Bombay Stock Exchange – Origins
Bombay Stock Exchange, originally named as “The Native Share & Stock Brokers’ Association”, was established in 1875. This makes BSE the oldest stock exchange in the Asian economic region. It is also the biggest South Asian stock exchange in terms of market capitalization (NSE is the second largest!), and the 11th largest on a global level (August 2009). When the government passed the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act in 1956, the BSE was the first stock exchange in India to be recognized under the Act. Originally mooted as an AOP (Association of Persons), BSE was demutualised and corporatized...
In one of my previous posts (QIP), we had seen the fundamentals of capital structure of a company. Companies need capital to run their businesses and there are essentially two ways of getting the cash – Debt and Equity. At any point of time, a...
Lets assume that you are an active observer of the stock market. Over the past few sessions you have been observing that the stock market has been continuously rising and you are of the opinion that a few stocks (if not more) have run up excessively...
During my under-graduation, One of my professors once held a plastic cup in his hand and asked all of us “What do you think is the value of this cup?”
After hearing most of our valuation estimates which ranged between Rs. 5 and Rs. 50, he...
In my previous articles, I had discussed about the basics of mutual funds and the precautions you should exercise while investing in mutual funds. In this article, I would explain to you about the various types of mutual funds that are available in...
Its an old joke in finance.. Two economists walking down a street spot a 100 rupee note. When one of them rushes to pick it up, the other one says “Don’t waste your efforts.. If it was really a 100 rupee note, someone would have already...
Introduction
Indian Stock Markets celebrated the winning of Congress led UPA in the 2009 Parliamentary election, by breaking all past records and forcing the regulator to halt the trading for the day. It is being considered that the main reason for...
Suzlon Energy
Symbol: SUZLON
Suggestion: BUY, Stop loss at Rs. 65; Target – Rs. 70
Open
66.00
High
67.75
Low
64.90
Last Price
65.90
Figure 1: Price Movement Bar Chart [SuzlonFigure 1 shows the price movement bar chart...
