The key benchmark indices in India are expected to begin the week on a quiet note as leads from Asian peers are not encouraging. Nifty 50 index future on the Singapore stock exchange is currently trading up by 7 points at 11,036. Hindustan Unilever will be in focus as it is due to announce its quarterly earnings today. On the macro front, WPI inflation for the month of June will be announced.  

If you are new to trading in Futures and Options (F&O) segment, you need to know about stock exchanges placing some stocks under a ban period. During this period, traders cannot open any fresh position in the stock, but they can reduce their positions by offsetting their contracts.

The risk tolerance level of one individual can be quite different from another. This is because there are several factors including person’s income level, age, financial behaviour, emotional quotient, cultural background that determine risk appetite. 

At times, there is a direct correlation between crude oil prices and market movement, but at other times, there is inverse correlation between the two, while many a time, there is no correlation between the movements of crude oil prices and the stock markets.

In India, third party motor insurance cover is mandatory as it provides protection against any liability arising out of damage caused by your vehicle to the life, limb, vehicle and property of the third party. But since the third party cover does not offer any kind of protection against damage caused to your vehicle or any bodily injury sustained by you in the accident, the third party cover can be inadequate. 

Every individual has various kinds of goals in life. A person with a family of four consisting of spouse, son, daughter and oneself will also have many goals to achieve both personal as well as for family. 

The core retail inflation is on an upward trend due to the rising fuel price scenario. The retail CPI inflation (consumer price index) stood at 4.87 per cent for the month of May, touching a 5-month high mark.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 3,612 crore, yoy increase of 3.7 per cent but declined marginally by 2.1 per cent on a sequential basis.

Sensex opened higher and hit above its previous day’s high which was an all-time high made after January 29, 2018, but could not sustain and closed flat. However, there were 5 stocks which hit 52-week high levels in Monday’s trade and closed in green.

Arbitrage funds have witnessed significant outflows in the month of June. AMFI data showed that Rs. 1,423 crore were pulled out from arbitrage funds, which is the largest outflow from the category in the current financial year.