Regulator may relax norms to help companies achieve 25% public float.
With shares of most companies listed this year slipping below their issue prices and two initial public offerings (IPOs) already withdrawn, the scenario has remained challenging for the primary market.
A more proactive government and some level of fiscal discipline are needed to sustain the current rally, says Suresh Mahadevan, managing director and head of equities, UBS Securities (India).
According to the new takeover guidelines, if they buy 25 per cent or more, they will have to make an open offer for another 26 per cent.
Investment bankers generally laugh all the way to the bank once shares get listed on the bourses, but they may have to hang around a bit longer. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to make the bankers managing an issue responsible for the end-use of issue proceeds.
While domestic sales in the second quarter are expected to be weak for major players, Lupin is likely to outperform the pharma sector on the back of a growing chronic portfolio.
Severe price cuts help multinationals ramp up growth, gain market share.
Aggressive smaller players are serving a bitter pill to the big boys in the pharmaceutical sector.
Footfalls increase at retail outlets and auto dealers, but conversions fall.
Companies together have lost about Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) in market value since the arrest of former telecom minister, A Raja, leading to historically low valuations.
India's largest pharma companies by market capitalisation Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's and Cipla have seen their share prices drop 5-20 per cent over the last two weeks on results that were below Street expectations.
The BSE Realty index fell 11 per cent over the last month and eight per cent over the week as real estate companies reported margin pressures in the September quarter.
The Street has welcomed the sustained demand and higher sales for two-wheeler makers in September by pushing up stock prices of the three key companies by three to seven per cent over the past week.
While demand for consumer durables has been growing fast, investors need to be selective as stock valuations have risen even faster.
With the broader indices continuing to power ahead and valuations trading at a premium, investors tend to look at small and mid-cap companies for bargains.
Following a strategy that is different from the herd could help increase returns in a market trading at premium valuations.
A rise in consumer confidence, improvement in profitability and aggressive expansion plans signal better tidings for listed players in the organised retail space.
Fund houses bet on growth, divestment and deregulation.
These schemes are the Axis Equity Fund, Sundaram BNP Paribas PSU Opportunities Fund, DSP BlackRock World Mining Fund and the Fidelity Equity Fund
Developers are tweaking their business model by launching smaller apartment sizes and playing the volume game to keep prices low and create buyer interest.
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