Strike gold with midcap stocks: 10 stocks to buy post Q1 results

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Strike gold with midcap stocks: 10 stocks to buy post Q1 results The S&P BSE Midcap index rose over 15 per cent in last one year compared with flat performance of the S&P BSE Sensex in the same period. Liquidity drove stocks rally thus far, here is what's in store from here on Mahesh Nandurkar, India Strategist of CLSA, believes the current economic apparatus is stable while improvements can be expected two quarters later. Almost 30% of DII portfolio is locked in these five stocks; do you own them? DII holding includes money invested by mutual funds, UTI, financial institutions, banks, insurance companies, government and venture capital funds. Neuroscience may help train your brain for trading (No, really!) You may prefer to think superior ability—that mysterious X-factor some traders appear to have—is rooted in the former scenario.

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Made money in debt funds? It's time to book some profit If yields move up due to volatility, investors holding long duration funds like gilt funds could end up making mark to market losses on their portfolio. Purely technical: Stochastics of 150 stocks show buy signals Stochastics is a momentum indicator that uses basic support and resistance levels and integrates with the trend to give accurate buy or sell signals to traders. Play on falling yields! Power Grid can be safe haven in volatile times Due to a relatively stable and regulated return-on-equity (ROE), utility stocks offer a safe haven to investors during bouts of market volatility. After rallying up to 200% in one year; analysts see limited upside in NBFCs Operating trends for most NBFCs were better than expected, as growth in housing finance was moderate and collections in the CV finance books were strong.

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Fund managers betting on own schemes! Is it a good sign? If fund manager is bullish about his funds, he would have invested in his schemes. This will help to measure the seriousness of manager to his portfolio. Big B's big stock market bets Amitabh Bachchan's biggest killing seems to have been Just Dial — pre-IPO stock allotted at Rs 10 in 2013, sold last year at Rs 1,150 apiece. Three themes that can make big money for you in markets: Saurabh Mukherjea Weakness in capex and investment in the economy, the dire state of PSBs and credit quality issues with large banks will continue to drag earnings, he said.

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Views and Recommendations

Buy Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., target Rs 900.0 : Bank of America Merrill Lynch 25 August, 2016, 01:51 PM IST For FY17/18, BofAML expects ~35/20% growth in banks earnings, as full benefits of ING merger play out. buy Buy IndusInd Bank Ltd., target Rs 1300.0 : Bank of America Merrill Lynch 25 August, 2016, 01:48 PM IST Strong core profitability, improving CASA, fee franchise and healthy return ratios are the clear outcomes buy Buy State Bank of India, target Rs 265.0 : Bank of America Merrill Lynch 25 August, 2016, 01:46 PM IST Buy State Bank of India at a price target of Rs 265.0 and a stop loss at Rs $stopLossL from entry point buy Buy Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., target Rs 981.0 : Reliance Securities 25 August, 2016, 01:45 PM IST The brokerage said there is strong earnings growth, improving returns ratios, strong US product pipeline and comfortable leverage position in the next two years. buy

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