Before discussing companies giving bonus shares in February 2023, let’s get the basics out of our way. What are bonus shares? To answer your question, ‘what is bonus shares?’: these are free shares given to shareholders as a reward and encouragement to stay invested in the company. When companies announce bonus shares it is usually …
With FD interest rates lagging behind the economy’s inflation rates, more and more people are taking to stock markets to earn better returns. While it can be daunting to plan where and how to begin stock trading for beginners, you should know that stock markets are no rocket science. If you believe in the vision …
Penny stocks, as their name suggests, refer to stocks that are traded at very low prices on the stock market. While there is no well-defined cut-off for classifying shares as penny stocks, usually shares that are priced below Rs. 50 will be considered penny stocks. Penny stocks are mostly illiquid, with inadequate information about their …
What is delisting? Delisting means the removal of the stock of a listed company from a stock exchange such as the National Stock Exchange (NSE) or the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). As such, you can not trade them. The entire process of delisting securities is governed by the market regulator which, in India, is the …
The USA-based private equity firm Blackstone has sold its stake in the Mindspace Business Park REIT. One of the leading owners of commercial office space in this country, Blackstone Group, has exited from this investment through the sale of its 9.2% stake to the sovereign fund of Abu Dhabi, i.e. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Furthermore, …
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has decided to extend the usual trading hours in the derivative segment, citing that the longer hours will give traders more opportunities. The announcement has caused quite a stir and sparked a debate on who will benefit from the extended hours. This article will discuss the changes and how the …
If you were to read analyst reports on market valuations, the most common measure is market P/E. Undervaluation and overvaluation does work quite well at a market level. For example, if you have bought into the markets in 2003 or in 2009 when the P/E ratio was closer to 12, you would have surely made …
If you thought trading in options little bit like rocket science, then you are not exactly to be blamed. That is what futures & options are made out to be in the markets. They are presented as some exotic product that is abstruse and hard to comprehend. For a moment let us forget about speculating …
Equity options have emerged as a big segment of stock markets in the last 10 years. In fact, today index options and equity options put together account for over 85% of the total volumes on the NSE on a daily basis. The regulator has been trying to constantly caution retail investors about the merits and …
Shareholders’ Take on Investec’s Report As per shareholders, analysts in Investec have understated BSE’s holding in CDSL (Central Depository Services) by around Rs. 2,800 crores even after applying for a 25% holding discount in the company. The shareholders state that this affects BSE’s sum-of-the-parts valuation (SOTP) by Rs. 462 a share. Upon considering this, BSE’s …
