Stock Market
Slowdown, falling market demolish real estate stocks
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008The uncertainty in the capital market has hit realty stocks the hardest.
The BSE realty index is the worst performer this year, having shed 51% of its 52-week peak reached in January.
With increasing evidence of a slowdown in the realty sector, rising input costs and little chances of interest rate softening, experts feel realty stocks may […]
BSNL Lines Up Big-Bang IPO
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008State-owned telco BSNL on Monday said it plans to launch the country’s biggest IPO to raise about Rs 40,000 crore (over $10 billion).
“The company is valued at well over $100 billion. We are looking at offloading up to 10% stake, subject to government approval,” BSNL’s directorfinance SK Saxena told reporters. Asked about the development, […]
SEBI plans to introduce real estate trusts
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Capital market regulator SEBI has initiated the process to introduce real estate investment trusts (REITs) and will shortly come up with the first set of proposals on the same, Mr M Damodaran, Chairman said today.
ICICI Venture, Baring PE Buy 20% Stake In Karvy
Saturday, November 17th, 2007ICICI Ventures and Baring Private Equity Asia have picked up around 20 per cent stake in Hyderabad-based Karvy Stock Broking, a leading financial services enterprise, for around Rs 440 crore.
Realty stocks bear the maximum brunt
Monday, November 12th, 2007The bearish mode of the benchmark Sensex has resulted in a sharp decline of the BSE Realty Index, which fell by 3.08 per cent (310.93 points) on Monday. The 14-stock realty index was also the worst performer among the 19 equity indices of the BSE.
Capital Inflow Worries RBI
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007The Reserve Bank of India said that the key future challenge for the monetary policy is “liquidity management” and the “rapid escalation in asset prices, particularly equity and real estate.”
Sensex Touches Record 20K, Market Still Looks Attractive
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007India’s main share index, the Sensex, tops 20,000 points for the first time as foreign investors buy into one of the world’s fastest growing economies.
Maytas Infra’s initial public offer
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Maytas Infra Ltd., a two-decade-old company engaged in construction and infrastructure development activities, has entered the capital market with an initial public offer of 8.85 million equity shares of Rs. 10 each for cash at a price to be decided through a 100 per cent book-building process.
Investing In Stocks? Know Some Facts…
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Sensex-watching is a popular spectator sport, yet people hesitate to invest in stocks. Here’s a guide to help you get started.
These days, Dalal Street has become almost a household word, since it features in news headlines so frequently. So it’s safe to presume that people have grown quite comfortable with the idea of investing in […]
US Subprime Fears Grip Global Markets
Monday, August 13th, 2007THE subprime virus from money markets of London, Frankfurt and New York has come back to attack Dalal Street. After BNP Paribas, the biggest French bank, pressed the panic button on Thursday, the US market slipped into red, banks in Europe refused to lend to each other and the world’s biggest monetary authorities Federal Reserve […]