19 companies including Cafe Coffee Day, Matrix Cellular and RBL Bank have filed draft red herring prospectus with Sebi thus far in 2015
RIL, HDFC, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have contributed 573 points or 53% of the total 1,083 points Sensex gain.
32 have gained more than 50%
However by the end of the day most of the banking stocks closed higher
With a total market-cap of Rs 2,55,831 cr, Sunil Bharti Mittal-promoted Bharti Group is behind Reliance, the number three with Rs 3,03,739 cr in m-cap
Though short-term investors can buy these stocks in a hope to make quick returns, long-term investors should look at company fundamentals before investing, say analysts
In ITC, LIC has invested Rs 38,358.66 crore, according to Capitaline data
Since June 2014, mutual funds have pumped in Rs 53,827 crore in equities on account of an improvement in investor sentiment
About two dozen companies gear up to raise as much as Rs 9,300 crore from the market but the flurry of IPOs in China could cast a shadow over them
As many as 21 companies including Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Federal Bank have announced bonus issues in the last four-and-half months
Infosys, Sun Pharma, HDFC, L&T, TCS have collectively contributed 880 points to the Sensex's 1,791-point decline in the past nine days
A combined 276.63 million shares representing 11.5% of total equity of Sun Pharma changed hands on the NSE and BSE
Disturbed by lack of pick-up in consumption, especially rural, and likelihood of lack of good news on corporate earnings
SBI, ICICI Bank, Bank of India and Canara Bank are some of the PSU banks where FIIs have pared stakes
Over the past ten trading sessions, the S&P BSE Small-cap index has surged 12% and S&P BSE Mid-cap index by 8% compared to 5.5% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex
In past seven trading sessions, CNX Mid-cap Index rallied 6.7% against 5% rise in the benchmark index.
However, investors should consider the company's balance sheet strength and promoter pledging before investing
Thus far in 2015, CNX Pharma and S&P BSE Healthcare indices have surged 26% compared with 5% gain in CNX Nifty and 4.6% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex
Earlier, in March 2014, more than half, or 51%, of the total traded shares got converted into delivery before the general elections
The list includes Lupin, Ranbaxy, Aurobindo,Natco Pharma, Torrent Pharma, Strides Arcolab and Wockhardt.