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Cos can now use options in M&As: All you need to know
Law Minister Kapil Sibal has given approval to a proposal from the Securities and exchange Board of India to allow using options as part of mergers and acquisitions. Here are a few details you wanted to know about the move: * What it means: This means that in a merger and acquisition #Call and put #Mergers and acquisitions #Options #SEBI #Securities Contracts #TheExplainer
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If gold is a bad investment, so are stocks
Gold is a bad investment. This is something that is being often heard lately. The naysayers have all come out of the closet after the recent fall in price of the yellow metal. While it was rallying, they didn't have a word to say. One of the main reasons offered in favour #ConnectTheDots #DOW #Gold #Investment #nifty #Sensex #Stock market #stocks
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Continuing FII interest keeps market steady, banks gain
The Indian markets opened flat after yesterday's spectacular rally when the country's benchmark stock indices rose to their highest levels since January 2011 and the ten-year bond yields dropped to its lowest in more than three years, powered by record FII ( foreign institutional investors) inflow on expectations that easing #Bank Index #MarketOpen #nifty #Sensex #Stock market
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DLF share issue fully subscribed, priced at Rs 230 each
DLF, India's biggest real estate company by market value, has priced its $345 million share issue at Rs 230 each, it said in a statement late on Wednesday. The company had launched the issue on Tuesday and set a price band of 222 rupees to Rs 233. The offer was fully #DLF #Real estate #Share issue #StockWatch
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Diageo’s open offer for United Spirits attracts few takers
New Delhi: Diageo Plc's Rs 5,441-crore open offer for acquiring 26 percent stake in Vijay Mallya-led United Spirits has come a cropper with the offer eliciting a tepid response from public investors. The offer was part of the nearly $2-billion deal that would see Diageo snapping up majority stake in United #Diageo #StockWatch #United Spirtis #Vijay Mallya
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Rate-cut hopes lift markets by 500 pts, but is rally sustainable?
Hopes of a further rate cut fueled by a comfortable inflation data pushed the Indian equity markets to their highest close since January 2011. The BSE Sensex closed at 20215.30, up 2.50 percent marking its biggest single day percentage gain since June 2012. While the Nifty saw a triple digit rally to 28-month highs, #Investing #MarketClose #nifty #RBI rate cut #Sensex #WPI
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NPS subscribers earn double digit return in 2012-13
New Delhi: Subscribers of National Pension System (NPS) regulated by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) earned double digit returns of as much as 14.19 percent during 2012-13. The pension scheme for other than government employee with investment focus on corporate debt generated return of 14.19 percent while investment in #Interest #investors #National Pension System #Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority #pension schemes
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Tata Communications to delist from NY Stock Exchange
Tata Communications Ltd said on Wednesday it will delist from the New York Stock Exchange and terminate its American Depositary Receipts (ADR) programme. "Our decision to delist, deregister and terminate our ADR program was the result of several factors, including the fact that our ADR program had not developed the trading #Business #Investing #New York Stock Exchange #NewsTracker #Tata Communications
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Inflation indexed bonds on 4 June: Here’s what you need to know
The Reserve Bank of India plans to issue inflation-indexed bonds in phases to discourage investments in gold, with the first tranche of bonds worth Rs 1,000-2000 crore being issued on June 4 for a total of Rs 12000-15000 croreby the fiscal year ending in March 2014. The principal will be indexed #CPI #Inflation-Indexed Bonds #PersonalFinance #WPI
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Explainer: A strong US dollar is good for India
The US dollar (USD) is seeing renewed strength and this strength is giving asset classes across the globe a new direction. Equities have rallied and oil prices have fallen over the last two years on the back of the USD strength. Indian equities and bonds are benefiting from the dollar strength. #Bonds #ConnectTheDots #Dollar #Inflation #Investing #Rupee #Sensex #Stock market
