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Nifty EPS at 237, 6.76% EPS growth, P/E 23
As data points go this is disappointing. The Nifty Price to Earnings ratio (P/E) is at 23, the Nifty Earnings Per Share is 237 which is a 6.76% growth from ...
Economy
No Dividend Distribution Tax for Debt Funds?
The Direct Tax Code has no DDT for debt or non-equity funds. Currently, for liquid funds, dividends are taxed at 25% plus the surcharge and cess, which adds up ...
Opinion
At Yahoo: Too Few Investors
I speak about the lack of active investors over at Yahoo: Too Few Investors. A question was asked in the Rajya Sabha of the Namo Narain Meena, MoS in the ...
General
Will India’s Share of World GDP Mean Revert?
An interesting presentation on the Asian Financial Sector by Pedro Rodeia, Head of Asian Financial Institutions Group at McKinsey. (Thanks Arvin for the tip!) ...
General
Oil Bill up 51%, Trade Deficit at $43B
India’s Oil Bill is 51% higher than last year for the April to June quarter. Sure, the average oil price has moved up from $60 average last year to about $70 ...
Economy
India Direct Tax Code Bill Tabled in Lok Sabha
The Government introduced the Direct Tax Code Bill today. After some serious amount of searching, I found the bill online, after struggling with pages timing ...
Commentary
SEBI allows Mobile Trading, Smart Order Routing and More…
In a sudden flurry of announcements, SEBI changes the technology game. Mobile trading will be allowed. Meaning, you will soon be able to trade directly from ...
Economy
Food Inflation at 14.75%, Scary revisions 2%+
Primary articles inflation (mainly food) was announced at 14.75% but as usual what is worry is the restatement of past data. Primary articles inflation of 18th ...
Commentary
Direct Tax Code Bill Kinda-Sorta Happens
The Union Cabinet has cleared the Direct Tax Code bill, which means nothing other than it will actually be cleared by December if it’s tabled on Monday, and ...
Opinion