Low free float stocks have always been of great interest to investors. The majority, however, is not sure if these free float stocks deliver consistently across market cycles. Shohini Nath explores the performance of low float stocks, not before defining them accurately and sharing the pros and cons of investing in low free float or low volume stocks. Read on as you may find some interesting facts on undiscovered and illiquid stocks:

With the global economy slowing down and the Indian economy struggling to grow at its potential, the journey for equity investors looks uncertain. Yogesh Supekar explains why, in spite of the struggle on economy front, Sensex can inch higher by next Diwali. Also included top Diwali picks for 2020 recommended by the DSIJ research team. Read on…

Siemens India is a flagship company of Siemens AG (Germany). It is an integrated technology provider and one of the leading powerhouses in electronics and electrical engineering across the country.

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The Samvat 2076 mood of the Indian stock market

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations.

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year

Nifty and Sensex have been busy responding to the financial results announced by companies for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. With the festive season at the doorstep, the demand for commodities is expected to pick-up.

Your previous cover story on beaten down stocks really made me reconsider my choices of stocks to add to my portfolio.

By the time you would be reading this editorial, the festive spirit would have gripped the entire nation, with people uniting to celebrate the mega Hindu festival, Deepavali.

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The developments over the past few days have suddenly provided an added gush of confidence in a downbeat market sentiment. 

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In this edition, we have reviewed Man Industries (India) and Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores. We suggest our reader-investors to hold in Man Industries (India) and Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores.

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation

What will be the impact of the corporate tax rate cut on mutual funds? Our study shows that they will indeed stand to benefit. However, now it is in the hands of companies to use this benefit provided by the finance ministry. Meanwhile, for mutual fund investors a ‘wait and watch’ stance is advisable.

The answer to both these questions may not be easy for a majority of investors. If the market history has taught us anything – it is the fact that some of the best times to buy stocks is during the collapses, drops, hiccups and free falls that may happen once in few years. These are exactly the tough times when the investors have to summon courage of conviction and show presence of mind to actually "buy" when the gut feeling says "sell". 

India being in the league of developing nations, the scope for development of infrastructure is certainly high. As skyscrapers continue to reach for the skies, roads and other amenities are being developed at a rapid pace. The most important raw material needed for all infrastructural works is, undoubtedly, cement. It is but natural therefore for investors to place their faith in the cement sector, irrespective of whether the economy is in the grip of a downturn. Geyatee Deshpande provides an overview of the cement industry scenario

Ashok Leyland is a manufacturer of commercial vehicles such as medium and heavy commercial vehicles M&HCV, light commercial vehicles (LCV), passenger vehicles and automobile components and services related to automotive aggregates, vehicle financing and engineering design services.

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11061 to act as near term support for Nifty

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations.

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year

The domestic sectoral indices registered a fall during the fortnight, which could be considered as a correction to the recent increase in the market during previous weeks.

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While the entire country is amplifying the current pain that is being faced and partly blaming the government for the same, I find it unfair to overlook the wonderful things the government has done and working towards. It may come as a surprise but there are over 1,300 rules that have been removed in the last four years by the government,

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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) announced that the state-owned company has successfully commissioned five pumping units of the 7x139 MW Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) Package 8, in Telangana. Considerably, the pump for each unit is designed to lift 89.14 cumecs (cubic metres per second) of water by 120.98 metres

Systematic investment plan or SIP has been around for a long time, but in recent years it has become an intuitive way to invest in mutual funds. SIP is essentially a facility attached to open-ended mutual funds, debt or equity,

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In terms of performance, in the last one year multi-cap funds have performed better than the large and mid cap category due to higher allocation towards large-cap stocks

Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory is a practical and wise approach to how you can plan your financial outlay to take care of basic needs as well as wants. What it calls for though is a proper understanding of how to differentiate between the two

Hi, in the next edition of you may please elaborate on passive income schemes for people up in age as with Interest rate going south how do we protect our parents wealth so they can have steady income which keeps up with inflation.

The event that unfolded last fortnight clearly shows how important it is to remain invested in equity. Some not-so-smart investors, who tried to time the market and were waiting for the market to bottom out, might be sulking because of the lost opportunity

Last couple of years have been quite challenging for investors in equity and equity-oriented hybrid funds. Even those who have been investing through SIPs are seeing negative returns in their portfolios. While handling the current market like situation can be quite tricky for investors, they must avoid making abrupt decisions to protect their financial future. Needless to say, investors need hand-holding during these turbulent times to keep their investments on track to achieve their defined investment goals. 

Momentum investing strategy is touted by some to be the best investing strategy ever. Yogesh Supekar discusses the strategy in detail and tests whether the strategy indeed helps achieving alpha while Karan Bhojwani comes up with couple of stock ideas based on this unique strategy

In this edition, we have reviewed LT Foods Limited and Oricon Enterprises Limited. We suggest our reader-investors to book profit in LT Foods and hold in Oricon Enterprises

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation

Sintex Industries is a producer of plastic water tanks. It also manufactures corduroy fabrics. The company has operations in building material solutions, textile solutions, and custom building solutions.

