"Markets" tag

Laffans Petrochemicals – Speculative buy

The company once manufactured specialty chemicals especially ethylene dioxide derivatives at its Ankleshwar plant until it sold the facility to Huntsman  Corporation in 2011. Since then the company has been sitting on the piled up...

The RBI Balance Sheet – a delicate balancing act

The annual report of the Reserve Bank of India for financial year 2011-12 was recently published and is available in the public domain for analysis. Central Bank balance sheets have been under enormous scrutiny since...

IDFC Premier Equity Fund Review

Premier Equity Fund is an unrestricted diversified equity scheme that invests across market caps following a ‘buy and hold strategy’. The scheme has been designed to invest in new promising companies at cheap valuations and...

Using Business Intelligence to Differentiate Your Online Retail Brand

What comes to your mind when you hear ‘online retail’? Low prices? Shopping from the comforts of home? Reliable delivery of quality products and services? A booming sector with tremendous opportunities? All of the above?...

NIFTY may break important support today : Shreepati Finance

Mr. Nainesh Thakkar, Research Head at Shripati Holding & Finance feels Indian market may trade negative. It will test important support levels but may not hold there. His take on markets are as under: The...

Recession hits eurozone despite growth in Germany, France

A slight expansion of economic activity in Germany and France couldn’t save the eurozone from a second recession in four years. The serious slump in the area’s southern periphery gives little hope for a recovery...

World Bank endorses first grant to Myanmar in 25 years

The World Bank has approved a multi-million-dollar grant for Myanmar to support reform endeavors in the country formally known as Burma. It’s the first financial aid provided to the nation in over two decades. The...

Importance of Liquidity

The current economic scenario, as reflected in the recently-released low IIP growth rates, is putting several small and medium enterprises in a tight liquidity position. In contrast, several large corporates are sitting on a huge...

Aid your stock analysis with CDS spread

Financial condition of any company is the fundamental driver of both equity valuation and credit spread. If financial condition of a company deteriorates, stock price should decline and credit spread should widen. To put it...

— Jindal Poly to buy ExxonMobil’s Global Film ops

— IDFC Jul-Sep net profit Rs. 476 Cr

— IDFC Jul-Sep consol income Rs. 2037 Cr vs 1713 cr