Is it really possible to buy an asset now at a fixed price to be paid at a fixed time in the future? Well, it is possible with the help of a forward contract. A forward contract forms the basis of the derivates world, which is primarily used as a hedge against various risk exposures. 

The use of price multiples in the stock market has become indispensable for an investor. The famous one is the price-to-earnings multiple. There are other metrics too that can be used as a relative measure for the price of a stock. One of the widely used metrics is the sales of a company.

The liquidity ratio measures how liquid the company’s assets are in comparison to its current liabilities. In simple words, it evaluates any company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations. 

Let us understand the concept of option premium. However, before that, we need to understand the concept of options first.

The market opened in green on August 20, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 13,05,95,152 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 1,13,85,875.29 crore.

The market opened in green on August 20, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 13,05,95,152 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 1,13,85,875.29 crore.

The market opened in green on August 20, 2021.

Initial public offering or IPO is a process in which, a privately-held organisation makes the shares of the firm available to the general public for purchase, which can also be traded on the exchanges, once listed. This application is made available to the public through assigned banks and online mediums to bid. If you have ever applied for the shares of an IPO, you must have observed that many a time, no shares were allotted to you while your friend was allotted some in the same IPO application. So, why does this really happen and how do IPO shares get assigned to applicants? This post will help you to understand the allotment process of an IPO in detail and the reasons for zero allotments.

When a company offers its initial public offering (IPO), one may often come across the term ‘lock-in period’ or ‘lock-up period’. Lock-up periods generally apply to insiders, such as a company's founders, owners, managers, and employees. However, it is an important provision to understand even for the regular retail investor. Here is a closer look at this practice.  

The fall in the broader market is more severe as Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 plunged 1.33 per cent and 1.34 per cent, respectively.   

Capital markets are an integral part of the financial system that facilitates an efficient transfer of funds from lenders to borrowers. These markets include various intermediaries and participants. One of these participants comprises the investors.

 Indian investors have a reason to be cheerful as now, the access to the US stock markets is going to be a reality for them!

The option buyer has the right but no obligation with regards to buying or selling the underlying asset, while the option writer has the obligation to its commitment in the contract.

BHEL: Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the first e-vehicle friendly highway in the country, with a network of solar-based electric vehicle charging stations (SEVCs) set up by BHEL.

Not even the smartest investors can accurately predict where the market is headed due to the sure number of factors that can affect the performance of assets. That’s why, the cardinal rule when it comes to successful investing is to diversify your portfolio. One way to diversify your portfolio is by investing in defence stocks. In this article, we will explore why investing in such companies in the defence sector might be a good idea.   

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The markets in 2021 have been thrown several multibaggers with BSE Sensex rising by more than 16 per cent in 2021 alone.

Tata Group stocks have been in lime light lately with the like of Nelco and Tata Elxsi outperforming the markets. TCS in recent trading sessions is trending up after trading with a positive breakout. 

Several quality large cap names have been underperforming markets in 2021. However with the large caps seen trending again and outperforming the broader markets, we find that several laggards of 2021 have outperformed BSE Sensex in August so far. 

In addition to the listing, the company has delivered a strong operating and financial performance in Q1FY22 amidst the second wave of the pandemic.

Several stocks were seen making fresh 52-week highs in August even as penny stocks were seen jumping higher in a month where large caps managed to outperform broader markets.

Several stocks with the share price lower than Rs 100 per share were seen trending on Wednesday trading session with some of the top gainers jumping higher by more than 14 per cent. 

The cement stocks were seen outperforming on bourses along with transport and auto sector related stocks. Several penny stocks were seen outperforming on Wednesday even as some fo the penny stocks gained with spurt in volume. 

BSE SmallCap Index closed at down by 0.18 per cent while BSE Sensex managed to shut shop at 55629 levels, down by 0.29 per cent.

In this article, Mr. Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities presents his technical quote on today’s market performance 

Few IT stocks were seen trending and bucking the broader trend in the markets on Wednesday. IT stocks such as Intense Technology, MRO Tek, HCL Info Systems, BCG and Cambridge Technology were seen locked in the upper circuit.  

