763: Podcast | Digging Deeper: Swiggy to Zomato - Food delivery apps under greater scrutiny
Last year, as online food ordering application Zomato turned 10, it proclaimed its desire to be a 'farm-to-mouth' food company. It also acquired TongueStun, a startup in the corporate catering space for a speculated sum of $18 million, as also a drone delivery startup called TechEagle Innovations with a hope to start delivery by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at some point, and even seemed poi...
21m Jan 04, 2019
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762: An evening walk down Dalal Street
Buying counters were buzzing in the last couple of hours for the market, helping them not only recover from low points, but also end the week on a strong note. Except IT names, investors bought across sectors, with maximum gains seen among metals, energy and banks, among others. The Nifty Midcap index ended higher too. The day began on a flat note, with indices taking mixed cues from global m...
4m Jan 04, 2019
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1: The Market Podcast: Apple's forecast cut, market volatility and PM's revelation on Urjit Patel
The Market Podcast gets you up to speed on all the important market action that transpired during the week in under five minutes.
7m Jan 04, 2019
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761: Stock picks of the day for January 04, 2019
Ujjivan Financial Services: Buy| Target: Rs 305| Stop Loss: Rs 275| Upside 7% The stock has shown a lot of resilience despite the sell-off witnessed in the overall markets. The stock has in fact broken out from the consolation base and the price outburst has been accompanied by a smart uptick in traded volumes. It has also held convincingly above the 100-DEMA. Every long position should be pr...
5m Jan 04, 2019
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760: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Break below crucial support at 10600 would extend fall further towards 10500
The dark clouds continue to hover around D-Street as Nifty fell another 100 points to close the day below 10700 levels on Thursday. Weak global cues could be blamed for the fall in the markets while weakness in metals and autos continue to drag markets lower. The collapse in equity markets in the past two sessions has led investors to lose over Rs 2.66 lakh crore, according to data available o...
5m Jan 04, 2019
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759: MC-EWDS-03012019
4m Jan 03, 2019
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758: Podcast | Digging Deeper: Banks need to work on their NPA issues
2018 was a difficult year for banks - their reputations suffered massively after it came to light that most of them had large NPAs, sins they committed knowingly. One year prior, in 2017-18, the gross NPA ratio of all scheduled commercial banks reached 11.2 percent of the gross advances, up from 9.3 percent a year before. Public sector banks, which account for nearly 70 percent of the advances,...
10m Jan 03, 2019
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757: Stock picks of the day for January 03, 2019
Balrampur Chini Mills: Buy| CMP: Rs.104.50 | Target: Rs 114-116.50| Stop Loss: Rs 100| Return 11% The stock has given a falling trendline breakout which suggests the optimism in the stock has increased significantly and the trend has reversed now. On the weekly chart, the stock has formed a cup and handle pattern. The daily strength indicator has entered into a positive crossover and rising. ...
5m Jan 03, 2019
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756: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Weakness likely to continue, Nifty may hit 10,500
The final tally on D-Street – the S&P BSE Sensex closed 363 points lower to end at 35,891 while the Nifty50 ended 117 points to close at 10,792. The 200-DMA for Nifty is placed around 10780. Well, there are a lot of reasons which weighed on markets. Weak global cues to start with was a major overhang in the morning as most of the global markets resumed trading after New Year holiday. Apart fr...
5m Jan 03, 2019
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754: Digging Deeper | Flipkart and Amazon Dealt Blow by Govt's New E-Commerce Policy
The Republic Day sale coming up on the 26th of January may be the last big sale for both Flipkart and Amazon in India. This comes in the wake of the government tightening norms for e-commerce firms. The new norms are set to come into effect from the 1st of February this year. What these new norms are; how these norms affect e-tailers and offline retailers; what these new guidelines mean for th...
14m Jan 02, 2019
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755: An evening walk down Dalal Street, 02 Jan '19 | Sensex Down Over 360 Points; Auto and Metals Crack
4m Jan 02, 2019
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753: Stock picks of the day for January 02, 2019
DCB Bank Limited: Buy| Target: Rs 179| Stop Loss: Rs 156| Return 8% After a V-shaped recovery from Rs 148 levels, this week stock has given a fresh breakout above its 200 days exponential moving average on daily charts. On the technical front, a breakout above the bullish flag pattern can also be observed above the Rs 169 levels. Traders can accumulate the stock in a range of Rs 165-169 for t...
