The Supreme Court (SC) has provided time till the third week of July on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) for telecom companies (telcos) to submit financial statements and for the DoT to consider telcos’ proposals. Notably, the SC’s stance tow

Early monsoon is a sign of happiness for Indian equity markets. IMD predicted above-normal monsoon 102 percent long-period average (LPA) this year. The stock market usually reacts positively to normal or above average monsoon as it leads to increased

India's stock market is open for business during a certain time period. Retail clients are required to complete these transactions through a brokerage business on Monday to Friday from 9.15 am to 3.30 pm (IST). At 9:00 am, the pre-opening s

From the general election to the slowing economy to coronavirus pandemic, FY20 witnessed it all. Share markets have been is under pressure since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic broke in the country and all over the world. Domestic stock market be

Financial Year 2020 was a mixed bag for investors who have invested in IPOs (initial public offerings). Only 14 IPOs entered the market in FY20. Of these 14 IPOs, 9 IPO’s have given positive returns while the remaining struggled to reach its issue

Options strategies combine different stock market positions with a view to managing risk or enhancing returns. Why are options unique? Unlike futures, options are asymmetric. For example, when one person buys futures and another sells futures, the ri

Did you know that between 1979 and 2019, the Sensex moved from 100 to 42,000? In other words, your investment has compounded annually at 16.3 for 40 years. This is just the capital appreciation part. If you add the average dividend yield of 1.5, th

The news flows that came from Yes Bank on the morning of 05th March were drastically different from the news flows in late evening. In the morning, the Yes Bank stock rallied by over 25 after it was reported that SBI was expected to come in and supp

Chemicals industry in India is highly diversified, covering more than 80,000 commercial products. It is broadly classified into Bulk chemicals, Specialty chemicals, Agrochemicals, Petrochemicals, Polymers and Fertilizers. India is a strong global dye

With increasing digitisation in India, all the sectors across the country have been witnessing a humongous shift and the brokerage industry has been no exception to this. With these changes the retail brokerage business models today can mainly be cla

On 17 May, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman laid out the details of the fifth and final tranche of the stimulus package. In terms of allocation, there was little left after the third day announcements. What was really ironic was that the last

The penultimate day of the post-COVID reforms announcements shifted focus to more structural areas. The first 3 days were spent on addressing the pain points of COVID-19 including farm incomes, agricultural infrastructure, NBFCs, MFIs, migrant labour