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नॉन परफार्मिंग आसेट ( एनपीए ) की समस् ‍ या के बाद भी पिछले कुछ समय से बैंकों के शेयरों में तेजी बनी हुई है। इससे म् ‍ युचुअल फंड की बैंक फोकस स् ‍ कीम् ‍ स का रिटर्न पिछले एक साल में 62 फीसदी से ज् ‍ यादा का हो गया है। जानकारों की राय है सरकार ने एनपीए की समस् ‍ या से निपटने के लिए कड़े फैसले लिए है। इससे बैंकिंग क्षेत्र को फायदा होगा , जिससे बैंकिंग शेयरों में तेजी बनी रह सकती है। ऐसे में अगर कोई बैंकिंग फोकस म् ‍ युचुअल फंड स् ‍ कीम् ‍ स में इनवेस्टिड रहता है , तो उसे आगे अच् ‍ छा रिटर्न मिल सकता है। हालांकि निवेशकों को 62 फीसदी जैसे रिटर्न की आशा नहीं रखनी चाहिए।   बैंकिंग सेक्टर में जारी रहेगा तेजी का दौर शेयरखान में वाइस प्रेसीडेंट मृदुल कुमार वर्मा का मानना है कि एक तो बैंकिंग सेक्टर का एनपीए काबू में आता लग रहा है। इसके अलावा सरकार की सख्ती बैंकों को इस मुद्दे को डील करने के लिए और ताकत देगी। इससे बैंकिंग सेक्टर निवेश ...

Commodities, both agri and non-agri, witnessed a slump in prices this week. In the agri commodity basket, coriander suffered the most, while in the non-agri category prices of crude oil, gold, copper and nickel slipped significantly.  Crude oil prices have been in a falling territory since past few weeks as prices have declined by around 3.2 per cent since 19th April- 1st May 2017, while MCX oil prices have declined by 4.5 percent in the same time frame. Fading geo-political tension between US and Syria and US and North Korea and increasing oil inventories in the US have resulted in a drop in prices.  "We have noticed fall in all the risk assets including oil as market sentiments remains weak across the globe. Linkage international prices and domestic prices will not change any basic fundamentals, except the adaptation of price behaviour linked to markets. Oil inventories have to fall constantly, which can only happen if the summer driving season starts with a bang ...

The precious metals sector is off to the races in the first six weeks of 2017, as returns in both gold and silver are beating the S&P 500. The silver market is the best performer – with nearly double the gains seen in gold. Here’s a quick look at the numbers: Silver +11% Gold +6% Copper +11% S&P 500 +4% Why are silver prices outperforming gold? Here are four reasons: 1. Silver is Both a Precious and an Industrial Metal This creates a dual demand base for the metal from both investors and from the manufacturing and industrial community. A less expensive cousin than gold, silver offers investors many of the same properties as gold including portfolio diversification and a hedge against in inflation as gold and silver typically trend in the same direction. Silver attracts nearly 50% of its demand from industrial buyers for use in electronics, autos, nanosilver applications, medical devices and solar panels. Both the electronics and solar panel industries that...