Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Money raised by the IPOs in till August 2008
*The number includes the recent issues as on August 31, 2008
The total amount raised by the companies in the primary market in the current calendar year till August is Rs.18532.63 crore.
Lets have a look at the brief detail of the amount raised:
Total […]
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
One can have a look on the amazing history of Fed interest rates “Fed interest rates hovered near 1 % in 1954 and, it went skyrocketing in 1981 to more than 15% and recently the Fed lowered it to 4.75% on Sep 18, 2007 from earlier 5.25%”
The Federal Reserve is often referred as the “Fed”. […]
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
There is much happening on the IPO modernization front. The two proposals making rounds for the same are: 1) Reduce the time to market. 2) Only block the money for IPOs, not actually pay for it. The former proposal means that SEBI is proposing to shorten the time taken by the entire IPO process, especially […]
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Markets are going through bumpy ride hit by bad news since January 2008. First it was subprime crisis in US that hammered banks heavily across the globe. Second was rupee appreciation, which continues for this year as well, technology and textile stocks knocked down. Third, Inflation, which crossed 6% mark last week, which is above […]
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
These are not ordinary times; and hence one should not apply ordinary theories to make buy and sell decision.
Theory: One should buy panics.
Which panic - Monday panic or Wednesday panic. What are the chances that it may arrest here? Every day - new problems are coming on the surface and it seems the world is […]
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
A bear is an investor or trader who believes the trend of stock prices is down and trades or invests with that trend by selling his stock and or selling short. A bear market is a depressed or declining market. One can have bear market in a real estate, automobiles, commodities, bonds or anything else […]
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Hedging means reducing or controlling risk. This is done by taking a position in the futures market that is opposite to the one in the physical market with the objective of reducing or limiting risks associated with price changes.
Hedging is a two-step process. A gain or loss in the cash position due to changes […]
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Financial trading can be termed as one of the largest business in the world but it may also be the least understood business as well. Sudden moves are a mystery to most, arriving when least expected & appearing to have little logic attached with them. Frequently doing the exact opposite to a trader’s intuitive judgment.
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Types of Cement·
. Clinker Cement
· Ordinary Portland Cement
· Portland Blast Furnace Slag Cement
· Portland Pozzolana Cement
· Rapid Hardening Portland Cement
· Oil Well Cement
· White Cement
· Sulphate Resisting Portland Cement
· Clinker Cement: It is the solid material produced by the cement kiln stage. Clinker is ground to become Portland cement. It may […]
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
India is the world’s second largest producer of cement. Let us understand the manufacturing process-
· Quarry-Extraction of raw material from mines -Raw Mat can be Limestone, Clay or sand. They are cut from crusher and are brought to the plant. Lime and silica make up about 85% of the mass.
· Proportioning, Blending and Grinding -Raw material is […]
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