This emerging investment theme is losing lustre due to herd mentality of businesses

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Fri, Mar 10, 2017 | 06:33 AM IST ET Investment Opportunities

NOT TO MISS #Stocks In News,#Recos,#Expert Views,#IPOs,#Commodities

This emerging investment theme is losing lustre due to herd mentality of businesses After giving negative returns for the past couple of years, shares of smallcap and midcap companies have surged up to 31 per cent in last two months. Beware! 7 stocks with promoters' stake fully pledged soar up to 111% since December Promoters of 3,091 firms have shares worth Rs 2,42,913 crore pledged with their lenders. Out of them, 58 firms' promoters have pledged their entire holdings. Top 10 stocks that can turn out to be potential winners over next five years Why is Morgan Stanley so confident of these stocks? They scored the highest in 11 out of 22 metrics that mattered most to stock returns over the past 5 years. Wanna jump into IPO rush? Here is how to maximise chances of getting share allotment Consider the fundamental and valuation aspects of the issue before you bid for an IPO. The first and the foremost step is to fill in the IPO form correctly.

Advertorial Find Your Kingdom A world that people said was just 'make believe, but to us, it was as real as real could be. We envisioned our own kingdom, a beautiful and luxurious castle that belonged, entirely to us. Advertorial Rise of direct plans of mutual funds Ever since the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) introduced the game-changing alternative of direct plans in mutual funds there has been a significant rise in the portfolios switching to and investing in this option.

Did you notice? One of the world's biggest sectors gave us many gems in last 3 years Check this out. Nearly 10 companies from the sector doubled investor wealth in last three years. Will the sector continue to produce gems in the coming years? This Jhunjhunwala-owned stock offered 10 times return in 4 years; worth buying? Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala holds 9.16 per cent stake in the company, according to the latest shareholding data available on the BSE website. As investors wait for UP results, much more is at stake than just Modi's political future By opening up India to more foreign investment, Modi has spurred economic growth to more than 7 per cent and made India a favourite with overseas funds. 5 blue chips near all-time highs! Should you bet on them to make fresh records? Data available with Capitaline showed at Rs 524.90, GAIL India was just 5 per cent away from its record high of Rs 551.90 it had hit on October 31, 2010.

Advertorial Flat Floor Rise from 15th to 30th Floor at Ananta by Omkar, Goregaon East Advertorial How Mumbai's Dabbawalas are leveraging tech by offering digital services With the world and India taking digital leaps, the dabbawalla's too have found the need to embrace technology and offer click-based services.

How you can save tax using ELSS fund under section 80C Once an investor is KYCcompliant, he can invest in an ELSS scheme just like any other mutual fund scheme. Million dollar baby! Infant Reliance Jio set to give peers many sleepless nights "In our view, among the incumbent operators, Bharti Airtel and the Vodafone-Idea combine should be able to match RJio's capacity," Motilal Oswal said.

Initial Public Offer (IPOs) IPO Name Offer Price Band Open Date Close Date   Sarthak Metals Ltd. 30.00 10-03-2017 17-03-2017 Avenue Supermarts Ltd. 295.00 - 299.00 08-03-2017 10-03-2017 IFL Enterprises Ltd. 20.00 07-03-2017 10-03-2017 More >>

NFO (FMPs) Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv   SBI Debt Fund Series B-48 (91 Days) Reg-G Debt: FMP Closed-end 27 Feb 2017 13 Mar 2017 5,000 SBI Debt Fund Series B-48 (91 Days) Reg-D Debt: FMP Closed-end 27 Feb 2017 13 Mar 2017 5,000 SBI Debt Fund Series B-48 (91 Days) Direct-G Debt: FMP Closed-end 27 Feb 2017 13 Mar 2017 5,000 SBI Debt Fund Series B-48 (91 Days) Direct-D Debt: FMP Closed-end 27 Feb 2017 13 Mar 2017 5,000 SBI Debt Fund Series B-50 (1165 Days) Direct-D Debt: FMP Closed-end 27 Feb 2017 13 Mar 2017 5,000 More >>

Real Estate News

Is your builder taking you for a ride over maintenance charges? Here's help Maintenance charges not mentioned in the allotment letter and the builder indicates a range if asked by the buyer during initial stages of the deal.

Realty queries: Budget housing not necessarily a good investment bet Giving infra status to affordable housing means there will be more supply of homes in the future but that doesn't mean they are good investments right now.

Few takers for government-backed property titles A collection of digital titles, called urban property ownership record (UPOR), is already in place for Mysuru and Mangaluru.

Calculate your own property tax in Kolkata from April Civic officials expect the tax burden on citizens to be less in the new system because the KMC has fixed a much lower tax rate per square feet — 6-20%.

Benami Act violators to face double whammy of legal action The department made it clear that the benami property "may be attached and confiscated by the government".

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 V Reg-D Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 22 Dec 2016 22 Mar 2017 500 More >>

Views and Recommendations

Sell KPIT Technologies with a target of Rs 130 – Reliance Securities 09 March, 2017, 09:00 AM IST Sell KPIT Technologies Ltd. with a target of Rs 130 and a stop loss of Rs 137 sell Buy Reliance Communications Ltd. target Rs 40 : Kunal Bothra 09 March, 2017, 01:03 PM IST Buy Reliance Communications Ltd. at a price target of Rs 40 and a stop loss at Rs 32 from entry point buy Buy Zee Entertainment Enterprises with a target of Rs 550 – Pritesh Mehta 09 March, 2017, 01:04 PM IST Buy Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. with a target of Rs 550 and a stop loss of Rs 502 buy Buy Tata Consultancy Services, target Rs 2575 : Kunal Bothra 09 March, 2017, 01:05 PM IST Buy Tata Consultancy Services at a price target of Rs 2575 and a stop loss at Rs 2485 from entry point buy

More Newsletters

Daily Newsletter Special stories that round up the major developments of the day

Markets Watch Round up of stock, currency, bond, money and real estate market

ET Panache Latest in the world of fashion, technology, food and celebrity

Wealth Weekly news on personal finance, stocks, property, gold, tax planning and more

View All

Follow Us on ET:

About us|Advertise with us|Feedback|Sitemap|Code of Ethics © 2017 Times Internet Limited.

ET Investment Opportunities is now part of your favourite ET Wealth mailer. Property, Stocks, IPOs, NFOs and Mutual Funds – get the latest investment options in your mail box every week with ET Investment Opportunities.

To unsubscribe or edit your subscriptions please click here