Speaking with DSIJ, Amit Kumar, Managing Director and CEO, Prataap Snacks indicates how the return to normal life in the post-pandemic scenario will once again boost demand for snacks. Following is the detailed discussion.

The shares of Natco Pharma were trading higher by 1 per cent in a down market after the company informed the exchanges that it has launched Brivaracetam tablets under the brand 'Brecita' in India.

The company has approved the proposal for the buyback of fully paid-up equity shares for an aggregate amount, not exceeding Rs 150 crore, which is 5.05 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital.

The stock of Tata Chemicals Limited has given approximately 59 per cent returns in less than a month. On January 29, 2021, it had closed at Rs 475.45 while today, it registered all time high level of Rs 757. 

There has been a sudden abrupt rise in the fear gauge index- India VIX at it jumped nearly 29 per cent to move above the 29 levels. Considering the inverse relationship between Nifty and India VIX, it is prudent for the market participants to avoid excessive leverage positions on the long side. 

Sundaram Mutual Fund completes 25 years and is celebrating its silver jubilee today. Read onto find out more about its journey. 

The market opened in red on February 26, 2021.

The market opened in red on February 26, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,77,82,893 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 86,15,815.25 crore.

The market opened in red on February 26, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,77,82,893 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 86,15,815.25 crore.

The tax-saving season is approaching, and nothing is better than investing in Equity Linked Saving Scheme (ELSS). Read onto find out more about the top-performing ELSS funds.

For those who are new to trading and are not familiar with the term 'quantity freeze', we would like to explain it to you in a simple manner. The concept of quantity freeze has been introduced by the stock exchange in order to regulate the flow of orders within a certain specified quantity.

RBL Bank: The bank has informed that Vishwavir Ahuja, Managing Director & CEO has sold 14,40,000 shares between February 19 & 25, 2021 for approximately Rs 35.07 crore, which is as per the preclearance taken by him. Further, he mentioned that the sale of shares is purely for personal and family reasons.

Technically, the index might have logged gains of 115 points on Thursday. However, the day’s range was confined within 111 points while the gains were largely due to the gap-up opening. Since Thursday’s trading range was the lowest in the last seven trading sessions, it led to the formation of the NR7 pattern.

Speaking with DSIJ, Mr. Pradip Kumar Menon, CFO, Pidilite Industries Ltd. states that the recovery from the impact of the pandemic has been swift and this is evident from the rising sales curve in both the domestic and international markets. Following is the detailed discussion.

Cochin Shipyard Limited announced on Wednesday after the market hours that it has joined hands with Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and IHC Holland BV to make world-class dredgers. 

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Speaking with DSIJ, Mr. Achal Bakeri; Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Symphony Limited indicates the growth drivers that will take the company back to its pre-pandemic growth level. Following is the detailed discussion.

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Wipro marked 25 years of partnership with Cisco by launching ‘Cisco Business Unit’, which will focus on the development and adoption of end-to-end digital transformation solutions, leveraging Cisco technologies for customers. 

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The drug may help improve mood and feelings of well-being, relieve anxiety and tension as well as increase energy level.

After an eventful trading session on Wednesday, the domestic markets remained comparatively calm on Thursday with Sensex surging 257.62 points or 0.51 per cent to settle at 51,039.31 levels while Nifty rose by 115.35 points or 0.77 per cent to end at 15,097.35 levels. 

Speaking with DSIJ, Mr. Shujaul Rehman; CEO, Garware Technical Fibres Limited indicates that Garware Technical Fibres continues to make good progress and is aiming to launch new products. Following is the detailed discussion.

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L&T Technology Services today announced that it has been selected by Airbus to provide technology and digital engineering solutions for Airbus’ Skywise platform as a part of Skywise Partner Programme. 

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd today announced the US launch of the website for its long-term care (LTC) division with the name- www.sunltc.com.

We have bounced back at a faster rate than the market

On Thursday, Max Asset Services (MAS), a subsidiary of Max Group’s listed entity, Max Ventures & Industries, announced its entry into the ‘managed office spaces’ business with the launch of ‘WorkWell Suites’ at its newly-developed office complex Max House, Okhla.  

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

When the markets are at lifetime highs, speculation about the direction they will take also touches all-time highs

Sensex quickly recovered from its Monday’s crash, which is considered to be its biggest fall in over two months. Along with the Indian benchmark indices, midcaps have also kept up with the run.  

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

In the month of February 2021, the metal stocks have truly shined and attracted investors’ attention. BSE Metal index has jumped by more than 26 per cent in one month thereby, outperforming the domestic benchmark indices. Sensex gained by 10.31 per cent while Nifty rose by 10.7 per cent since the beginning of February.  

In this edition, we have reviewed Coal India Ltd. and GAIL (India).

The commodity options market is simply a market in which producers may purchase the opportunity to sell or...

