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Charts: Trade Deficit for Sep 2014 Jumps 40%, Biggest in 16 Months

India’s export situation went a little weird in September, with the deficit going up 40% to $14 bn (for the month). This is the biggest deficit since May ...
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Premium: Crash Time: Crude, Ruble, Trade Deficit and World Markets

It’s been a day of crashes of different sorts. The ruble has crashed, going to 40 a dollar. It’s lost 20% in value since June, largely on the ...
Mutual Funds

Equity Mutual Funds Outperform Nifty; AUM Increases Over 60% In 15 Months

Following up on our earlier posts on Mutual Funds (Read “Why AMFI Should Not Ban Upfront Commissions” and “Mutual Funds Hike Exit Loads, Hoping This Time ...
Stocks

DLF Tanks After SEBI Bans It for 3 Years, Says Company Hid Information From IPO Investors

DLF and six of its directors have been banned from accessing the securities markets for three years. Because they lied during the IPO. The details are ...
Charts & Analysis

Lowest CPI Inflation Since 2012 at 6.46% in Oct 2014; RBI Very Likely to Cut Rates

Consumer Price Inflation for Sep 2014 came in at a low 6.46%, on the back of: lower crude prices and, a high base last year This chart, though, explains it ...
Stocks

Essar Ports and Essar Shipping To Go Private; Shares Gain Massively

Essar Group companies, Essar Ports and Essar Shipping saw a tremendous jumps in share prices today. Essar Ports: Essar Ports (BSE: 500630; NSE: ESSARPORTS) ...
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Optionalysis: Lot Sizes Reduced on Oct 31. Prepare To Trade More!

Futures and Options trade in lots, and these lots are going to change soon. Come October 31, and a number of lot size changes will happen, with most contract ...
Mutual Funds

Why AMFI Should Not Ban Upfront Commissions

I am all for regulation. As in, I do not think a world without regulation, in the financial space, is worthwhile. But not all regulation is good, and the ...
Economy

August 2014 IIP at a Disappointing +0.4%, Manufacturing Contracts

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for August 2014 came in at a surprisingly low 0.4% after showing promise in the three months. IIP The disappointment ...
Charts & Analysis

RBI Stops The Mad Buying of Dollars in August, Reserves Continue To Dip

RBI has stopped buying dollars, it seems. In August 2014, it sold about $511 m of dollars, but bought $421 million of forwards, effectively staying flat on ...