vishal Info and Austral Coke (15 November 12:00) |
| I have purchased NMDC at Rs 398. Please let me know the medium and long-term outlook for this stock. I have purchased NMDC at Rs 398. Please let me know the medium and long-term outlook for... |
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Honing stock-selection skills (15 November 12:00) |
| Investing in equities may seem like a simple business, but more often than not, it is more complex than one would imagine. The moot question is that with all of the hundreds of thousands ... |
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Index Strategy Long straddle to play the volatility (15 November 12:00) |
| Traders looking to play the volatility in the markets can consider setting a long straddle on Nifty 5,000 November series. This option spread can be set by buying Nifty 5,000 November put an... |
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Stock Strategy Weak trend seen in Tech Mahindra JP Associates (15 November 12:00) |
| JP Associates (Rs 231): After hitting the key resistance at Rs 245, the JP Associates stock turned weak. JP Associates (Rs 231): After hitting the key resistance at Rs 245, the JP Associate... |
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Insure before you zoom away (15 November 12:00) |
| Are you excitedly counting days to take delivery of the new car you booked? But before you can unleash your creativity to choose the accessories to go with the car; don’t forget to select ... |
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Realty targeting niche segments (15 November 12:00) |
| First it was the Government that offered special tax benefits to women. Now, real-estate companies seem to be wooing them by reserving a special discount for women buyers. Meriton Group is o... |
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Now towards affordable offices (15 November 12:00) |
| The last one year has been a revelation for the IT space developers and their tenants, the IT companies. The global economic slowdown woke them up as IT companies realised that the days of ... |
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Prefab structures gaining ground (15 November 12:00) |
| Is there an alternative to conventional construction practices for building factories and commercial buildings that suffer from time and cost overruns? Will such structures withstand the vag... |
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Style and sector funds Is passive exposure optimal (15 November 12:00) |
| A typical core-satellite portfolio carries large-cap index funds for the equity core and active style and sector funds for the satellite portion. One of our readers asked us this question: C... |
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Favourable winds (15 November 12:00) |
| Given the reality of power shortages and the thrust on developing alternative sources of power, wind energy is gaining significance. One Indian name that stands out as a major enabler in the... |
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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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