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009, Not 007: Why you should dump Mr FD for Mr Bond
Whatever the tenure, and whether you are in the lowest tax bracket or the highest, you can beat almost any safe bank FD return with a tax-free bond.
Sensex down on weak Asian cues, banks drag
The Nifty is down 13.90 points at 6187.95. The Sensex is down 48.98 points at 20805.94.
FDI inflow declines 38% to $2.91 bn in September
Decline in FDI in sectors like services, telecom and metallurgical industries have lowered the inflows.
Foreign money is draining out, emerging mkts reach out to savers back home
As a decade's worth of easy foreign money starts to ebb away from emerging economies, their governments are renewing efforts to deepen domestic savings pools - even if change is painfully slow.<br /><br />
Sensex in red despite CAD at 3-yr low; rupee at 62
The BSE Sensex down 63 points at 20831, Nifty down 21 points at 6196.
Now, a cover for card PIN-based frauds at retail outlets
If you are not careful while punching the PIN into the card machine, your card is vulnerable to frauds.
NSEL scam: Enforcement Directorate to attach more assets
The agency had also conducted searches on the premises of Mohan India Ltd on 31 October and had issued prohibitory orders on a number of them.
PowerGrid's Rs 7,083 cr FPO opens on Tuesday
The price band for the issue, where PGCIL will offer 78.70 crore shares, has been fixed at Rs 85-90 a share.
Govt to launch inflation indexed securities in December
Early redemption will be allowed after one year from date of issue for senior citizens and three years for all others.
Sensex near 20,900: Should you go short or long on equities into the elections?
The correct way to answer the question "should one be invested in equities?" is to ask two more questions that are what is the risk of being invested in equities and what is the risk of not being invested in equities going into calendar year 2014.<br /><br />
Sensex closes over 100 points up, rupee at 2-week high
Indian markets ended in the green for a third straight day today with Sensex ending over 106 points up at 20,898.01 and the Nifty rising 42 points to 6218.
Sensex gains over 100 points; state elections biggest trigger for markets
An expansion in farm output and some infrastructure helped the Indian economy recover slightly in the September quarter, but growth still hovered close to decade lows, tempering hopes of a sustained rebound ahead of elections due next year.<br /><br />
State Bank of India to raise up to $1.5 bn via share sale
State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, will raise up to Rs 9576 crore ($1.53 billion) through a share sale to institutional investors or a follow-on public offer, it said in a statement late on Friday.
Money matters: Financial tips for live-in couples
And typically such a couple would be double-income earning, but God forbid, if thing goes wrong? You would not want to continue with the arrangement. You have freedom to that extent. But this comes with a price. So here are a few
How to focus on risks to achieve long-term financial goals
It is the level of risk exposure in an investment proposition that investors do not fully understand. What investors are led to understand as risk is rather a vague labeling of investments mostly on their potentiality to deliver returns based on their past experience.
Flat start for Sensex, Nifty edges past 6200; banks lead gains
Indian stock markets opened flat on mixed global cues and may see cautious trading ahead of state election results and winter session of the Parliament, which starts on December 5.<br /><br />
M-cap of top 10 companies increased by Rs 47,404 cr last week
The market capitalisation (m-cap ) of nine of the top 10 most valued companies in Indian advanced by Rs. 47,404 crore last week, with more than a third of the gains accounted for by state-owned energy giant ONGC.
India's GDP wil grow further, say ratings agencies
On Friday, the government data showed that the economy fared better than expected growing at 4.8 percent in the second quarter. In Q1, the same stood at 4.4 percent, taking the overall growth in H1 to 4.6 per cent.
FIIs' love for Indian equities continues, invest $1.3 bln in November
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were gross buyers of equities worth Rs 55,806 crore and sellers of Rs 47,690 crore of shares till 29 November, a net inflow of Rs 8,116 crore.
Twitter loses fizz after dream listing; FB, LinkedIn still hold ground
However, the momentum in Twitter shares seem to be falling already and analysts have begun to question the company's current valuations vis-a-vis Facebook and LinkedIn, arguing on better margins and larger size for the two.
Technicals: Nifty recovery impressive but index still below key resistance
The stock market sentiment was positive during the week gone by with the index posting a 3% gain. Though the recovery was impressive, the Nifty is still trading below the key resistance at 6,250. The upside move would gain momentum on a breakout past this resistance.<br /><br />
Sensex closes 257 points up amid GDP optimism; bank stocks lead
The benchmark Sensex climbed 257 points on broad-based buying, led by bank stocks, and notched up its first weekly gain in four amid optimism before the release of India's second-quarter GDP data later today.<br /><br />
Why the Narendra Modi bull market is likely to continue
For the Indian stock market to continue going up, and for the so called "Modi" rally to continue, the foreign investors need to continue bringing in money into the country.
Money Alert: Your debit cards won't work the same way from today
As per the Reserve Bank of India's guideline, after 30 November all transactions at merchants outlets will need to be validated using your automated teller machine PIN.
Sensex up over 200 pts ahead of GDP data, rupee strong
The Sensex is up 240.35 points or 1.17 percent at 20775.26, and the Nifty is up 75.65 points or 1.24 percent at 6167.50
'Jignesh Shah will not be able to come back to MCX-SX'
MCX-SX suffered a major loss of investor consequence due to the scandal at NSEL.