International investing is increasingly gaining in popularity with an increasing number of Indians offered options to invest in internal equities, whether through direct equity exposure or via international mutual funds.

Since futures are contracts for future date, you should know the current spot market price of...

As in the case of stocks, most of the exchanges, the best five buy and sell orders for every contract available for...

Margin is the deposit money that needs to be paid to buy or sell each contract. The margin required for a...

The commodities market will have three broad categories of market participants apart from brokers and...

In India, commodity trading is taking place through spot market and forward and futures contracts.

It is now widely known that the pandemic has given a boost to the IT and pharmaceutical sectors.

Globally, India is known to be the largest provider of generic drugs.

From an investor’s point of view, commodity investment has certain unique features as it is...

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

So, what are the options for investing in commodities? As an investor, people can use many vehicles in...

Commodity trading carries a lower downside risk than other asset classes, as pricing in...

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A commonly used approach is to consider as an asset class any instrument

The different commodities that trade on various commodity exchanges can broadly be classified as below

Just as stocks and stock derivatives are traded in stock exchanges, commodity derivatives are traded in commodity exchanges.

The Indian experience in commodity futures market dates back to thousands of years.

Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made headlines post announcing that his company has invested USD 1.5 billion worth in Bitcoin. This might have tempted many existing and potential investors to take a shot at this new investment avenue. But many may have done so without understanding the intricacies of the Bitcoin. The article provides some interesting insights

Commodities are natural products that grow (such as wheat, rice, etc.)

Angel Broking, one of the largest retail broking houses in India announced that it has launched international investments for Indian investors by collaborating with Vested Finance thereby, making investments in the US stocks and ETFs, hassle-free. 

As we all know, a market where commodities are traded is referred to as a commodity market.

The Nifty witnessed a scintillating rally of 1,770 points from the Union Budget day lows to an all-time high of 15431.75

There are other instruments and few of them are briefly covered here.

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. 

By combining options and/or stock into spreads, the investor can add even more flexibility to his

For aggressive investors who are very bullish about the prospects for a stock / index, buying calls can...

The optionality characteristic of options results in a non-linear payoff for options. 

The writer of the Call Option is generally bearish, while the writer of the Put Option is...

Investing is essential for achieving your financial goals.

There are four types of participants in options markets depending on the position they ...

Options, are another type of derivative instruments. Some people might say options are bit complex...

Stock index futures have become the most popular financial derivative instruments and widely traded all...

When it comes to investing, one of the factors which cloud an individual’s decision making skill is one’s own emotional bias.

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.

A futures spread is simply the simultaneous trading of one contract against another.

If on the expiry date, the actual price of Reliance Industries is Rs 1300, Mahesh can buy the shares at...

A future contract, unlike the privately-traded forward contract, is publicly traded. 

Before discussing this concept lets discuss about spot market. In a spot market, what you generally do?

Due to complexity in nature, it is very difficult to classify the financial derivatives.

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.

Contrary to what fables may state, it never rains money through the roof. To create wealth, you must have a proper plan in place – one that takes into account your investment objectives while also helping you to generate wealth. Mutual funds, as this report shows, is the best option
 

A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from the value of one or more basic variables called bases...

As you are aware the financial derivatives have become increasingly popular and most commonly used in

 At times, the focus on past performance is so overwhelming that it leaves investors with the...

Exchange Traded Funds are mutual fund units which investors buy/sell from the stock exchange, as ...

Assets Under Management (AUM) is the total value of assets managed by an AMC in one or all the plans.

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. 

Most investors preferred to book profits from the recent market rallies before the economy gets engulfed by another wave of uncertainty as restrictions are being implemented to curb the spread of the disease.

I cannot help but share my excitement with you, dear readers and investors, about this special anniversary issue that celebrates Dalal Street Investment Journal's landmark completion of 35 years.

I found the article related to swing trading, which can help to earn profits over a short period of time, quite interesting.

Anyone interested in investing must have heard about the investment acumen of Warren Buffet. He is considered to be a genius investor that has helped him to build a vast fortune.

How can someone be ready before identifying one's investment needs. right? 

Wednesday turned out to be a wonderful day of trade for bulls as Sensex registered four-digit gains. Nifty too logged triple-digit gains and closed just shy of the important psychological mark of 15,000. 

A wide variety of mutual fund schemes exist to cater to the needs such as financial position, risk...

A wide variety of mutual fund schemes exist to cater to the needs such as financial position, risk tolerance and...

The best mutual funds design their portfolios in such a way that investment components will react differently to

The performance of a mutual fund can be appraised from the Net Asset Value (NAV) which is disclosed on a daily basis. 

The mutual fund industry can be broadly put into four phases according to the development of the sector.

A mutual fund is made up when large number of investors pool their money together and invest in stocks, bonds, etc

Well, now we have so far discussed about equities in general in our last three modules.