Investors should be wary of adding more and more international funds in their portfolio and also, carefully assess the risk associated while investing in international funds. 

While Sensex & Nifty were witnessing ups & downs throughout the month of July, BSE Smallcap index managed to zoom by 6.01 per cent in July 2021. The pickup in economic activities and ramp-up of vaccination have infused positive sentiments and helped the small-cap stocks to be in the limelight. 

Mahindra Manulife has launched a new fund offer (NFO). Read onto find out more details:  

SIP can help you create wealth over the long term.

The market opened in green on August 02, 2021.

The market opened in green on August 02, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,45,79,087 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,84,873.66 crore.

The market opened in green on August 02, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,45,79,087 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,84,873.66 crore.

Planning for retirement is vital in order to have unworried sunset years.

Ashok Leyland’s subsidiary - Switch Mobility Ltd, the electrified commercial vehicles company has announced a strategic agreement with Dana Incorporated, the global leader in drivetrain and e-propulsion systems.

The realty stocks were seen trading with huge gains on Monday even as BSE Sensex is seen trading gains on more than 300 points. 

PI Industries on July 31, 2021, executed a business transfer agreement (BTA) with Ind-Swift Laboratories Limited (ISLL) for the acquisition of their API and intermediates business undertaking on a slump sale going concern basis. 

"We have an exciting pipeline of patent expiration opportunities coming up in the cardio-metabolic segment over the next 3-4 years, which we plan to leverage." says  Krishnakumar V, Executive Director & COO at Eris Lifesciences

The shares of Kalyani Steel have recently given a breakout with a spike in volumes.

"We firmly believe that our existing portfolio of over 200+ products along with green innovations in the areas of mild surfactants, non-toxic preservation will power our next leg of growth in the coming decade." says K. Natarajan, Executive Director & COO, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd

An interesting statistic that we would like to share for the month of July is that in Nifty 500 index, nearly 130 stocks have managed to close below their prior par low i.e., June month low. While 85 stocks have formed an inside bar, only nine stocks, which translates to 2 per cent stocks of Nifty 500, have managed to close above June month’s high.

Tata Motors is up by 57.8 per cent in 2021 alone, this is despite of the sharp correnction in the stock prices seen recently. 

July month qualified to be a roller coaster ride for the domestic benchmark indices. While BSE Sensex was experiencing the bumpy ride, the investors were inclined towards participation in the markets via mutual funds.

Eight interesting stocks that one should keep an eye on Monday! 

Here is the list of stocks that one must keep on the radar for swing trading

Solution-oriented funds offer investors to achieve their long-term financial goals like retirement and children raising expenses.

What is a rights issue?   

Rights issue is a primary market issue to raise additional capital from the existing shareholders of the company. The company offers shares to its existing shareholders in the proportion approved by its board of directors.

Can you think of a way of listing a private limited company as a public limited without going via the IPO route? Well, Wall Street has a solution if not Dalal Street yet.  Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) is a listed and yet a shell company with no business operations that aims to acquire a private company; thus, making it a public company.

The principle of margin of safety was popularised by a famed investor - Benjamin Graham and his followers, notably, Warren Buffett, who regarded it as the ‘cornerstone to investing’. Yet, outside the community of value investors, the concept of margin of safety is rarely used. Today, we will understand why it is important to incorporate this principle while investing.   

On the options' front, the 15,800 put option has seen the addition of nearly 52.94 lakh shares in the open interest on Friday itself. As a result, the total open interest in 15,800 put strike has touched 71 lakh shares.

The market opened in green on July 30, 2021.

The market opened in green on July 30, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 11,47,99,302 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 96,27,513.61 crore.

The market opened in green on July 30, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 11,47,99,302 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 96,27,513.61 crore.

One universal law, which forms the base of the financial world, is the risk & return law: Higher the risk, the higher the return.

Aditya Birla AMC identifies five key themes in investment that are going to play out in the coming future.

