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May 13, 2022 02:37 PM IST

The investing party may be over, but markets might make sense again

After all, history reveals periods of intense Wall Street fear are ultimately good buying opportunities, a pattern that’s duly nurtured a generation of investors primed to “buy the dip” during major equity and credit market routs.

Gold Prices Today: Yellow metal to slide further, experts suggest to sell on rise

Tapan Patel, Senior Analyst (Commodities), HDFC Securities expects gold prices to trade sideways to down for the day with COMEX Spot gold support at $1800 and resistance at $1840 per ounce. MCX Gold June support lies at Rs 49800 per 10 gram and resistance at Rs 50600 per 10 gram.

Microcap stocks that mutual funds bought despite market correction. Do you own any?

A high-risk, high-return strategy, microcap stocks are those whose market-capitalisation falls below Rs 3,000 crore. If picked with care and backed by good research, these stocks can give a big kicker in returns. And market correction presents a good opportunity to do quality picking.

Gold Prices Today: Strong US dollar, further interest rate hikes to cap yellow metal's gains

Higher inflation makes safe havens more appealing, driving up demand for precious metals. However, rising interest rates will limit gold's gains, and selling pressure is predicted in today's session at higher levels, said Nirpendra Yadav, Senior Commodity Research Analyst at Swastika Investmart.

Gold ETFs came back on investors’ radar in April, but will investors continue buying them?

The actions of Indian mutual fund investors are in line with their global counterparts. Gold’s strong price performance and rising uncertainty in the financial markets arising from both geopolitical tensions and recession fears made investors look at the yellow metal.

Gold gains as dollar, Treasury yields weaken after US inflation data

A weaker dollar makes gold attractive for overseas buyers, while lower Treasury yields reduce the opportunity cost of holding zero-yield bullion.

Can’t afford gold jewellery? This jeweller may have an alternative

Fractional ownership might just become an option to buy gold jewellery. Nishit Nanda, executive director at Khimji Jewels, says jewellers may soon start co-ownership schemes to make gold jewellery more affordable

How retail participation is cushioning the market fall 

If, despite all the FII selling, the fall in the Indian equity market has been restricted, one can only imagine what will happen when foreign investors come back 

Gold Prices Today: Analysts expect yellow metal to remain under pressure, support around Rs 50,330-50,110

As investors await US inflation data, day trend in gold and silver may remain range-bound to the downside, said Nirpendra Yadav, Senior Commodity Research Analyst at Swastika Investmart.

Gold prices fall to 3-month low ahead of US inflation data

Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,838.26 per ounce, as of 0330 GMT, after hitting its lowest since Feb. 11 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures dipped 0.2% to $1,836.50.

How Franklin Templeton crisis nudged debt mutual funds to take lesser credit risks

Up until early 2020, debt funds, even other than credit risk funds, were used to investing in lower-rated securities to get a kicker in returns. But after frequent defaults and the Franklin Templeton crisis in April 2020, debt fund managers have become more careful

Sector, thematic funds can deliver strong returns, but not everyone can get the timing right

Sector and thematic funds are known for their higher risk and volatility, which means investing more than 10 percent is a considerable risk for any investor

Should you apply for a credit card pledging your gold?

ICICI Mutual Fund collects Rs 3,000 crore for housing opportunities fund

The Nifty Housing Index itself comprises 50 stocks, but the fund's investable universe is likely to be much larger

Personal finance: Gold's strange behavior shows it's no haven

Lately, the precious metal is adding to portfolio volatility, moving with the broader markets instead of against them

Gold Prices Today: Yellow metal to stay volatile amid unstable equity markets, support around Rs 50,900

According to Manoj Kumar Jain, Prithvi Finmart Commodity Research, gold has support at Rs 50800-50550 and resistance at Rs 51100-51330 while silver has support at Rs 61100-60660 and resistance at Rs 61800-62220.

These mid cap mutual funds delivered up to 220% returns during two years of COVID-19

Mid cap schemes delivered strong returns, with few schemes outperforming the mid cap benchmark index

What to do when your PPF completes 15 years?

Public Provident Fund, arguably one of the best fixed-income investments, comes with a 15-year tenure. But there is a way to continue it without locking in your money for another 15 years

Gold prices hold ground as US bond yields slide

Spot gold was up about 0.1% at $1,854.91 per ounce, as of 0055 GMT. U.S. gold futures were down 0.2% at $1,854.10.

Axis Mutual Fund under scanner: What is the difference between front-running and insider trading?

Both front-running and insider trading impact mutual fund unitholders, as well as stock market investors

How does front running work?

Too early to assess impact of alleged frontrunning at Axis Mutual Fund: Experts

It may be best for investors to wait for the investigation to be completed before deciding on the next course of action.

Is now a good time to buy gold?

Gold prices may not have stuck to the script of going up despite the Russia-Ukraine conflict. But gold is not to be used to generate returns. It is a hedge against inflation and uncertainty. And it’s best to invest in it, paperless.

AUM of Nifty 50-based passive funds crosses Rs 2 trillion. Have investors benefitted?

Nifty 50 index is considered as stock of the nation, hence investors who are invested in an Nifty 50 ETF or an index fund can participate in India growth story in a low-cost manner

Gold Prices Today: Hawkish Fed, strong US yields to keep pressure on yellow metal, support around Rs 50,900

Tapan Patel, Senior Analyst (Commodities), HDFC Securities, expects gold prices to trade sideways