Issue of 15th May-21st May 2020
LEAD ARTICLE
Online Moneylife Magazine
With the Relief Package Expectedly a Damp Squib, the Market Has To Face the Fundamentals Now
For weeks, the Indian stock market has been going up in the hope of a fiscal stimulus. We got one. And the market came down with a thud. This would not be surprising for the readers of Moneylife. As I had mentioned here Over the past three weeks, the market has also rallied on hopes of a fiscal stimulus. It is remarkable how... Read More
CROSSHAIRS
If the Indian industry wants a bailout and an economic stimulus and lobbies as a group, can it remain silent about its members' over-opportunistic actions to take advantage of the situation?   Remember, the COVID-19 calamity is relatively recent; but investors and savers have...
STOCKS
As is known, regular consumers of cigarettes and liquor have been forced to reduce their consumption even as the lock-down has affected their production and the availability. The question is: What would be the consumption pattern of regular users of alcohol and cigarettes, if these were made...
Moneylife Digital Team
Varun Beverages (Varun) produces and distributes carbonated beverages, such as Pepsi Cola, Mountain Dew, Mirinda and 7Up, etc (70.6% of revenues), Pepsi Co Ltd bottled drinking water (22.7%) and non-carbonated drinks, such as fruit pulp drinks, milk-based drinks and energy drinks (6.7%) for...
Moneylife Digital Team
Matrimony.com Ltd (Matrimony) offers a platform for online matchmaking and marriage services; it is one of the first companies to provide such services in India. It has a database of 4.38 million active profiles (published or logged in at least once during the past six months) now. The...
Moneylife Digital Team
SMART MONEY
I am afraid COVID-19 will be looming over all conversations on the economy and markets for a long time to come. A two- to three-month shutdown means a long-term setback. No one can make up for this lost time. The repercussions will be felt for years. I have no idea on when we will start to...
MUTUAL FUNDS
The financial crisis that emerged from the slowdown in economic activities has led to huge wealth erosion. Equity and equity mutual fund (MF) investors lost a third of their equity wealth after stock prices plummeted. Despite this, more attention has been given to a different asset...
Clinton Fernandes
In April 2020, Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel were the most preferred stocks of Indian mutual funds. The net purchases of Reliance Industries were Rs688 crore. Larsen & Toubro and ICICI Bank were the most sold stocks. The net sales of Larsen & Toubro were Rs745 crore and net sales of...
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