Indian companies have nearly $1 billion worth of dollar bonds maturing 2018 but Moody’s is confident that Indian companies have the required solvency and resources to meet these commitments without any hassles. For the whole of Asia the bond maturities Read more [...]

The markets outlook for Nifty will depend largely on how the Fed guides on rate hikes. If the Fed guides for 4 rate hikes instead of 3 (as is likely), then global markets are likely to react negatively to the news. Keep an eye on Ultratech. If Read more [...]

SEBI may be planning a wide ranging re-haul of algo trading norms. This includes mandating the stock exchanges to provide the co-location services for free to avoid a repeat of the kind of cases that we saw at the NSE. Additionally, the board meeting Read more [...]

The Nifty showed a bounce from lower levels but it is still below the 10,200 levels. The big overhang will be the Fed meet and any proposal to hike rates 4 times instead of 3 times could be negative for Indian markets. The political stalemate continues Read more [...]

Ultratech may have to fight off a web of litigations to consummate the deal with Binani Cements. It may be recollected that after Dalmia Cements made an offer for around Rs.6500 crore, Ultratech offered to buy over 98% stake in Dalmia Cements at Rs.7266 Read more [...]

When the US Fed meeting concludes on Wednesday, the markets will have a clear picture of where the rates will be headed this year. 3 rate hikes are factored but 4 rate hikes could be a negative surprise for the markets. While the NDA government Read more [...]

When the Fed meets during the coming week it could fire the first salvo on hiking Fed rates by 25 basis points in what could be the first in a series of 3 to 4 rate hikes due to sharply higher inflation. Futures markets are almost overwhelmingly betting Read more [...]