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Monday 16 June 2014

How to Investing in Commodities - Experts


There are several options now available to the members of the working class to invest their money in. India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and the volume and varieties of jobs available in the employment sector are evidence of that. Investment has multiple benefits for an investor. One, the money that might have been spent frivolously is safely put away in investments. Two, most investments are good tax deductibles.

In order to ensure one invests in the right place at the right time, he/she approaches an investment banker or reputed stock broker. By enlisting their services, one is assured of good returns, the best MCX tips and minimal or zero losses. If you are one such person, check out the website of one such reputed stock advisory company called Checkmate Trades.

About commodities

While some choose to invest in traditional items such as real estate or fixed deposits, others may choose to invest in intangible items such as shares. These are quite different from the regular trade of shares in a stock market. India is the proud home to one of the largest commodities exchanges in the world, called Multi Commodity Exchange, established in 2003. 

The main categories of commodities are as follows:
1. Energy Commodities – Crude oil, natural gas, heating oil, and ethanol. These commodities are usually hedged.
2. Precious metals – Gold, silver, platinum and palladium. These are sold by the troy ounce in the markets.
3. Utilitarian/Industrial/Base metals – Copper, aluminium, tin, lead and steel. These are usually sold by the metric tonne.
4. Agricultural Commodities – Grains (wheat, oats, barley, flax and rye); fruits (apples and oranges); tobacco; nursery crops and nuts fall under this category.
5. Diamonds
6. Fibre products – Cotton, jute, their variants, etc. fall in this category.
Thus, you will note that this is a wide, complex and interesting market to invest in. When you consult your investment adviser, he/she is sure to include some commodities in your basket.

Benefits of commodities:

As you will have noted, some commodities are always in demand due to the nature of the demand and supply ratio such as energy and agricultural commodities. Others may be seasonal; dependent on political, ecological, social or geographical factors. The reason why you should consider investing them is as follows:

1. They are approved in all parts of the world.
2. Recognized by the major stock exchanges of the world too.
3. Has seen a rapid growth in investments and turnovers in the past decade.
4. One of the easier ways to make a quick profit.
5. Dynamic markets worldwide will never leave you with a dull trading moment a day.
6. Regular tips provided by your adviser help you trade correctly.

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Investing in Commodities

How to trade in them?
Investing in commodities is aided by tips provided by your adviser. They are usually intraday in nature so you can close your deals within a working day. Tips are emailed or provided via text messages usually. The more accurate tips receive, the more reliable you can consider your adviser to be. So be sure to choose a qualified adviser today and receive the best commodity tips in India. Checkmate Trades has been one among them right from the advent of commodities trading in India.

This post already published on Prabhakaronline.com

Wednesday 28 May 2014

Sensex ends flat; metal stocks fall - BSE Sensex


Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday closed flat -- only 6.58 points or 0.03 percent up -- on the back of profit booking as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned sellers and caution prevailed ahead of May derivatives expiry.

Heavy selling pressure was observed in metal, automobile, oil and gas and consumer durables. However, healthy buying took place in information technology (IT), bank, technology, entertainment and media (TECK) and capital goods. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 24,591.61 points, ended the day's trade at 24,556.09 points (provisional), up 6.58 points or 0.03 percent from the previous day's close at 24,549.51 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 24,643.33 points and a low of 24,488.81 points in trade.
The S&P BSE metal index plunged by 203.41 points, automobile index went down by 109.48 points, oil and gas index fell by 98.31 points, and consumer durables index slipped by 79.60 points.

However, IT index was up 130.65 points, bank index was 97.27 points higher, TECK gained 69.23 points and capital goods rose 66.40 points.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too closed flat. It ended trade 11.65 points or 0.16 percent up at 7,329.65 points.

The prominent Sensex gainers included Tata Power, up 3.70 percent at Rs.102.30; HDFC Bank, up 2.30 percent at Rs.823.40; Hero MotoCorp, up 2.08 percent at Rs.2,350.30; Bharti Airtel, up 1.80 percent at Rs.341.75; and DrReddys Lab, up 1.53 percent at Rs.2,346.65.

Of the 30 Sensex scrips, 14 closed in the red. Among the major Sensex losers were Coal India, down 3.23 percent at Rs.380.35; ONGC, down 2.73 percent at Rs.384.85; Mahindra and Mahindra, down 2.70 percent at Rs.1,162.35; Gail India, down 1.95 percent at Rs.371.65; and NTPC, down 1.88 percent at Rs.151.45.

Among the Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 0.24 percent up, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down by 0.59 percent. China's Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.77 percent.

In Europe, London's FTSE 100 was trading 0.09 percent up and the French CAC 40 Index was higher by 0.01 percent. Germany's DAX Index had gained 0.05 percent at the closing bell here. - on 28 May 2014

Tuesday 27 May 2014

Nifty falters; investors wait for Modi to deliver


MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Nifty fell for a second consecutive session as investors continued to book profits in recent outperformers such as State Bank of India while they wait for actual policies from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new cabinet.

Arun Jaitley, who was named as India's new finance minister, committed himself on Tuesday to repairing public finances and restoring investor confidence. The close party colleague of Modi will also share the defence and corporate affairs portfolios, although only temporarily.

The new government will need to meet high investor expectations, as prospects of a victory by the Bharatiya Janata Party had sent the Nifty up by 25.8 percent to record highs since Modi was named as the prime ministerial candidate for the opposition party in mid-September.

Overseas investors have been especially strong buyers of the rally, but sold a net $14.3 million on Monday, their second session of sales in three, according to provisional exchange data.

"Market is getting into some sort of correction mode now after the election rally. Now the optimism needs to be matched with the fundamentals. I think market will start counting for the next events such as (macro) policy announcements and RBI policy," said Deven Choksey, managing director, KR Choksey Securities.

The broader Nifty closed 0.56 percent lower at 7,318 points, marking only its third daily fall this month.

The benchmark BSE Sensex fell 0.68 percent at 24,549.51 points.

Shares in State Bank of India fell 2.7 percent, adding to their 1.9 percent fall on Monday.
Lenders, especially public sector ones, have been big beneficiaries of the recent rally given expectations they are primed to benefit from a recovering domestic economy. SBI has gained 48.85 percent so far this year.

Other outperformers also fell. Reliance Industries Ltd (RELI.NS) closed 1.25 percent lower and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL.NS) ended down 5.2 percent.

Mid-caps, which recently posted strong gains, also slumped. Unitech Ltd (UNTE.NS), which gained 77 percent in May, fell 6.6 percent.

Shares in Gail India Ltd (GAIL.NS) fell 7.5 percent after its earnings missed some analysts' expectations. GAIL's January-March net profit rose by 57 percent to 9.72 billion rupees ($165.36 million), and Jefferies said factors including a weak demand environment and subsidy burdens impacted GAIL's earnings, according to a note to clients on Tuesday.

Shares of sugar refiners slumped as sugar futures fell to their lowest in 10 weeks on sluggish demand from bulk consumers ahead of the monsoon season.

However, investors also picked up shares that under-performed the rally, such as exporters that were seen as vulnerable to a stronger rupee.

Shares in Infosys Ltd (INFY.NS) gained 1.27 percent, but were still down 1.5 percent this month, while Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (REDY.NS) gained 0.5 percent, but was down 14.6 percent so far this month.

By Indulal PM
(Editing by Sunil Nair) - publish on 27 May 2014