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Brokerage: Morgan Stanley | Rating: Overweight | Target: Rs 242 The global research firm said that the company’s Q4 beat and new launches will drive growth going forward. It observed that it has a balanced portfolio of rental and development projects with good scale up potentials. The margin too is expanding on the back of cost reductions and sales recovery, but the debt may increase marginally to 1.15 times from 1.11 times in FY17. Key risks to the stock include blocked capital in hotel assets and stretched balance sheet. Brokerage: CLSA | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 318 The brokerage observed that the company’s results were above estimates on better revenues. It said that the leasing build-out was steady and expects 20 percent lease income growth in FY18. Furthermore, it said that restructuring was nearing completion stage as well. United Spirits Brokerage: Macquarie | Rating: Underperform | Target: Rs 1,600 The brokerage firm observed that March quarter’s gros...

With the markets soaring to record highs yet again on Wednesday, India is now the world’s most expensive market. At a lifetime high of 30,658.77, the benchmark Sensex trades at a price-earnings multiple of nearly 18 times estimated one year forward earnings. India’s market capitalisation hit $2 trillion on Wednesday for the first time ever. The S&P 500, which closed Tuesday’s session at 2,400.67, is a shade less expensive than India, trading at 17.60 times, while the Japanese Nikkei, at 19,814.88, trades at 17.1 times. Both foreign portfolio investors and domestic institutions have been big buyers of Indian equities in 2017; between January and now, FPIs have pumped in close to $6.8 billion into equities while domestic funds have bought stocks worth $1.82 billion. Strategists at Macquarie Research observed, the brokerage’s overweight stance on India was not predicated on expectation of an accelerated pay-off from structural reforms or rapidly rising fixed investment and mor...

On May 12, 2017 Merrill Lynch Markets Singapore Pte bought 27,50,000 shares of Indiabulls Ventures at Rs 149.99 on the BSE.On Friday, Indiabulls Ventures ended at Rs 142.35, down Re 1, or 0.70 percent on the BSE. It has touched a 52-week high of Rs 150.50. The company’s trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 1.20 per share. (Mar, 2017). The stock’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was 118.63. The latest book value of the company is Rs 5.65 per share. At current value, the price-to-book value of the company was 25.19. The dividend yield of the company was 2.1 percent. Contact us: - +91-9913158794 Or visit:- http://www.profitstreet.in/ Mail us at:-  info@profitstreet.in

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 ...

Indian equity , forex, money and commodity markets will remain closed today on account of Labour Day/Maharashtra Day.The benchmark indices on Friday settled lower as investors booked profits in index heavyweights such as ITC and HDFC ahead of a long weekend, but posted their biggest weekly gain in six weeks. The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 29,918 down 111 points, while the broader Nifty50 closed at 9,304, down 38 points.  In the broder market, the S&P BSE Midcap and S&P BSE Smallcap indices outperformed to gain 0.2% and 0.6%, respectively.Asian stocks shook off a sluggish start and steadied on Monday, with Japan outperforming on upbeat earnings, while the dollar regained traction as the US government looked likely to avoid a shutdown. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was largely flat. Japan's Nikkei added 0.4%, with high-tech blue chips gaining on strong earnings.Many markets in Asia and Europe are also closed for Labour Day. ...

Post-demonetisation, the RBI today warned of a possible spike in inflation and stressed the need to make digital payments "safe and secure", even as it felt that the adverse and transient impact on the economy has "by and large" dissipated already. In a preliminary assessment report on 'Macroeconomic Impact of Demonetisation', an RBI paper said Rs 1000/500 notes valued at Rs 15.6 trillion were demonetised, but the precise estimate of currency that returned to the banking system is not yet available as the reconciliation process is still on. "Hence, the adverse wealth effect on account of SBNs (specified bank notes of Rs 1000/500) not returning to the banking system could be assessed only after the reconciliation exercise is complete," it said, while adding that the total net currency in circulation has gone up by about Rs 2.6 lakh crore between December-end and early March. The RBI also said that the surplus liquidity with banks may d...