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Is the Indian Stock Market ready to Push up ?

Is the Indian Stock Market ready to Push up ? In the latest post, we have mentioned the factors that affect the Indian Stock Market. They are currently being modified. This may provide a temporary solution and stimulate to the Indian Economy. The Ministry of Finance said that the necessary changes have been made for the development of the Capital Market. Here are few changes said by the Finance Minister, Simplified Aadhaar based KYC for the NBFCs and Mutual Fund Services in India The Surcharge for FPI and Domestic investors being abolished. Pending of GST Refund payments for the MSME will be paid within 30 days. It has also been stated that matters about GST receipt will be resolve with in 60 Days. It is said that the CSR Violations will be taken as Civil offense and will not be considered as Criminal. The Angel Tax is withdrawn for the Start up business. Immediate allocation of funds for the PSU Banks with an amount of Rs. 70,000 Cr. The Super rich tax has also been abolished. Repo ra

Recent changes that investors should note in the Indian Stock Market

Recent changes that investors should note in the Indian Stock Market We are currently and almost in a recession globally. Quarterly results of Public listed companies for most of the sectors did not yield growth. Bigger companies are losing their revenue especially in the Automotive Sector. If the results of the next 2 - 3 quarters remain the same, then the recession can be assured. The Economy slowdown is not just happening in India. There are few factors that impact for the Slowdown - Sino-US Trade war, Hong kong event, Tensions in the Oil nation and Domestic policies. However, recent changes in the Indian stock market are driving the market on Post Budget 2019. The Foreign investors sold shares of worth more than USD 3 Billion.in the last two months in the Indian Stock market. There are few changes in the Stock market - Post Budget India 2019, Reduce the Promoters Holding to 65 Percent from 75 percent (For Listed Companies). It means enhancing the Public Share holding from 25 Per

FII and DII Trading activity – July 2019

FII and DII Trading activity – July 2019 As we have already seen, the Global Crisis has not been corrected. The US-China Trade war is also escalating. The US Fed reserve interest rate cut has also been by 25 basis points, which is for the first time in the last ten years. It was only in the year of 2008, that it made such an interest rate cut by the Fed. The current rate cut by the Fed reserve is said to be to protect from the Slowing growth of Economy. The Problem in the Automotive Sector has not been fixed yet. In the Last quarter, the Earnings from Auto companies were fell down drastically. In the month of July as per FII / DII Trading activity in the Indian Stock Market, the Foreign Institutional Investors had sold a large number of Stocks. The reason for the FII net selling is mainly due to the Taxation for the FPI in the Indian Equity market. However Domestic Institutional Investors bought a substantial in the month of July 2019. There are 23 Trading days for the month of July, w

FII and DII Trading activity – June 2019

FII and DII Trading activity – June 2019 The trade war (US-China) has not yet ended. In the month of June 2019, the Domestic institutional investors were the net buyers and the Foreign institutional investors were on the selling side. Automobile sales growth has declined for the past few quarters. India's Final Budget 2019 is expected to be filed in the current week. The Automobile sector is expecting with the tax changes in the upcoming Budget. In June this year, the Foreign Institutional investors (FII) bought shares worth of Rs. 98,712 Crore and sold shares of Rs. 99,400 Crore. Net Sales were at Rs. 688 Crore for the FII in the month of June. At the same time, the Domestic Institutional investors (DII) bought shares of Rs. 58,637 Crore and sold shares worth Rs. 54,994 Crore. The Net Purchase stood at Rs. 3,643 Crore for the DII in the last month. The total number of trading days in June was 19 days. 10 out of 19 days, the FII had the Net sellers. At the same month, the Domestic

Which Sector are you going to select for your Stocks ?

Which Sector are you going to select for your Stocks ? Market Indices are at High, Global Economy, Trade war between the countries may affect the quarterly results of a listed companies. There is no doubt that the investment in good stocks will give the investor with an excellent return on a long term, but without the expectation of Short term trend. Recently, the Banks and NBFCs are facing issues like NPA, Liquidity crunch and also with the bad news in Media. We cannot take and stand this as a healthy one for being an Investor. Even If we waiting for the upcoming Budget to the Indian Stock Market. Whenever there are things that affect Economy and Quarterly results, it is better to choose good and valued stocks – Especially effective Sectors. Generally, Strong sectors and its stocks should not be affected by the global economic factors. We have few sectors like these, Automobile Banking & Financial Services Consumer Goods (FMCG) Pharma & IT Services The said above s

