Long Term

Most have held major allocation to mid- and small-cap stocks and followed a concentrated investment approach

Budget 2017: No capital gains tax, but “long-term” rule may change to 3 years

Definition of long-term could be widened to align the investment lock-in threshold with many matured economy markets; new rule may be compatible with amended tax treaties with Mauritius and Singapore

SteelMin seeks coking coal on long-term basis

As steel companies feeling the heat from surge in coking coal prices, the Steel Ministry has approached Coal Ministry to seek availability of metallurgical coal on long-term basis, a top official said.

Market has lost upward momentum; seeks downside trigger: Gujral

Gujral says it is still not time to buy into tech stocks, adding that they may see some volatility due to presidential elections. He keeps a short position till Nifty crosses the 8750 mark.

Emerging markets remain attractive in long-term: Rabobank

Jan Lambregts, Rabobank says a Federal Reserve rate hike seems unlikely in November. They may shy away in the last minute. But the Fed may hike rates in December by around 25 basis points which he senses may not lead to any global market imbalance.

Talks underway for sale of 3 biomass units: Orient Green Power

Biomass is profitable if one runs it on 70-75 percent plant load factor (PLF). However for that, one requires good amount of working capital to ensure to run biomass units at those PLF levels, S Venkatachalam, MD of the company told CNBC-TV18.

Calculating the holding period for an under-construction property…

A holding period of 36 months is crucial for a person to be able to claim tax benefits associated with long-term capital gains. Long-term capital gains give a property seller the benefits of indexation, &#82

Mahindra Finance to raise Rs 1000 cr from NCDs

Mahindra Finance on May 23 said it will raise Rs 1,000 crore through retail bond sale

India Nissan's engineering centre; here for long-term: Prez

While the company‘s story has prided itself on setting up a successful manufacturing and export base here in Chennai, the future of its operations, the car-maker says could lie in investing big, in research and development.

Revival seen only post 5 quarters; like PSU banks: Emkay

While the Indian equity market has discounted poor Q4 earnings, days of robust numbers are still far, says Krishna Kumar Karwa, managing director, Emkay Global Financial Services.

Looking for short-term & long-term gains? Here's help

Watch the interview of Gajendra Kothari of Etica Wealth Management with Latha Venkatesh & Reema Tendulkar on CNBC-TV18, in which he spoke about short-term & long-term gain.

Why you should treat your investments equally

What do we mean by treating investments equally? That stocks should be looked upon as a pure long-term investment, just like gold and realty are

Fund managers bullish on stocks but wary of 'hot money'

Stocks are currently finding favour with investors but if the performance sustains for several years, investors would do well to exercise caution, the country's top mutual fund managers -- wary of seeing a 2008 repeat -- say.

PPF beat mkt over 20 years but here's why stocks are best

Stocks might have been beaten by the PPF over a 20-year period starting August 1994 but it only highlights why valuations are important.

How long should long-term be?

Why should the investors panic in these short term market swings when they know that equity investments should be planned for long term? Generally it is seen that the investment objective of equity funds states that they are meant for ‘long term‘ capital appreciation.

Optimistic on Indian aviation sector in long-run: Boeing

Boeing is bullish on Indian aviation in the long run. While the area may see pain in the short-term, overall sentiments point towards good times ahead, its management tells CNBC-TV18.

Fundamentally strong India best long-term prospect: Kholsa

Vinod Khosla, founder, Kholsa Ventures says once the structural impediments are removed from the system, the economy will show a strong positive trajectory in the long-term.

NAVs decline sharply as markets slip

Following the steep fall of Indian Benchmark owing to disappointing Infosys earnings, all the equity and balanced funds closed in a negative terrain. Meanwhile debt funds delivered good performance amid uncertain market condition.

Invest in balanced portfolio for long term: Roongta Sec

Investing in a well balanced portfolio keeps an investor exposed to varied market objectives, believes Harshvardhan Roongta of Roongta Securities.

RBI says prefers stable, long-term FDI

The Reserve Bank of India's primary concern is to maintain price stability, Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Tuesday.