The fall in metal and mining stocks comes on the back of weak Chinese trade data
Rise in investor sentiment, return of risk appetite aid shares across the board
India Inc gets about Rs 67,000 crore worth of fresh orders in the Sept quarter, a rise of 45% sequentially.
Experts said equity raising was also hampered due to flight of capital from foreign investors. FIIs have sold more $500 million (Rs 3,200 crore) in October.
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Government divestment reached record figures after the financial crisis, at the same time as promoters were required to bring down their stake in companies to 75 per cent or less.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs)' stake in Infosys is nearing historic highs. During the quarter ended September, they bought 6.38 million Infosys shares for Rs 2,236 crore, raising their stake 1.1 per cent, data show.
An alternative way is to make the Asba (Applications supported by blocked amount) facility compulsory for retail investors.
Though the markets have lost ground since the past few sessions, analysts do not seem worried.
They have put in $14 billion so far in 2014 but this could get slower if the US Fed raises rates; however, there are expectations on compensatory flows.
Two weeks ahead of October 1 deadline, Sebi likely to relax certain conditions.
Move aimed at avoiding crowding of public issues during the Centre's mega disinvestments in coming months.
The new iPhone siblings will be available in India about a week before Diwali, the country's biggest festival.
Buoyed by the success of secondary market, IPO market set to see high action
Price correction over post-election peaks could throw disinvestment calculations awry.
Big bull's holdings cross Rs 7,200 crore (Rs 72 billion).
In 2008, the 13 companies on the list accounted for 34 per cent of the overall m-cap.
Move aimed at boosting retail investor participation in disinvestment.
Stocks such as NIIT, Punj Lloyd, Gati, Welspun India and BEML are favourites of the trading community.
Though India has been one of the best-performing markets in the last two months, it has lagged some of its emerging market peers such as the Philippines, Thailand and South Africa.
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Inflows cross $10-billion mark for 3rd consecutive year.
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