FII and DII Trading activity – May 2019

FII and DII Trading activity – May 2019 Did you expect the Election 2019 results in India or Did you guess the market moves in the day of Election results 2019 ? Prior to the end of the Election in India, the market was heading towards a bigger rise, but at the end of Election results did not get a big boost. However one should remember that the Indian stock market is at the Peak now. Some one is saying that the Nifty50 will go up to 14,000 before this year and some may looking for the Bear trap which is down below 11,000 points. Bull or Bear, but the Earnings and Economical numbers are not up to the mark and it may not support for a long currently. Net buyers for the month of April 2019, is the net sellers of May 2019 for the Indian Stock Market. Likewise, the net sellers for the April are the Net buyers of May 2019, the DII (Domestic Institutional Investors) had bought more shares than the FII (Foreign Institutional Investors) in the month of May 2019 as per FII / DII Trading Activit

What's next for the Indian stock market after Election results 2019 ?

What's next for the Indian stock market after Election results 2019 ? Despite the 2019 Election results in India, the stock market has not seen a big boost,  but it is currently overvalued based on Market PE, what i had said earlier. As on Election results day, most of the Investors and traders have taken their profits. This is the first time on results day, the Indian stock market went down Since 1999. During the Election result days, the sensex was up 6 percent in the year 1999, 0.77 percent in 2004 and in the year of 2009, it was 17 percent. During the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the sensex rose 0.90 percent in 2014 Election results day. Prior to the past movements on Sensex and Nifty, it should be remembered that the Indian stock market was in crash or correction mode. But, now this time that the market was seen as overvalued before Election results. Apart from the recent election results, there are other factors to impact the market in the near future like Global factors,

Would you buy HEG(Hindustan Electro Graphite) ? - Fundamental Analysis

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Would you buy HEG(Hindustan Electro Graphite) ? - Fundamental Analysis The Graphite Electrode Company - HEG (Hindustan Electro Graphite) is engaged its business in manufacturing of Graphite Electrodes, Carbon Speciality and Power. It was started by the LNJ Bhilwara Group in India, where the exports are over 70 percent of its production to more than 30 countries across the World The First time in the last 40 years, the company had suffered a loss of Rs. 8 Crore in the FY2015-16. In the year of 2015-16, HEG shares was trading between Rs. 120 - RS. 230/- Then the Share price were taken enormously to 25 times in the year 2018-19. The Demand in Graphite Electrodes across the world was loaded its earnings to multi profit. Currently, the Market Cap is around Rs. 6,600 Crore after the buy back completion of Rs. 5,500/- per share in the month of April 2019. The Current market price is trading in the 2 year low as the sector was seen as Sluggish. The Book value of HEG Ltd was seen of Rs. 964 per

Is it good to invest in stocks where the Promoters are pledging their holding ?

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Is it good to invest in stocks where the Promoters are pledging their holding ? Generally, the Founders or Promoters of the public listed company have to mortgage their holding to the banks or some other companies due to the Purpose of their Business or Personal reasons. During the Q4FY19 - the January - March period, the Pledging percentage of Promoters holding have risen significantly listed in the BSE 500 (Bombay Stock Exchange). The Reliance Capital and Reliance Infra were increased their pledging up to 100 percent of their Holding. Already, the RCOM(Reliance Communication) has pledged its entire stake to debt crisis and now it is in bankruptcy process. The listed media company Dish TV had also pledged up to 95 percent of Promoters Holding. The Promoters of Eveready Industries and Zee Entertainment have almost pledged more than 50 percent of their holding. The Pharmaceutical Giant Sun Pharma had too pledged nearly 11 percent of the promoters share holding. Apollo Hospitals had a 78

Mutual Funds Taxation - Simply Explained

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Mutual Funds Taxation - Simply Explained Generally, there is no TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) applicable for the Mutual Funds and Shares in India. One should declare these type of income as 'Other source of income' while filing the Income Tax returns. For the Mutual Fund schemes, the Taxation is divided into two categories - Debt Funds and Equity / Hybrid Funds. Hybrid Funds (Earlier Balanced Fund) is a combination of both debt and equity based funds. In case of Investing in Debt oriented funds, the holding period of a funds will tells the taxation rate. As you can see in the below table, If an investor redeem his money from the debt fund with in three years from the time of investment, then he or she will be taxed as per the Income Tax Slab. If the holding period is more than 3 years and the redemption is happening, then the Tax rate would be 20 percent with Indexation Benefit. For instance, Rs. 1 Lakh will be invested in a Debt Fund Scheme of a particular AMC (Asset Management

Is the Indian Stock Market going towards Crash or Correction ?

