Today, the start of the fresh week is likely to be cheerful one, despite the Asian markets trading on a mixed note. Positive trends in the SGX Nifty Index Future which was trading at 10,103, up by 56 points, also indicated a positive start for the local bourses. On the earnings front, big names like Bharat Petroleum Corporation, HDFC Asset Management Company, Tata Power, Century Textiles and Industries, Colgate Palmolive, LIC Housing Finance, Union Bank of India, will release their results today. 

By now, all income taxpayers would have received an intimation from Income Tax (IT) Department under Section 143(1) giving details of either the refund payable by the IT department to the taxpayer if the tax paid/deducted exceeds the tax liability of the taxpayer, or asking the taxpayer to pay the balance amount of tax payable by the assessee, if the tax deposited by the assessee is less than the amount computed by the IT department.

If you have defaulted your credit card payment for more than six months, you would get a statement which reads “credit charge-off”. So what does it mean? Does it mean that your payment is “waived” by the company and you no longer have to pay the debt?

If you are a day trader, you would certainly be maintaining a stop loss and a profit target on every trade. You set a stop loss to limit your loss to a manageable level as per your risk appetite and the profit target that you set is to book your profit once your target price is reached.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that there is growing evidence of an upturn in investment activity in India. According to RBI’s latest paper entitled “India’s Investment Cycle: An Empirical Investigation”, this revival in the investment cycle is expected to last up to 2022-23 when the investment rate is estimated to rise up to 33 per cent of the GDP from the current level of 31 per cent.

If you are planning to start SIP of a mutual fund scheme, you need to be sure that you pick the right fund that will deliver decent returns and help you to achieve your financial goals. Here are a few tips that will help you to choose s suitable fund.

The following stocks could be in focus in Monday’s trading session in light of their results: Punj lloyd, Divi's Laboratory, Salzer Electronics, Sintex Industries and Vinati Organics.

The net interest income (NII) for Q2FY19 came in at Rs. 6418 crore as against Rs. 5709 crore as compared to the corresponding quarter last year, an increase of 12.4 per cent. Also, the net interest margin (NIM) stood at 3.33 per cent as against 3.19 per cent for Q2FY18.

The largest digital cinema distribution network and in-cinema advertising platform, UFO Moviez announced the acquisition of Scrabble Digital (SDL) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Scrabble Entertainment (SEL). The stock gave a breakout on Friday’s trade closing 5.5 per cent up.

The most tracked index in the stock market Nifty Bank bleeded on Friday and lost close to 400 points and closed at 24,421.05 down by 1.60 per cent. BSE BankEx was down by 1.97 per cent. Major private bank stocks Yes Bank, Axis and IndusInd Bank lost the most.