Stocks Went Up: ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN), Rediff.com India (NASDAQ:REDF), Sify Technologies Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:SIFY), The India Fund (NYSE:IFN)

U.S.-listed HDFC Bank (HDB) shot up 6% Friday and 15% so far in May. ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN) leapt 10% Friday and nearly 20% so far in May. Some observers question how well Modi’s hard-nosed style will work in India’s fractious democracy and whether he’ll get industry leaders and policymakers to buy into his new system. ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN) stock performance was … Continue reading Stocks Went Up: ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN), Rediff.com India (NASDAQ:REDF), Sify Technologies Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:SIFY), The India Fund (NYSE:IFN)

Stocks To Watch: Unilever (NYSE:UN), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL), ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN)

Recently, video ads were placed on the social networking giant Facebook (FB) by Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) promoting its Dove soap product. These ads are unique as they are the first video ads on Facebook posted by any consumer goods company. This will be acid test for the success of such video ads, because ads for soap are usually not as entertaining as movie trailers … Continue reading Stocks To Watch: Unilever (NYSE:UN), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL), ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN)

Bank Stocks In News: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)’s stock was upgraded by equities researchers at BofA Merrill Lynch from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on May 13. Separately, Analysts at Bank of America upgraded shares of National Bank of Greece (ADR) from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. National Bank of … Continue reading Bank Stocks In News: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) (NYSE:HSBC), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN)