top losers: PFC, REC, Adani stocks among top losers, share prices fall up to 20%

top losers: PFC, REC, Adani stocks among top losers, share prices fall up to 20%

Shares of companies such as PFC, REC Ltd and Adani Ports suffered the worst hit in today’s market mayhem which witnessed a massive selloff on the back of a poor showing by the Narendra Modi led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections, results for which were trickling in early in the day. PFC and REC … Read more

Nifty: Nifty option premium surges ahead of election results, use Iron Butterfly strategy: Anand James

Nifty: Nifty option premium surges ahead of election results, use Iron Butterfly strategy: Anand James

With a surge in Nifty option premium for 6th June contract, a directional bet is fraught with high risk and therefore traders can deploy Iron Butterfly strategy, says Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. “At the centre of the Iron Butterfly is a short straddle with a short PE and short CE as … Read more

PSU stocks: Government gains PSU muscle as stocks climb peaks

PSU stocks: Government gains PSU muscle as stocks climb peaks

Mumbai: State ownership in listed firms, in terms of the value of shares held, surged to a seven-year high of 10.38% of total market capitalisation as of March 31, driven by a robust rally in several public sector unit (PSU) stocks. The value had touched a high of 22% of total market capitalisation of listed … Read more

Big Movers on D-Street: What should investors do with IOB, Rites, and UPL?

Big Movers on D-Street: What should investors do with IOB, Rites, and UPL?

Share indices ended lower on Monday, tracking the weakness in Asian markets, but there were several individual stocks in the market that were in action and public sector stocks were among them. The benchmark Nifty 50 ended 0.4% down at 21771.70 points, and the Sensex closed 0.5% lower at 71731.42 points. On the other hand, … Read more