Stocks generally surged based on the raising optimism on Europe.  Economically sensitive stocks stand to benefit from a rebound in economic activity more so than their defensive counterparts.  Energy stocks lead the way with a gain of 28 per cent. Other sectors that have performed better: consumer discretionary stocks, materials, financials, industrial and technology. The [...]

 1.10.2011 to 15.10.2011 Market declined during the first week of the month on resumption of selling by foreign funds and likely muted to weak second quarter earnings.  Global recession fears and data showing a decline in service sector activity in the month of September 2011 also weighed on sentiment.  Sell-off in banking shares after rating [...]

The sale of e-books at amazon.com has increased three times the last year and has over taken the print. The sale of digital music has also gone up and all these convey us that the digital market is going up and it is the mantra for the future! Traditional marketing will continue to be used [...]

Canada’s economic comfort is suffering at the hands of its troubled southern neighbor. The Bank of Canada on Wednesday stopped raising interest rates at 1 percent, largely because of deteriorating U.S. conditions. That’s a pity — Canada would benefit from rates above inflation. But sluggishness and policy wrangling south of the border sap growth and [...]

Indian Market review Market crashed during the third week of the month on weak global cues.  Slowdown in China’s manufacturing sector and Federal Reserve’s assessment that the US economy faces significant downside risks rattled investors. Global markets declined after a meeting of European finance ministers made no progress toward resolving the euro zone debt crisis.  [...]

In early March and again in early April, the TSX saw the 14,300 level… an impressive performance considering the 7,500 levels of two years earlier or the 11,100 levels of July 2010.  And in recent months, we’ve been watching these gains erode by the waves of European economic crises and increasing US debt levels coupled [...]

It appears that the main news that moved the market during the current fortnight is news relating to European Union. The EU summit agreed on stricter budget rules for the 17 euro zone countries but failed to secure changes to the EU treaty among all the member countries, with Britain, which does not use the [...]