After understanding the R-squared, Beta and Standard Deviation, let's look into the ratios which will evaluate the risk adjusted performance of the mutual funds.

Bodhtree Consulting, an IT consulting and software service provider, has hit a fresh 52-week high on BSE after the company announced bagging orders worth of Rs. 50 crore.

Sales of the non-IT services sector declined after a temporary revival in the previous quarter mainly due to the poor performance of real estate (4.8 per cent yoy decline), telecommunication companies (17.6 per cent yoy decline) and Video & Television Programming and Broadcasting (24.5 per cent yoy decline).

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.50 p.m. on January 15.

The markets on January 15 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,885.10, up by 292.71 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,749.40, up by 68.15 points.

DCB Bank on Monday announced raising Rs. 150 crore through the issuance of bonds.

Nifty Financial Services index gave its multiple resistance breakout at 10560-10570 levels, all thanks to HDFC. The index witnessed a three-week consolidation breakout on the first day of the week itself.

Highway Construction company IRB Infrastructure Developers and Italy's infrastructure major Atlantia are working out a road asset deal. Atlantia is interested in acquiring IRB's operational road assets, which includes the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 64.31 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,62,613.13 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 64.31 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,62,613.13 crore.

Going forward, the level of 10,580-10,590 remains a crucial support for the Nifty, and as long as Nifty stays above this level, buying on dips would be a good strategy for an upmove up to the levels of 10,740-10,800. Following are stocks to watch today: Power Grid Corporation, IL&FS Transportation Networks, Venus Remedies, Asian Granito India, Religare Enterprises, HDFC, HDIL, Southern Petrochemicals Industries, CAPF and IDFC Bank. 

Indian markets are likely kick off the week on a cheerful note today on the back of positive global cues and big positive surprise from the IIP front, which grew by 8.4% for the month of November. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open higher by 37 points around 10,723.   

Many insurance agents resort to luring customers into buying life insurance products by promising very high returns or selling policies that are simply not suitable for the prospective customers. The real motive of these agents behind mis-selling such insurance products is to earn a fat commission on the sales.

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has liberalised partial withdrawal norms allowing the subscriber of the National Pension System (NPS) to withdraw a maximum of 25 per cent of own contribution at any time before the final exit from the NPS.

The Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) has suggested many changes in the implementation of GST in the forthcoming Union budget for the consideration of the Ministry of Finance.

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The Modi government’s target of doubling farmer income by 2022 may appear to be quite ambitious, but if the comprehensive recommendations made by Swaminathan Commission are implemented across the country by the Central and state governments, the target may still be achievable.

Siemens, a global powerhouse that is engaged in electrification, automation and digitisation, retested a significant Rounding bottom breakout at 1293 levels on a closing basis. During the week the company bagged Gujarat Metro Link Express contract for consideration of Rs. 580 crores.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on January 15, 2018 are Bharti Airtel Limited, Mohota Industries Limited, The Karnataka Bank Limited, Federal bank Limited and Religare Enterprises Limited.  

To analyse the relationship between portfolio and index as well as its volatility, statistical tools like R-squared, Beta and Standard deviation are used. These tools analyse the risk involved in the schemes and assists investor to choose the best suited investment.

Infosys's reported consolidated results for the quarter beat market estimates on bottom-line. Revenue for the quarter came in 0.2 % lower than the estimated figure of Rs. 17829 crores. And lastly, net profit for the quarter came in 42.12% higher than the estimated figure of Rs. 3609 crores.

Den Networks hit an upper circuit at 20 per cent in intraday trade making a new 52-week high and has given downward sloping trendline breakout at 108 levels on weekly basis. Above 134.50, the stock may see potential upside.

Despite the neutral stance of Mumbai-based NBFC Capital First and private sector lender IDFC Bank, the market is rife with widely discussing the possibility that the two companies are in the final stage of merger talks.

The market experienced wild intraday swings on Friday. At one point in time, it was trading at an all-time high of 10690, but it slipped to days low of 10,597 level. The market was scaling new highs on a daily basis appeared to take slow down following an unprecedented move by four senior-most sitting Supreme Court judges who held a press conference regarding the irregularities in the functioning of the apex court.

Tata Chemicals completed the sale of its urea and customised fertilisers business for Rs. 2,682 crore to Yara Fertilisers India on Friday. 