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Is the Indian Stock Market going towards Crash or Correction ? Is the Stock Market in India were its Life time high, Would you planned for this ? While the Global economic factors have affected not only the Indian Stock market in the past one year, but for the other Global Indices. The Indian Stock Market touched a new at the start of the year 2019 - Nifty50 and Sensex. With the ongoing US-China Trade war and the Domestic elections results are the key factor for the Indian Stock Indices. Shares of many listed companies are trading in its 52 week low. Mid and Small Cap stocks are already fallen and expected to come up. Although there is an opportunity to buy these shares at a low price, the Top Benchmark indices were trading near the life time high - Nifty and Sensex. Global Market experts have already said that the Stock Market in India is Over valued and suggesting to be Cautious. What it tells to the Investors - The Three Key Factors. P/E (Price to Earnings) P/B (Price to Book

FII and DII Trading activity – April 2019

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FII and DII Trading activity – April 2019 We are in the near days of Election Results in India. Nifty was trading between 11550 - 11750 over the past one month. In May 2019, Public Listed Companies' Q4FY19 Earnings, Polling Results, Crude and Dollar Change could move the Indian Stock Market. In the month of April 2019, the Foreign Investors (FII) were the net buyers and the Domestic Investors (DII) were the net sellers in a majority. The Gross Purchase of FII was Rs. 1,02,562 Crore and the Gross sales was Rs. 89,812 Crore - Net Purchase stood at 12,749 Crore Rupees. In Contrast, the Domestic Institutional Investors were purchased the shares worth of Rs. 66,294 Crore and the Gross sales was Rs. 70,514 Crore. So, the DII were the net sellers with an amount of 4,219 Crore Rupees. The Foreign Investors were the net sellers only on 4 out of 19 Trading days in the April 2019. On the other side, the Domestic Investors had sold for the 12 days. On 25th April 2019, the FII bought shares wit

Where are the investors going ? - Worst Scenario of Retail Investors

Where are the investors going ? - Worst Scenario of Retail Investors The face of every investor in the Stock Market reveals different opinions or options. We, everyone knows the Stock market is generally subject to the Volatility. From the Father of Value Investing Mr. Benjamin Graham to the Biggest Investor and Wealthy man Mr. Warren Buffet, they are done the Fundamental Analysis for the Stock picking. In the Indian Stock Market, there are few more listed companies went and going bankrupt. Brand names like Essar, IL & FS, RCOM had went in Debt crisis. Now, in the airline industry, the Jet Airways which is struggling to run its core business. The Founder was expelled, the airline company were controlled by the banks on Debt, The salary and the future of its employees happening all around. Jet Airways had announced its last four quarterly results with a negative income (Net loss). As of March 2019, the fourth quarter is yet to be declared.  The Share holding pattern were also downgr

Wipro Buyback - Benefits of Buyback of Shares

Wipro Buyback - Benefits of Buyback of Shares Last Friday (16-04-2019), the Public listed IT firm WIPRO announced its Quarterly results (Q4FY19) and moreover the newsletter about Buyback of Shares. This is the second time in the last 20 months that the company announced for the Buyback of Shares. On Friday, the shares of WIPRO went down about 2 percent, after the news of WIPRO employees' accounts may have been hacked. The Board of directors of the company approved a proposal to buyback shares up to 5.35 percent of the Total Paid up equity share capital, which is about 32.30 Crore shares. There is an aggregate amount not exceeding of Rs. 10,500 Crore for the buyback and the record date will be announced later. It is noteworthy that WIPRO had said it will buy the shares at a price of Rs. 325/ per share through Tender Offer. Where the retail investors were holding the WIPRO shares reasonably, and it would be said that about 90 percent of the shares will be buyback. Currently the Share

Q4FY19 Results of Tech Giants - TCS and Infosys

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Q4FY19 Results of Tech Giants - TCS and Infosys Nowadays is the earnings period while the fourth quarter (Q4FY19) results are coming. Recently the two Tech Giants were released their last Quarterly results for the Financial year 2018-19. Results of the listed companies are the most important for any investor. Not only the quarterly results were releasing now, it is also a whole financial year report for the 2018-19. The number one, Tech Giant TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) were announced its Q4 results last Friday after the market hours. The Company's revenue were seen at Rs. 38,010 Crore and the Net profit was Rs. 8126 Crore. Where the another Tech Giant Infy (Infosys) released its fourth quarterly results on the same day, the Revenue stood at Rs. 21,539 Crore and the net profit at Rs. 4074 Crore. The Company's expenditure and Operating profit were stood at Rs. 16,390 Crore and Rs. 5,149 Crore respectively. The Year on Year (YoY) Sales growth for the Infosys told as 19 percen

