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Make sure your portfolio has these 3 types of Covid-proof stocks 'Risk appetite is rising globally and a big crack is not around the corner.' Stocks that defied gravity to rally up to 1,600% in 6 months Year to date, the indices are down 15 per cent, thanks mainly to the Covid-19 disruption. Midcap & smallcaps readying to rally; ICICI Sec picks 6 top bets On a year-to-date basis, the BSE Midcap index is down 13 per cent and Smallcap index 9 per cent. Half of Nifty50 stocks trade at discounts to 10-year averages Nomura India said consensus Nifty50 earnings estimates for FY21 are down 27 per cent.

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Gold one of the safest bets for next 5 years: Julius Baer 'Gold could continue to give about 6% or 7% per year in dollar terms' PMSes deliver over 50% return for Q1; few high-profile ones lag Data showed at least 169 strategies managed to deliver positive returns to clients. 10 stocks that analysts say can offer solid returns over next 2-3 weeks The domestic markets extended their stellar rally to the fourth straight session on Monday, with NSE barometer Nifty reclaiming the 10,800 mark. However, analysts are advising to adopt a cautious approach in the market. "In the current technical setup, we strongly recommend avoiding any major exposure and adopting a highly selective and stock-specific approach," said Milan Vaishnav, CMT, MSTA is a Consultant Technical Analyst and founder of Gemstone Equity Research & Advisory Services. Here are 10 stocks that can offer solid returns over the next 2-3 weeks: Stocks not rising for nothing! You can indeed invest for long term India has consistently run current account deficits over the past several years.

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View: This is a trading market; participate only on a selective basis 'Volatility remains a cause of concern in the short term' After 150% rally, an unlisted co tops m-caps of HUL, HDFC Bank The stock price almost doubled during the lockdown period, rising from Rs 575-600.

Real Estate News

50% of unsold residential inventory faces high execution risk The supply side of the market was struggling even before the pandemic had set in. Taking a turn for the worse, COVID-19 and the nationwide lockdown has affected the demand side of the market which is the buyer's sentiment.

Covid impact: Realtors look at new trends among home buyers "What has happened is that the pandemic has opened up a lot of opportunities for developers and the people. Customers have understood the necessity of a home and for developers it has opened up, if not luxury, budget segment residences", Akshaya Homes Ltd founder T Chitty Babu told.

Property registrations in Delhi-NCR dip by 68% More property sales were recorded in May, when some lockdown measures were eased, but the total number of registrations in Delhi-NCR stood at 85% below the level in the year-ago month. In Ghaziabad, registrations were down by 93%.

Office leasing slips 73% to 3.72 mn sq ft in April-June: Report Net absorption of commercial real estate across top 8 cities declined over 73% from a year ago and 49.5% on-quarter to 3.72 million sq ft during the quarter as fresh transaction activity remained muted, showed data from Cushman & Wakefield.

Realty on recovery path: Magicbricks' Q2 Propindex The volume of active listing of properties on Magicbricks website, too, fell 42.5 per cent during April-June 2020 from the first quarter of this calendar year, it said in a report.

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Views and Recommendations

Buy Lupin, target price Rs 1,040: Nomura 09 July, 2020, 01:57 PM IST In FY21F the company is also likely to incur one-time additional expenses of $10 million related to the recall of Metformin extended-release tablets from the US market. Buy Buy Mahindra & Mahindra, target price Rs 583: Sharekhan 09 July, 2020, 01:40 PM IST As an agri-theme play, Mahindra & Mahindra is one of Sharekhan's preferred picks. Buy Accumulate PI Industries, target price Rs 1,889: Angel Broking 09 July, 2020, 01:23 PM IST The management has provided strong growth guidance for FY2021 despite uncertainties over the Covid-19 situation. Accumulate Accumulate Swaraj Engines, target price Rs 1,566 09 July, 2020, 01:18 PM IST The company has a healthy balance sheet along with free cash flow and higher profitability. Accumulate

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