Going ahead, the zone of 10,550-10,560 is a key support for the Nifty as it is a confluence of 50-day EMA and 50 per cent retracement of the downmove. Stocks in news: South Indian Bank, AU Small Finance Bank, Century Textile, Indoco Remedies, Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Endurance Technologies and Indiabulls Real Estate.

As we step into the fresh week, chances are Indian markets may see flat opening despite encouraging cues from Asian peers. This would be mainly due to the setback suffered by the BJP in Karnataka as it failed to muster the requisite majority. The trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty may open with a modest gain of 17 points at 10,632.  

The level of risk and return in an investment is an important criterion for selection of investment instruments. Generally speaking, the higher the risk, the higher would be the returns, and lower the risk, lower the returns. So, the risk and return in an investment are directly correlated, which dictates the choice of investments.

The time horizon of an investment is intrinsically linked to wealth creation. So, higher the time horizon (period of investment) of an investor, higher will be the wealth creation. 

Investment gurus and market experts never tire of telling the investors to stop trying to time the market and have always advised the investors that the ‘time in the market’ is more important than ‘timing the market’. 

There professional hazards faced by professionals such as doctors, engineers, architects, lawyers, chartered accountants, among others. The civil or criminal liability arising out of error, omission or negligence on the part of these professionals could be financially crippling. 

The resignation of B S Yedyurappa as the Chief Minister of Karnataka exposes the dubious and blatantly partisan role played by Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala. This incident reinforces the fact that the Governors of the state are political appointees who are puppets in the hand of the High Command. 

There are various statistical tools used to measure the performance of mutual funds. Beta and R-squared are the two most used measurement tools. Read on to find how to use them.

Maruti Suzuki, the country’s largest passenger vehicle manufacturer, is set to drive biggest ever capacity expansion at its Gujarat facility to achieve its target of hitting 2.5 million units by 2022.

Gilt funds are debt mutual fund schemes which invest predominantly in the government bonds, that is, government-issued bonds.