Corporate governance is not understood by most investors holistically. Geyatee Deshpande defines what it means and highlights various corporate governance cases in India. The article also focuses on the vital aspects in any company that investors should pay attention to in order to identify corporate governance issues

For FY18-19 the asset H under managemnt of HDFC MF was Rs. 343,938 crore, thus increasing by 17.79 per cent compared to Rs. 291,985 crore for FY17-18

The Government of India along with the state governments have played a key role in enabling the travel and tourism ecosystem. Strategic initiatives, including relaxed foreign direct investment policies, revamping of the ‘Incredible India’ and other campaigns, and the extension of e-visa to 166 countries have helped expand the nation’s travel and tourism scenario. Coupled with the recent slashes in GST rates for hotels, the tourism industry in India may soon gain momentum, reports Shohini Nath

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11710 to act as key resistance for bulls !

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations.

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year 

Certain events like the failure of talks in the US-China trade war and the drone attack on Saudi Aramco’s oilfields have proved to be major bumps on an otherwise smooth ride

Will the Positivity Last Long?

September 20, 2019 turned out to be an epic day for the investor community. It was a day that provided much-needed relief and direction which had been getting elusive day-by-day. A sheer 8.5% increase in the Sensex over two days rebuilt the confidence in investors’ minds on the potential of the equity market.

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Last week, it was the time on the Dalal Street when market participants had started showing optimism about the stock markets and the market breadth also started to reflect signs of bottoming out.

SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is currently trading at Rs. 800.05. Its 52-week high/low stand at Rs 862.40/Rs 487 made on August 20, 2019 and October 1, 2018, respectively. The stock had given inverted head and shoulders- like pattern breakout as on weekend of April 5, 2019 and, thereafter, it had marked a sequence of higher tops and higher bottoms. 

This indicator is a measure of the percentage of Nifty 50 stocks that are trading above/below their 200-day simple moving averages. The 200-DMA is considered as an important and one of the basic technical indicators that can be used to determine long-term trend of a security. 

Nifty has reached the point of multiple resistance zone. After four days of positive close, on the fifth day, Nifty traded in a 60-point range and formed an indecisive small body candle. As we mentioned earlier,

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The stock is likely to keep its upward momentum alive in the short term.

By the time this editorial reaches you, the devotees would have turned up in large numbers to bid adieu to the Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles) Lord Ganesh on the occasion of Anant Chaturdashi. 

In this edition, we have reviewed Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals and Godrej Consumer Products Limited. 

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

Oriental Aromatics is India’s largest manufacturer of variety of terpene chemicals and other speciality aroma chemicals. The company’s vast product range includes synthetic camphor, terpineols, pine oils, resins, astrolide, dihydromyrcenol, and several other chemicals finding applications.

 I am an individual working with a private company as an employee for almost 10 years. I have not availed much leave and, therefore, as on today, I have a credit of leave of almost nine months, which is equivalent to Rs.6 lakh. As per the company’s rules, I can encash the same even if I am in continuation of service. Kindly let me know whether there is any tax implicationif I encash the unavailed leave and receive Rs.6 lakh? 

"The company has recorded 10 quarters of sustained volume growth, clocking a volume growth of 10.8% in H1CY19."

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Market may move in consolidation on a bearish trend

Economic activity is not linear – it is cyclical. Long term equity investors need to have good insight into the economic and business cycles which are nothing but periodic expansions and contractions of economic activity. Yogesh Supekar and Karan Bhojwani do the reality check to understand where the market might be headed!

Mid-Cap Stocks – Awaiting Change In Sentiments!
The painful waiting period continues for midcap investors in 2019 even as experts believe the space is ripe for investments. Shohini Nath and Geyatee Deshpande explore how mid-caps have fared in 2019 and discuss the outlook for this lot of battered stocks.

It seems Friday has become a ritual for the finance minister to make some Big Bang announcements. Last Friday, the FM announced mergers of public sector banks. However, if madam finance minister had believed that this would get the market to have a ball on the beat of the drums, well, she gauged the market's mood far off the mark as the PSU banks 

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This indicator is a measure of the percentage of Nifty 50 stocks that are trading above/below their 200-day simple moving averages. The 200-DMA is considered as an important and one of the basic technical indicators that can be used to determine long-term trend of a security.

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In this edition, we have reviewed M & M Financial Services and WPIL. We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD in M & M Financial Services and WPIL.

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation

Earings this season has been a mixed bag. Shohini Nath travels through various companies and indices to understand the underlying trend in earnings while DSIJ research team analyse the sectoral performance giving investors an insight into corporate India's performance in Q1FY20.

Focusing on quality dividend yield stocks right now could prove to be most rewarding for investors going ahead. Yogesh Supekar and Geyatee Deshpande highlight the importance of having quality dividend stocks in the portfolio and share a list of high dividend stocks for investors' consideration.

There are very rare instances of men daring to chuck their cushy jobs to take a plunge into the uncharted waters of publishing a pamphlet on the stock market. Shri Vijaysingh Padode was one such adventurer who dared to do the unthinkable, much against the advice of his well-wishers. In 1986, Shri Padode kicked his well-paying job as an Income Tax,

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