In dollar terms, the Nifty has gained 26.7 per cent in this year, while the Sensex has advanced 25 per cent during the same period.
Finance Ministry meets market participants, wants feedback.
According to back of envelope calculations, the value of shares released in the past two weeks worked out to be Rs 262 crore (Rs 2.62 billion).
After a disastrous 2011, stock market investors are pinning hopes on next year. Top sell-side analysts believe though there is more pain ahead, 2012 is likely to end on a positive note.
If the new Companies Bill becomes law, 10 of the 30 Sensex companies will have to look for new auditors.
The finance ministry has directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes to put in place a framework for an Advance Pricing Agreement mechanism, two officials familiar with the development said.
"In the backdrop of inadequate disclosure levels on share pledging, investment in such companies exposes an investor to severe price volatility in case a promoter is not able to meet payments or provide additional collaterals in a falling market," analysts at Crisil Equities said in a research report.
Its first and only investment in India out of its Asia-dedicated fund has gone bad.
A Rs 40,000-crore (Rs 400-billion) shortfall in the Budget for 2011-12 is looming large and the market doesn't appear stable enough to absorb even a fraction of it.
Products structured on real estate and promising over 20 per cent annual returns are gaining popularity among wealthy investors.
Till October 14 this year, FIIs were net sellers in equities at Rs 1,132 crore (Rs 11.32 billion) while their debt exposure stood at Rs 20,029 crore (Rs 200.29 billion). This is the first time since 2008 that FIIs are net sellers in equities.
It may not be a war cry yet, but the voice is definitely getting shriller.
The Burman family is in talks to buy less than 26 per cent stake in Espirito Santo India.
Regulation 3 (3) of the new law, which deals with open offer obligations of persons acting in concert, has increased the liabilities of promoter group shareholders beyond what was conceived by the Achuthan committee, according to three experts, including two who were part of the committee.
The move was not good for companies which have capital expenditure plans laid out.
According to market sources, Jhunjhunwala will acquire a significant minority stake in Pipavav.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) told a litigation court that both entities were bound by Sebi regulations, as the money raising by the erstwhile Sahara India Real Estate Corp (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Invest Corp Ltd (SHICL) would come under the definition of public issue.
Minority shareholders are disappointed after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) increased the size of the mandatory open offer from 20 per cent to 26 per cent, ignoring the Achuthan panel's recommendation of giving all shareholders an exit option.
The National Stock Exchange, Bombay Stock Exchange, MCX Stock Exchange and United Stock Exchange have been invited for the August 6 meet.
"The tacit understanding between people now is that a question should be looked upon as a statement," says an institutional dealer.
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