For India, 2009 till now, been a great year with the return of a stable government at centre, good FII inflow, 72% increase in the Indian stock market and less terror attacks. But H1N1 influenza and a series of bankruptcy by some big international giants are some events, which we never want to happen again.
Some major events of the year in India
January 2009
The year 2009 started with a positive wave when Indian...
Crude Oil
I have a 15 years’ crude oil seasonal price chart. This chart says that from January to September, crude oil prices increase substantially, mainly because of the summer vacation-driving season. Then, in September- October, it becomes sluggish and then in the month of November- December, demand for crude oil weakens because of the reduction in driving and more moderate temperatures between the summer...
For India, 2009 till now, been a great year with the return of a stable government at centre, good FII inflow, substantial increase in the stock market and less terror attacks. For the first time an Indian won double Oscar and Indian American received Nobel Prize for Chemistry. But H1N1 influenza claiming thousands of lives and a series of plane crashes are some events that we never want to happen again.
Meanwhile,...
It is an alarming situation when the entire world is fighting with this historical economic crisis; inflation is adding additional pressure on government as well as consumers. Major contributor of this whopping hike in inflation is food inflation at present context. Mismatch between demand and supply worldwide created chaos and sent prices of many commodities at multi year highs.
According to the latest data, food...
Now, when everyone is saying that Indian markets are over stretched and are trading on a higher P/E band, the hundred million dollar question is that will our markets be able to end the year on a positive note? At the current mark of 17,000, Sensex is trading at a P/E of 21. While comparing it with the historical average i.e. 16x, it surely looks expensive. But, this is on account of EPS of Sensex and Nifty, which...