Markets in India are expected to witness a shaky start as cues from Asian peers are negative. The US-China trade tariffs will become effective from today and, as per media reports, China has even refused to sit down on the negotiating table with the US. On the domestic front, traders will keep a watch on rupee, but the debt markets will be closely watched and this is where most of the cues will come from. The SGX Nifty is trading down by 23 points at 11,148, indicating negative start for the day.  

The financial ratios of a company mirror the financial health of a company. But is essential to understand and interpret some of the key financial ratios to accurately gauge the financial health of the company before investing in the stock. Here are some of the key financial ratios that every investor must look at before investing

The expenses incurred on medical care and nursing of dependents with specified disabilities can be claimed as deduction under the Income Tax Act. The deduction is available for medical expenses incurred towards nursing, training and rehabilitation of the disabled dependent.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved a slew of proposals aimed at boosting portfolio investments in stock and commodity derivatives markets.

SEBI has mooted revised framework for settlement of cases and has proposed new KYC norms for FPIs.

The Central government plans to introduce geo-tagging of registered offices of companies in their statutory filings with the Registrar of Companies.

The abrupt and unexpected crash in the market on Friday caused panic among the investors who were totally dumbstruck by the sudden precipitous fall in the markets. 

The rating agency CRISIL has upgraded the ratings of Muthoot HomeFin India Ltd (MHIL) term loans, working capital demand loan and proposed long term bank facility to ’CRISIL AA/Stable’ from ’CRISIL AA-/Stable’.  

The shares of NBFCs experienced sudden and heavy selling pressure on Friday. The rising cost of borrowing of housing finance companies is a major concern for the investors. 

Despite a huge turmoil in the benchmark indices, majorly led by the NBFCs which also dragged the Nifty IT index 1.4 per cent, the giants TCS and Wipro maintained upsurge and hit record high levels.

Many investors start investing through SIP or lumpsum into mutual funds and just forget about it. But it is important to maintain the desired asset allocation. So it is important to re-balance your mutual fund portfolio to maintain the required level of asset allocation. Read on more to find out what is re-balancing and why is it important.