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We have seen how the private companies initially sell their stocks to the public through a process called the initial public offering (IPO).

History says that the stock market originated in Europe during the 12th century.

When we talk about stock markets, we have both, the organised and the unorganised markets.

An equity share or ordinary share also represents the form of fractional ownership in a company.

Before discussing about stock markets, let us understand the concept of a market.

Why is the bearish engulfing pattern considered the most prominent reversal candlestick pattern? Read onto know more about the psychology behind this. 

The momentum investment strategy is not so popular amongst Indian investors, but it seems it’s time to check it out. Read onto find out more.

The world of investments is a fascinating one.

How can anyone decide about a new issue especially since in spite of most companies being genuine there are some who may wish to exploit the investors?

As you now, an application to a new issue is decided by a lottery.

PRICING THE ISSUE : VARIOUS METHODS

The shares of L&T ended down by 3.61 per cent on Monday as the broad market index corrected by 1,145 points. This came despite the company's announcement that it has won a slew of orders with a total consideration ranging between Rs 2,500 and Rs 5,000 crore.  

Let’s have a sneak peek of the conversation between DSIJ MF team and Vinay Paharia, Chief Investment Officer of Union Asset Management Company Private Limited.  

The domestic markets crashed on Monday as Sensex fell by 1,145.44 points or by 2.25 per cent to settle at 49,744.32 levels while Nifty tumbled 306.05 points or 2.04 per cent to close at 14,675.70 levels. 

The other methods of issue of shares include

There would be great news coverage about the impending big public offer.

The major activities involved in making a public issue of securities before it is launched are

It is the process of fixing the price of a share based on applicants’ bids.

The value of the company is reflected in the price of the shares of the company at the time of the public issue.

Vivimed Labs Limited informed that the company has received approval for a product from Uzbekistan Government for its PICS & Health Canada-approved site. Both these facilities are situated in Hyderabad. 

They play an important role in grading the issue, helping the investors to decide whether to invest or not.

PUBLIC ISSUE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

With this acquisition, the company will be able to distribute over 25 billion units of power as against the earlier capacity of 16.66 billion to nearly 3.8 million customers compared to the earlier customer base of 3.65 million. 

Qualified Institutional Bidders (QIBs)

India VIX index, the so-called fear index, jumped by a whopping 8 per cent and it has now crossed the 24-mark.   Put-Call Ratio (PCR) of Nifty dropped to 0.76 and this indicates more Call Writing than Puts.  

DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUBLIC ISSUE OF SHARES

Any Indian company may make an initial public offer

A primary market is the market for new securities (debt or equity) issued by companies,

The market opened in red on February 22, 2021.

The market opened in red on February 22, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,78,83,868 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 27,55,176.55 crore.

The market opened in red on February 22, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,78,83,868 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 27,55,176.55 crore.

Lupin: The company announced that it has received approval for its Droxidopa capsules, 100 mg, 200 mg & 300 mg from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA), to market a generic equivalent of Northera capsules, 100 mg, 200 mg & 300 mg of Lundbeck NA Ltd. 

One of the most important assumptions in technical analysis is that history repeats itself! If the history repeats this time, expect an average correction of 12-13 per cent and if this happens, then there is a high probability that we could test the levels of 13,596, which also happens to be the swing low of January 29. 

Heranba Industries, a crop protection chemicals manufacturer is coming out with its IPO. Read on to find if you should subscribe to the issue. 

 We have also briefly explored the difference between primary and secondary markets. 

Out of 542 mutual funds, there were 230 funds, which gave double-digit annualised returns in the last decade. Read on to find out more.

Here is an important question.

Unichem Laboratories Ltd, an international, integrated, speciality pharmaceutical company informed the exchanges on Friday that it has received ANDA approval for its Apremilast tablets in the strengths of 10 mg, 20 mg & 30 mg by United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).  

On Friday as well, the markets indicated bearish investor sentiments as Sensex ends below 51,000, declining by 434.93 points or 0.85 per cent to settle at 50,889.76 levels while Nifty fell by 137.20 points or 0.91 per cent to close at 14,981.75 levels.   

The company announced today that it has initiated the process with Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use authorisation (EUA) of the well-studied human adenoviral vector-based platform vaccine candidate, Sputnik V.  

WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS FUNDING OPTIONS FOR THE COMPANY?

But obviously, making money is the motive to invest in shares. This can be divided into two reasons - expectation of dividend and capital gain.

A lot of asset managers are getting positive on cyclicals. Read onto find out more about the funds that are likely to gain from cyclical bets.

DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF SHARES ARE

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHARES ARE

The market opened in red on February 19, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,17,16,388 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 80,21,078.07 crore.

On Friday, Firstsource’s company, PatientMatters announced that Mon Health System, which serves communities in West Virginia, has selected the company’s Intelli Advisor Consulting Services.  

WHAT CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FACE VALUE & MARKET VALUE?