Ulcer index one of the ways to calculate investment risk, scores over other traditional risk measures. It gives a sense of stress of an investor.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.02 p.m. on January 12.

The markets on January 12 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,424.58, down by 78.91 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,622.85, down by 28.35 points.

India’s largest lender State Bank of India is planning to raise funds worth Rs. 20,000 crore through long term bonds in a bid to finance infrastructure and affordable housing in the domestic space as well as the overseas market. 

The consolidated results for the quarter were largely in-line with street estimates. Revenue for the quarter came close to the estimated figure of Rs. 30,960 crores. Also, net profit for the quarter came in slightly higher than the estimated figure of Rs. 6,460 crores.

Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) secures Rs. 88.51 crore contract for dredging of channels and basins at Cochin Port through a competitive bidding process. DCI is the only PSU in the dredging sector in India.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.06 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,20,259.56 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.06 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,20,259.56 crore.

The stock of Dish TV tanked on Friday as market participants exited their positions in the stock following reports that the proposed deal with Videocon D2h faces uncertainties. The stock was down by nearly 7 per cent at Rs. 78.30 per share, down by Rs. 5.65 or 6.73 per cent. 

Going ahead, a follow through move above Thursday’s high of 10,664.60 will take Nifty to the level of 10,700. On the downside, the zone of 10,580-10,600 is a crucial support zone for Nifty. 

Key benchmark indices are expected to open on an optimistic note. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could open around 10,699 level with gains of 41 points at the opening bell.   

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on January 12, 2018 are HT Media Limited, Infosys Limited, Varun Beverages Limited, Sintex Plastics Technology Limited, Gallantt Ispat Limited and Dredging Corporation of India Limited.    

With this uptrend in retail inflation, we believe that RBI would tighten the monetary policy and there would not be any further rate cuts.

Bajaj Corp soared to a fresh 52-week high of Rs. 525 on Thursday after the company reported 11 per cent increase in revenue in the December quarter.

State-owned Cochin Shipyard surged by over 6 per cent on the bourses on Thursday as the company signed an MoU with the Mumbai Port Trust for the management and operation of Ship repair Facilities at Mumbai Port Trust.

The founder of Equity Intelligence India, Mr  Veliyath has bought 1,50,000 shares of the small cap  company on BSE at Rs.197 per share on Wednesday, which made the stock rose to 11.61 per cent  and touched a days high of  Rs.262.90 on BSE.

IndusInd Bank reported its quarterly results which were in-line with street estimates for Q3FY18.The bank's asset quality weakened while profitability improved on a quarterly basis.

After understanding the portfolio turnover ratio and Up/Down market capture ratios, let's look into the ratios which will evaluate the risk involved in the mutual fund investment.

EPC and power equipment manufacturing major GE Power soared by over 7 per cent on the bourses during intraday trade on Thursday as the company bagged a contract worth Rs. 8,183 million by Navayuga Engineering on January 10, 2018.

Building maintainence, EB maintainence and security system provider Rithwik Facility Management Services got listed on the BSE SME Platform on Thursday by launching an initial public offering of 8,10,000 equity shares for Rs. 405 lakh.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.25 p.m. on January 11.

The markets on January 11 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,478.92, up by 45.85 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,640.75, up by 8.55 points.

The year 2017, despite being a good year for the equity market in general, there were certain sectors that remained laggard. Read on to know more about these sectors and what is their outlook for 2018.

Air India's debt may make it an unattractive buy, but that doesn't stop the government from pitching its assets to foreign investors. The government of India paved way for 49 per cent FDI in the national carrier, with a rider that the ownership would remain in Indian hands.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 64.20 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,96,072.34 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 64.20 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,96,072.34 crore.

Nifty has immediate support placed around the level of 10,590, followed by 10,550. On the upside, 10,660 is an immediate resistance level, followed by 10,700. Stocks to watch out for the day are Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Chemicals, Quess Corp, Welspun Enterprises, Texmo Pipes and Products, Alok Industries and GE Power India. 

Today, markets are expected to make a soft-to-cautious start as cues from the global markets are subdued. As the earnings season kick-starts, all eyes will be on IT major TCS and its guidance. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could open around the level of 10,623, with marginal loss of around 15 points at the opening bell.  

