an unnecessary rumour ? ...

Buy this stock as it is going to fly high within some days as 3G auction is nearing up and the most beneficiary share out of the lot is Tanla. Invest on your own risk. This stock is going to be priced at nearly 70 by April 15th....

No this is a shot target..67...

To day price rised only reason that in London Baltic Index raised by 7% so the price of all shipping is dominated by the said Index. it is not wise to predict time for price appreciation. While investing in such coy U have to closely watch the Baltic Index reported in Eco.Times or any other source. BEWARE AND BEAWARE while putting ur hard earned money in market....

I totally agree with warren, when it comes to Long term Investing. What about India? Which sectors will perform well in the decades to come. I give my views below : (a)Banking sector has to and will perform well for next 2 decades at least. I find no substitutes for this sector.There is a huge growth potential waiting for this sector within India. But, pick the best performers which are available at reasonable prices today. (b) Power sector is another,which I feel, will perform well for next 10 years at least. Pick the most economical and large / growing ones therein - at reasonable price. Go for latest technologies - like gas based ones, which are likely to give cheaper power and make good profits. (c) Software sector is the third. Go for upcoming ones under good Managements, which are available at right prices. (d) Pharma is the next sector. But, find those which are good in R&D. They will yield better valuations in the years to come. While I prefer investment in these 4 sectors for the long term, I welcome all of your views for the benefit of my self and all boarders...

A ET report on the positive effect of Budget on Banking sector States as below : "Banking: A shot in the arm : The finance minister’s announcement that the fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP has come down from 7.8% in FY09 to 6.9% in FY10 has cheered banks. On the top of it, FM has announced plans to reduce the fiscal deficit to 5.5% in FY11 and to 4.8% in FY12 and then to 4.1% in FY13. This immediately eased the bond yields. The yield on 10-year zero coupon government bond fell by 16 basis points (bps) on the Budget day. As a result, the benchmark index for banking stocks, Bank Nifty, jumped by 2%. Since the beginning of the October 2009 quarter, the yield on 10 year zero coupon government paper had gone up by 73 bps on fears of rising fiscal deficit and mounting inflation. That already affected banks results in the October quarter, as they could not make any money in treasury operations. Moreover, the announcements to cut fiscal deficit couldn’t have come at a more opportune time since the credit growth has already started picking up this quarter. The growth in aggregate bank credit had slumped to 11% in December 2009 quarter, which was the lowest rate in the current decade. Since then, the growth has recovered to 15.3%, as per the latest data available from RBI. Surely, at a time like this, the last thing that bankers would have wished to hear was any indication of deficit soaring up and with those ghosts put to rest as of now, banking sector can breathe a sigh of relief. Earlier also, banking stocks got a boost from measures to bring down the fiscal deficit as it was brought down from around 6% of GDP in FY03 to 3% in FY07. In this time frame, BSE Bankex, went up by 373%, while Sensex went up by 324%. FM also plans to pump in Rs 1,200 crore to boost tier-1 capital of state-owned banks. State-owned banks have been growing at higher than industry rates of late. At such rate of growth, they will need the capital sooner or later. Further, capital infusion will definitely help them in expanding and giving tough competition to their private peers. Likely beneficiary of this move are Andhra Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Dena Bank, as the government’s ownership in these entities is around 50%, which means they can’t raise the money from market. It was not only the banking sector, which enjoyed the party on the Budget day, as its close cousin non-banking financial companies too had their share of good news. FM’s announcement that NBFC can be considered for giving banking licences was a positive. At this moment, it is not known as to which NBFC will get the licence, however it clearly shows a change in the perception of the sector. The troubled days of 1990s, when NBFC had to shut shops due to inadequacy of capital and high non-performing assets are long gone. Today, NBFCs have adequate capital and their asset quality is high. Though, their profit fell down in last fiscal, their business model remains strong. " MY COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE REPORT : Readers may take into account the various positive reports flowing from Budget in respect of PSBs specially, and also Private Banking sector. Andhra Bank, already a star performer among Mid cap PSBs, is likely to benefit well from the budget recommendations....

what is the time horizon one should be looking at for the script mercator to touch 100/?...

buy moser baer around 72...

I GUESS...

buy suzlon energy for long term...

buy tanla for medium term...

buy dcm for long term.....

i recommend a buy on amtek india....

Anywhere in the world a `SALE` announcement is always associated with thronging crowds in a rush to grab their purchase. Whether it is apparel, electronics or white goods, a sale is seen as a brief window of opportunity before prices rise again.

Strangely, when a similar window of opportunity opens in the stock market, there is no stampede among investors to buy stocks.

On the contrary, when prices move up, there is a flurry of buyers who come to buy stocks. It is true that unlike a sale, there is no certainty that prices will not fall further. There is also no certainty on when equity prices will bounce back.

But even the most pessimistic investor would acknowledge that the Indian economy will continue to grow. Moreover, since agricultural growth is largely flat, any growth will have to come out of manufacturing and services and will have to be reflected in corporate performance. In other words, equities can only go up in the long term.
One may argue that selling ahead of downturn provides an opportunity to buy later at lower prices. But as the most-seasoned investors would tell you, it is impossible to time the market. So, the ideal strategy is to invest more in equity when markets fall rather than liquidate your portfolio.

This tendency of investors to stay away from a good deal is a fallout of what psychologists call the herd instinct. A crash in prices is usually triggered by a large investor selling, which in turn prompts others to follow suit. Behavioural investing is aimed at taking advantage of this trend rather than falling victim to it.

"Emotions, greed and fear, over which investors have no control are the major reasons for irrational exuberance by investors," says Alok Churiwala, MD of Churiwala SecuritiesVeterans in the field of finance, say controlling greed and fear is the most difficult aspect when it comes to managing your money. It is a slow process and does not happen overnight. Those who always think there is a better deal out there (greedy) make lots of changes and often jump from one bad investment to another. On the other hand, those who think the world is ending, end up selling at the lows and make big losses.

A typical example, were investors who ended up selling their bond investments in the wake of the financial crisis that occurred in 2009 and merely parked their investments in bank fixed deposits, not obeying their asset allocation calls at all. So what are the aspects that you need to keep in mind in order to have control over greed and fear?

Mental accounting

Investors do not want to sell shares or mutual funds in which they are losing or restructure their portfolios as per advice from experts.

"Mental accounting contradicts the benefits of diversification as investors tend to meet goals of each mental account separately leading to subdued returns despite higher risk," says Sunil Shah, director - equities of Indsec Securities. Do not follow the crowd

"Investors need to be self-disciplined and not follow a herd mentality," says Parag Parikh, founder and chairman of Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services. A lot of times, investors merely end up selling stocks, because they hear bad news. When you have bought a stock or a mutual fund for a 3-year time frame, be patient. Do not start checking prices every hour or every day and start questioning your investment.

At times when markets are bad, investments are bound to go down in value. That is just how the markets work. If you refuse to accept this, then fear creeps in and causes you to bail out market declines. If you sell and keep making losses, you may never reach your goals. Remember, wealth is built patiently over a period of time and often you need to wait and watch your investments.

Stay diversified

Spread your investments across equities, bonds, real estate and gold. So when times are good, you will get higher returns from stock markets. When times are choppy and bad, investment in bonds will preserve your wealth. So while equities will satisfy your greed for higher returns, bonds will keep your fears under check.

So while greed and fear cannot be simply eliminated from investing, having control over the same is essential for successful investing.



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