NPS investment: Why National Pension Scheme is a brilliant way to save for your retirement. Check details

NPS investment: Why National Pension Scheme is a brilliant way to save for your retirement. Check details

Recently, the National Pension Scheme (NPS) completed 15 years of it existence. Launched in 2004, the National Pension System (NPS) serves as a robust investment avenue for individuals aiming to build a substantial retirement fund, complemented by the prospect of receiving a pension thereafter. It not only facilitates financial independence in your post-retirement years but … Read more

Ambuja Cements Q4 results: Profit up 6% YoY to Rs 532 cr; co approves Rs 2 dividend

Ambuja Cements Q4 results: Profit up 6% YoY to Rs 532 cr; co approves Rs 2 dividend

Ambuja Cements reported a standalone net profit of Rs 532 crore for the quarter ended March 2024, which is higher by 6% year-on-year. The company had clocked a profit of Rs 502 crore in the same period last year. Revenue from operations during the fourth quarter increased 12% year-on-year to Rs 4,780 crore, compared with … Read more

Monetary policy expectations impact stocks more than rate moves: RBI paper

Monetary policy expectations impact stocks more than rate moves: RBI paper

Equity markets are impacted more by the expectations of future monetary policy than the policy rate surprises on the day of announcement of the policy by the Reserve Bank, said an analysis. According to a working paper prepared by RBI officials, the regulatory and development measures which are announced along with the monetary policy too … Read more

Big movers on D-Street: What should investors do with ABFRL, Tata Consumer and HUL?

Big movers on D-Street: What should investors do with ABFRL, Tata Consumer and HUL?

Equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the third session in a row on Tuesday, following gains in telecom, tech and consumer durable shares amid a firm trend in the global markets. Stocks that were in focus included names like ABFRL, which rose 9.24%, Tata Consumer, which was flat, and HUL, whose shares increased … Read more

Wall St Week Ahead: ‘Crowded’ megacap trade in US stocks awaits earnings test

Wall St Week Ahead: ‘Crowded’ megacap trade in US stocks awaits earnings test

Next week’s earnings reports from some of the market’s biggest technology and growth companies could prove an important test for the U.S. stock rally, which has flagged as expectations for interest cuts fade. Tesla, Meta Platforms, Alphabet and Microsoft – all set to report next week – are part of the group of companies that … Read more

Deepak Builders & Engineers files draft papers with Sebi to raise funds via IPO

Deepak Builders & Engineers files draft papers with Sebi to raise funds via IPO

Engineering and construction company Deepak Builders & Engineers India Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering. This is the first company to file the draft papers with Sebi for floating a maiden public issue in the current financial year (2024-25). The initial public offering … Read more

For risk takers with a long term perspective? 5 midcap stocks from different sectors with the right matrix of critical ratios

For risk takers with a long term perspective? 5 midcap stocks from different sectors with the right matrix of critical ratios

Synopsis The correction of March on Dalal Street should serve as a warning to all those who tend to buy stocks without bothering to look at what is the business of the company. The way correction panned out, there is a high probability that going forward that an upward movement in mid-cap space would be … Read more

Bharti Hexacom IPO booked 50% so far on Day 2. Check GMP and other details

Bharti Hexacom IPO booked 50% so far on Day 2. Check GMP and other details

After a steady response on Day 1, the initial public offering (IPO) of Bharti Hexacom was subscribed 50% so far on the second day of the bidding process. The Rs 4,275 crore issue will close on April 5. The category reserved for retail investors was booked the most at 79%, followed by NIIs at 71% … Read more

I’m 41, and I wish to retire at 55 and have a monthly income of at least Rs 3 lakh. What should I do?

I’m 41, and I wish to retire at 55 and have a monthly income of at least Rs 3 lakh. What should I do?

I am 41 years old and want to retire by age 55. My current savings are Rs 30 lakh in EPF, Rs 30 lakh in equity, and Rs 8.25 lakh in NPS. The investment I do as follows 1. PF – Rs 41,250 by the employer and same contribution by me as well which combined … Read more