FII and DII Trading activity – March 2019

FII and DII Trading activity – March 2019 Last month, March 2019 - The Indian Stock Market was hugely focused by the Foreign Institutional Investors(FII). In the month of March, the FII had bought net purchase of Rs. 32,371 Crore and on the other side, the Domestic Institutional Investors(DII) had a net sales of Rs. 13,930 Crore in the equity market. The Indian Stock Market had a very much boost in the recent weeks. The reason for the rise in the market were No changes in the US Fed rate, Dollar-Rupee trade, Crude oil prices and most importantly the election situation in India. There are 19 trading days in the month of March, where the FII bought shares on all trading days except the day of March 29,2019. At the same time, the Domestic investors were the net sellers for the most of the days, except in the four trading days - March 1, 25, 27 and 29. Foreign Investors bought shares worth Rs. 4,323 Crore in a single trading day on 15th March. Where the DII had a highest positive purchase

25 Years of Historical Data for the Foreign Institutional Investors / FPIs in the Indian Market

25 Years of Historical Data for the Foreign Institutional Investors / FPIs in the Indian Market Foreign Institutional Investors' (FIIs) equity participation in the Indian Stock Market is increasing day by day. FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) / FIIs  have increased their investments substantially in the month of March 2019. Although the Domestic Institutional Investors have made their profits in the equity market through Mutual Funds and Financial Institutions, where the FII had a strong come back on its investments in India. The Bank Nifty and the banking sector had also increased more than 20 percent from the mid of February to March end 2019. This is happened due to the weightage of Foreign Investors. Still, the Automobile, Mid cap and small cap have the opportunity to raise its side in the upcoming days. In the month of March 2019, the FIIs investments were large as compared to the previous month - February 2019. On that period, the FIIs were the net buyers and the DII stood a

How to Find good stocks simply in the Indian Stock Market ?

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How to Find good stocks simply in the Indian Stock Market ? The Sensex Crossed 37,000 points in the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) and Nifty50 has been got its support level at 11,000 and now it is trading above 11,200 points in the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The Election dates were also been announced in the last week, currently there are no other news that cannot bump into the Indian Stock Market, except the election messages. Generally, the Indian Stock Market's Indices have remained largely in the course of every Parliamentary election days. After the results of the election, the market has been mostly reached in a certain level and thereafter it went on Bullish. In this Current year 2019, it was seen as a period of time to buy shares between March and May. However, it is the challenge now to find out the good stocks as an Investor. While most of the stocks is on the rise, if the market is Bullish. But, Good and valuable shares only will give the investor a better return for th

Measuring Equity Valuation Index(EVI)

Measuring Equity Valuation Index(EVI) Beware, don't ask if the Stock Market in India is currently Bullish or Bearish. I say it is the time to invest. The Current brilliance is to make a small investment in selecting valuable Stocks and invest in those. It is good for everyone to invest now rather than thinking based on Long term Investor or Short term Trader. Find out the real earnings and value of the listed companies and stick to invest in it. Although there are so many fundamental analysis factors, these four important factors will tell the overall market situation in Stocks. Even if you have already heard these factors, such things are very vital for the Long term Investment Strategy and it gives a bonus features on your Investing. Price to Earnings (P/E) Price to Book Value (P/B) G-sec X PE Market Cap to GDP(Gross Domestic Product) One can know the Price to Earnings per share, as a basic level. We should not only consider the P/E of a stock or an industry, but for

My Portfolio – Stocks – Updated on February 2019

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My Portfolio – Stocks – Updated on February 2019 When i posting this article, Nifty50 crossed 11,000 points and S&P BSE Sensex closed at 36,636 points in the Indian Stock Market. Small cap and Mid cap were rallied for the last three Trading days. Nifty Small cap 100 and Mid cap 100 earned a returns of 7.80 % and 4.70 percent respectively in the past one week. The Nifty50 has given a 6 percent return for the past one year, but the Mid cap and Small cap failed to benefit the Investors. The last one year return for the Mid cap 100 is (-10.20) percent and the Small cap 100 was down (-23.20) percent. Although the bear market in India has not gone yet, but the market has recently been improving. After with the Interim Budget 2019 and the border tension worsened, the Indian Stock Market has seen good progress. The Trade war between the nations has not yet stopped. After the end of February 2019, it looks favorable conditions in my Stock Portfolio. I have added a few quantity on TYRE Indus