4m Jan 02, 2019
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752: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Positive momentum possible only if Nifty holds 10,850
Both indices managed to reclaim crucial resistance levels towards the close of the trade. For Sensex, it was 36000 while for Nifty, it was 10900. Most experts are of the view that as long as Nifty holds above 10800, bulls should remain in charge of D-Street. On the macro front, govt will unveil manufacturing PMI data for the month of December. The activity improved in November and touched an 1...
6m Jan 02, 2019
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751: An evening walk down Dalal Street on January 1, 2019
It’s a strong start to the New Year for equities as bulls took complete charge in the last hour of trade. The Nifty reclaimed 10,900-mark setting it on track to move towards 11,000 as well. Meanwhile, the Sensex ended above 36,000-mark. Barring auto and consumption sectors, all other sectors ended in the green. HDFC Group twins and ICICI Bank supported the rally. The session had a tepid start...
3m Jan 01, 2019
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750: Digging Deeper | Tech Trends in 2019
The latest tech trends of 2019
14m Jan 01, 2019
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749: Stock picks of the day for January 01, 2019
Tech Mahindra Ltd: Buy| LTP: 723| Target: Rs 780 | Stop-Loss: Rs 690| Return 8% Tech Mahindra is best-performed among the technology stocks, where it gained by 43 percent in the CY18 as against the 23 percent rise in the Nifty IT Index. After taking support around 200-day SMA multiple times during last couple of months, stock price reversed northward to close at highest level since 05- Decemb...
6m Jan 01, 2019
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748: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Low volumes likely, but watch out for auto sales data, macro numbers
The S&P BSE Sensex rose nearly 6% while the Nifty50 rallied a little over 3% in the year 2018. However, the big carnage was seen in the broader market. The S&P BSE Mid-cap index fell by 13% while the S&P BSE Small-cap index was down by 24% in the year 2018. As we step into the New Year, analysts expect low volumes during the week, as worldwide financial markets will remain closed on Tuesday on...
5m Dec 31, 2018
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747: MC-EWDS-31122018
It’s a rather somber end to the market on the last trading session of 2018. Mixed Asian and European cues kept the market in check. The Nifty ended 2018 below 10,900. Weakness was visible among index heavyweights, which dragged the indices. Meanwhile, among sectors, auto, metals and pharmaceuticals were all trading in the green. The day began with a gap-up opening, as indicated by trends on S...
5m Dec 31, 2018
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745: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Nifty must hold above 10750-10777 to extend move towards crucial hurdle of 10985
A strong December expiry and rollover to January series suggest that the momentum should continue on the higher side. On a weekly basis, Nifty rose nearly 1% but formed a Hammer-like pattern on a weekly scale which suggests we could be bearing the top, and now require follow up buying. But, if we look at the rollover data which stood at 74.27% for January series suggest that the momentum shou...
5m Dec 31, 2018
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746: MC-SPOD-31122018
6m Dec 31, 2018
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744: An Evening Walk Down Dalal St, 28 Dec '18 | A Green Start for January Series
4m Dec 28, 2018
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743: Digging Deeper | Three Weddings and a Funeral - 2018 in Indian Entertainment
The story of the Hindi film industry this year was as befuddling as Sriram Raghavan's Andhadhun where nothing was as it appeared to be. And when the only predictable blockbusters were filmy weddings starring Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. These extended celebrations "broke the internet," engaged frenetically tweeting fingers an...
19m Dec 28, 2018
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742: Stock Picks of the Day | Use Pullback towards 10900-10950 to book profit in longs
The persistent sell-off in the US market eventually put break on an ongoing optimism seen in our market and nifty nosedived sharply in last Friday’s session. During the week, Nifty tumbled further after forming a Bearish Divergence pattern and registered a low of 10534.55 during Wednesday’s trading session. Subsequently, the selling pressure exhausted, and index saw decent recovery in line with...
6m Dec 28, 2018
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741: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Minor pullback likely in metal, auto, cement & pharma sectors
After closing the December series on a positive note, investors for the new series is likely to focus on movements on global markets as well as crude. On Thursday, a sell-off in banks and automobiles, among others weighed on indices. Shares began on a much higher note as global cues favoured the rally in Indian indices. At the close of market hours, the Sensex was up 157.34 points or 0.44% a...
