Fundamental of Stock Market: Tutorial-7 . Technical Analysis: Types of charts There are four main types of charts that are used by investors and traders in order to determine the Trend of the Stocks.. The chart types are: the line chart, the bar chart, the candlestick chart and the point and figure chart. In these section we would introduced how these charts are formed.   1. Line Chart The most basic of the four charts is the line chart because it represents only the closing prices over a set period of time. The line is formed by connecting the closing prices over the time frame. Line charts do not provide visual information of the trading range for the individual points such as the high, low and opening prices. However, the closing price is often considered to be the most important pr

FII and DII activity that was seen on Friday, July 24, 2009 is shown below. The report shows that FII were net buyers of Rs 663.02 crore where as DII saw sellers of Rs 206.55 crore.     FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores) Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value FII 24-Jul-2009 3061.7 2398.68 663.02   DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores) Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value DII 24-Jul-2009 1302.52 1509.07 -206.55

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) recorded an 11.53 per cent decline in its net profit at Rs 3,636 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2009 as compared to Rs 4,110 crore which was way below estimation. Standalone net sales slipped 22.9% to Rs 32,055 crore versus Rs 41,579 crore year-on-year. Earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization fell 3.3% to Rs 5,921 crore from Rs 6,121 crore. Operating profit stood at Rs 4,293 crore and standalone petchem revenues declined 22.4% to Rs 11,540 crore from Rs 14,871 crore last year.Gross refining margins have come in at USD 7.5 per barrel as against the street's expectations of USD 8-8.5 per barrel. The stock settled with a loss of 1.2% at Rs 2,014 on the Bombay Stock Exchange today. We would see huge correction on Monday, where stock would op

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States increased at a faster-than-expected annual pace in June, in the third straight month of gains. The National Association of Realtors said sales rose 3.6 percent to an annual rate of 4.89 million units from a downwardly revised 4.72 million pace in May. June's reading compared with forecasts for a 4.84 million unit annual pace. The NAR said it was the first time the industry had experienced three straight months of gain since early 2004, providing some hope the higher data indicate an underlying trend. U.S. stocks briefly extended gains after the housing data, while U.S. government debt prices turned lower. The inventory of existing homes for sale declined 0.7 percent to 3.82 million in June. The median national home price fell 15.4 percent to $181,800 from

FII and DII activity that was seen on Thursday, July 23, 2009 is shown below. The report shows that FII were net buyers of Rs 511.94 crore where as DII saw sellers of Rs 34.16 crore.     FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores) Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value FII 23-Jul-2009 5116.02 4604.08 511.94   DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores) Category Date Buy Value Sell Value Net Value DII 23-Jul-2009 1408.89 1443.05 -34.16

Bharti Airtel Ltd on Thursday reported a forecast-beating 24.3 per cent rise in quarterly profit as it added a record number of users   Earlier in the day, the company announced its Q1FY10 results where its net profit went up 29.3% at Rs 2,647.9 crore from Rs 2,047.7 crore, QoQ. The company's consolidated net sales increased 1.7% to Rs 10,429.9 crore as against Rs 10,255.1 crore, QoQ.   As per US GAAP, Bharti Airtel's net profit went up 12.4% to Rs 2,517 crore as against Rs 2,239.3 crore, QoQ.   Shares of Bharti however closed down by 1.08% at 814.10

ACC Ltd, India's largest cement maker, on Thursday posted a better-than-expected 85 per cent rise in quarterly profit on strong sales volume.   ACC, 46-per cent owned by Switzerland's Holcim, said consolidated net profit for the June quarter rose to 4.71 billion rupees ($97 million) from 2.55 billion a year ago.   Riding on the back of robust demand for cement and firm pricing scenario in the cement industry helped the cement major post a robust show in the quarter under review. The basic earning per share stood at Rs 25.09 compared to last year's Rs 13.59.   ACC Q2 numbers are not comparable due to divestment of machinery business   Shares of ACC closed up by 5.61% at 853.95

FMCG conglomerate ITC Ltd on Thursday said its net profit rose by 17.36 per cent to Rs 878.70 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2009. The company had a net profit of Rs 748.67 crore in the same period last year,           Net income rose to Rs 4,132.92 crore in the latest quarter, against Rs 3,934 crore in the same period last fiscal.  ITC Q1 Overall Positives -Topline Growth in the tobacco business -Huge Margin expansion in the Agri business -Reduced losses on the non-tobacco FMCG Negatives -Slight margin contraction in the tobacco and paperboard business; Expansion was expected -Hotel business margin decline higher than expected     Shares of ITC Ltd were trading at Rs 225.65 on the BSE, up 3.58 per cent.