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Investors will return if india grows at 7%: C Rangarajan

Sun, 27 May 2012 01:56:49 GMT

Chakravarthy Rangarajan, chairman of the PM's economic advisory council and former RBI governor, tells Pradeep Thakur that he is optimistic and expects growth to be around 7%.

Good chance for markets to crack the 4,950 level: Deepak Mohoni

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:23:50 GMT

Deepak Mohoni, Director at trendwatchindia.com, shares his views on the markets as well as makes stock-specific recommendations in a chat with ET Now.

I would look at 4980-5000 levels for Nifty: Sandeep Wagle

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:32:51 GMT

The Nifty will likely be rangebound between 4,870 on the downside and 4,980-5,000 on the upside, Sandeep Wagle, Founder & MD at APTART Technical Advisory Service, said.

I would look at Nifty at around 4980-5000 levels: Sandeep Wagle

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:32:51 GMT

The Nifty will likely be rangebound between 4,870 on the downside and 4,980-5,000 on the upside, Sandeep Wagle, Founder & MD at APTART Technical Advisory Service, said.

Market valuations have become attractive: Sanjay Dongre, UTI AMC

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:19:46 GMT

Markets have corrected and valuations have become attractive, inclination is towards buying stocks which are quoting at lower valuations.

Dollar supply has improved in the market: NS Venkatesh, Treasury Head, IDBI Bank

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:19:18 GMT

Today some public sector banks were selling dollars. Also, maybe, some exporters have taken a view that 56 is a level for them to sell.

Markets to remain rangebound unless domestic fundamentals improve: Manish Kumar, ICICI Prudential

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:17:50 GMT

"If global liquidity dries up, our markets will probably remain rangebound and continue to drift sideways," says Manish Kumar.

Market rally in the offing: Dilip Bhat, Joint Managing Director, Prabhudas Lilladher

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:22:08 GMT

Important parameters do indicate a rally is in the offing, but the main question is how strong and sustainable the rally will be.

Significant upside in Nifty beyond 5000-5100 levels unlikely: Hemang Jani, Sharekhan

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:40:16 GMT

The current sentiment is so weak that it would not make much sense to buy or accumulate stocks, says Hemang Jani of Sharekhan.

Markets to remain rangebound unless domestic fundamentals improve: Manish Kumar, CIO & EVP at ICICI Prudential

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:55 GMT

"If global liquidity dries up, our markets will probably remain rangebound and continue to drift sideways," says Manish Kumar.

Significant upside in Nifty beyond 5000-5100 levels not likely: Hemang Jani, Sharekhan

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:53:17 GMT

"The possibility of interest rates coming off immediately has also reduced. So, there is not a case for significant upside beyond 5000-5100."

4G will still take a lot of time to pick up: Harit Shah, Nirmal Bang Institutional Equities

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:43:25 GMT

"At this point, even 3G is something that has not really come near recovering the operating prices that the companies paid in auction."

Rupee movement overdone, will stabilise or appreciate from current levels: Sukumar Rajah, Franklin Templeton Investments

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:41:37 GMT

There is going to be some correlation between the outlook on rupee and money coming into market in short term, says Sukumar Rajah of Franklin Templeton.

Rupee movement overdone, will stablise or appreciate from current levels: Sukumar Rajah, Franklin Templeton Investments

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:41:37 GMT

There is going to be some correlation between the outlook on the rupee and the money coming into the market in the short term, says Sukumar Rajah of Franklin Templeton.

Appoint coal regulator, let in private miners to increase production: Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman, NTPC

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:30:31 GMT

India needs to end Coal India's monopoly status and appoint a regulator for the sector to increase output of the fuel that is critical for thermal power generators.

India equities less attractive currently for FIIs: UR Bhat, Dalton Capital Advisors

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:27:37 GMT

"There is a remarkable lack of interest as far as the Indian market is concerned, even though valuation-wise it looks attractive," says UR Bhat.

Dont see financial gain for Bharti right away from the acquisition: Karan Mittal

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:32:17 GMT

I do not see a lot of financial gain happening right away from this acquisition. Even in 3G, Bharti is earning about 100 to 150 crore revenue per quarter.

Rupee likely to weaken further: Saugata Bhattacharya, Axis Bank

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:11:55 GMT

Our sense is that we will see a turnaround in the rupee at some point in time. It is difficult to say whether the turnaround will be at 56, 57 or 58.

RBI may act in second half of 2012: Mehraboon Irani, Nirmal Bang Securities

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:54:33 GMT

In an interview with ET Now, Mehraboon Irani, Principal & Head-Pvt Client Group Business, Nirmal Bang Securities, talks about the market.

Looking into the penalty clause in FSA: Sushilkumar Shinde

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:09:04 GMT

Coal ministry was not signing FSA since 2009. We brought it to the notice of the PM who intervened at the right time and gave directions to sign the FSA till the 11th plan is over.

Fuel price hike to help trigger market rally: Gajendra Nagpal, Unicon Investment Solutions

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:09 GMT

In an interview with ET Now, Gajendra Nagpal, CEO, Unicon Investment Solutions, talks about the impact of the oil price hike on the market.

Globally companies are manager-CEO driven not promoter driven: Prithvi Haldea, Prime Database

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:39:56 GMT

In India, the law is very weak on specifying who ca and can not be an independent director. There is no age or eligibility criteria.

Mobile search will outstrip search on other media by 2018: Hari Vasudev, Yahoo

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:08:18 GMT

Search is shifting towards giving answers and not links. The game is now all about giving answers and how can the search engine improve the user experience.

Diesel prices will be hiked in next few months: Vikas Khemani, Edelweiss Securities

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:39:51 GMT

Diesel hike may not happen with the same intensity as petrol prices, but the diesel price hike is also in the offing in the next couple of months.

Auto industry will face pressure due to hike in petrol prices: Mayank Pareek, Maruti Suzuki

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:25:42 GMT

Hike will affect the entry level car buyer, because the entry level car buyers are very sensitive to the cost of ownership and the cost of running and maintenance.