After going through your cover story on gold I realised it would be better to have some exposure to gold in my portfolio in order to maintain stability.

Factor investing is an investment strategy that combines active with passive styles of investing in order to capture excess returns at a reduced level of risk. Funds following this approach are constructed to target specific stocks that exhibit a characteristic that drives returns. This approach to investing is relatively new in India but is lately gaining ground in the mutual fund industry. Many investors are getting keen to know if these schemes can prove to be a good bet for their portfolios. 

The poultry companies have been demanding for long time for the import of GM soya cake as the prices hit the roof owing to short supply in India.

The most commonly used strategies in hedging are asset allocation, portfolio structuring, and using put/call options.

On the daily chart of Nifty, it has formed a shooting star-like pattern; however, it has maintained its rhythm of higher highs & higher lows since the last three sessions. Shooting star candle is interpreted as a bearish reversal candlestick pattern that typically occurs at the top of uptrends.

Month to date, the stock of Bajaj Finserv has gained nearly 12 per cent. On Wednesday, the stock had formed a dark cloud cover candlestick pattern on the daily chart. Read onto know more about what the momentum indicators & oscillators suggest for the stock.

The FPIs have also increased their stake in Oracle Financial Services in the recent quarter. The FPI holding has increased by 9.51 per cent (QoQ) for the June quarter. 

Companies with outstanding results will always tend to catch investors attention. 

Few stocks such as SAIL, Hindalco,Tata Steel,NMDC and JSW Steel have declared outstanding results however have underperformed the markets since declaring results. SAIL for example is down by more than 15 per cent since it declared its positive numbers. 

Several stocks trading below Rs 100 per share were seen trading in green, outperforming the frontline indices. 

The broader markets managed to outperform the frontline indices on Wednesday. Several Penny Stocks gained with spike in volumeon Wednesday.

The domestic benchmark indices have portrayed a mixed performance in Wednesday's trading session. In the broader markets, BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.5 per cent each. Oil & gas along with power stocks experienced a rally on Wednesday.  

As we know, the last 15-16 months have been fabulous for the markets. We have seen many penny stocks go on insane runs and delivering multifold returns during this period.   However, in this article, we will not talk about those stocks that have seen a run-up during this period; instead, we will discuss the top five most successful penny stocks in the last ten years.   

Considering that the broader markets continue to outperform the frontline gauge, we expect stock-specific action to continue on D-Street.   So here is the list of stocks that one could keep on their watch list for swing trading

As many as 150 stocks made their fresh 52 week high while at least 444 stocks were locked in the upper circuit on Wednesday. 

The broader markets are seen outperforming the frontline gauge with Nifty Midcap and Smallcap index trading higher by 0.07 per cent & 0.59 per cent, respectively.   

The share price of Kaveri Seeds is down by 5 per cent in past one year while in the past one month the stock is down by more than 13 per cent. In 2021 however the stock is up by more than 17 per cent. 

Long-term period is more than 10 years for equities? Read here to know more! 

On BSE, the stock hit Rs 492.95 per share on BSE, as against the listing price of Rs 405.65 per share, an increase of 21.5 per cent 

The market opened in green on August 25, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,91,37,655 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 51,14,351.10 crore.

The market opened in green on August 25, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,91,37,655 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 51,14,351.10 crore.

The market opened in green on August 25, 2021.

If you are planning to buy a car in the next three years, then this article is for you! Read to know how much to invest in which category of funds to achieve your goal.

The shares of JCT were seen continuously locked in the lower circuit for several sessions after the company reported a negative set of results in the recent quarter.  

As the broader market indices are seen outperforming for the second day in a row on Wednesday, it is interesting to check the five-day breakout strategy.   

The PE multiple is often high for quality FMCG stocks.  

The stock of Indian Energy Exchange Limited has bounced exactly from the edge of the rising trendline. Read onto know what the technical chart suggests about the stock.

The stock of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Limited has lost over 18 per cent in just 32 trading sessions. However, on the daily chart, the stock had formed a bullish candle on Tuesday, which indicates a pullback rally ahead. Read this article to know what the technical chart suggests about the stock.

BSE Sensex is up by 16.90 per cent on YTD basis. We find that at least 6 private banks have outperformed Sensex in 2021. The top performing private bank of 2021 is Equitas Small Finance Bank.

Several stocks from various sectors in the meantime caught investors attention by their stupendous gains in the past one month. Some of the stocks soared up to 165 per cent in past one month alone with as many as 44 stocks doubling in the similar period.

