The move to allow payments through digital wallets could give a fillip to distribution and reach for these investment vehicles, say experts.
Deutsche Bank expects the Sensex to climb only 8% in 2017 to 29,000, and expects high volatility.
Higher dividend taxes, falling valuations make alternative shareholder payment attractive.
The value of the ace investor's personal holdings rose by just 2%.
Hawkish guidance by the US Fed raises concerns it could tie the hands of RBI from trimming rates.
Spread between earnings yield and bold yield lowest since 2013; dividend yield and bond yield lowest since 2008.
Sensex up just 6.5% while the best returns were during Manmohan Singh, with the Sensex soaring nearly 167.5%.
Brokerage firm Ambit Capital has cut FY17 growth estimate to 3.5 per cent from 6.8 per cent and saaid there was even a possibility of growth contracting during the December quarter
Analysts say the sell-off in risky assets will be temporary and could be a buying opportunity for long-term investors.
The average return for the 2,127 companies outside the A-group is 42 per cent
ICICI Pru's IPO is being managed by 10 investment banks, including Bank of America Merrill Lynch and ICICI Securities
A typical consumer will have to opt for Jio's Rs 499 plan, which is a steep 2.5 times more than what the average user pays at present.
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In India, bond yields have fallen nearly 70 basis points in the last one year.
'The IPO window has been more or less open since the new government in 2014.'
Global growth expectations have slumped to a five-month low.
Shares of most European banks are down significantly.
Typically these are high-beta stocks and earnings are volatile
'Overall, the Indian economy is doing well.' 'Our economic fundamentals are strong and the early signs of recovery are sustainable.' 'This is positive for the market in the long run.'
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