Despite Nifty index losing nearly 150 points from the day’s high, it did not breach its prior trading low. Moreover, India VIX, a gauge of the market’s expectation of volatility over the near term, dropped nearly 4 per cent, which suggests that there is no fear among the market participants now.  Considering this, the T20 breakout system has hand-picked the following stocks for the coming trading sessions. 

The equity markets are observing a rally by large-cap stocks in the month of August, which is driving the benchmark indices to higher levels, while the broader market is playing in a consolidation zone. Mid-caps and small caps are now experiencing some profit booking after rallying for the last few months. This is perhaps a fit sign for the market. 

The money market is a part of the financial market where instruments with short-term maturities are traded providing an avenue for ultra-short-term to short-term lending along with borrowing of funds with maturity ranging from overnight to one year.

The market opened in green on August 18, 2021.

The market opened in green on August 18, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,30,25,576 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 54,59,691.13 crore.

The market opened in green on August 18, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,30,25,576 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 54,59,691.13 crore.

Its recommended to invest in debt mutual funds in order to fulfill your short-term goals.

Among the sectoral indices, defensives are yet again seen holding the markets steady with a trio of Nifty FMCG, Pharma & IT leading from the front. Nifty Metal is the worst performing sectoral indices.   

"We have been selling through e-commerce marketplaces for quite some time now. Over the last two years, we witnessed an exponential growth in offtake through these channels. The rise in digital penetration in India has primarily contributed to this. Leveraging on this trend and with a further aim to strengthen our digital presence, we launched our own D2C brand store at the onset of summer 2021. We are optimising our supply chain for deeper penetration of our products pan-India through digital channels." says Achal Bakeri, Founder, Chairman & MD of Symphony Ltd 

BLS International’s subsidiary, Starfin India Pvt Ltd has secured a contract to support the financial inclusion mission of the Indian Government with Bank of Baroda. As per the contract, StarFin has become the official National Business Correspondent (BC) and will offer last-mile banking services in urban as well as rural areas across the country. 

After showing an upside breakout of a smaller high low range recently, Nifty showed follow-through upmove amidst volatility on Tuesday and closed the day higher by 51 points. Nifty opened on a slightly weak note and witnessed an upside recovery from the lows in the early part of the session. Minor intraday weakness of mid-part has resulted in a buy on dips opportunity and a late session upmove was seen towards the end.

The shares of Textile companies are seen outperforming on Wednesday. One textile stock that is buzzing on bourses is AYM Syntex. The share price of AYM Syntex has jumped higher by more than 6 per cent in Wednesday, on an intraday basis.   

Several penny stocks were seen outperforming on Tuesday with the top gainers soaring by more than 9 per cent on closing basis. The volumes also were supporting the price rise. 

Several low priced stocks were seen outperforming the markets on Tuesday tradings session even as the frontline indices made their life highs. BSE IT Index, BSE Healthcare Index and BSE FMCG index were seen outperforming on Tuesday. The defensives outperformed while cyclicals such as Metals slipped on the closing basis. 

The share price of Tanfac Industries Ltd was seen trading at life highs on Tuesday trading session even as the frontline indices make fresh all-time highs for themselves. 

The DJIA is down by more than 0.7 per cent, NASDAQ slips by more than 1 per cent while S&P 500 drops by 0.66 per cent on Tuesday, on an intraday basis. The markets may trade with some caution on Wednesday.  

Few of the low-priced stocks saw heavy buying in Tuesday trading session with several low-priced stocks locked in the upper circuit. 

The risk on mood is seen in the market and several penny stocks are seen trading with gains. Some of the penny stocks have crossed the 30D Moving Average in recent trading sessions and are seen trading with optimism. 

Sanofi India share price gained by more than 3.8 per cent on Tuesday trading session. The stock was trading with bullishness even as a Golden Crossover was seen in the August 16, trading session.  

