Number of stocks trading above 50 times and 100 times earnings are at record highs. When this happened in 2015 and 2016, the Sensex fell 22.6 per cent in a little over a year's time after peaking in January 2015, while it fell by 11.3 per cent in two months from its peak in September 2016.
'India easily remains one among the more attractive large economies, with high growth and stable/improving macros, as a top investment destination.' 'We are looking pretty good.'
Arundhati Bhattacharya talks about SBI's strategies, its aim to be among the top 30 banks globally, and stressed assets resolution.
Infosys, Wipro may follow suit as investors eye a piece of the large cash kitty as growth slows.
'The big elephant in the room is our misguided view about the rupee.' 'India is scared that if our currency appreciates, who will buy from us. But a breakout is inevitable.'
'India is still a cash economy.' 'For a common household, almost everything from grocery to maid services is paid in cash.' 'The demonetised notes account for 85 per cent of the currency in circulation.' 'Until fresh notes flow back into the economy, day-to-day transactions ordinarily done in cash will be impacted.'
This equity capital infusion is the country's largest-ever FDI.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, bottom, left, says he is fond of Bill Gates' famous quote: "Success is a lousy teacher." Back from a long foreign business trip, the founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises talks to Malini Bhupta and Kiran Rathee about the challenges posed by Reliance Jio and how he is determined to come out on top once again. Mittal says , today, Airtel is as ready as Jio in pure-play 4G operations.
Jio says it has completed mobile number portability testing and is certified MNP-compliant
Big three telecom companies term Jio's free voice calls predatory pricing
Trai calls both Jio and incumbents for a meeting to discuss the issue
Telecom Secretary J S Deepak has resolved the toughest issues facing the sector, but his real test will be in delivering on the govt's Digital India dream
RIL is also set to file its tariff plans, which will mark the company's intent to commercialise Jio's operations, with the regulator this week
After the transaction with Temasek, Singtel will hold 47.39 per cent in Bharti Telecom.
For Rs 39, customers can talk for 300 minutes anywhere in India and worldwide
India has average monthly spends of $4 per user; it is over $20 in other Asian markets
Letter to telecom secretary alleges Jio is masquerading full-blown services in the guise of a trial; no word from Reliance.
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