In the world of finance, an individual faces a risk, irrespective of whether he invests or not.

Privi Speciality Chemicals’ board of directors at its meeting held on July 29 2021, decided to enter into a joint venture (JV) agreement with Givaudan SA, world’s largest flavour & fragrance company, for manufacturing highly specialised aroma chemicals for Givaudan. 

The purpose of segregated portfolio is to ensure fair treatment to all investors in case of a credit event.

The share price of PDS Multinational Fashions is soaring high like an eagle. It hit a 52-week high of Rs 1,311 on BSE, gaining over 5 per cent today. It has furnished stellar returns of 347 per cent over the last one year. This phenomenal performance is mirrored over varied time horizons in 2021 as well. 

Seven interesting stocks that one should keep an eye on Friday! 

Can you believe that your monthly investment of Rs 10,000 in the following fund would have become Rs 15 lakh in five years! 

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Technical Analysis of 1 Stock (with 15 days horizon).

Editor's views on the capital markets, stock reviews and word on Dalal Street.

Interestingly, a lot of names have come up in the metal index.  

Risk is commonly known as a situation involving exposure to danger or harm. When it comes to investment decisions, the deviation between actual and expected returns is the risk in investment.

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation.

In this edition, we have reviewed Ajanta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD in Ajanta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Infosys Ltd.

The market opened in green on July 29, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,35,63,496 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 69,15,352.05 crore.

The market opened in green on July 29, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,35,63,496 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 69,15,352.05 crore.

The market opened in green on July 29, 2021.

This section gives decisive investment rationales to our subscribers on the stock queries they have raised to our research team.

This is a super house of financial data on 3500 corporates with up to date information. In the Magazine version the top 1100 -1400 companies are covered while the data on the entire 3500 companies is available in excel format for subscribers to download.

What the Zomato IPO has done is that it has added fuel to the fire when it comes to retail participation in India markets. This IPO frenzy is one of the best, if not the best, in the history of the Indian markets when it comes to the amount of money being raised from the public. Yogesh Supekar compares the 2021 IPO performance with some of the previous years’ performances while also highlighting some of the most promising IPOs awaited in 2021

Databank of top-ranked equity funds based on DSIJ's proprietary research methodology.

India has built itself up as a refinery hub and has charted plans to increase its refining capacity to 400 MMTPA by 2025. This is in view of the positive demand and supply situation which is likely to gain an upward thrust once the impact of the pandemic has softened

In India, the mutual fund industry has been steadily growing year on year.

The traditional financial theory holds that markets & investors are rational and have perfect self-control. They are not confused by cognitive errors and consider all available information in the decision-making process. However, this is simply not true for the vast majority. Even disciplined investors make financial decisions that are coloured by behavioural biases that cause them to act on emotion or make mistakes processing information.

India is one of the world’s leading producers or consumers of various commodities. The initiatives undertaken by SEBI have the potential to catapult the Indian commodity derivatives market into the league of the most influential markets on the global map. And that is why Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) is all set to post a high score

The equity markets are becoming increasingly nervous about their moves. The benchmark Nifty50 index has been trading trading in a less than 300 points’ range for the past seven weeks.

This is our mutual fund recommendation. Every fortnight , we recommend one open-ended equity diversified fund that has the best potential of returns for the next one year considering its constituents remain the same

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations.

On Wednesday, Happiest Minds Technologies announced its consolidated quarterly results for Q1FY22. The company was able to record good performance for the quarter. 

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon.

Mutual funds offer a wide variety of schemes in order to meet the needs and goals of investors. Investors willing to invest in equity can invest in equity-oriented schemes, investors with lower risk appetite go for debt funds and those investors who want to track the index can invest in index funds, etc.

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year. 

Trends such as robust pent-up demand, change in consumer preference and low housing loan rates are expected to continue the rally in real estate stocks in the coming months.

I thoroughly enjoyed your latest issue on stocks to avoid and partial profit booking.

