Car producers in China are facing the brunt of trade war tension between the two biggest economies of the world. Car sales in China slipped 2.8 per cent in 2018 due to a slowdown in the economy resulting in sluggish demand.

Mid-cap and small-cap stocks offer a better return than large-cap stocks in the long run. However, the selection is critical and hence leaving it for a professional such as mutual fund manager is a better choice.

TV18 Broadcast announced its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2018. On a consolidated quarterly basis, the company’s operating revenue surged 22 per cent YoY to Rs. 1,475 crore in Q3FY19 from Rs. 1,211 crore in Q3FY18. Operating EBITDA increased to Rs. 115 crore in Q3FY19 from Rs. 82 crore in Q3FY18, thereby rising 41 per cent YoY.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) has launched international bonds for US$ 900 million carrying a coupon of 4.75 per cent. The notes will be settled by January 16, 2019.

The beginning of calendar year 2019 brought cheers to some stocks as they managed to post stellar return in the first fortnight of January 2019. On the other hand, the benchmark indices such as Nifty and Sensex delivered a negative return of around 1.6 per cent and 1.11 per cent, respectively.

When it comes to mutual funds people generally select mutual funds based on its returns, alpha, beta, etc. However, is it also wise to consider the Sortino ratio? Let’s find out.

The shares of Larsen & Toubro were trading in green in the morning session as the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, L&T Hydrocarbon Consortium secured an EPCI order from Saudi Aramco.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.52 p.m. on January 15, 2019.

The markets on January 15, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,182.04, up by 328.48 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,842.80, up by 105.20 points.