Market participants tend to treat several stocks like hot potatoes when there are concerns that share prices are perceived to have run up too soon. At this point, the focus is on stocks that are seeing an increase in investor interest. In the BSE500 index, 34 stocks including Gujarat Pipavav, Finolex Industries, TCS, VA Tech … Read more
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is revamping its surveillance systems as insider trading gets more sophisticated. Earlier, company insiders or their proxies would buy and sell shares based on insider tips. But now they have started using complex derivative strategies to make a quick buck — and evade the law. This … Read more
A wave of young investors from non-metro cities are increasingly trading in stocks and buying cryptocurrency online, industry executives told ET, a development that coincided with the Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent national lockdown last year. Crypto-selling platforms and wealth management players have attracted these first-time investors on the back of increased awareness about financial products, … Read more
In our last weekly note, we had mentioned that following eight weeks of consolidation, Nifty has finally staged a breakout, while dragging its support levels considerably higher. In the next five days, Nifty extended its gains as it closed at yet another lifetime high. The trading range, though, was relatively narrow as Nifty consolidated fiercely … Read more
NEW DELHI: “If you control the center, you can control the game.” Well, we are not discussing an opening strategy in chess, but a trading strategy in the stock market! Whether its trading or investing, market participants often draw inspiration from different subjects, sometimes completely unrelated to the world of stocks. For Nikhil Kamath, co-founder … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who recently reduced his stake in Titan, says cyclical stocks and the most battered smallcaps and midcaps will outperform favoured blue chips like HDFC and Titan over the next 4-5 years. “If you look at the valuations of cement stocks and metal stocks, and if you look at the … Read more
Therefore, only a small fraction of trades result in actual delivery of any commodity. Synopsis Futures trading in commodities re-commenced during the early 2000s. The government allowed establishment of national level online commodity exchanges that could offer trading in multiple commodity futures during 2002-03. Commodity derivatives are one more asset class that can be accessed … Read more
Share indices are up about 77 per cent after hitting their lowest levels in March, primarily due to the liquidity support thanks to easy monetary policies of global central banks. Synopsis Tata Steel, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Hindalco Industries, JSW Steel, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv and M&M are trading 42-67 per cent above their 200-DMAs … Read more