Value stock picks

When the times are tough the good gets the same treatment as the bad and worse. Sensible people fail to distinguish between great opportunities and bad investments.
The sentiment in the stock market is a curious thing. It colors all the stocks with the same hue when the sentiment is negative and on a positive run even penny stocks look like value buys.

The global meltdown, both on the domestic front and globally, has led to a sharp decline in stock prices across the board in the last one year. Many stocks are quoting below their book values. Book value of a stock reflects the intrinsic value of the company and the stock. Many such stocks offer a great investment opportunity. Good companies are capable of delivering consistent performance even under tough conditions. Such value stocks will be the first to bounce back when the stock market sentiment improves.

Here are some of the value picks in the Indian Stock Market in the current scenario:

Bartronics BEML, Gateway Distriparks, IVRCLSimplex Infra, Tanlas Solutions, Tata Chemicals

Some other stocks which make a good buy at their current prices include Amtek India, Bharati Shipyard, EMCO, ICSA (India), Mah Lifespace, Mcleod Russel, MIC Electronics, Nagarjuna Cons. , Patel Engg., PTC India, Rolta India, Sanghvi Movers, Sasken Comm.

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5 Signs of Stock Market Bottom

Since the beginning of the bear market since late 2007, the BSE index SENSEX has been falling with small breathers of trading in a range sometimes and still smaller bump up which did not sustain. Most mini rallies the stock market has witnessed have quickly dissipated in the face of bear hammering.

In the last couple of trading sessions the Indian stock market is yet again making another attempt at a rally. This rally has come at the back of remarks from bank CEOs and economic data that has led investors to believe they'd gotten too pessimistic.

The BSE is following global cues as the Dow Jones industrial average rallied for four straight days from nearly 12-year lows, and gained 597 points, or 9 percent — its best week since November. That followed a two-and-a-half month drop in the Dow of nearly 25 percent

According to Tobias Levkovich, chief U.S. equity strategist for Citigroup "People have been worried that we're heading into this abyss ‘but’ there are signs that that's not the case, and there is some floor somewhere — that we may have overreacted."

The question top most on the mind of stock market investors is that if the worst really over?

There's no formula to find out if this latest rally will sustain. But market analysts are watching closely for signs that the worst might be behind us, and they say some good signs are starting to pop up.

"There are little subtle things that have happened that are good — good enough to see that market is trying to establish a near-term bottom," said John Kosar, market technician and president of Asbury Research in Chicago. "But it's way, way, way too premature to try to make an argument that this is 'The Bottom.' "

So what are the signs a prudent investor would look for to find out if the stock markets have bottomed out and what would indicate that there might be more down side yet?

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Sector and Stock Picks- Agriculture

In India more than 65 per cent or 13.5 crore households live in rural areas. A large population also means a lot of opportunities for companies serving the needs of these individuals. India has a lot of untapped business opportunities in the vast rural domain. For instance, the Indian wireless business has grown the fastest in the world, thanks partly to low penetration levels in the country. Even after many years of high growth, the mobile penetration is still low at less than10 per cent in rural India, thus reflecting the untapped potential.

Over the last one decade (FY 1998-2008), India’s per capita income has more than doubled from $418 to over $1,000. On an average, the per capita income in rural India has grown by 4 per cent annually—or by 50 per cent in ten years. Among key reasons for the latter are the rising commodity prices (Minimum Support Price; MSP for crops), better resource utilization, improving productivity and higher production.

Which are the companies which will directly benefit from the prosperity in the rural sector? Read more to learn about stocks and companies which will grow with rural economic growth.Stocks discussed-Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, Rallis, Jain Irrigation, Chambal Ferilizer, Hero Honda, Hindustan Unilever.

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Interim Budget 2009 Highlights

Finance Minister of India announced the interim Budget 2009 in Parliament. Mukherjee pointing out that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had succeeded in implementing the promises outlined in the Common Minimum Programme (CMP).

“Achieving 7% growth rate on a sustained basis was one of the targets of the UPA,” Mukherjee said. “And the country clocked above 9% growth rate for three consecutive years — FY06, FY and FY08.”

Highlights of 2009 Interim Budget:

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All efforts made to deliver on commitments
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Sustained growth over 9% in last 4 years
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Per capita income grew 7.4% during UPA regime
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Gross domestic savings rate at 37.7%, gross cap formation at 14.2%
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Tax-GDP ratio at 12.5% in 2007-08, close to fiscal correction target
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Domestic investment rate over 39% in FY08
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Growth drivers - agriculture, services, manufacturing, construction
Outlook for food grain production encouraging for coming year
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Exports grew at annual average rate of 26.4% during last 4 years
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Challenges related to capital inflows and global inflation
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We have weathered the crisis, but no room for complacency

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Full text of Satyam Chairman's Letter

Read below the text of the letter of Satyam Chairman written to the board members describing the fraud.

Satyam Computers Services Ltd.

From B. Ramalinga Raju
Chairman, Satyam Computer Services Ltd

Dear Board Members,

It is with deep regret, and tremendous burden that I am carrying on my conscience, that I would like to bring the following facts to your notice:

1. The balance sheet carries as of September 30, 2008

a) Inflated (non-existent) cash and bank balance of Rs 5,040 crore (as against Rs 5361 crore reflected in the books)

b) An accrued interest of Rs 376 crore which is non-existent

c) An understated liability of Rs 1,230 crore on account of funds arranged by me

d) An over stated debtor position of Rs 490 crore (as against Rs 2651 reflected in the books)


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List of BSE NSE holidays in 2009

NSE & BSE Holiday List for 2009

Moharram January 8th 2009

Republic Day January 26th 2009

Mahashivratri February 23rd 2009

Id-E-Milad March 10th 2009

Holi March 11th 2009

Sri Ram Navmi April 3rd 2009

Mahavir Jayanti April 7th 2009

Good Friday April 10th 2009

Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti April 14th 2009

Maharashtra Day May 1st 2009

Ramzan Id September 21st 2009

Dasera September 28th 2009

Gandhi Jayanti October 2nd 2009

Diwali (Bhaubeez) October 19th 2009

Gurunanak Jayanti November 2nd 2009

Christmas December 25th 2009

Moharram December 28th 2009

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