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Market Ahead, April 4: All eyes on RBI MPC meet outcome

Investors on Thursday will keep a keen eye on the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) first bi-monthly monetary policy decision of 2019-20 which will be released later in the day.

How to avoid financial trouble? Maintain an emergency fund always

If there are more dependants, it is important to have a significantly large amount

Starting April 1, physical shares to take place in dematerialised form

Dematerialisation allows shares to be held electronically, this is the preferred mode of holding shares today

In charts: Mutual fund winners and laggards in FY19 March quarter

Among individual fund houses, SBI MF was the biggest gainer in absolute terms

Lack of uniformity in valuation arbitrage prompts Sebi to tweak norms

Different levels of haircuts and different days of taking haircuts for distressed assets was also seen as giving advantage to a certain set of investors

Declining volume trend, muted outlook to keep Eicher stock under pressure

Higher competition and more price hikes amid muted demand are near term headwinds

Earnings must play catch-up for market to sustain, says Mitesh Dalal

The market direction will be decided by the fourth quarter earnings for 2018-19 (Q4FY19) and the outcome of the general elections

Sebi extends phase 1 deadline of UPI for retail IPO investors till June 30

The timeline for implementing phase 2 and phase 3 shall remain unchanged from the date of completion of phase 1

Metropolis IPO garners 9% subscription on Day 1

A day earlier, the diagnostics company had allotted shares worth Rs 530 crore to two dozen anchor investors at Rs 880 apiece

RBL Bank may not achieve FY20 target due to expected rise in costs

The expected increase in costs of deposits likely to offset margin gains from high-yield loan segments, say analysts

Domestic-focused pharma companies gain spotlight with stable growth outlook

Those with high non-US revenue streams such as Torrent Pharma, Ipca Labs, Ajanta Pharma and a few multinationals remain well placed

Sensex, Nifty slips from record highs on weak monsoon forecast

India is the first among markets valued at more than a $1 trillion to hit a peak this year

Market Wrap, April 3: Here's all that happened in the markets today

The S&P BSE Sensex shed 180 points to settle at 38,877, the Nifty50 index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) ended below 11,650 level at 11,644

Investing strategies: Here's why portfolio diversification is important

Concentrating your savings in one asset is a risky proposition. If the investor's favorite asset gives poor returns, then his efforts at wealth creation would face a setback.

'Earnings need to catch up for the markets to sustain at current levels'

There is value in select mid-cap stocks, which cannot be ignored, says chief investment strategist at Standard Chartered Securities.

MARKET WRAP: Indices erase gains; Sensex dips 189 pts, Nifty ends at 11,644

All that happened in markets today

Amara Raja Batteries falls 5% on ending partnership with Johnson Controls

The stock dipped 5 per cent to Rs 685 on the BSE in intra-day deal on Wednesday and was trading close to its 52-week low value of Rs 671 touched on December 11, 2018.

Vodafone Idea, Reliance Communications hit new lows

Vodafone Idea hit a new low of Rs 16.40, falling 10 per cent in past three trading days, after the stock turned ex-date for rights issue on March 29

Real estate shares in focus; Godrej Properties hits record high, DLF up 5%

The Nifty Realty index was the largest gainer among sectoral indices and was up 1.8 per cent, extending its previous day's 2 per cent gain on the NSE

Muthoot Finance hits new high; surges 30% in two months post Q3 results

The stock hit a new high of Rs 631, up 2.4 per cent on the BSE on Wednesday, after the company announced its board will meet on Friday, April 5, 2019 to consider interim dividend.