Considering a top-notch performance by Nifty IT, there is no prize for guessing that there are a couple of stocks from Nifty IT appearing in the T20 breakout system. Furthermore, majority of the stocks in the list are seen from the hospital & medical services industry.   

The domestic benchmark indices glowed up in the later hours of Tuesday's trading session. Sensex settled at 55,792.27 level i.e. 0.38 per cent or 209.69 points up and Nifty closed at 16,614.60 level i.e. 0.31 per cent or 51.55 points up on Tuesday. IT stocks were on a lead whereas, the metal stocks turned out to be the biggest losers of the day.

A lot of action was seen in the second half of the trading session while stock-specific action continued with many stocks witnessing a swift move.   In this segment of ours, we have come up with a list of stocks that have seen more than 100 per cent gain in the volume as compared to its prior trading session. Moreover, the stock closing price was greater than its prior trading sessions.

The BSE SmallCap Index closed higher by 0.30 per cent in line with the BSE Sensex which closed higher by 0.38 per cent on Tuesday. FIEM Industries, Confidence Petro, Astron and VST Tillers were some of the top BSE SmallCap Index gainers while Tech Mahindra, TCS and Nestle were the top BSE Sensex gainers on Tuesday.  

Among the sectoral indices, Nifty IT is seen soaring 2.76 per cent while Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Metal tumbled 1.89 per cent & 1.71 per cent, respectively.   

Lemon Tree Hotels has recently announced the launch of Keys Prima Hotel in Dehradun (Aketa). This is the third property located in Rajpur road, the city’s prime & iconic hub. The hotel features best-in-class dining, lavish banquet spaces, and 40 rooms. 

The market opened in red on August 17, 2021.

The market opened in red on August 17, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,06,65,046 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 35,18,652.05 crore.

The market opened in red on August 17, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,06,65,046 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 35,18,652.05 crore.

Life insurance is designed primarily to protect the dependents or beneficiaries in case of the insured’s unexpected death.

On 11th August, on daily charts the stocks made a bullish hammer pattern and since then the stock has been in an uptrend.

The shares of Olectra Greentech are in focus as the company secured an order for 50 e-busses from the Gujarat Transport Corporation.  

Many stocks from mid-cap and small-cap are witnessing swift profit booking. However, there are some stocks that are seen outperforming the markets. Hence, we have prepared a list of stocks to help you find out which stocks are outperforming the markets.  

KPIT Technology continues its uptrend while Delta Corp, Genus Power, IB Real Estate gain momentum on Tuesday trading session. 

The markets at all-time highs always are tricky. Because there is optimism in the markets the stocks are trading at all-time highs and as the markets are at all-time highs there is always a fear of prices slipping because of profit booking.  

Interestingly, the company announced that it is a sole supplier to Ola Electric for headlamps, tail lamps, indicators, rear fender assembly, and mirrors. The company said, “In addition to the other existing EV clients of ours, this is a landmark client addition for us and we are excited & fully prepared to cater to all demands of Ola Electric in the future.” 

The Large caps outperformed the broader markets on Monday as they did in the past week. Everal large caps were seen making fresh record highs on Monday with few managing to close at the day’s high. If we go by what the experts say – the closing price is the most important price action of the day.  

The stocks that fall by more than 20 per cent and trade lower  for a long time are considered to be in the bear markets. 

Even though the broader markets unperformed, the stock-specific action continued on D-Street as many of the penny stocks continued gaining transaction. In this segment of ours, we have come up with a list of stocks that have seen more than 100 per cent gain in the volume as compared to its prior trading session.

Some of the low priced stocks were in action mode and gained by a huge margin on Monday. 

On Monday the BSE SmallCap Index closed in the red with the advance decline ratio being in the favour of the declines. While the broader markets underperformed, several penny stocks were seen outperforming the markets and gaining with a spurt in volume. 

Nippon Life India Asset Management, the asset manager of Nippon India Mutual Fund, successfully completed the NFO of Nippon India Flexi-Cap Fund.  

Despite underperformance by the broader indices, stock-specific action was witnessed in the markets. Hence, it’s important for traders and investors to keep a close watch on stocks that exhibit strong strength.   

