The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on January 9, 2018 are Tata Motors Limited, Goa Carbon Limited, Orchid Pharma Limited, GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited and South Indian Bank.    

After understanding the Basics of Mutual Funds now its time to understand the basic costs involved in the mutual funds and the concept of net asset values.

Post the instructions of SEBI on scheme consolidation, AMFI ranked stocks on the basis of their market capitalization for mutual funds.

Prakash Industries created a new 52-week high after the company reported 459 per cent increase in profit at Rs. 101.3 crore for the third quarter of FY18 as against Rs. 18.10 crore in the same period last year.

PVR lifted the Nifty Media index to close 1.2 per cent up. The stock succeeded in breaching its multiple resistance at 1450 levels on closing basis on Monday. The stock has also formed an Inverse Head & Shoulders pattern which started in July 2017.

Country's largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) announced that it is planning to raise up to US$ 2 billion by issuing bonds in US dollar or other convertible currency. 

TCS which holds 3.3 per cent weightage in Nifty50 and 25.7 per cent in the Nifty IT index has retested its multi-year trendline at 2670 levels. Stock breached its previous month’s high at 2709 levels.

Realty firm Sobha hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs. 694.90 in early morning trade Monday following strong sales bookings for the third quarter FY18.

EPC giant Larsen & Toubro spurred on the bourses during Monday’s trade as the company won orders worth Rs. 2,265 crore from the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority.

Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) on Monday announced that its joint venture firm AL FARA'A has won a contract worth Rs. 484 crore for the Pune Metro project from Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.40 p.m. on January 8.

The markets on January 8 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,348.57, up by 194.72 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,615.80, up by 56.95 points. 

DEN Networks has entered into an agreement with VBS Digital for acquiring 51 per cent stake at a consideration of Rs 2.64 crore payable in cash. This acquisition will strengthen DEN Network’s reach in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

India's largest listed pharmaceutical company, Sun Pharma spiked by more than 5 per cent in early trade on Monday, on the back of a market buzz that the company's Halol facility will be inspected by the USFDA. At 10:58 hours, the stock of Sun Pharma was quoting 597.30 per share, up 3.21 per cent.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 42.37 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,66,338.98 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 42.37 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,66,338.98 crore.

As long as Nifty holds the low of Friday, i.e. 10,520, the bias would be positive and buying on dips would be an ideal strategy for the traders. On the upside, targets likely for the day would be 10,600, followed by 10,640. In case the Friday’s low of 10,520,is breached, Nifty is likely to extended its correction up to the level of 10,480.  

Indian shares are expected to extend the jubilant mood with a positive start on the back of bullish global cues. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could open above 10,600 landmark with gains of 41 points at the opening bell.   

There are many investment options available under various sections of the Income Tax Act that allow taxpayers to save taxes. The most popular and most utilised section is Section 80C of the IT Act. Apart from this, there are other sections that facilitate tax savings, here is a quick look at the other sections.

There are a number of options for settlement of claims on the death of a person insured under a term life insurance policy. A prospective policy buyer may be in a quandary while choosing between the options. So let's look at the claim settlement options and how to select the right option.

The year 2018 is, in all likelihood, going to be a year of populism, considering the fact that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Modi government will be gearing up to face the electorate for the Lok Sabha elections in April-May 2019. 

If you have not paid the premium of your life insurance policy, your policy would lapse and the beneficiaries nominated by you will not get any benefit. In case you are unable to pay the premium of the policy before the due date, you can still pay the premium within the grace period. 

Most of the large companies solicit fixed deposits from the general public.These FDs carry interest rates that are usually higher than FDs of the public and private sector banks and, therefore, company FDs attract a large number of investors.

The stock that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on Monday, January 8, 2018 are Deepak Nitrite Limited, Tata Steel Limited, LT Foods Limited and Aries Agro Limited.    

The issue will remain open for subscription from January 10 to January 12, 2018. The issue size is of Rs 156 crore with face value of Rs 10 per share. The issue price will range between Rs 270-275 per share.

Telecom stocks remained in focus on Friday as significant developments crowded the sector. Telecom stocks surged in the intraday trade to become the top gainers of the trading session. 

Lead manufacturing company Gravita India shot up on the bourses on Friday to hit its 52-week high of Rs. 179 per share following the commencement of the commercial production of Lead Tetra Oxide.

