Sector Snapshot - Pharmaceuticals

The Indian pharmaceutical sector is the 3rd largest in the world by volume and 14th largest market by value. This very essential sector has shown robust growth and is still growing. The sector has potential to increase to USD34 billion by 2016 from the current USD17.4 billion in 2012.

Returns Summary of Stocks Listed by RupyaGyan

As RupyaGyan has grown in the past one year, we have tackled issues relating to investing in stocks, tried to explain in very simple ways how to spot good stocks and invest in them at the right time and also we have been analysing various companies and stocks for their strengths and investment opportunities using the concepts outlined by us.

Incredible Stocks - MCX

We have known stock exchanges for so long. Stock exchanges encourage companies to list themselves on the exchange for the double purpose of raising money through public equity investment and also for enabling better price discovery and unlocking the real value of the company.

Incredible Stocks - ITC Ltd

ITC Ltd is a well known company operating in diversified segments. This company which was known as only a cigarette manufacturer about 15yrs back has now become a trusted brand in households in the FMCG segments with its varied product offerings. In the period from 1996 to 2012 its non-cigarette segment revenue increased from Rs.1363cr to Rs. 16150cr. This clearly shows ITC’s competitive position in various business verticals.

Inflation - Effect on Investment

What is inflation? It is simply the price rise that we experience in our day to day lives. Inflation is thus perceived as something bad because rising prices reduce our saving power.

It is a given therefore that whatever funding options we are planning to have for our future should be able to tackle this price rise or inflation. This is one important aspect which needs to be factored in, when learning to invest in the right instruments.

Stock Investments and Market Volatility

While going through stocks and stock market related news, we may have come across many terms which indicate the confusing and rather indecisive phase of the stock market or individual stocks. It is useful to understand the nature of such situations and resulting price fluctuations in stocks.