NRI Investment in Indian Shares – Documentary Requirements
Sometime back I wrote an article on how resident Indian’s can invest in shares of companies listed on foreign stock exchanges. Likewise, many overseas investors would like to invest in shares of companies listed on the Indian stock exchanges. In this article, I will focus on how Non Resident Indians (i.e. NRI’s) can invest in […]
Stock Analysis of Dr Reddys Laboratories Limited
The factors considered below present stock analysis of Dr Reddys Laboratories Limited. For a financial report: visit here – Dr Reddys Laboratories Limited. WHAT’S DRIVING THE STOCK Strong financial position Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Limited (“Dr Reddy” or the “Company”) has grown consistently over the last few years and continued to expand its operation despite the subdued […]
Corruption in private sector to be criminalized
With a view to check corruption in the private sector, the Government of India has proposed to make bribery in private sector a criminal offence. To this end, the Government has proposed to amend the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to criminalize both giving as well as receipt of bribes in the private sector. For this […]
Asian Paints Stock Analysis
Asian Paints Limited (“APL” or the “Company”) operates in Decorative Coatings and Industrial Coatings segments across India and in the geographies of Asia, Middle East, Caribbean and South Pacific Islands through its subsidiaries and joint ventures. Decorative paints account for over 75% of the overall paint market in India and include wall finishes for interior […]
FCPA Compliance – Challenges for U.S. Companies doing business in India
The past few years have seen a spate of FCPA enforcement actions against US Corporations with imposition of unprecedented fines and penalties. In 2008, Siemens paid the highest penalty to date – $800 million[i]. U.S. enforcement agencies have also imposed significant penalties against other companies such as Baker Hughes Inc. ($44 million)[ii], ABB Ltd. ($10.5 […]
Sensex Target for 2020: Are 40,000 – 60,000 levels achievable?
A lot of research goes into predicting future prices and Sensex targets. Analysis of past data for such predictions suggests that analysts are far more accurate over a longer term. Shorter your time frames, higher are the chances of error. Yet, analysts and market commentators regularly throw out targets for anywhere between a few years […]
Can you buy / sell stocks after market hours?
Constant news flow and major corporate announcements after market hours make many wonder if they should buy/sell their stocks as soon as the market opens? For example – when a company reports really bad quarterly results or an extremely bad news surfaces post trading hours, far too often, investors wonder if they should sell their holding […]
Futures and Options Lot Size – Margin Amount and Number of Shares
In the stock markets, participants can trade in 2 segments: (i) Cash segment; and (ii) Futures and Options (Derivative) segment. Participants in the cash market can buy/sell any number of shares of a company (i.e. they can buy anything from a single share to thousands of shares). On the other hand, in the futures and options segment, participants […]
How Stock Picking Became My Full Time Business
Today when I look around, I see thousands of opportunities in India. Anyone born in this era should realize how fortunate he is to be born at a time when coffee costs Rs. 150 and it takes an average of 15 minute to be served a takeaway. To not capitalize on the opportunity the market […]
Gaming Industry in India
The factors considered below present an overview of the gaming industry in India. The analyses below are based on the circumstances of Delta Corp Limited which runs the largest casino operations in India. WHAT’S DRIVING THE STOCK Rising internal consumption and favorable demography Over the last few years, domestic consumption in India has kept the economy insulated from […]