The next in-line private banks, IDFC Bank, Yes Bank, Federal Bank spiked up on bourses on Friday, in a day when Nifty Private Bank index outperformed the benchmark indices.

SEBI, the capital market regulator, has demanded fund houses to benchmark their returns against TRI to bring more transparency to investments made in mutual funds. 

The mutual fund is set up in the form of trusts. These trusts have trustees, sponsors and asset management companies

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.33 p.m. on January 5.

The markets on January 5 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,082.00, up by 112.36 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,529.70, up by 24.90 points. Meanwhile, following stocks are close to their 52 week high as on January 5.

Nifty Metal index outperformed the markets by gaining nearly 48.5 per cent in 2017. Bounce back in the metal majors like Vedanta, Tata Steel and Hindalco after May 2017 led to this exuberant move in the index. These frontliners are currently trailing at their multi-year high levels.

Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen and Toubro (L&T), has secured an offshore contract worth approximately Rs. 1,483 crore from ONGC.

After posting good Q3 results, the stock of GM Breweries was up around 12 per cent in the morning session at Rs. 1,098.00 per share, up Rs. 120.80 or 12.36 per cent on Friday. The stock has shown significant price as well as volume gains, volume rose by around 1,200 per cent compared to its 5-day moving average.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.07 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,36,180.25 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.07 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,36,180.25 crore.

Going ahead, a sustainable move above Thursday’s high (10,513) will help the index to reclaim its all-time level of 10,552, followed by 10,600. On the downside, immediate support is seen at the levels of 10,440, followed by 10,390-10,400. 

Key Indian stock market indices are likely to open a tad higher on Friday, following mixed cues from Asian peers. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open at 10,542 with gains of 9 points at the opening bell.   

The steel manufacturing companies are also witnessing uptrend in other costs of raw materials, such as coal, refractory and electrodes.

RBI has imposed prompt corrective action (PCA) on Allahabad Bank for non-fulfillment of the regulatory requirements regarding adequate capital, rising NPA’s and return on assets on Wednesday. Almost half of public sector banks are under RBI’s watch of prompt corrective action. Here is short brief about what is PCA

AMFI, in consultation with SEBI and Stock Exchanges, has prepared the list of stocks, that fall into different market capitalisation.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on Friday, January 5, are JSW Energy Limited, Karur Vysya Bank Limited, AksharChem India Limited, Healthcare Global Enterprises Limited and Bharti Airtel Limited.   

India’s flexible packaging major Uflex has introduced a 2 ply laminated packaging for wheat flour comprising a specialised polyester or specialised polyethene structure. 

Idea Cellular, India’s third largest telecom operator, on Thursday approved a Rs. 3,250 crore fundraising proposal ahead of its merger with Vodafone. 

Automobile major, Tata Motors forged an alliance with Canada-based Westport Fuel Systems Inc to source Bharat Stage VI type engines for the company’s CNG-fueled trucks and buses.

High-end realtor, Nitesh Estates zoomed on Thursday on the back of a news report that Chinese conglomerate Fosun may buy around 50 per cent stake in the company for Rs. 800 crore. The stock was up nearly by 20 per cent. 

Mutual fund (MF) is a collective investment vehicle wherein investors lacking expertise in the securities market can invest their money to earn better returns

Blockchain and Bitcoin have just entered into its 10th birth year as NITI Aayog is said to be exploring the use of this technology across multiple sectors.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.33 p.m. on January 4.

Shares of SJVN, Unichem Laboratories and Aarti Drugs breached their 52-week high on the NSE in the early morning trade on Thursday after these companies announced that their respective boards will meet on Monday, January 8, 2018 to consider a share buyback proposal.

Adding to its product range, cereal based food products manufacturer, Hindustan Foods began the commercial production of pest care products on Thursday. 

The markets on January 4 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,886.04, up by 92.66 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,469.90, up by 26.70 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 62.39 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,74,381.93 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 62.39 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,74,381.93 crore.

Going ahead, a sustainable move above 10,505 would open gates for further upmove up to the levels of 10,535 and 10,552. On the downside, key support is seen around the levels of 10,400-10,410. 

Indian benchmark indices are likely to make a positive start as cues from global markets are positive. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open at 10,498 with gains of 18 points at the opening bell.   

Even as government reiterates its stand that Bitcoin will not be accepted as legal tender, the price of Bitcoin zoomed on international exchanges on Wednesday. The prices went up on reports of huge institutional buying. The surge in Bitcoin prices which helped it retrace US$15,000 again followed media reports of an investment by the ace global investor, Peter Thiel.

Air passenger traffic in the country grew by a whopping 56.9 per cent in 2016-17, compared to 2013-14. Indian aviation industry is witnessing strong traction in recent years, supported by rising passenger demand. 

BSE Sensex and Nifty50 made an all-time high of 34137.97 and 10531.50, respectively on December 27, as the year 2017 ended.

when the equity markets are witnessing huge volatility, investors are seeking safer, yet higher yielding modes of investment. For this, investors are trying to allocate their investment wisely in debts as well as equities to get assured returns.

India's private petrochemical major, Reliance Industries successfully commissioned the refinery off-gas cracker (ROGC ) complex built at Jamnagar, Gujarat. The company houses its integrated refining and petrochemicals production hub at Jamnagar.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.45 p.m. on January 3.

The markets on January 3 opened flat. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,898.03, up by 85.77 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,476.55, up by 34.35 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 58.41 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs.  5,25,119.01 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 58.41 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs.  5,25,119.01 crore.

Going ahead, the immediate support for the index is placed around the level of 10,400 and a sustainable move below this level will open up for further correction up to levels of 10,380 and 10,350. On the upside, the levels of 10,490 followed by 10,535 may act as a resistance levels for the Nifty.

Indian shares are expected to make a flat to marginally positive start. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open at 10,486 with gains of 17 points at the opening bell.   

The price of gold has remained subdued for an extended period of time. Read on to find if the year 2018 will change the trend.

The New Year started on good note as the eight core sectors data for the month of November 2017 posted a 13-month high growth of 6.8 per cent year-over-year versus 5 per cent in the month of October. With the improvement in non-food credit, we see the economy heading towards pre-demonetization level.

The debt market is already anticipating a rate hike of around 30-40bps and is being discounted in the current yield curve. Thus, keeping this in mind one should not invest in long-term debt funds until there is clarity about the interest rate and future trajectory of bond yields.

Going forward production of Robusta in India is expected to come down by ~20 per cent compared to 13.96 per cent (30,300 MT) as per the estimation of the Coffee Board.

Videocon Industries tops the list of 12 defaulters referred to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) by the State Bank of India (SBI). The company owes more than Rs. 45,000 crore to the banks.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.39 p.m. on January 2.

The markets on January 2 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,854.89, up by 42.14 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,445.35, up by 9.80 points. 

Investment in the mutual fund has generated better returns for their investors in the year 2017. Read on to find schemes of which fund houses have gives best returns in the last one year.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 33.48 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 2,94,484.63 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 33.48 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 2,94,484.63 crore.

Going ahead, Nifty has immediate support around the level of 10,400 and a decisive breach of this support zone could lead to further decline up to the levels of 10,380 and 10,350. On the upside, the level of 10,480-10,490 would act as a strong hurdle for the index. 

Indian markets are expected to open in the red today tracking SGX Nifty which is down by 0.36%. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could open at 10,521, lower by 38 points at the opening bell.   

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.48 p.m. on January 1.

The markets on January 1 opened flat. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,052, down by 4.83 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,523.50, down by 7.20 points. 

With the government taking a considerate stance while amending the IBC law, there seems to be enough leeway for prudent promoters to be able to bid for their company's assets. The amends allow a defaulter or existing promoter to become eligible for the resolution plan by making their bad loans operational. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 32.29 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 2,77,694.13 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 32.29 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 2,77,694.13 crore.

Going ahead, the levels of 10,553 followed by 10,600 would play out as immediate resistance levels for the markets, whereas important support for the index is placed around 10,480. 

The key benchmark indices are expected to make a soft start on the first trading session of 2018. The SGX Nifty suggests that Nifty could open at 10,531 with a loss of 28 points at the opening bell.   

Travel credit cards are becoming popular among business people and professionals who have to frequently travel by air. The growing popularity of travel credit cards is due to the advantage of accumulating air miles which can be redeemed for discounts and other privileges.

If you have bought only third party (TP) motor insurance and not a comprehensive motor insurance policy, then you need to seriously consider buying add-on covers to protect yourself and your vehicle from damages caused in an accident. TP insurance offers protection against liabilities arising out of damage caused by you to the life and property of the other party involved in the accident.