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Too iffy about stocks? Try out these NCDs for up to 9% low-risk returns In the coming month, three major companies – Edelweiss, Srei Infrastructure and DHFL – will hit the bond street to raise as much as Rs 2,800 crore. Nifty at 13,000 in 2 years! Possible, say D-Street experts; 5 investment ideas The rally since March has enabled the benchmark indices to give positive returns for the year after slumping as much as 18 per cent till February. Bull market! Nifty50 up 20% from lows; five stocks looking attractive Nifty50 is back in a new uptrend and some analysts say this marks the resumption of the bull run that started when the BJP government came to power. Midcap mania dies out in MF mart: Most multicap schemes raise bets on largecaps A number of top-performing multicap schemes, which have delivered over 15% CAGR over the past 5 years, have been shifting focus to largecaps from midcaps.

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Why are HNIs going head over heels to bid for IPOs? The numbers are crazy 5 out of the 12 issues that hit market this year saw NII category getting subscribed over 100 times, while 2 other issues saw subscriptions over 30 times. L&T Infotech IPO: What you must know before taking an investment call The offer for sale (OFS) of 1.75 crore shares by the promoters is expected to raise Rs 1,242.50 crore. Since it is an OFS, the proceeds will go to the promoters. Chart reading: Stochastic oscillator has buy signals on nearly 100 stocks 'Stochastic' oscillators of as much as 96 stocks are giving buy signals on the technical charts. They include GVK Power, Indiabulls Ventures, OBC. Bonds are telling a scary story! Either stocks will crash, or yields will shoot up On a 12-year basis, the 10-year G-Sec has rallied 5 per cent while the 30-year bond has risen 4 per cent compared with a 3 per cent drop in the Sensex.

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8 strategies to make money on Dalal Street as Nifty heads towards 8,600 D-Street saw outperformance last week. The first hint of strength was evident when stocks corrected lesser than their global counterparts post Brexit. 10 years' history is testimony July will remain hot for domestic stocks Nifty50 managed to rally about 2% in June to break above the 8,300 level. If the momentum continues, Nifty50 is poised to hit the 8,500-8,600 levels in July.

Initial Public Offer (IPOs) IPO Name Offer Price Band Open Date Close Date   Kwality Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 45.00 30-06-2016 08-07-2016 More >>

NFO (FMPs) Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv   UTI Fixed Term Income Sr XXV-I (1099D) Direct-Flexi D Debt: FMP Closed-end 04 Jul 2016 18 Jul 2016 5,000 UTI Fixed Term Income Sr XXV-I (1099D) Reg-G Debt: FMP Closed-end 04 Jul 2016 18 Jul 2016 5,000 UTI Fixed Term Income Sr XXV-I (1099D) Reg-D Debt: FMP Closed-end 04 Jul 2016 18 Jul 2016 5,000 UTI Fixed Term Income Sr XXV-I (1099D) Reg-DQ Debt: FMP Closed-end 04 Jul 2016 18 Jul 2016 5,000 UTI Fixed Term Income Sr XXV-I (1099D) Reg-DY Debt: FMP Closed-end 04 Jul 2016 18 Jul 2016 5,000 More >>

Real Estate News

Manufacturers, consultants beat IT firms in office space race Experts said IT firms want to bring its workforce from across different locations to one large office, a task automaker Ford has completed after many months of scouting for space.

Subprime moment? Banks stare at realty loan defaults About a fifth of the Indian banking system's assets are exposed to the real estate sector, according to analysts.

Kolkata home sales dips 10%, price firms up 2% in H1 New launches in North Kolkata declined in H1 2015, but it still holds potential in the forthcoming periods owing to impending infrastructure.

New launches in housing sector down by 9 per cent in eight cities There was a seven per cent growth in terms of sales in the January-June period this year as the number of units sold jumped to 135,015 units from 126,615 units.

New residential project launches at three-year low, sales up 7% in H1 of 2016 In terms of sales, the top six cities — Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad — recorded a growth after nearly three years, rising 7% to over 1.35 lakh units.

NFO - Non FMPs Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv   Axis Hybrid Series 31 Direct-G Hybrid: Debt-oriented Conservative Closed-end 29 Jun 2016 13 Jul 2016 5,000 Axis Hybrid Series 31 Reg-D Hybrid: Debt-oriented Conservative Closed-end 29 Jun 2016 13 Jul 2016 5,000 Axis Hybrid Series 31 Reg-G Hybrid: Debt-oriented Conservative Closed-end 29 Jun 2016 13 Jul 2016 5,000 Axis Hybrid Series 31 Direct-D Hybrid: Debt-oriented Conservative Closed-end 29 Jun 2016 13 Jul 2016 5,000 BOI AXA Mid Cap Equity & Debt Direct-G Hybrid: Equity-oriented Open-ended 29 Jun 2016 13 Jul 2016 5,000 More >>

Views and Recommendations

Sell ACC, target Rs 1535: Siddharth Bhamre 07 July, 2016, 02:43 PM IST ACC is a low beta stock (0.48) and is trading well above its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving averages of Rs 1510, Rs 1416 and Rs 1375, respectively sell Sell Indiabulls Real Estate, target Rs 85.50: Tejas Shah 07 July, 2016, 02:41 PM IST Indiabulls Real Estate is a high beta stock (2.65) and is trading well above its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving average of Rs 90.11, Rs 71.20 and Rs 66, respectively sell Sell Tata Motors, target Rs 430: Tejas Shah 07 July, 2016, 02:40 PM IST Tata Motors is a high beta stock (2.38) and is trading well above its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving average of Rs 430, Rs 392 and Rs 379, respectively sell Buy MCX, target Rs 1100: Tejas Shah 07 July, 2016, 02:39 PM IST MCX is a low beta stock (0.93) and is trading well above its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving average of Rs 945.33, Rs 880.56 and Rs 880.35, respectively

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