The BSE SmallCap index managed to close in the red on Monday, continuing its underperformance from past week.  

In Monday's trading session, the domestic benchmark indices ended on a flat note with Sensex gaining 0.26 per cent whereas Nifty rising 0.21 per cent. The metal sector was in the limelight while the telecom sector faced selling pressure.  

The metal stocks have been shining recently, driven by a broad-based buying on strong demand and revival in consumption hopes. The major quarterly earnings have given a further boost to the metal index. Meanwhile, BSE Metal Index gained 2.34 per cent today.  

Sundaram Mutual on Independence Day, August 15, 2021, launched a new facility, to aid its distribution partners in executing MF transactions for investors. 

Tata Steel share price gained by 3.67 per cent on Monday. 

Tata Elxsi is trading with a PE multiple of 66 and its ROE is ~30.  At current price the dividend yield for the stock is 0.54 per cent. 

In the month of July 2021, equity-dedicated mutual funds saw redemption worth Rs 19,517 crore. Read onto know more about the companies where MFs have lowered their stake.

The market opened in red on August 16, 2021.

The market opened in red on August 16, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,06,77,334 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 35,18,003.80 crore.

The market opened in red on August 16, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,06,77,334 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 35,18,003.80 crore.

So, let’s know why the stock is seeing a huge spurt in price along with a massive jump in volumes? As you know, it is a leading recycling company, having a manufacturing presence around the globe.

The frontline indices are trading at life highs while the broader markets are correcting pushing several stocks in to the bear territory.  

For the past one year, the equity markets have been strongly recovering from the dip caused due to the first hit of the pandemic. Though the performance of the equity markets had become shaky during the second wave of the pandemic; currently, the equity markets are elating the investors' with its performance. 

Investment strategies are strategies that help investors in selecting where & how to invest.

The annual report 2020-21 of the company mentions that 67 per cent of the total revenue contribution is driven from the two and three-wheelers segment. The company has signed a letter of intent to Ola Electric for supplying

Gross booking revenue came in at Rs 356.7 crore, up by 261 per cent as compared to Rs 98.7 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year. Total expenses also shot up by 64 per cent from Rs 8.4 crore in Q1FY21 to Rs 13.8 crore in Q1FY22. 

Sugar stocks have been on a buzz for the past few months. In June 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol has been advanced by five years to 2025 to cut pollution and reduce import dependence. 

A leading supplier of rolled, forged & machined products, Ramkrishna Forgings Limited has won a multi-year order from European Tier 1 customer in the auto segment worth Rs 175 crore i.e. EUR 20 million. The order will be implemented over a timeframe of four years. 

Read on to find companies where equity-dedicated mutual fund schemes increased their stake in the month of July 2021.

Surendrakumar Tibrewala, Founder & Chairman of Fineotex Chemical Limited is a visionary, who has invested three decades in the chemical space. He speaks to Dalal Street Investment Journal about his company’s plans and breaks the silence on their upcoming Ambernath plant (near Mumbai) that has beaten its deadline and will be powered up in September 2021. Read the detailed interview here:  

Monday would be a historic day as 4 IPOs are making their debut on the stock exchanges namely, Devyani International, Windlas Biotech, Krsnaa Diagnostics, and Exxaro Tiles and their pre-market discovery prices stood

Apex slipped by more than 15 per cent followed by Voltamp which dropped by 6.62 per cent, Repco Homes weakened by more than 6 per cent while Bajaj Hindustan dropped by 5 per cent on Monday trading session. 

The company has launched its new Suprajit Technology Centre (STC), located at 141, Jigani‐Bommasandra Link Road, Bengaluru. It expects to entirely relocate and house the existing technology centre from its corporate office in the next couple of months into the newly launched facility. 

The company has digitised the Franchisee Lifecycle Management (FLM) process including onboarding and service activation as well as franchisee acquisition processes, which will help furnish a secured, simple and swift experience. 

The EPS was reported at negative 0.08 per share versus an EPS of 0.07 per share in the previous quarter.