For the month of December 2021, the merchandise trade deficit came in at $21.68 billion. The deficit levels have sort of held above the $20 billion mark over the last few months, which has been a matter of worry as it has expanded the current account

The Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022 has seen billions of dollars being committed to the state. Most of the commitments came from two of India’s biggest industrial houses, which have their base in Gujarat. The Mukesh Ambani led Reliance group and the Ad

Finally, there appears to be a high degree of optimism on the LIC IPO happening in the current fiscal year itself. According to latest reports, ministry officials have confirmed that the LIC IPO would be filed in the last week of January and all the

The stock of Sun Pharma recently touched a price of Rs.860, showed a long term break out on the charts. This happened with a long bullish candle, showing signs of a possible bullish break out with volumes. But a better way to ratify such decisions is

There was a sense of irony about the extremely positive buy call on Tata Steel coming from JP Morgan. This comes just a few days after Jefferies had virtually called an end to the steel stocks rally in India. In fact, the latest note by JP Morgan has

Read here about breakout stocks, its meaning and what are the breakout stocks for today. Breakout Stocks: What are the breakout stocks for today? A breakout is a phase where stock price moves outside a consolidation with increased volumes. Such

When the index for industrial production (IIP) for Nov-21 came in at 1.42, it marked the ninth consecutive month of positive IIP growth. However, there was the key Omicron worry in November For example, the Reuters consensus estimates for IIP had be

In a surprising move, the government had decided to put the divestment of Central Electronics Ltd (CEL) on hold after the Employees Union approached the court against the proposed divestment. There have been allegations of undervaluation and lack of

As of now there is nothing official about it. However, reports indicate that the government may look to seek a valuation of Rs.15 trillion for the LIC IPO. In dollar terms, that translates into an approximate valuation range of $200-$205 billion at t

It was a day when inflation hogged the headlines. Let us talk about the Indian inflation first and come to US inflation later. For Dec-21, CPI inflation at 5.59 was 58 bps higher than Nov-21. Reuters had estimated Dec-21 inflation around these level

One of the popular measures of risk management in the futures and options market is the daily F&O ban list that NSE puts out. As of Thursday, there were 5 stocks in the ban list and no fresh positions are allowed in these stocks. Trades can only

One of the big changes in the trading pattern in the last few years has been the rise of mobile trading. In fact, the numbers are quite stunning. This growth has been amazing in terms of trading on the NSE and on the BSE. For example, if you look