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Having addressed business, stock markets and personal finance for the last 18 years, Clifford Alvares has ridden the roller-coaster markets - up close and personal -successfully, traversing the downs and relishing the rises. The greater part of his journalistic ventures has gone into shaping articles about how to shape portfolios
Frontline stocks are back in the reckoning, trading close to the levels of 8,700 on the Nifty, just about 300 points away from an all-time high
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During intra-day trade, stocks cracked over 600 points on news of surgical strikes on Pakistan, but recovered towards end of trading day
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Retail investors will have to hold on to the stock for the company to deliver on new business and for the valuations to come to reasonable levels
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Financial stocks are rocking the markets. But not all stocks are likely to do well. Here’s how to select the winners
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As the first life insurance company makes its debut in the primary market, institutional investors seeking an exposure to this growing sector are expected to take early stakes in this company
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The big picture on the market front is that it's expensive in the short run on valuations, but there is a fair degree of comfort if you view the longer horizon
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The markets will get another shot in the arm after the US elections are over, and a clearer picture emerges on the US economic and interest rate front
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Investors are chasing direct debt when much of the rate cut is behind. Hence, don’t expect too much capital gains
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Incumbents in the telecom sector are seeing an upheaval in their business models — thanks to Reliance Jio. That is reflecting in their dropping stock prices
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The public-sector-bank index has outpaced the Nifty and the Bank Nifty by a mile ever since this rally began. Still, the segment offers scope for gains
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