4m Dec 28, 2018
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740: Podcast | Digging Deeper - The Best Year in International Sports (Since 2017)
2018 has been a great year for sports. We say that every year, of course. Every season is sports season; it's summer somewhere. We are watching a ball being kicked, hit, thrown, chucked, struck, caught, or not, all through the year. To say nothing of those games without balls. Sports are popular with young people sure, but even older fans who have an axe to grind are known to have terrified the...
15m Dec 27, 2018
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739: An Evening Walk Down Dalal St, 27 Dec '18 | Markets End December Series on a Positive Note
4m Dec 27, 2018
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737: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Panic low of 10,535 likely to act as crucial support
Bulls made a roaring comeback. There was a sharp recovery across sectors, particularly in the broader markets, helped the indices end higher. The Nifty clocked 10,700 again and ended above that mark. The day began on a bearish note, with indices giving up key levels. Further weaknesss happened through the day, with the Sensex plunging 400 points. However, bulls staged a tough comeback to end t...
3m Dec 27, 2018
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736: Digging Deeper | The Biggest Supreme Court Judgments of the Year: Part 2
The Supreme Court of India has seen an interesting 2018. It began rather dramatically for the apex court - four of the senior-most judges of the court held a press conference. It might sound like a setup to a lawyer joke, but the punchline was not funny. It was dead serious. Justice Chelameswar, speaking for himself and Justices Ranjan Gogoi, MB Lokur, and Kurian Joseph, said, "The administrati...
28m Dec 26, 2018
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735: An Evening Walk Down Dalal St, 26 Dec '18 | Indices Reverse All Losses to End in Green, Nifty Above 10,700
4m Dec 26, 2018
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734: Stock picks of the day | Nifty in a choppy trend; strong support seen at 10580-10600
The Nifty has witnessed a fall of 335 points from the high of 10985 registered on 19th December 2018. From the bottom of December 2018, the Nifty rose more than 650 points from 10334 to 10985 till December 19, 2018. This steep rise was registered in the span of just seven sessions. In last four sessions, Nifty has witnessed a correction of 335 points from the recent high of 10985. At 10660, Ni...
6m Dec 26, 2018
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733: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Nifty likely to remain volatile with downside target around 10,460
Bears have taken over D-Street as equity benchmarks continued to fall for another consecutive session, as concerns over global growth weighed big. Asian markets took a beating amid fears of a slowdown in developed economies such as China. The Sensex saw a fall of over 270 points on Monday, while the Nifty managed to break 10,700-mark as well. Technical experts said that the index has decisiv...
3m Dec 26, 2018
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732: On Pride & Prejudice: The Biggest Supreme Court Judgements of the Year
This year, some major judgments by the Supreme Court of India evoked reactions that veered between joy, despair, anger and incredulity.
25m Dec 24, 2018
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731: An Evening Walk Down Dalal St, 24 Dec '18 | No Reindeer In Sight; Bears Take Over Dalal Street
4m Dec 24, 2018
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730: Stock picks of the day for December 24, 2018
Gruh Finance | Recommendation: Buy | TP: Rs 347| Stop-loss: Rs 305 | Upside: 5% GRUH Finance traded in a positive momentum for consecutive sessions after remaining muted for short period, and subsequently managed to make decisive breakout from its 200-days moving average placed at 298 levels. The scrip made a healthy correction in last two months from a price-band of 340 odd levels towards a l...
7m Dec 24, 2018
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729: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Experts anticipate short-term downswing
What a turnaround of events! After showing strong resilience to the sell-off in global markets, Indian equities witnessed intense selling pressure. The Nifty breached levels of 10,800, while the Sensex fell nearly 700 points. Global markets took a beating amid fears of a slowdown in developed economies such as US and China. Apart from global cues, index heavyweights were under pressure, which...
4m Dec 24, 2018
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728: Digging Deeper - Faster, Higher, Stronger - A look at India's fantastic year in sports
2018 has been a good year for India in sports. We had some great results at the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games; a popular year for Indian women’s cricket (despite the fiasco over the selection of a coach); the Test performances of the men’s cricket team in South Africa and Australia as well as triumph in the Asia Cup. The best part of these seminal moments were the performances by the sta...
18m Dec 22, 2018
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727: Podcast | Editor's Pick of the Day - A few stories that shook the country this year
In any democracy, the real power to change narratives lies with people. Even if sometimes it doesn't seem so. Even if dissent becomes dangerous at times, as in the case of Manipur journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem who was held on November 27 after he allegedly uploaded videos criticising the BJP-led Manipur and Central governments and has been detained for 12 months under the National Securi...
