Performance Evaluation of Selected Equity Shares in It Industry, India

Abstract

Stock market is a market where a number of securities are traded such as equity shares, debentures, bonds, insurance products, mutual funds etc. mostly the existing securities are traded in this market. India has one of the oldest stock markets in Asia and this stock exchange is the Bombay Stock Exchange which was established in 1875. It was started under the banner of “The Native Stock and Share Brokers Association”. Equity funds have the objective to provide capital appreciation over a long term. A major portion of their investments is in equities which provide potentially superior returns than other avenues of investment. Equity schemes offer potentially the best possible returns among all mutual fund schemes but carry the highest risk as well. The main objectives of this research work is to evaluation of selected equity shares in IT industry, India.

Keywords: Evaluation, Equity Shares, IT Industry, Performance