IPO: Don't sell your shares on the day of listing

To sell or not to sell the IPO (initial public offering) shares on the day of listing? This is the question that remains uppermost in the minds of investors who get shares allotted in an IPO. The......

Change name and see stock price rise

In the eighties, adding the word 'Leasing' to your company's name usually assured good stock market valuations. In the mid-nineties, it was '.com' that worked and, for a while, 'Biotech.' In 2007,......

India Inc's order book overflows on strong growth

Contrary to hints of an economic slowdown, India Inc's order books are overflowing. Leading the charge are 79 real estate developers and engineering, construction and capital goods manufacturers......

80% of IPO stocks trade at premium

Equity investors have something to cheer about from the bull run in the first half of 2007-08. The investors have seen their wealth growing by 39.6 per cent in the first half as the Sensex, the......