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FDs: Small investors in a big pinch
Small investors are facing increasing difficulty in devising investment
plans in the current conditions. Investing in stock markets is not
considered a good option in the current circumstances, with the markets
headed southwards.
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Banks juggle G-secs to improve bottomline
Mumbai: Banks have begun reshuffling some of their investment portfolios,
moving some of the low coupon securities into the held to maturity
(HTM) category.
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Correction may dampen short-term rally
Mumbai: Thanks to the positive convergence of indices and the
advance/decline ratio, the stock market finally saw a trend reversal last
week amid general gloom. The Sensex moved up by around 3 per cent indicating
the end of a long bear phase, particularly in the pivotals.
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Silverline trading at 16 pc premium
The US market maintained its upward momentum for the straight fourth week,
as investors seemed to have indulged in value buying. Following their
optimism, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed last week with a gain of
0.4 per cent at 8778.06 against the previous week close of 8745.45.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 4.2 per cent at 1361.01 (1306.12)
while the broader S&P 500 gained 2.2 per cent.
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A merger for smooth ride
Mumbai: Tyre major J.K. Industries has informed the stock exchange that it
has made a proposal to its lenders about the possibility of its mergerith
Vikrant Tyres.
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Bonds breathe life into US economy
Mumbai: While the travails of new age stocks still dominate
the media, its boring old treasury bonds that have saved the day for the US economy.
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Global EPS growth seen down to 7%
Mumbai: When US markets sneeze, Asia catches a flu. The latest Merrill Lynch
Fund manager survey authored by the global chief investment strategist at
Merrill Lynch, David Bowers, state that the investor sentiment in America
continues to be negative for the month of August.
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Technical picture still bullish for the rupee
Mumbai: A further study of technicals reveals that this downtrend for the
dollar could be an extended one. For the first time in 18 months, the moving
average indicators on monthly charts are exhibiting a bearish crossover.
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