Which Closed-End funds should you buy now? Invest in those funds that are trading at a discount to the NAV.Simply put they are cheap. What are some of the funds trading cheap now? Here are five closed-end funds: 1. Mexico Fund – MXF Discount to NAV: -14.09% 2. New Germany Fund – GF Discount to …
The Indian Stock Market has been on a downward draft for many months now. Sensex is the barometer of the stock market there. Sensex 1 Year Chart Today the Central Bank changed the monetary policy to contain the out-of-control inflation rate. Basically the bank raised interest rates for bank borrowings by 50 basis points to …
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Germany has some of the world’s top chemical companies. Historically Germany has been a leader in this sector. BASF AG, the world’s largest chemical giant, is based there. 1.BASF AG (BASFY) BASF operates in 5 segments: Chemicals,Plastics,Performance products,Functional solutions,Agricultural Solutions and Oil&Gas. The stock trades in the International PremierQX, the highest OTC market tier with …
Energias de Portugal is an electricity and natural gas utility in Portugal. The stock trades on the OTC market with the ticker EDPFY. EDPFY has been for the past 52 weeks and the dividend yield is 3.54% as of June 20th stock price.The company has paid dividend since 1998. YTD the stock is down about …
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Since we are almost half-way thru 2008, I thought it would be a good idea to list a few foreign utilities which are down Year-To-Date. 1.Company: Huaneng Power International Ticker: HNP Country: China YTD Share Change(%): – 13.22% 2.Company: MetroGas Ticker: MGS Country: Argentina YTD Share Change(%): – 14.61% 3.Company: National Grid Ticker: NGG Country: …
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