L&T has no business to buy Mindtree; in fact, history is against it After a long time, India got to see something that is close to a hostile takeover. After VG Siddhartha of Café Coffee Day, the largest shareholder in Mindtree, approached L&T Read more [...]

Why it may still be too early to take a call on the outcome May 23rd is still a long way away and it is hardly surprising that the pre-election campaigning is already reaching a crescendo. Recent markets trends appear to hint that the mini-war with Pakistan Read more [...]

Fed holds rates but the bigger story could play out on liquidity There was not much a surprise when the Fed announced on 20th March that it would maintain status quo on rates. That means; the rates would be held at the current level of 2.25%-2.50%. In Read more [...]

News Announcement Impact Analysis Nifty and Sensex correct sharply on Friday after a 7-day rally Both the Nifty and Sensex were driven down by weak cues coming from the US Fed Most frontlines were down led by Auto, banking, IT and Read more [...]

Nifty trading is back of Friday after a break when the equity markets and the money markets were shut. Markets are likely to be cautious ahead of the long week end and an expiry next week. Traders must be cautious about downstream oil stocks that Read more [...]

Exactly 6 months after the NBFC crisis triggered by IL&FS, the same NBFC’s have become the biggest market for bank credit which has grown 48% year-on-year. Even as commercial lending is struggling to grow, it is NBFCs that are taking away a chunk Read more [...]

Exactly 6 months after the NBFC crisis triggered by IL&FS, the same NBFC’s have become the biggest market for bank credit which has grown 48% year-on-year. Even as commercial lending is struggling to grow, it is NBFCs that are taking away a chunk Read more [...]

The Nifty rally on Tuesday was led by IT stocks and banks. IT stocks gained sharply after the NASSCOM projected 9.2% growth in IT services for fiscal 2020. Most of the frontline IT stocks were in positive territory. Auto stocks continued to remain Read more [...]