The regular has now decided to further ease norms for mutual funds to take derivative exposures. SEBI issues modified rules under which SEBI will allow mutual funds to also write call options under specific conditions. Funds other than index funds and Read more [...]

The indices were biding time on Wednesday after the rather frenetic rally on Tuesday. The undertone stays positive after hopes of a rate cut considering the low levels of WPI and CPI inflation for December. The recent statement from the US Trade Read more [...]

After a consistent fall in the Nifty over the last few days, the Nifty and the Sensex almost recovered all the losses of 2019 in a single day on hopes that the Chinese stimulus would turn out to be a big positive for the stock markets. With the Read more [...]

Low inflation led to a sharp recovery in the stock market indices on Tuesday. Nifty and Sensex recovered their 2019 losses in a single day as the technology stocks led the rally. Apart from the weak rupee, decent numbers from the technology companies Read more [...]

What are mutual funds expecting from the Union Budget 2019? Mutual funds have emerged as pivotal players in the Indian capital markets. In the last 5 years, we have seen AUM of mutual funds tripling from Rs.8 trillion to Rs.25 trillion. The SIPs are Read more [...]

What are Union Budget 2019 expectations on personal taxes In a year when the Budget is coming just ahead of the elections, it is normal to expect some relief on the personal taxation front. After all, if government wants to please the middle class with Read more [...]

What can equities expect from the Union Budget 2019 With the interim budget coming up on February 01st, what are the key things that the equity markets are expecting? Actually, there are 5 key demands. Scrap the equity LTCG tax Whether the government Read more [...]

News Announcement Impact Analysis Brent Crude prices crossed the $62/bbl mark during the week This marks a 20% rise in the price of Brent Crude over the last two weeks since it touched a low of $51/bbl Apart from a likely resolution Read more [...]