After months of speculation, the rumour mills finally came to a grinding halt as Walmart officially announced the acquisition of 77% stake in Flipkart for a consideration of $17 billion. Interestingly, the first announcement was made by Masayoshi Son of Softbank, but that is more on the lighter side. Before we get into the nuances …
If you compare stocks today with the lows of mid-2013, you will be able to identify scores of mid-cap stocks that are up 40-50 times in the last five years. That is the stuff that multi baggers are made of. We are not talking about a long term multi-bagger like Wipro. For example, an investment …
Companies split stocks when the prices reach so high that they become unaffordable to new investors. Stock split helps bring the stock price down and make them affordable. Share price appreciation indicates a growing company or prospects of growth. Hence, a stock split is often considered a positive move. Before we discuss the list of …
Government’s Decision to Sale MTNL Assets The government of India has decided to sell real estate assets of state-owned telecom firms MTNL and BSNL. The reserve price would stand at Rs. 970 crores. MTNL has been running at a loss of Rs. 18,000 crores along with a current debt of Rs. 25,000 crores. Consequently, this …
What Are Sin Stocks? Sin stocks are a matter of preference. What one trader might consider as sin stocks, another might have a different set of stocks that they consider as sin stocks. For example, one might consider that the stocks of a company that is drilling oil at a sensitive location, causing environmental damage …
Stock markets continue to be volatile in the second half of 2022. The markets are facing strong headwinds from high inflation rates and the resultant monetary tightening being undertaken by central banks globally. Even the bond prices have plummeted, with yields inching towards 8%. Poor performance of newly listed tech stocks, such as Zomato, Paytm, …
Back in the early 1990s the entire IPO process used to be complicated and intimidating. You would apply for an IPO in a fixed price issue by issuing a cheque to the bankers to the issue. It would take nearly 3 months to be intimated by post whether you have got an allotment of shares …
Have you heard of the FAANG? Technology companies like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google specialize in the production and management of technology-related products and services. These companies are involved in businesses like manufacturing hardware and software, running e-commerce services, building robotics applications, digital electronics, etc. The stocks of many technology companies, big and small, …
Before we delve into the nitty gritties of which blue chip stock is better, let us recap what a blue chip stock is and what does blue chip stock investment truly entail. Understanding blue chip stocks Blue chip stocks are stocks of large companies with a massive financial bandwidth, significant market share and well-established track …
Let’s explore the T+1 settlement cycle Dear trader, We know the first question that arises in your mind while you start reading this article. What is the T+1 settlement cycle? The exact time when a trader buys a share in the market is not the time when that share gets delivered to the trader’s demat …
