Page 18 - Investors

Welspun India and Birlasoft rewarded investors by doubling wealth in 2021

Shares of Welspun India rose from Rs 68 at the start of the year to Rs 142 at Wednesday's close

What are long and short positions in the market?

You must have heard about long and short positions in the market. Do you know what exactly these terms mean? And how different are they from each other? Business Standard demystifies it for you

Post-Covid-19, more investors are doing risk management: Paytm Money CEO

Lot of users have done averaging and bought when the market was down, says CEO, foresees less flow of new funds in December 2021 and January 2022

United Arab Emirates switches weekend to Saturday-Sunday from next year

Investors have said a Monday-Friday working week could attract more foreign capital and boost liquidity on Dubai and Abu Dhabi's stock markets

Best of BS Opinion: Taxing investments, rookie investor's mistake, and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Investors' wealth tumble over Rs 5.80 trn in two days of market slump

Investors' wealth tumbled Rs 5,80,016.37 crore in two trading sessions to Monday as stock markets continued to face heavy sell off on concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The 30-share BSE Sensex plummeted 949.32 points or 1.65 per cent to close at 56,747.14 on Monday. In the previous session, the benchmark had ended 764.83 points or 1.31 per cent lower at 57,696.46. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies declined by Rs 5,80,016.37 crore to Rs 2,56,72,774.66 crore in two days. "Markets plunged sharply and lost over one-and-a-half per cent, in continuation to Friday's fall. After the flat start, weak global cues and updates on the new COVID variant started weighing on the sentiment as the day progressed," said Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, Religare Broking Ltd. In India, as many as 21 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been reported so far with 17 cases - nine persons in Rajasthan capital Jaipur, seven in Maharashtra's Pune district and a 37-year-old fu

Investors track Covid cases, watch key market levels as Omicron fears grow

Early indications suggest Omicron may be markedly more contagious than previous variants, though researchers are still seeking to understand its impact

Opt for balanced advantage fund if you are worried about equity valuations

Make sure fund does not take too much mid- and small-cap exposure, or has poor quality debt papers

Investors prepare for swings, opportunities as Omicron variant spreads

The emergence of the Omicron variant saw the S&P 500 notch its worst one-day percentage loss in nine months on Friday - only to rebound on Monday

Bessemer Venture Partners raises $220 mn for early-stage India investments

The company's global portfolio includes Pinterest, Shopify and in India it has funds in PharmEasy and BigBasket.

Hope for Hindalco, Nalco investors as aluminium demand may outstrip supply

Though volatile, most analysts don't expect prices to decline further

With seed money, Delhi govt school students have a shot at entrepreneurship

As many as 24 teams to feature in TV show; top 100 teams to be part of expo to meet entrepreneurs

Investors cling to hope as Omicron variant spreads, shares rebound

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A semblance of calm returned to world markets on Monday as investors waited for more details to assess the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant on the world economy, allowing battered stocks and oil prices to rebound.

Markets regain some lost ground after worst decline in seven months

The gains were capped as the impact of the new variant on the economic recovery and central bank policy action remained uncertain

What is Delhi govt's Business Blasters programme? Sisodia explains

Delhi govt school students get own TV show, to pitch business ideas to potential investors

The Petrov moment in a client's life

A sketch by Carl Richards illustrates that the advisor stands between the client and her big mistake

Sebi moots big changes to preferential allotment norms on pricing, lock-in

Regulator says any preferential issue causing change in control or allotment of more than 5% stake will require a valuation report from a registered valuer

Investors lose Rs 7.35 trn as markets plummet over new variant concerns

Other than the new variant, FIIs' selling is a key concern for the Indian equity market because they are selling relentlessly in our market for the last many days, says an analyst

Global investors hold preliminary discussions on LIC's anchor book: Report

The book managers of LIC are reaching out to as many as 100 global investors, including global fund managers, pension fund managers, and private equity funds

Indians' foreign investments increase 28% in 12 months, shows data

Lower remittance share, higher growth amid diversification play