The stocks that are expected to witness significant movement on the bourses on January 11, 2018 are GE Power India Limited, TCS Limited, Universal Cables Limited, Can Fin Homes Limited and Welspun Enterprises Limited.     

ESAF Small Finance Bank (SBF) has entered into a MoU with Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions (KGEPSL) for the financing of E-Rickshaws.

Automotive steel wheels manufacturer Steel Strips Wheels surged on the bourses on Wednesday as the company won maiden truck wheels order from high potential US Truck & Trailer Aftermarket.

Shares of Simplex Infrastructures hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs. 617 on NSE on Wednesday after the company announced an order win from MMRDA worth Rs. 1,080 crore.

Indian mass-transit operator Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company has awarded an order of around Rs 579 crore to Siemens India and Siemens AG, Germany. 

The share price of Whirlpool of India surged by over 3 per cent during Wednesday's trade. The surge in the share price came on the back the company’s capacity expansion plans. It hit an intraday high of Rs. 1,582 per share, up by 3.29 per cent on BSE on Wednesday.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.36 p.m. on January 10.

The markets on January 10 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,374.89, down by 68.30 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,609.45, down by 27.55 points.

Textile major Welspun India extended its gains during Wednesday’s intraday trade with a surge of over 12 per cent on BSE. The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 82.50 per share, up by 12.32 per cent following the incorporation of the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Welspun Nexgen on Tuesday.

Motherson Sumi Systems, through its subsidiary Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group B.V. (SMRPBV), announced the formation of Joint Venture with Ossia to bring real wireless power to the automobile.

Balasore Alloys zoomed on the bourses by over 11 per cent in the early morning trade on Wednesday after the company announced that it will acquire 70 per cent shares of Zimbabwe Alloys.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 51.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,67,898.63 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 51.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,67,898.63 crore.

The zone of 10,650-10,660 could act as an immediate resistance and, on the downside, the gap area which was formed on January 8 is expected to offer support in case of retracement.

Indian markets are likely to make a flat to marginally positive start. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open around 10,645 levels with gains of 6 points at the opening bell.   

The stock that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on January 10, 2018 are JSW Infrastructure Limited, Sab Events & Governance Now Media Limited, Infosys Limited, Crown Tours Limited and Shalby Limited. 

Every option of a scheme has its own pros and cons. Hence before selecting any option, understand your investment objective along with the financial goal.

After understanding the NAV and mutual fund costs, let’s look into the important ratios which provide a better understanding of a mutual fund's performance. 

According to Onkar Kanwar, Chairman of Apollo Tyres, company has taken into consideration next five years demand, while planning for capacity expansion.

Infinite Computer Solutions was locked in 20 per cent upper circuit on Tuesday after the company announced that it is going to consider a proposal to de-list the company.

Result season kickstarted with South Indian bank reported its Q3FY18 results on Tuesday. The mid-cap private sector bank posted robust earnings and stellar asset quality improvement over the previous quarter

During Tuesday's trade,Tanla Solutions gave a pennant pattern breakout at 42 levels. The breakout was yet again supported by volume spurt and 14-period RSI positive crossover.

Business Process Manager provider Newgen Software announced its plans to launch its initial public offering comprising a fresh issue of up to Rs. 950 million and an offer for sale by the selling shareholders. 

Even as investors are turning their attention to stocks such as Jaiprakash Associates which were severely battered and dumped by the markets, RBI and banks are pushing ahead with insolvency proceedings against them.

Coal India soared on the bourses during early trade on Tuesday after the company revised its non-coking coal prices.

The share price of the iron ore mining company NMDC plunged sharply on the bourses during Tuesday’s trade after the floor price of its forthcoming two-day offer for sale was set as Rs. 153.50 per share.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.31 p.m. on January 9.

Shares of Sutlej Textiles and Industries escalated on the bourses on Tuesday after the company approved setting up polyester stable fibre manufacturing unit in Jammu & Kashmir.

The markets on January 9 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,377.51, up by 24.72 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,616.90, down by 6.70 points. 

Textile stocks found immense impetus on the bourses in the intraday trade on Tuesday. The heavyweights of the industry including Raymond, Arvind, Welspun India, Vardhman Textiles and Bombay Rayon Fashions charted steep hike on the bourses during the day. 

In a bid to tap into the ever-growing FMCG sector, India's leading battery maker Everready forays into the market space with its just-launched confectionary brand.