2016-03-19 18:53
The major indices ended the day down over 1.5 percent for the day which also saw the option expiry. The markets have a way of making the technicals come true sooner or later and this fall is… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
The markets had a bad day today.It was downwards all the way. Not really surprising given that the charts have been showing signs of weakness over the past few sessions. What was surprising… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
2012 did turn out to be the year of the bull as we had anticipated but the journey was not smooth to say the least! It took some time before, things started moving on the policy end. The la… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
It has been a while since our last post. A lot has happened and continues to happen. But one positive, if you are a bull! is that the markets are making a firm start to 2012. Today the Nift… Read More
2011-11-15 13:11
The “Oracle of Omaha” changed his mind on technology investments with a huge $11 billion ( 5.5 percent ) stake in IBM. This is an amazing bet just for the reason that Buffett ha… Read More
2011-08-29 17:41
Today marked the day when the derivative contracts of S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) -- the two key indices of the US stock market - began trading at NSE. This is an hi… Read More
2011-01-26 16:07
The question many investors are asking themselves today is, just what happened to the price of gold? Did the world change? Did the problems in Europe go away? Did all the states manage to f… Read More
2011-01-23 13:50
We have had rising prices on our mind and hurting our pockets the past few months. The rising food prices have prompted a tighter monetary policy, at the expense of curbing growth. Six ra… Read More
2011-01-03 02:46
We have had a stronger than expected 2010 end. Its been a good year for the bulls with the NIFTY moving from 5232 to end at a strong 6134. The start of 2010 was wobbly but momentum picked… Read More
2009-08-24 14:04
First the news: The Sensex rallied for the third consecutive session led by buying across all the sectors. It surged over 800 points and the Nifty nearly 249 points in the last three sessio… Read More
2009-07-05 12:59
After Russia and China, today the Indian view on the dollar was made public. Bloomberg reports quoted Suresh Tendulkar, an economic adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, that he is urgin… Read More
2009-05-18 14:00
Today turned out to be a historic day of sorts. After the clear cut verdict in favor or the UPA at the center, it was expected the markets would do well on open. But 2 circuit filters and t… Read More
2009-05-12 15:42
Overview of the Geithner Plan and the problem it is supposed to solve Read More
2009-05-05 06:41
The huge jump up in the indices past few week and its a feeling of déjà vu for investors. No one was expecting such a sharp one sided rise, and I am sure we will get many expla… Read More
2009-02-24 06:12
Yesterday, the US markets traveled back in time. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since May 7, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged i… Read More
2009-02-22 15:34
Want to see how bad things are? Just look at these charts. The first is Citibank :That is what it has come to. Now. lets look at the next one :This is Bank of America :Not a very pretty sigh… Read More
2009-02-17 08:12
The idea that an election eve budget exercise would cater to the markets led to its downfall. The markets tumbled across board post the budget, as was to be expected. There was nothing to c… Read More
2009-02-16 14:05
The news that the Japanese economy contracted at its quickest pace in 35 years, and the lack of focus and direction from the weekend summit of Group of Seven finance ministers did little for… Read More
2009-02-05 09:35
One investor you can trust with your eyes closed is Buffet "The Sage of Omaha", his portfolio has taken a big hit in this economics turmoil. But, he is not one to worry. Infact he has been o… Read More
2009-01-18 13:28
The following is a list of bailouts the US federal government has carried out in the recent past. The question is how much and how far it can go before it needs a bailout! You take a guess… Read More
2009-01-18 11:27
2009-01-12 03:48
Just came across this interest poll in livemint. In short this poll is a result of the Satyam mess and say, to quote: Companies in the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-Adag) were… Read More
2009-01-08 05:37
Well! We finally got our own Enron. What an ugly piece of news for the Indian markets. Already reeling from the excesses of 2008 and the world wide slowdown, this could be the last straw on… Read More
2009-01-01 07:40
Finally, the year has ended. What a year 2008 turned to be! Now the question on all our mind's is will 2009 be a better year and are all the problems out of the way.My take is that the marke… Read More
2008-10-27 12:53
American stocks headed for yet another sharply lower open Monday as stock markets tumbled further around the world on worries about the health of the global economy. The Nikkei fell 6.4 perc… Read More
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