Several stocks turned out to be multibaggers in the past one year alone with at least 24 stocks delivering more than 1000 per cent returns.

Several penny stocks were seen hitting their upper circuit filters on Tuesday with few stocks such as JCT managing to hit the upper circuit after it hit the lower circuit in teh early hours of the trading session on Tuesday. 

Keep these five stocks on your watchlist for Wednesday. 

Your personal net worth is a combination of the total assets you possess and what you owe. 

Industry analysis has become a prerequisite for the investment process. Before arriving at any investment decision, investors should be aware of the business environment along with the competitive edge a company has in its industry. There are various methods for carrying out industry analysis; Porter’s five forces model is one of the most popular models used all around the world. 

The broader markets witnessed a big dent since the beginning of August 2021 and are down between 4 and 8 per cent. Read onto find out the funds that outperformed their peers and benchmark in the same duration. 

The broader markets saw a swift rebound on Tuesday after underperforming the frontline indices since the beginning of the previous week. BSE Sensex jumped higher by more than 403 points or 0.73 per cent while BSE SmallCap Index soared by 1.69 per cent.  

The overall market momentum was optimistic today with broader markets participating in the upward trend post days of underperformance. The full approval granted by US Food & Drug Administration to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech proved to be one of the significant market drivers today.

What was more outstanding was the fact that this upmove ticked all the boxes of a perfect bullish rally wherein, the market breadth was strongly in favour of advances. Participation was seen from the majority of the sectors while India VIX cooled off.  

Optiemus Electronics Limited (OEL), a leading homegrown company engaged in the manufacturing of next-generation electronic products, recently announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership to form an alliance in order to strengthen the ties with Taiwan-headquartered Wistron Corporation’s Indian subsidiary Wistron Infocomm Manufacturing (India).

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Tata Power announced that it has successfully commissioned 150 MW solar power project situated in Loharki (Rajasthan). 

On the options’ front, Nifty 16,500 Put option has seen a huge addition of 31 lakh shares in the open interest in today’s session itself while 16,500 Call Option witnessed unwinding of 9 lakh shares.

BLS International has recently launched an immigration consultancy for individuals and families willing to migrate to Canada. The company plans on leveraging its domestic network in states such as Karnataka, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Maharashtra as well as other countries such as Malaysia, UAE, and Singapore. 

The market opened in green on August 24, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,28,64,614 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 45,34,429.63 crore.

The market opened in green on August 24, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,28,64,614 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 45,34,429.63 crore.

The market opened in green on August 24, 2021.

The market opened in green on August 24, 2021.

Zomato, which had a promising listing on IPO, fell considerably during two consecutive sessions i.e. by 9 per cent on Monday and 3 per cent today. Let’s know the reason behind this fall. 

3i Infotech features in the ASM LT Stage 4 surveillance. The share price of 3i Infotech saw a spurt in volume by more than 1.13 times on Tuesday.

The surge in the stock price is seen on the back of a spurt in volume. The total trade volume for the stock has already surpassed its prior trading session’s volume.   So, what’s working in the favour of this stock?

Considering that we are seeing outperformance from the broader markets, we will look for the stocks that are crossing their previous day’s high in the early deals as these could give us a trigger of the stocks that could outperform or deliver alpha returns in the coming days.

Nucleus Software, the leading provider of lending and transaction banking products to the global financial services industry, announced that it will empower South Indian Bank, a Kerala based leading Private sector bank in South India, by providing the best-in-class digital solution offering to revamp the bank’s current retail lending landscape. 

While the number of declining stocks was more than the number of stocks that advanced there were several stocks that bucked the trend in the broader markets and gather positive momentum.  

Stock SIP in several trending midcap IT stocks would have been a market beating investment with stock SIP in some of these mid cap IT stocks generating returns close to 73 per cent on annualised basis.  

While the small-caps underperfomed, there were several penny stocks that gained with spike in volumes on Monday. 

Some of the top performing FMCG stocks gained more than 3 per cent previous week with Spectrum Foods soaring by more than 34 per cent.

Some of the top performing IT stocks have gained up to 21.46 per cent in one week alone. Megri Soft ltd is the top performing IT stocks that has gained by 21.46 per cent. Continental Chemicals is up by 21.38 per cent while Otco International is up by 21.18 per cent.

While several FMCG and IT stocks outperformed we find that stocks belonging to the chemicals sector have also outperformed this week.

