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Mutual Fund

Mutual Funds: All You Need To Know About It

11th April 2017

Nowadays you are hearing more and more about mutual funds as a means of investment (Mutual Funds Sahi Hai is the most recent advertisement you may have come across - an investor education initiative powered by Association of Mutual Funds in India). If you are like most other individuals, you probably have most of your money either in a bank savings account or in government securities and your biggest investment may be in the form of home or gold. It is fact that investing is something that

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LEASING & HIRE PURCHASE Sector: Q3 ( Oct – Dec ’16 ) Results and Analysis

8th April 2017

FINANCE - LEASING & HIRE PURCHASE Sector: Q3 was fantastic as far as LEASING & HIRE PURCHASE sector is concern. Almost all the companies have shown strong performance in the quarter. For the numbers, the profits of the companies were UP in the range of 11% to 117%, while revenues were up in the range between 3% to 38%. Market leader BAJAJ FINANCE registered strong growth both in Profit and Income (were up 36% and 32% respectively). "Bajaj Finance, Cholamandalam, Manappuram and

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Value Pick

Value Pick April ’17: GeeCee Ventures Limited

6th April 2017

Company Background - History: GeeCee Ventures Limited was incorporated on February 14, 1984, as a private limited company with the name Shubham Aromatics Private Limited. On October 1, 1985, the company was converted into a public limited company and consequently, the name of the company was changed to Shubham Aromatics Limited. The Promoters of the Company had also promoted another company, in 1978, viz. Gwalior Chemicals Private Limited (GCPL) which company was also in the business of

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FMCG Sector: Q3 ( Oct – Dec ’16 ) Numbers and Analysis

4th April 2017

FMCG Sector: Q3 was not so good and not so bad for the FMCG sector. Demonetisation has played a role in the show. Coming to the numbers, the profits of the companies were up between 3% to 19%, while revenues were almost flat. Dabur and Colgate showed poor performance in Q3, where these 2 companies posted de'growth, both in Profit and revenue. The star performer in the sector for the quarter ended 31 December 2016 was "Emami Limited" where the company showed 6.92% growth in profit and

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RBI Policy

RBI Monetary Policy Meet: What to Expect This Time

1st April 2017

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will meet on 5th and 6th of April 2017 to review monetary policy. What to Expect From RBI More or less, RBI is expected to stay mute on the rates in its upcoming monetary policy because of the rise in inflation rate – both wholesale as well as retail. Wholesale inflation rate soared to 39-months high of 6.55% in February ’17 (was at 5.25% in January ’17) and retail inflation inched up to 3.65% in February ’17 (was at 3.15% in January ’17) due to higher fuel

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Auto (2 wheeler) Sector: Q3 ( Oct – Dec ’16 ) Results and Analysis

30th March 2017

AUTO (2 Wheelers) Sector: Quarter 3 was poor as far as Auto (2 wheeler) segment is concern. (only three companies data available) Demonetisation has played a crucial role in the show. Market leader Bajaj-Auto posted 5% loss in profits and revenues were down by 7%. Hero Motocorp also posted bad numbers in the quarter. TVS Motors was the only performer in the sector where the has company posted more than 10% jump in profits and revenues were up by 3% in the quarter ended 31 December

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Cement Sector: Q3 ( Oct – Dec ’16 ) Numbers and Analysis

28th March 2017

CEMENT Sector: Q3 was disappointing for the Cement sector. Only a few companies were able to show decent profit numbers, while revenues were not so encouraging. As far as numbers are concern, the profits of two companies were down in the range of 53% to 86%, while revenues were flat to negative. Market leader "Ultratech Cement" has posted 6% jump in profits and the revenues were down about 2%. The star performer in the sector for the quarter ended 31 December 2016 was "Dalmia

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Infra Sector: Q3 ( Oct – Dec ’16 ) Numbers and Analysis

25th March 2017

INFRA Sector: Q3 was disappointing for the Infra sector. The challenging business conditions continue to add pressure on the sector. As far as numbers are concern, the revenues of the companies were down in the range of 10% to 24%, while profits were up in the range of 14% to 117%. Market leader Larsen and Toubro has posted 16% increase in profits and the revenues were almost flat. The star performer in the sector for the quarter ended 31 December 2016 were "Adani Ports" and

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