Investors might soon get to bet on various versions of the Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) benchmark index, the Sensex, and its other key gauges soon.
Trend so far shows India Inc being stingy; aggregate of 23 firms that have declared payouts for FY13 down 2.4%.
Some are treating the price correction as akin to a fiscal stimulus that could kick-start a new demand cycle in the economy.
Sensex valuation has fallen below historical averages, now lags underlying earnings & dividend growth.
Aspirants banking on experience and domain knowledge of veterans
Many firms' debt far exceeds their market capital.
Allocation to be need-based, track record of the issuer to be considered.
Most have seen decline in cash reserves and deterioration in financial ratios in recent years.
The market regulator had last month allowed bourses to set up debt segments to develop the country's languishing corporate bond market.
With uncertainty over economic prospects and higher interest rates leading to subdued investments by the private sector, Indian companies' new order inflows in the quarter ended December 31 stood at the lowest level in nearly four years.
Results for the quarter ended December showed how the actual results for many large companies turned out to be worse than analysts' estimates.
The combined market capitalisation of the two listed companies of the Sahara group whose assets have been ordered frozen by the Securities and Exchnage Board of India is just Rs 230 crore.
Investors expect the govt to abolish tax on delivery-based transactions in the cash segment.
Many fresh pass-outs of the CFP course are faced with up to a two-year delay and thousands of rupees in fees for realisation of their dream, following the notification of new regulations. Sebi notified the Investment Advisers Regulations, 2013, earlier this month.
Regulator fears the insurer may get away without making an open offer.
Garners a little over 300,000 retail applications Bharti IPO subscribed 15 per cent on Day One.
Aims for share-sale before US holiday season, 'fiscal cliff' kick in
It intends to exempt the government from making the mandatory open offer to buy an additional 26 per cent from minority shareholders if its stake in a company crosses 25 per cent.
As demand slows down, companies would rather consolidate operations than go for aggressive capital expenditure.
Telcos' m-cap rises Rs 11,286 crore; Bharti, RCom lead.
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