The financial services sector has emerged as the most favoured since May this year by attracting Rs 11,024 crore till October 15 as against an outflow of Rs 5,666 crore in this period previous year.

The Budget often changes the market view and offers fresh investment opportunities. Money Today talks to experts about what are the best post-Budget stocks.

SKS Microfinance's net worth of Rs 459 crore as of March 31, 2014, will cross Rs 850 crore (approximate) after the QIP, a statement from the company said.

Book value represents that part of the accounting value of a business that will be left after debts are paid off. Several good stocks are trading below their book value. Some can give decent returns in 2014.

Bajaj Auto is marketing the RE60 as a more stable and comfortable alternative to the three-wheeled autorickshaws ubiquitous on India's roads even though it looks like a small hatchback car and is expected to cost less. It would rather you didn't call it a car.

Analysts say with Nifty taking support at 200 day moving average, any follow up buying by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) will help reverse the short-term trend which had turned down.

Non-executive directors at Indian companies have not proved effective so far in improving corporate governance practices. They themselves are partly to blame.

Equities can be one of the most profitable investments provided one buys the right stocks and stays invested for a long period to ride out market ups and downs. Money Today lists out the best picks among the 50 stocks in BSE-200 that have more than doubled since 2008.

While public sector units across sectors have dropped in the BT 500 rankings, the fall is more pronounced in the banking, minerals and mining, and oil and gas sectors. The problem with PSUs, says U.R. Bhat, Managing Director at investment advisory firm Dalton Capital Advisors, is too much government interference.

Many multinationals have jacked up royalty rates from local subsidiaries ever since the Indian government scrapped a cap on royalties to overseas parents about three years ago. Shareholders say the higher royalty payouts are cutting into net profits and, in effect, reducing their dividend payouts.

Besides Fidelity, L&T Finance Holdings acquired two other companies this year. The acquisitions have helped the company expand at a fast clip. Y.M. Deosthalee, Chairman and Managing Director, L&T Finance Holdings says the company is walking the path outlined in the 2005 roadmap.

The cosy arrangement of \"see-no-evil, speak-no-evil\" between research analysts and companies in India was shaken in July 2011 when Veritas started analysing large Indian companies. But will its efforts change the way Indian analysts are going about their work?

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's public display of annoyance with Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao indicates the extent of their differences.

The reforms euphoria and the joy of seeing sudden resuscitation of a government that had gone into an extended policy coma gave a 10% boost to the BSE Sensex in a month. Is it time to tweak your investment strategy? Yes, say experts.

The last few months of the year typically bring good tidingsfor consumption-driven companies as a rise in demand due to festivals boosts theirbottom lines.

Nick Paulson-Ellis, Country Head, India, Espirito Santo Securities, talks about why FIIs have divested in Indian equity and the sectors they are bullish on.

The commodities exchange has achieved much in a short span. But its dependence on precious metals has also risen: gold and silver accounted for 49 per cent of the MCX's turnover in 2007 which rose to 63.7 per cent by 2011.

Budget 2012 - Individuals get incentives to invest in stocks; mixed bag for industry.

There are signs that the Reserve Bank of India will soon be reversing the rate increase cycle. This should be reason enough for you to tweak your fixed income portfolio.

Both global uncertainties and domestic challenges will continue to affect the stock markets in 2012.