When stocks failed to deliver, many IPOs rewarded investors in 2016; did you miss them?

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When stocks failed to deliver, many IPOs rewarded investors in 2016; did you miss them?  Market watchers are predicting an even busier year in 2017, with over two dozen issues including the mega issues of NSE and BSE lined up to hit the market. Man who saw the 2008 crisis coming, says Nifty50 to lose 10% in six months Two things are happening, which make it that much trickier for market: a) cash ban, and b) the recovery in the US economy and Trump's election as President. Midcaps will continue to excel in 2017; 10 stocks from brokerages The BSE Midcap index is up nearly 10% so far this calendar, whereas the BSE Sensex has gained 1.42% following a 5% drop in calendar 2015. Forget Sensex, think of stocks; 2017 will be a year of stock pickers: Porinju One advice Porinju Veliyath like to share with his investors for calendar year 2017 is to maintain discipline and simplicity in approach while investing.

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Rs 7.4 lakh cr debt at write-off risk; keep a watch on the banks in distress An asset funding study on top 500 corporates showed out of the Rs 7.4L cr debt held by these 'risky' businesses, nearly 54% is with vulnerable entities. Consolation prize for Sensex in 2016; look which markets shone, which ones faded Data showed that Sensex could end the year with barely 1% returns for 2016, which will be still better than nearly 12% fall in China's Shanghai Composite. Not gold or silver: Look which commodities beat equity in 2016 Crude prices hit 17-month high recently after Goldman Sachs boosted its price forecast for 2017 and producers showed signs of adhering to output cut deal. Beware of high PE stocks! Most of them may not have fallen enough In the BSE500 basket, there are 121 stocks, whose trailing 12-month EPS stand above 40. Most of them belong to the FMCG, cement, pharma and IT sectors.

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15 Nifty50 stocks rose up to 100% in lacklustre 2016; look at these 5 for 2017 ​Brokerage Angel Broking says the market is likely to remain volatile for some time, but one should use this opportunity to buy quality stocks. Smallcaps with big returns will be the theme for EMs in'17: Templeton It expects macroeconomic advances to continue in 2017, and says this would bode well for topline growth opportunities and the earnings outlook for EMs.

Initial Public Offer (IPOs) IPO Name Offer Price Band Open Date Close Date   Veeram Ornaments Ltd. 45.00 23-12-2016 28-12-2016 More >>

NFO (FMPs) Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv   UTI Fixed Term Income Fund - Series XXV - XII (1198 Days) Direct-DY Debt: FMP Closed-end 09 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2016 5,000 UTI Fixed Term Income Fund - Series XXV - XII (1198 Days) Direct-Flexi D Debt: FMP Closed-end 09 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2016 5,000 UTI Fixed Term Income Fund - Series XXV - XII (1198 Days) Direct-DQ Debt: FMP Closed-end 09 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2016 5,000 UTI Fixed Term Income Fund - Series XXV - XII (1198 Days) Direct-G Debt: FMP Closed-end 09 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2016 5,000 UTI Fixed Term Income Fund - Series XXV - XII (1198 Days) Direct-D Debt: FMP Closed-end 09 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2016 5,000 More >>

Real Estate News

Property cards issued by South Delhi Municipal Corporation The taxpayers will now directly have access to their digitised records and will be able to upload their documents, which will be vetted by the civic body.

In reality, some realty companies could ride out the turmoil The implementation of the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA), which will come into effect sometime in mid-2017, can dent the profitability of realty firms.

More flats sold in top 7 markets between January and October Nearly 1.20 lakh houses were sold in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata between January and October, says JLL India, while 1.06 lakh new units were launched.

Year-end special: Four cheers for home buyers in 2016 A clamp down on benami properties and courts' verdicts in favour of the buyers means that the system is gearing up to benefit the end-customers.

NFO - Non FMPs Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv   Sundaram Long Term Micro Cap Tax Advantage Fund Series IV Reg-G Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 27 Sep 2016 20 Mar 2017 500 Sundaram Long Term Micro Cap Tax Advantage Fund Series IV Reg-D Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 27 Sep 2016 20 Mar 2017 500 Sundaram Long Term Micro Cap Tax Advantage Fund Series IV Direct-D Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 27 Sep 2016 20 Mar 2017 500 Sundaram Long Term Micro Cap Tax Advantage Fund Series IV Direct-G Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 27 Sep 2016 20 Mar 2017 500 UTI Long Term Advantage Fund - Series IV Reg-D Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 10 Oct 2016 18 Jan 2017 500 More >>

Views and Recommendations

Buy RBL Bank Ltd. target Rs 390 : Rajesh Agarwal 22 December, 2016, 04:24 PM IST Buy RBL Bank Ltd. at a price target of Rs 390 and a stoploss at Rs $stopLossL from entry point buy Sell Hindustan Zinc, target Rs 250 : Pritesh Mehta 22 December, 2016, 08:38 AM IST Sell Hindustan Zinc Ltd. at a price target of Rs 250 and a stop loss at Rs 274 from entry point sell Sell Tata Elxsi, target Rs 1325 : Pritesh Mehta 22 December, 2016, 12:18 PM IST Sell Tata Elxsi Ltd. at a price target of Rs 1325 and a stop loss at Rs 1435 from entry point sell Buy BEML. target Rs 980 : Pritesh Mehta 22 December, 2016, 12:20 PM IST Buy BEML Ltd. at a price target of Rs 980 and a stop loss at Rs 910 from entry point buy

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