RSI above 70 is considered bullish while a bullish stochastic crossover reflects strong momentum in prices. Following stocks are reflecting RSI levels of 70 and higher while also reflecting bullish stochastic crossover. 

Keep a watch on these five stocks. 

The turnover ratio shows how efficiently any company uses its assets to generate sales. It is also known as the efficiency ratio where sales play an important role in the calculation while it is taken differently for every turnover ratio.

And as the saying goes, bad things happen in twos, same applies to the newly-listed companies as well. Nearly 23 stocks out of 34 have managed to close below their prior trading session’s low.   

At the start of the week, the domestic market witnessed strong buying interest and traded in the green. For the maximum time, Sensex and Nifty traded above the previous close on Monday. IT stocks along with the financial stocks sparkled today whereas the broader market faced a notable hit in today's trading session. 

Nihar Info Global recently announced that it has obtained Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Licence under FSS Act, 2006 as a marketer, retailer, distributor, exporter, and importer. 

BSE Telecom Index, BSE Bankex and BSE IT index were seen trading in green on Monday. Several SmallCaps managed to outperform frontline indices on Monday. 

Inflation has been inching up and realty is considered to be one of the best bets against inflation. Let’s find out. 

Lasa Supergenerics announced that it has resumed manufacturing operations in plants located at Mahad. Besides, the company has also restarted operations in units situated in Chiplun (both in Maharashtra) within a week of floods. 

Indian Energy Exchange’s green term-ahead market has cumulatively traded 2,744 MU of renewable energy in its first year, comprising 1,477 MU in the non-solar segment and 1,267 MU volume in the solar segment. 

On the options' front, the 16,500 Put option sees huge addition of open interest on Monday as nearly 24.86 lakh shares have been added. So, the total open interest at the 16,500 Put strike has reached 60.2 lakh shares while 16,500 Call Option strikes total open interest added 66.65 lakh shares.

InvITs encourage the infrastructure sector of India.

Stock SIP in some of the top performing energy stocks would have delivered an annualised returns of around 50.44 per cent (5 years). 

The domestic benchmark indices have begun the week on a positive note. Sensex is up by 0.25 per cent or 137.33 points while Nifty is at 16,462.90 level, up by 0.16 per cent or 26.15 points. Today is yet another cheering day for the IT stocks! BSE IT index is trading in green at 1.24 per cent on the upper side. It is outperforming the domestic benchmark indices by a notable margin when other sectoral indices are still trading in the red zone. 

The market opened in green on August 23, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,81,31,991 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 41,29,526.68 crore.

The market opened in green on August 23, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,81,31,991 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 41,29,526.68 crore.

The new product launch can be expected to increase the exports for TVS Motor and is growth positive for the company.  

The market opened in green on August 23, 2021.

The market opened in green on August 23, 2021.

IT stocks are outperforming even as all of the sectoral indices are seen slipping into the red on Monday. Metal stocks are witnessing heavy selling.

On Friday, the stock had gained nearly 5 per cent and formed a bullish engulfing pattern on the daily chart. Read onto know more about the technical formation on the chart.

The stock of Britannia Industries Ltd has given a downward sloping channel breakout on the weekly chart. This breakout was confirmed by the above 30-week average volume. The big volume on the breakout implies the urgency of buying.   

The stock of Vedanta Limited has lost nearly 20 per cent in just three trading sessions. Read onto know more about the technical formation on the weekly chart. 

Before investing in any mutual fund scheme or any such investment product, there are certain unpopular but important things that you must know. Read the article to know what those significant pointers are.  

Since a sharp fall was witnessed on Friday, the stock selection is going to be crucial, going ahead.  So, here is the list of the stocks that one should keep on the radar, going forward. 

BSE Small-Cap Index was seen constantly trading below the previous close and has today further rattled by 1.83 per cent thereby, underperforming Sensex, which took a dip of 0.54 per cent. Meanwhile, BSE Midcap index also ended in red, declining by 1.91 per cent

Domestic equity benchmarks traded on a weak note during Friday's session due to selling pressure in RIL and private bank stocks. On the sectoral front, the FMCG sector was the biggest gainer whereas, the metal sector was the biggest loser in today's trading session.

Futures contract is nothing but a standardised version of forward contract. It is just as the name suggests, two parties get into a contract to buy or sell an underlying asset at a fixed price at a certain future date. However, there are differences between the forward contract and futures contract but the idea behind them is the same.

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.