Investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and his family's net worth in listed companies surges in the recent bull run.
Aptech, Lumax Industries, Vedanta, Indian Bank, Venky's India have appreciated over 200% in a year
41 companies take back shares worth Rs 27,783 crore in FY17
In 2015-16, Sikka as CEO took home Rs 48.73 crore as salary (including, bonus and incentives), which is the highest among peers.
Among these, Hindalco and Vedanta from the metal pack have become multi-baggers, gaining 100 per cent in 2016
Demonetisation, Donald Trump's surprise victory in the US presidential elections, and the fear that US Fed may hike rates in the upcoming policy review in December have dented market sentiments, report Puneet Wadhwa & Deepak Korgaonkar.
The average return for the 2,127 companies outside the A-group is 42 per cent
A bonus is given to existing stockholders in proportion to the number of shares they already hold.
market rally, especially in mid-caps, has also been driven by a pick-up in the monsoon and the government's resolve to get the goods and services tax (GST) Bill cleared in the recent session of Parliament.
A total of 183 stocks rallied 10 per cent, of which 32 stocks saw price appreciation of 20 per cent each.
As many as 142 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index are currently trading below their level of May 12, 2014
The S&P BSE Sensex has dipped five per cent, thus far, in CY15.
The rally in most of these stocks is partly attributed to impressive financial performance.
It is the fundamentals of companies that will drive stock performance.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Hindalco Industries, Tata Steel and Vedanta were down up to 70 per cent below their one-year highs.
Ricoh India, the largest gainer among these pack, has rallied 192 per cent from Rs 294 to Rs 859 on the BSE so far in the current calendar year.
In ITC, LIC has invested Rs 38,358.66 crore, according to Capitaline data.
Softening rural consumption and the likelihood of weak corporate earnings in the March quarter saw investors dump stocks.
Ashok Leyland, ITD Cementation India have more than doubled.
Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi is India's richest person.
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