All the ways stock bulls have gone off the rails, again
It’s that time of the bull market again, when everyone decides things beyond the realm of rationality have taken over in equities. Demand is brisk for an account of all the ways investors have lost their minds. Concern is normal whenever the market is buoyant. When it’s 11 years into a massive rally and share values soar by $1 trillion in two wee

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Lakshmi Vilas Bank posts net loss at Rs 334.47 cr during Q3
Chennai: Private sector LakshmiVilasBank on Saturday said it has recorded net loss at Rs 334.47 crore for the October-December quarter.

The Tamil Nadu-based bank recorded net loss at Rs 373.48 crore during the corresponding quarter previous year.

For the nine-month period ending December 2019, the loss was Rs 928.90 crore against Rs 629.66 crore

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India needs a robust capital market to become a $5 trillion economy: Anurag Thakur
NEW DELHI: The stock exchanges and brokerages are playing a crucial role in capital formation in India and we need to ensure that public faith in the capital market is not eroded due to frauds and scams, said Anurag Thakur, Minister of State for Finance.

Speaking at a convention organised by Association of National Exchanges Members of India (Anmi)

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Sell Hero MotoCorp, price target Rs 2,240: Chandan Taparia
Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal Securities has a sell call on Hero MotoCorp Ltd. with a target price of Rs 2240.0 . The current price of Hero MotoCorp Ltd. is Rs 2356.75 . Chandan Taparia recommended to keep a stoploss at Rs 2415 .

Hero MotoCorp Ltd., incorporated in the year 1984, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 47073.58

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Vodafone Idea assessing what it can pay as AGR dues, to pay shortly

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Markets remained buoyant during the week gone by and, in fact, went higher, which indicated that the coronavirus fears have been factored in to an extent. However, any further escalation of the issue could have a negative impact on the bourses in the near future.

Calm is returning after the dual storm of the Budget and the ‘mini-Budget’ – RBI’s l

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Buy Torrent Pharmaceuticals, price target Rs 2,200: Chandan Taparia
Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal Securities has a buy call on Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. with a target price of Rs 2200.0 . The current price of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is Rs 2112.3 . Chandan Taparia recommended to keep a stoploss at Rs 2070 .

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., incorporated in the year 1972, is a Large Cap company (having a

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Shree Cement Q3 net profit rises 3% to Rs 310 crore
Cement manufacturer Shree Cement posted a 2.87 per cent rise in its standalone net profit at Rs 309.95 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2019. The net profit in the corresponding quarter last fiscal stood at Rs 301.29 crore.

The Kolkata-headquartered firm’s net revenue stood at Rs 2,848.34 crore, up 2.43 per cent from Rs 2,780.63 crore

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Karvy fails to keep payment date with investors
Hyderabad: With the second week of February drawing to a close, Karvy Stock Broking has missed yet another self-declared deadline for clearing its client payouts, leaving many of its investors in the lurch.

The beleaguered broking firm has written to investors seeking time till February-end to clear dues. But most of them are not hopeful of seeing

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Buy Bharti Airtel, price target Rs 595: Chandan Taparia
Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal Securities has a buy call on Bharti Airtel Ltd. with a target price of Rs 595.0 . The current price of Bharti Airtel Ltd. is Rs 565.1 . Chandan Taparia recommended to keep a stoploss at Rs 550 .

Bharti Airtel Ltd., incorporated in the year 1995, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 308293.55 Crore)

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Sebi plans to implement governance structure to ensure ongoing compliance
New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi is looking to prepare and implement a governance structure, which is custom-made to suit to the needs of business, and advising its "staff of their obligations to ensure ongoing compliance".

The regulator plans to prepare policy documents, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other IT documents through

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Government may look at division of shares for retail push
New Delhi: The government is examining suggestions to allow fragmentation of shares for greater retail participation, while also seeking a review of the limits on bank loans against shares.

The two issues were flagged at a meeting of market players, experts and economists with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, where there was a

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Buy HCL Technologies, price target Rs 652: Chandan Taparia
Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal Securities has a buy call on HCL Technologies Ltd. with a target price of Rs 652.0 . The current price of HCL Technologies Ltd. is Rs 621.4 . Chandan Taparia recommended to keep a stoploss at Rs 605 .

HCL Technologies Ltd., incorporated in the year 1991, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 168627.15

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Global scenario not rosy, will impact MF sector: SEBI official
Kolkata: The ongoing tension between the US and China, which has been affecting the global trade, will have its impact on the emerging markets and will not spare the mutual fund (MF) industry too, a Sebi official said on Saturday.

The amount of liquidity of the US economy is being sucked out as the Federal Reserve has been "withdrawing USD 660

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Sun TV Network Q3 profit rises 7% to Rs 385 crore
New Delhi: South-based TV broadcaster Sun TV Network Ltd on Friday reported a 7.15 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax for the December quarter at Rs 384.69 crore.

It had reported profit after tax of Rs 359.01 crore in the October-December period a year ago, Sun TV said in a BSE filing.

However, total income dipped 7.89 per cent to

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'BUY' or 'SELL' ideas from experts for Monday, 17 February, 2020
NEW DELHI: Domestic equity market is likely to open flat on Monday tracking Nifty futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX Nifty)and mixed Asian cues.