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BENEFITS OF HOLDING SHARES

Zydus Cadila has received USFDA approval to market Droxidopa capsules, which come in the strength of 100 mg, 200 mg & 300 mg.

To start a business there are many requirements such as product/service idea, operational facility, people to work etc. All these activities imply that the company needs money or 'capital'.

The world of investments is a fascinating one. 

In the local economic news, even as the overall consumer inflation for January eased to a 16-month low of 4.09 per cent in January from 4.59 per cent in December, core inflation (a better measure of medium-term inflation), which excludes the effects of volatile food and fuel prices,

Stocks from the consumer food industry were also seen buzzing as Hindustan Foods jumped nearly 10 per cent while Tasty Bite Eatables soared 2.5 per cent.   On the stock options’ front, unusual activity was seen in Tata Chemicals CE strikes.

The market opened in red on February 19, 2021.

The market opened in red on February 19, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,17,16,388 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 80,21,078.07 crore.

The process of making an investment is an activity that calls for planning. It is possible with some effort to learn this and make well-informed investment decisions.

Oil India: Oil India Limited (OIL) in consortium with Engineers India Limited (EIL) has decided to bid for acquiring a 61.65 per cent stake of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL). The bid is to be submitted via a formal process.

The stock-specific action would continue as we are seeing the broader markets outperforming the index. Interestingly, Nifty Small-cap index has a lot to catch-up on as it is still trading nearly 19 per cent away from its all-time high level as against most of the key indices. 

How are investment decisions made?

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RPP Infra Projects Limited (RPP-SMC JV) has received a letter of acceptance (LoA) for a new project worth Rs 176.58 crore. 

On Thursday, Sensex declined by 379.14 points or by 0.73 per cent to close at 51,324.69 levels while Nifty fell by 0.59 per cent or 89.95 per cent to settle at 15,118.95 levels. 

On Thursday, Larsen & Toubro Limited announced that its construction arm had secured a significant order in the nuclear sector by Nuclear Corporation of India (NPCIL) for main plant civil work of Kudankulam 5 & 6 units.   

The company has proposed a buyback of not exceeding 6,97,56,641 fully paid-up equity shares at a price of Rs 150 per equity share on a proportionate basis, through the tender offer process.

The market opened in green on February 18, 2021.

The market opened in green on February 18, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,30,79,588 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 43,17,511.33 crore.

Wabag will execute the EPC portion of this project over a period of 24 months, followed by operation & maintenance of 15 years. 

The market opened in green on February 18, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,30,79,588 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 43,17,511.33 crore.

The real estate & infrastructure development arm of Mahindra Group, Mahindra Lifespace Developers announced the successful launch of 'Happinest Tathawade', a first-of-its-kind fusion homes residential project in Pune, India.  

HAP: Hatsun Agro Product (HAP) inaugurated its 2,500th HAP dairy outlet for milk & curd distribution in Guntur District (Andhra Pradesh) and 151st Ibaco outlet in Bhimavaram (Andhra Pradesh). This together with 949 outlets of HAP Daily (ice-cream retail & distribution) and Oyalo makes Hatsun Agro Product, the owner of the largest retail brand network in India with more than 3,600 franchise-run outlets.

If we look at the options data, the maximum contraction of OI on the call side in the initial part of the week was at 15,500. However, this has gradually shifted to 15,400 and now to 15,300 levels. Additionally, another data point, which is worth noting is the strikes of 15,300, which saw a maximum call writing, followed by 15,200 level.

Palred Electronics Private Limited, a subsidiary of Palred Technologies Limited stated that pTron has launched its first fully-wireless TWS with free Qi charger.  

Ashok Leyland announced today that it has increased the sourcing of clean energy to 60 per cent for its countrywide operations.

Finolex Cables Limited has informed about adding conduit & fittings to its repository. The conduits are manufactured at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in Goa, from specially formulated µPVC to meet the most stringent Indian and international standards.

GMM Pfaudler announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the global business of Pfaudler Group.

Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund is one of the most diversified funds in the category. Read onto find out more about it.

Rajesh Exports Limited informed on Wednesday that it has received its first major prestigious order post-COVID-19 worth Rs 1,352 crore, which involves a designer range of gold jewellery from Germany. The order is expected to be completed by March 31, 2021.

Dr Lal Path Labs 25 Feb Call option of 2500 and 2600 strike price has risen 614 per cent and 366.75 per cent, respectively. In the future segment, we have seen a staggering 42 per cent addition in the open interest. Another stock, whose options have turned multi-bagger is Adani Port. Adani Port’s Call option of 670, 680 and 690 strike prices have soared 110 per cent, 119.85 per cent and 118.52 per cent, respectively.  

The company plans to invest over Rs 10,000 crore to develop DPL into an alternate gateway to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).

The market opened in red on February 17, 2021.

The market opened in red on February 17, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,65,39,393 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 36,60,812.75 crore.