It was a day of sharp gyrations on the Nifty as it recovered after a highly volatile day to close in positive territory. The realty and metal stocks came in for a sharp correction on Monday even as oil stocks showed a rebound. Banking showed positive Read more [...]

Nifty lost nearly 700 points and the Sensex lost close to 2200 points in the last week as oil prices and oil subsidies spooked the markets. The selling may continue although it could be a lot more tapered. The RBI decision to maintain status quo Read more [...]

It was a vertical fall for the indices and for the rupee during the last week. Nifty fell over 700 points and Sensex lost over 2200 points for the week. Markets were hit by the crisis at IL&FS, a weak rupee and the impact of the oil subsidy on downstream Read more [...]

Are we really getting too pessimistic about the market? It is hard to put your finger on any one factor that resulted in the sharp crack in the Nifty. The Sensex lost nearly 2000 point in a single week and shows no signs of stopping. It all began with Read more [...]

Is the sharp correction in OMCs a buying opportunity? If someone had spent the last two days of the previous week in Vipassana meditation, cut off from the world, they would be surprised to see the prices of OMCs. These stocks have just lost 25-30% in Read more [...]

RBI was bang on target; it was the analysts who got it wrong There was a sense of shock and surprise in the markets when the RBI chose to hold status quo on rates in its October policy. But that is exactly what we had written last week that the justification Read more [...]

News Announcement Impact Analysis RBI maintains status quo on repo rates at 6.50% in the monetary policy This was contrary to the street expectations which was anticipating a 25 bps hike in rates to defend the rupee The MPC had decided Read more [...]

The bear attack continued on Thursday and is likely to leave markets bruised this week. Nifty cracked 259 points and Sensex lost over 806 points on Thursday. The correction in the markets was triggered by the sharp rise in the price of crude oil beyond Read more [...]