Issue of 21st Aug-27th Aug 2020
LEAD ARTICLE
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Biocon: Expect More Spinoff Gains over the Long Term
Biocon has been a great value creator, especially in recent years, as all its businesses started doing well. The interesting aspect of Biocon is that it has also incubated a few businesses which have also created huge value. But there is more to come, as more divisions and unlisted subsidiaries continue to grow and get spun off and listed as... Read More
Prashant Kshirsagar
CROSSHAIRS
The past three years have probably seen the highest number of broker defaults in 15 years. In almost every case, they inflicted huge losses on retail investors with the usual complaint of misappropriation of clients’ shares or funds. The only exception was IndiaNivesh Securities, when it shut...
MARKETS
The auto-components business has been doing badly for a couple of years. Varroc Engineering, an auto-components maker, reported a loss of Rs380 crore in the June quarter following a loss of Rs138 crore in the March quarter. That has, of course, nothing to do with the stock price. The stock...
STOCKS
The Indian chemicals manufacturing industry is broadly categorised into five major segments—bulk chemicals; petrochemicals & polymers; fertilisers; agro-chemicals; and specialty chemicals. While the industry is the sixth largest producer of chemicals in the world, the per capita consumption...
Moneylife Digital Team
SMART MONEY
The near-term outlook of the economy is totally dependent on how soon we can get rid of the pandemic and come back to life as usual. Even after life comes back to normal, there will be a lot of gaps to fill in terms of labour relocation, labour costs, medical compliance costs and so on....
MUTUAL FUNDS
In July 2020, Infosys  and PI Industries  were the most preferred stocks of Indian mutual funds. The net purchases of Infosys were Rs1,423 crore. Reliance Industries and Bajaj Finance were the most sold stocks. The net sales of Reliance Industries were Rs1,943 crore and net sales of Bajaj...
Moneylife Digital Team
Investing in the stock market has two basic requirements – first, you need enough capital to purchase stocks; second, and most important, you need to know which stocks to purchase. The first part may be easy but the second part is quite difficult, especially for someone starting out on a...
Clinton Fernandes
HEALTH
While boosting your mobility and strengthening your muscles, a new study from the American Academy of Neurology has revealed that yoga can also be an effective tool against migraines.    The study, published in the journal Neurology, suggests that yoga alone might be a better...
Akshay Naik
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