23m Dec 21, 2018
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726: An Evening Walk Down Dalal St, 21 Dec '18 | Sensex Down Nearly 700 Points
4m Dec 21, 2018
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725: Stock picks of the day for December 21, 2018
Bajaj Electricals Ltd: Buy above Rs 525.50| LTP: Rs 515| Target: 576| Stop Loss: Rs 495| Return 11% On daily chart’s, the stock formed a strong base near 450 level which coincided with the weekly 89-EMA and rebound sharply. Looking at the overall set up, triple top pattern formation can be seen on the daily chart. The said pattern will be activated only if the stock starts sustaining above th...
6m Dec 21, 2018
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724: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Focus on stock specific opportunities
What a day it was for the Indian markets. We saw Sensex recover by more than 200 points from the lows while the Nifty bounced from its 5-DEMA to close above 10,950. Let’s look at the final tally – Sensex closed 52 points lower at 36431 while the Nifty50 ended 15 points down at 10,951. Remember, the market opened with a gap down after US Fed raised rates by 25 bps and revised GDP growth downwa...
5m Dec 21, 2018
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723: An Evening Walk Down Dalal St, 20 Dec '18 | Sensex and Nifty End Mildly Lower; Metals Crack
5m Dec 20, 2018
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722: Ready Player One: The Explosion of Mobile Gaming in India
There was an interesting bit of news a couple of months back. India has emerged as one of the five biggest gaming markets in the world. I’m talking about mobile gaming. One Times of India article earlier this week shared data from the Mobile Marketing Association's Power of Mobile Gaming in India report which claimed that three out of four gamers in India play mobile games at least twice a day....
14m Dec 20, 2018
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721: Podcast | All You Need To Know - Do Farm Loan Waivers Work?
If you want to see an Indian farmer on screen, tough luck. You might have to buy a ticket to an international film festival. The farmer has all but disappeared from the mainstream Hindi film industry, the same industry which gave us Mother India, Do Bigha Zameen, and Upkar. While smaller films focussing on the plight of the Indian farmer have been made (and feted elsewhere), you are unlikely to...
25m Dec 20, 2018
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720: Stock picks of the day for December 20, 2018
Eicher Motors Ltd: Buy| LTP: Rs 23955.70 | Target: Rs 25200| Stop Loss: Rs 23290| Return 5% The stock has seen to have found support at the rising trend line on the weekly chart; also, the correction halt at the support line was followed price appreciation in quick sessions suggesting the strength of the support line. In addition, a bullish engulfing pattern is visible on the weekly chart. Th...
5m Dec 20, 2018
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719: A morning walk down Dalal Street | PSU banks in focus
A strong day for D-Street and well some would call this a Santa Claus rally as Nifty bounced back 634 points from a low of 10,333 recorded on 11 December. Talking about what happened in today’s session – the market registered a seventh straight session of healthy gains, largely led by appreciating rupee against the USD, declining crude oil prices, sharp fall in bond yield and continuous infusi...
5m Dec 20, 2018
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718: 2018 Roundup: Pop Culture In Review
In this Moneycontrol podcast, we review some indelible pop culture images from the year gone by.
16m Dec 19, 2018
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717: An Evening Walk Down Dalal St, 19 Dec '18 | Bulls Rally; IndiaBulls Gains
5m Dec 19, 2018
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716: Stock picks of the day: Top 3 stocks which could give up t0 10% return in next 1 month
The Nifty index started the week on a positive note and managed to close above 10,900 marks on Tuesday. From the derivative front, Calls writers were seen covering their short positions, while put writers remain active in 10700 and 10800 strikes in the recent rally. In the current scenario, put writers are shifting to the higher band which shows strength in the current trend. Till last week, 1...
5m Dec 19, 2018
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715: A morning walk down Dalal Street | Rally may not stretch further without a pause or consolidation
Bulls which were on the back foot in morning trade reversed losses in the second half of the trading session which helped Nifty to reclaim 10900 levels. According to experts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement gave a boost to D-Street which suggested that his government wants to ensure that 99 percent of items will attract sub-18 percent GST slab. Investor to closely track the outcome o...
6m Dec 19, 2018
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715: Trump Card: A Year in the Life of Donald Trump
2018 has been one steaming cup of covfefe for Donald J Trump. And any annual review we do here cannot be complete without him. Or his tweets. So, on this edition of Digging Deeper, we will try to cover the salient features of the Trump presidency in 2018.
24m Dec 18, 2018
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