Markets

Citi mantra to global market revival: Capital Strength and Earnings Power

13 mar 2009

The global markets are witnessing a brief revival during the week primarily attributed to the internal memo issued by Citi CEO Vikram Pandit to its employees. Off late Citibank had become a penny stock with 40% of it owned by US Government, however it has but all seems to have tide the storm and brought back the bank into shape.

Tale of two investment banks – their predictions on oil

06 dec 2008

Ever since the fallout of world’s biggest investment banks, talks are ripe on how top analysts of the world have got it absolutely wrong in their predictions, be it real estate, commodities or equities.

Sensex rebound in 2009 – Bharti Airtel to lead revival

05 dec 2008

Swiss investment bank, UBS has given its own list of top 10 stock picks in Asia for 2009, and surprisingly the list has only one Indian company, Bharti Airtel Ltd., India’s largest mobile-phone operator.

Dow Jones India Titans 30: A replacement to BSE Sensex for global investors

04 aug 2008

Rupert Murdoch owned Dow Jones has launched a blue chip index for India called Dow Jones India Titans 30 which will constitute 30 largest and most liquid stocks listed on BSE and NSE.

Real estate sector scenario in India – slowdown is the buzz word

02 apr 2008

The unending euphoria of real estate sector in India witnessed during the last few years is finally starting showing signs of ebbing. The talks of new malls, complexes, residential projects being built are all now being kept under bags.

The Amazing Tale of Bear Stearns and Its Fall From Highs

17 mar 2008

The fifth biggest US investment bank, Bear Stearns has witnessed a full circle before its fall and selloff to JP Morgan Chase for paltry $2 per share. The total deal value is just $236 million (less than even Rs.1000 crore), much much less than the recent BPTP land deal in Noida.

Reliance Power – What to do with the share now?

14 feb 2008

All the earlier euphoria of Reliance Power being listed at Rs.900 has been completely laid to rest with the share now being quoted at 20% discount to its issue price. The problem is compounded by the fact that there are no valuations to back up the share price as the company is still a zero revenue company with the first power generation expected to commence only in 2010.

Post Mortem of the stock market meltdown

22 jan 2008

Arguably Indian market’s best known face, CNBC-TV18′s Udayan Mukherjee has come out with his own take of the crazy market situations being witnessed over the last few days. Amidst all this, one thing that emerges from sure is that if you money, just go and buy those stocks in which you see exceptional value and have been battered recently.

Buying American shares now as easy as investing in Indian equity

08 oct 2007

Indian investors can now do global hunting for investing in equity shares by choosing among the blue chips such as Microsoft, IBM, Wal-Mart, Coca Cola and Google. India’s number one online trading site, ICICIDirect.com has launched its overseas trading facility for Indian investors to invest upto $2 lakhs in a financial year in Equities, Exchange Traded Funds, Stock Options, Index Options.

Subprime effect on Indian markets

12 aug 2007

Sub prime lending, also called ‘B-Paper’, ‘near-prime’ or ‘second chance’ lending, refers to the practice of making loans to borrowers at interest rates above the prevailing market rates because of their low credit status and increased risk due to either a limited credit history, or histories of payment delinquencies, charge-offs or bankruptcies.

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