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Equity bounce depends on dollar fall, copper revival
Two factors raise doubts about the currently stock rally. To sustain, the dollar has to sell off and copper must show signs of revival.
Sensex at Death Cross; its future depends on easy money
The Sensex has reached the point where it could move decisively downwards. It can bounce, however, if there are signals of monetary easing everywhere.
US bond action has negative impact for rupee-dollar rate
A continued positive return on the US dollar could mean a depreciating rupee. This scenario could play out over the long term.
Precious metals fall on dollar rally
But, does that mean it's game over for gold and silver. Not so fast. Notice that silver is still hovering near its 200 day moving average as shown by the blue line. And gold bounced off its 200 day moving average.
Silver faces last hurdle before blast off, but there's a caveat
Silver is at a critical level from where it can take off quickly. But hold your horses. There is still one hurdle to clear.
Sensex closes at record high, pharma stocks rally on earnings optimism
Gains among drug makers helped offset a fall in some banking shares after a central bank panel recommended making taming high retail inflation a priority for monetary policy, raising the prospect of a sustained period of high interest rates.<br /><br />
FIPB to discuss hiking of HDFC Bank FDI limit on 3 Feb
The RBI recently said foreign shareholding in HDFC Bank had crossed the overall limit of 49 percent of its paid-up capital.
VC investments fell in 2013; IT still investor darling
Companies headquartered in Bangalore and Mumbai were the favourite among VC investors during 2013 attracting 49 investments each, followed by Delhi based companies that accounted for 24 investments and Chennai based companies with 21 investments.
Debit card PIN use: Has RBI rule put you directly in the path of fraud?
Cyber security sleuths have detected a "black" private information stealing virus in the Indian online banking transactions space and have alerted consumers who swipe debit or credit cards at shopping counters to make payments.
Sebi directed to disclose MCX-SX licence grant details
The appellant had filed an RTI application in November last year with Sebi, seeking copies of correspondence including file notings on approval to stock exchange licence granted to MCX for MCX-SX for currency futures in 2008.<br /><br />
Smartphone insurance: No cover if you misplace or damage it
A mobile insurance may cover a variety of risks like fire, theft, riots, strike, accidents and fortuitous circumstances but does not cover mysterious disappearances or theft from unattended vehicles.
Elections will be wild card for India this year, says Nomura
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Prabhat Awasthi, Head-Equity Research & MD, Nomura said that elections will be a wild card for India this year.
Sensex flat on subdued global cues, Wipro is the star performer
Stock markets will take cues from the next batch of earnings from blue-chips, including HDFC and L&T, this week amid cautious trading ahead of the RBI policy later this month, say experts.<br /><br />
Commodity prices are weak; adjust your equity portfolios
Commodities could look up when global economic growth picks up on a sustained basis and when inflation starts to look up in the developed economies. However, as of now that does not seem to be the case and commodities as an asset class will be underperformers.<br /><br />
Do you know difference between dirty bond price and clean bond price?
To understand the difference between the dirty price of the bond and clean price of the bond, first we need to understand the difference between the coupon rate of the bond and yield.<br /><br />
Sensex closes down on profit taking in IT; TCS declines 5%
The Indian stock market failed to hold ground in subdued trades today and slipped due to profit taking in a few software shares. The Sensex closed at 21,063, down just nearly 1 percent and the Nifty at 6,261, down 0.9 percent.
How deflation can spoil the global stock market rally
Once countries get into what is known as a deflationary spiral, it is very difficult for them to get out. Japan is an excellent example of the same. The country has been trying to come out of a low inflation/deflation kind of scenario for close to two decades now, without much success.<br /><br />
Investors need not worry about TCS stock, co still outperforms IT peers
The investor darling today recorded its worst percentage loss since October 17. However, the stock had rallied almost 10 percent in the run-up to its results so far in the year 2014.<br /><br />
Sensex flat, Coal India slips 9%, TCS loses 3% post Q3 results
Indian equity markets opened in the red today with the Sensex down 35.11 points at 21230.07, and Nifty down 12.65 points at 6306.25.<br /><br />
Markets end flat, telcos slump as Reliance Jio raises 2G auction bar
Indian equity markets today ended flat after earlier marking its highest levels in five weeks as mobile carriers such as Idea Cellular slumped on possible high bidding prices at a spectrum auction next month after eight companies applied to bid.<br /><br />
HCL Tech hits record high on stellar Q3 earnings
Shares in HCL Technologies rose as much as 3.5 percent to a record high of Rs 1,377 after the company reported December-quarter consolidated net profit rose more than expected.<br /><br />
Decoder: How credit information firms calculate credit score
Credit information companies like CIBIL calculates an individual's credit score through advanced analytics and assigns a number between 300 and 900 to a borrower, based on his/her credit history. The closer your score to 900, the more confidence the credit institution will have in your ability to repay the loan .
HCL Tech in focus: 10 things you need to know before the opening bell
The World Bank has projected India's economy will grow over 6 percent in 2014-15 and 7.1 percent by 2016-17 as global demand recovers and domestic investment increases.
Markets close at highest level in 2014 after inflation eases to 5-month low
Indian equity markets today ended at their highest level since 2014 after December WPI inflation eased to a 5-month low of 6.16 percent. While Sensex surged nearly 257 points to end at 21,289.49, Nifty breached the 6300 level to close 79 points higher at 6320.<br /><br />
European and Asian super rich are gobbling up real estate
European and Asian ultra high networth individuals (UHNWIs, or the super rich) hold by far the biggest share of all privately-owned real estate, together accounting for almost 80 percent by value, according to a new report by real estate services firm Savills and wealth intelligence provider Wealth-X.<br /><br />
Edelweiss 11.85% NCDs open tomorrow: All you need to know
Edelweiss Financial Services Limited announced its public issue of secured non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The issue is open from 16 January to 27 January. The issue aggregating to Rs 250 crore, comes with an option to retain over-subscription up to Rs 250 crore.
Sensex bounces back on hopes of low WPI; Coal India up 5%
After retail inflation in December eased to a three-month low on Monday, traders are eyeing December wholesale price inflation, seen at 7 percent and due today.