Time and again a wave of euphoria picks up the market when it has slid a few hundred points.

Our daily life is peppered with products made by foreign companies – smart phones, clothes, news, entertainment content and even socializing have an international zing to it.

Tejas Networks recently announced a strategic investment from Panatone Finvest Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited, for a 26 per cent controlling stake in the company.  

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ISGEC Hitachi Zosen Limited, a subsidiary & joint venture company of ISGEC Heavy Engineering Limited has secured a breakthrough order for a PTA reactor for a public sector petrochemical project of national importance from Technip Energies, Noida.

The last one year has been quite hectic in terms of launch of new fund offers (NFOs).

Your special report covering the topic of ESG investing was quite thoughtful.

A food technology delivery platform company recently got listed on the Indian bourses at a mind-boggling valuation.

As July expiry is in place, expect a volatile move wherein, the level of 15,635 is likely to act as important support while on the upside, the level of 15,800 may act as a resistance level. 

Eight stocks you'll want to have on your radar on Thursday! 

Two things were noteworthy in today’s session: The first was, recovery from lower levels, while the second was, the move in textile sector stocks.   

The fund has not been performing well in the last six months. Since February 2021, the NAV of the fund has lost 20 per cent.  

Asset allocation is the key to portfolio returns and hence it is paramount importance.

Credit rating helps to evaluate the likelihood of a debtor defaulting on his financial obligations.

The index-based market-wide circuit breaker system applies at three stages of the index movement, either way at 10 per cent, 15 per cent, and 20 per cent.

IDFC Mutual Fund is preparing to launch a fund of funds (FoF) investing in US stocks. JP Morgan US Growth Fund will be the underlying fund.  

The market opened in red on July 28, 2021.

The market opened in red on July 28, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,78,69,567 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 48,40,683.51 crore.

The market opened in red on July 28, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,78,69,567 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 48,40,683.51 crore.

The company’s total operating revenue stood at Rs 182.3 crore as compared to Rs 55.3 crore during Q1FY21, registering a growth of 230 per cent. EBITDA stood at Rs 18.8 crore, increasing by almost five times on a YoY basis. 

On Wednesday, Coforge Limited, an Indian multinational information technology company, announced its financial results for Q1FY22. The performance reported also includes a contribution from SK Global, an acquisition that concluded in the last week of April 2021. 

If a company posts net profit growth of 100 per cent, would you be happy or doubtful? Well, if it is not backed by the cash flows, then it’s a good reason to be doubtful.

Indian markets traded near the low of the day on Wednesday while Nifty breached its 50-DMA for the first time after almost two months. 

Cyient recently announced that it will strengthen IntelliCyient - its digital solutions suite, through the proposed acquisition of WorkForce Delta, which is a leading consulting firm in the mobile workforce management.  

Long term debt investors get the benefit of indexation to reduce the burden of tax.

Keep watch on these stocks for Wednesday 

We believe that going forward, traders should shift their focus towards stock-specific opportunities rather than taking any directional bias bet on the index as the index has largely traded in a range in the recent past.

In 2021, so far, BSE Midcap index has outperformed the domestic benchmark indices by gaining around 25.9 per cent. Meanwhile, Sensex and Nifty have gained 9.82 per cent & 12.31 per cent, respectively. 

When investing in the ETF form, an investor has the flexibility to buy & sell the investment on the stock exchanges just like transacting a stock and in addition, he also gets access to all the benefits of investing. 

Incorporated in 2003, Rolex Rings is among the top five forging companies in India.

Among Asian peers, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is down by more than 4 per cent while China’s Shanghai Composite too witnessed losses of nearly 2.5 per cent.   

The circular by SEBI has also specified that AMCs & depositories shall facilitate and RTAs shall make the aforesaid platform operational in a phased manner. 

The market opened in green on July 27, 2021.

The market opened in green on July 27, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,28,58,792 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 36,04,114.35 crore.