At 8:20 am the SGX Nifty was 6 points or 0.05 per cent lower at 12,124.50.

ET Now spoke to various experts and here's what they have to recommend for today's trade:

Kunal Bothra independent

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NEW YORK: Investors are edging back into emerging markets, even though worries about the coronavirus’ impact on global economic growth have clouded prospects for the boom-and-bust asset class.

Nearly $730 million flowed back into emerging markets exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the past week, according to Lipper, after two straight weeks of

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Lakshmi Vilas Bank Q3 loss narrows to Rs 334 crore; provisions fall
New Delhi: Private sector lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank, which is under the RBI's prompt corrective action (PCA), on Friday said its net loss has narrowed to Rs 334.48 crore during the third quarter ended December 2019.

The bank had a net loss of Rs 373.49 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19. Sequentially also, the losses were down from Rs

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EMs trust Chinavirus steps to keep the rally going
Emerging markets may take their cue this week from a recovery in commodities and signs China’s efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 are working.

Gauges of stocks, bonds and currencies in developing economies all rose in the five days through Friday as raw-material prices had their best week this year. Chinese officials urged the nation to

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The week gone by saw the market consolidate in a 256-point range, as the headline Nifty50 index ended flat with a negligible gain. After bouncing off from a 50-week moving average in the previous week, Nifty continued to trade near the critical zone at 12,100-12,225 throughout the week while making no directional move on either side. As it stayed

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Jindal Stainless Hisar Q3 profit falls 11% to Rs 80 crore
Mumbai: Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 80 crore for the quarter, a 11% decline from Rs 94 crore yoy due to a steep surge in import of stainless steel in the market in the year 2019, said the company.

Company’s standalone net profit stood at Rs 60 crore in Q3FY20 as compared to Rs 55 crore in the c

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Coronavirus updates, AGR crisis among 5 key factors that may guide D-Street this week
NEW DELHI: Domestic indices were volatile and traded in a narrow range last week, as fears over coronavirus outbreak impacted market sentiment. However, positive global cues kept Dalal Street afloat.

This week also the pace of the spread coronavirus will impact the movement of the market. Traders will also keep an eye on crude oil prices and

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Rate cut transmission gradually increasing, to improve further: RBI Governor
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said the rate cut transmission is gradually increasing and has improved to 69 basis points (bps) out of 135 bps.

“I won’t agree that rate cut impact is plateauing out. The transmission of policy rate cuts is improving steadily,” the RBI Governor said post the central banker’s

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SAIL reports Rs 429 crore Q3 loss; revenue rises 5% to Rs 16,728 crore
Kolkata: Steel Authority of India, the largest state-owned domestic steel company plunged into a net loss of Rs 429.62 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2019 on the back of lower realisations against a net profit of Rs 616.30 crore in the same period a year earlier.

The company's revenue from operations went up by around 5% to Rs 16,728

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D-Mart's Radhakishan Damani now India-s second richest individual
MUMBAI: Radhakishan Damani, an astute stock market investor and founder of Avenue Supermarts has become India’s second richest person with a networth of $ 17.8 billion, next to Mukesh Ambani, according to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires Index.

After a rally of over 5% of Avenue Supermarts shares this week, Damani has pipped past HCL's Shiv Nadar ($

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If India has to grow at 8-9%, capital market needs to be further developed: Vikram Limaye
NEW DELHI: Growth of the capital market is imperative for Indian economy to achieve the $5 trillion mark, Vikram Limaye, managing director and CEO of National Stock Exchange said on Saturday.

“It is not possible for India to grow at 8-9 per cent without the development of capital markets,” Limaye said on Saturday while speaking at ANMI’s Int

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SAIL reports Rs 429 crore Q3 loss; revenue rises 5% to Rs 16,728 crore
Kolkata: Steel Authority of India, the largest state-owned domestic steel company plunged into a net loss of Rs 429.62 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2019 on the back of lower realisations against a net profit of Rs 616.30 crore in the same period a year earlier.

The company's revenue from operations went up by around 5% to Rs 16,728

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Shankar Sharma says he will never touch LIC as an investor. Here's why
Veteran investor Shankar Sharma said he would stay away from the initial public offer (IPO) of state-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), blaming the government for making it absorb public sector undertaking’s unsold issuances.

“I would never touch LIC as an investor. The government sold their unsold items to LIC and now they are selling

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Entire industry moving towards zero broking model: Ashishkumar Chauhan, BSE
New Delhi: While the zero brokerage model is catching up fast in the retail equity broking industry, Ashishkumar Chauhan, head of one of the leading stock exchanges raised concerns on the sustainability of earnings for the industry.

“Entire broking is going towards zero brokerage model. The margin has collapsed close to zero in terms of trading,” A

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S P 500, Dow little changed amid coronavirus worries; Nvidia forecast buoys Nasdaq
The S-P 500 and the Dow barely moved on Friday, as worries over an economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak refrained investors from making big bets ahead of a long weekend, while gains in Nvidia shares kept the Nasdaq in positive territory.

Adding to the downbeat sentiment were a Commerce Department retail sales report showing consumer

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