There are gems among battered midcaps and smallcaps

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There are gems among battered midcaps and smallcaps It is a great time for bottom-up stock picking, says Pankaj Tibrewal, Kotak Mutual Fund. The market is now a voting machine; so listen to Mr Graham Market returns typically track corporate earnings growth or nominal GDP growth in the long term. If you buy capex revival theory, here's CLSA's cue to bet on it Stocks are trading at -1 standard deviation on PE amid poll uncertainity, says CLSA. The road to wealth creation is paved with smart investments Equity, hands down, is the best asset class to help you create wealth.

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How to multiply wealth via under-owned stocks Sekhri normally invests in companies that have been listed for at least 10 years. Investing in global firms can give you an edge: Mukherjea American cos can tap into EMs' economic growth much better than their Indian counterparts. Poll jitters make EM fund managers steer clear of India The upcoming general election is a key event looming over the market. Watch: From India, EM funds reallocating to China, says Mowat Dedicated EM funds were quite overweight on India moving into 2019. It was the correct strategy in 2018 and it is proving not to be the correct strategy this year, Adrian Mowat, EM - Equity Strategist, tells ET Now.

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There's no stopping oil rally if US & China strike a deal For this week, market participants will continue to monitor global crude oil supplies. Paathshala: Derivatives trade in base metals The Exchange has started disseminating on its website the spot prices of both the metals twice a day.

Initial Public Offer (IPOs) IPO Name Offer Price Band Open Date Close Date   Gleam Fabmat Ltd. 10.00 19-02-2019 22-02-2019 Aartech Solonics Ltd. 34.00 21-02-2019 26-02-2019 More >>

NFO (FMPs) Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv   HSBC Fixed Term Series 139 Reg-G Debt: FMP Closed-end 12 Feb 2019 25 Feb 2019 5,000 HSBC Fixed Term Series 139 Reg-D Debt: FMP Closed-end 12 Feb 2019 25 Feb 2019 5,000 HSBC Fixed Term Series 139 Direct-G Debt: FMP Closed-end 12 Feb 2019 25 Feb 2019 5,000 ICICI Pru Interval Fund Series - IX - 203 Days Plan B-D Debt: FMP Open-ended 12 Feb 2019 26 Feb 2019 5,000 ICICI Pru Interval Fund Series - IX - 203 Days Plan B Direct-G Debt: FMP Open-ended 12 Feb 2019 26 Feb 2019 5,000 More >>

Real Estate News

Why Chembur, Mumbai is a key residential area One of the highlights of this area is that it has excellent road and rail connectivity to every part of the city.

Over 25,000 flats are ready in Noida; homebuyers still can't move in The builders confirmed there are about 25,000 such flats in the twin cities, whose buyers will have to wait till completion certificates are granted.

New homes turn more affordable It is now estimated that a house in Mumbai will cost approximately seven times the annual household income against 11 times in 2010.

Affordable housing in Maharashtra could take a hit with 1% surcharge A 1% hike in stamp duty for a house costing Rs 40 lakh would translate into Rs 40,000 — an additional expense which any buyer in the category could have utilized for other purposes.

Builders reduce apartment sizes to lure first-time home buyers Realtors are going back to their drawing boards to rationalise space in terms of design and to make apartments as per the needs of customers.

NFO - Non FMPs Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv   Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series VI Reg-G Equity: ELSS Closed-end 25 Sep 2018 15 Mar 2019 500 Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series VI Direct-G Equity: ELSS Closed-end 25 Sep 2018 15 Mar 2019 500 Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series VI Direct-D Equity: ELSS Closed-end 25 Sep 2018 15 Mar 2019 500 Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Fund Series VI Reg-D Equity: ELSS Closed-end 25 Sep 2018 15 Mar 2019 500 Union Arbitrage Fund Reg-G Hybrid: Arbitrage Open-ended 30 Jan 2019 27 Feb 2019 5,000 More >>

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