Tata Steel (then Tata Iron and Steel), the most valuable index company in 1991, is now the least valuable.
Government-owned companies are more generous in rewarding their shareholders with dividends.
Most of the index heavyweights are yet to declare their results.
Shares of most European banks are down significantly.
Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.
Typically these are high-beta stocks and earnings are volatile
Performance is considered a major reason why Ravi Shankar Prasad might have had to leave telecom.
A year after Bharti Airtel launched 4G services, there are only 6.5 mn users in the country
Vistara has accelerated fleet expansion plan from June 2018 to earlier, open to talks with Boeing as well.
These firms reported a combined operating profit of Rs 26,077 crore (Rs 260.77 billion).
The Indian indices also offer one of the lowest dividend yields.
Decisions of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) have been under scrutiny for a while.
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
Telcos say tests were done in the known problematic areas of Delhi-NCR, where operators face issues in obtaining cell sites.
Its pre-consultation paper has been silent on the issue of closed electronic communication network, a loophole telcos can exploit to offer discriminatory pricing.
If financials and oil sectors were removed, India Inc has done quite well.
After initial success, data use is stagnating and getting consumers to spend additional money for high-speed internet is proving to be difficult for telcos.
Trial offer is only by invite as of now, but is expected to be extended soon to select customers of Reliance Digital Express.
The recovery was led by information technology exporters.
'If you look at voice and data realisations in India, they are the lowest in the world.'
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