2017 saw the highest-ever mobilisation by way of IPOs of close to Rs 700 billion. The momentum is expected to continue this year as well.
Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors.
A financial turnaround in Tata Steel and Tata Motors has come as a shot in the arm for Chandra.
After years of losing money on two of the group's biggest bets - global steel business and domestic passenger cars - there are strong signs of a revival in both businesses.
The problem is actually acute in the diamond jewellery industry where there is no uniform criteria of inventory valuation unlike gold, whose prices are uniform and widely quoted.
The move is meant to curb or reverse the export of India's financial markets to overseas trading platforms.
The benchmark Sensex companies' underlying earnings per share are down 3 per cent (on a cumulative basis) since January 2015, against 25 per cent rise in the index value during the period
Crude oil prices have more than doubled, pushing up India's import bill and raising fears of a higher current account and fiscal deficit. This will impact corporate earnings.
After the peak of the rally, the 'champion sectors' tend to underperform or perform in line with the market
M-Cap of top 10 business groups went up by 46% this year.
Experts say the market is more bullish on the BJP as it will ensure continuity in policymaking.
The next key battle the market will watch out for will be in Congress-ruled Karnataka
Equity strategists are basing their expectation on strong corporate earnings recovery, supportive global economic growth, and gradual improvement in business sentiment.
Analysts say IT major cleaning up act before new CEO takes over; regulator might take a year
A little over 80 per cent of the orders placed on domestic stock markets are generated by algorithms. Samie Modak reports on the whats and whys of algos.
Earnings spread for foreign investors down to 10-year low of 1.1 per cent, from 2 per cent at the beginning of the year and record high of nearly 5 per cent in 2013
India's wealth grew by $451 billion, the eighth largest wealth gain globally.
The decline is attributed to lower salary growth and a rise in households' financial liabilities.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
Wipro, Steel Authority of India, HDFC Bank, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Reliance Commnications among companies reporting a decline in headcount in FY17.
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