Page 23 - Stocks

Stocks get a GST push, but suffer weekly loss

The NSE 50 finished higher by 0.12% at 10,322

7 eye-catching stocks

Ebidta for the last four quarters increased from Rs 26 cr to Rs 27.4 cr to Rs 29 cr to Rs 37 cr

Earnings, global cues to set trend; stocks may see volatility

Stock markets may see volatility this week amid derivatives expiry, and indices taking cues from quarterly earnings of blue-chips such as Tata Motors, ITC, and Sun Pharma as also global trends, say experts. "Going ahead, F&O expiry is due on Thursday so the week is likely to remain volatile. Rising political uncertainty in the US market could impact global markets badly," Abnish Kumar Sudhanshu, Director and Research Head, Amrapali Aadya Trading and Investments said. The result season is going on and all eyes will be on the numbers, he added. "We are set to experience considerable volatility this week after witnessing four successful sessions and market hitting fresh record highs which made India the most expensive stock market in the world," Vijay Singhania, Founder Director, Trade Smart Online said. "Volatility will be high as traders will roll over positions in futures & options (F&O) segment. Next set of corporate earnings, currency movement and trends in global ...

Avoid neighbour's tips, go with algo-based platforms

The lacuna of these recommendations is they are based entirely on historical data

Finding stocks with an upside will be difficult

Cumulative growth for April 2016-February 2017 was only 0.4 per cent

10 stocks to be powered by UDAY

With financial burden reducing for SEBs, companies like KEC, Kalpataru, CESC, PFC, REC stand to gain

Two stocks from the backwaters

V-Guard's debt of Rs 200 crore a few years ago is now more than Rs 200 crore of net cash

Many high-priced stocks beat market in past year

Bosch and 3M India are two stocks in the list that underperformed the benchmarks

Returns not hampered by too many or too few stocks

Schemes with a higher number of stocks have performed on a par with those having an ideal portfolio

Focus on large-cap scrips

Many experts are advising investors to focus on large-caps with good earnings visibility

US Stocks: Dow closing in on 20,000

Goldman Sachs, which was up 2.2 percent, gave the biggest boost to the blue-chip index

Asia stocks slip to 4-week low as higher US rates bite

Japan's Nikkei, which has benefited from the yen's sharp fall against the dollar, snapped its nine-day winning streak

November is worst F&O series in 15 months

Traders rolled over 59.5% November Nifty index futures with next month's series

Stocks to buy and sell in today's trade

Here are a few trading ideas from Sacchitanand Uttekar, Equity Technical Analyst of Motilal Oswal Securities

S&P, Nasdaq higher at the open; Dow lower

Dow Jones industrial average fell 7.06 points, or 0.04%, to 18,861.63

Trump wins: Time to accumulate large cap stocks, but selectively

Trump's victory is also likely to have implications for India's IT and pharmaceuticals sectors

Stocks get bank scare

Bad-loan worries came back to haunt the market on Wednesday as the Sensex slid for the second day by plunging 255 points, led by banking stocks after Axis Bank's sharp drop in quarterly profit suggested all is not well on the bad-loan front.Weak global cues following tumbling oil prices and the recent developments involving the Tata group after the ouster of Cyrus Mistry as its chairman cast their shadow, too.The 30-share index cracked below the 28,000-mark and closed at 27,836.5 points, down 255 points, or one per cent. The barometer had lost 88 points in the previous session.The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76 points, or one per cent, at 8,615. Intra-day, it shuttled between 8,596.6 and 8,657.3.Investors remained cautious as October month series in the derivatives segment is set to expire on Thursday."Unsurprisingly, banks led the fall, and with more banks about to announce results, investors are waiting to see if Axis's numbers can be dismissed as a one-off," said Anand James

Small stocks steal the show; blue-chips lag behind

Market players say smaller stocks are generally bought by local investors, while overseas investors focus on blue-chips

Stocks end 3-day drop as IT, metal shares rise

Metal stocks were back in demand on the bourses, tracking a firm trend in base metals in global market

Q2 results, macro data to steer stocks this week

Trading is expected to remain range-bound in the near term because of various uncertainties, such as Fed rates, US election and corporate earnings season