The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
Hillary Clinton has proposed measures including new taxes for trading to hold Wall Street accountable.
Having successfully implemented the 25 per cent free-float norm for private companies, the Securities and Exchange Board of India now wants the government to pare its holdings in public-sector undertakings to below 75 per cent.
Some lenders in talks with LIC for pvt placement
Trading such scenarios takes discipline.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter.
'Everyone is still trying to understand the quantum of impact demonetisation will have on the economy.'
A financial turnaround with the Etihad partnership and debt restructuring has not fully materialised.
Do we not understand that risk and return go hand-in-hand, or do we, in our rush to get rich, simply choose to ignore risk, wonders Ramabhadran S Thirumalai.
For deals to be investor-friendly in India, review of merger and acquisition law is a prerequisite.
Retail investors may burn their fingers investing in them, especially if the markets correct, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh
You can use gold as a financial instrument to diversify your portfolio into hedging against uncertainties in the market, but for ambitious returns, you must explore opportunities in other asset classes such as equities, debts and real estate, says Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar.com.
These days, one frequently hears of consolidation, rollback and even closure from the start-up world.
Given the developments, analysts do not foresee a quick recovery.
The derivatives expiry on Thursday is also expected to add to the volatility.
The 91.9 per cent slide in the stock price of Gitanjali Gems since April has depleted the value of promoter Mehul Choksi's holding in the company by at least Rs 17 crore (Rs 170 million) a day on an average.
Sensex lacklustre, bluechips in focus.
India and China on Tuesday discussed the recent spate of incursions and ways to maintain peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the border areas.
BSE Power, Healthcare, Capital Goods, FMCG and Metal indices gained between 0.6-1%.
The news of Bengaluru-based IMA cheating thousands once again underlines the need for investors to steer clear of unregulated deposit schemes. The most important sign of a Ponzi scheme is the promise of exorbitant returns and so investors must ask how the promoter expects to earn the kind of return he is promising, says Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Government sources say India could consider raising the policy repo rate if the rupee falls towards 61-62 to the dollar.
Most investment costs are bundled in with the financial product, and are often hidden in fine print, warns Erik Hon.
'There are reports of political dissent mounting on Xi Jinping's handling of the Wuhan fallout.'
'India needs to adopt a more proactive policy of triggering exports to China.'
They induced HNIs to trade on spot market commodity exchange with promise of high returns.
The Bank Nifty is high beta anyhow and it could move the broader market.
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
Uncorking the business of vintage wines and spirits.
There is no clearly defined right or wrong answer since both target different needs of a portfolio.
'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation, tells Sudhir Bisht, a veteran of the petroleum industry.
Mathew Martoma, a former SAC Capital portfolio manager, faces 20 years in prison for securities fraud and five years for conspiracy
A mistake here can prove costly.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
High net worth individuals (HNIs) are considered more investment-savvy than retail investors.
Dabba trades also allow investors to avoid SEBI registration requirements or the margin requirements set by exchanges.
Consequences of China's efforts to stabilise its equity markets after three weeks of declines, which wiped out some 30 per cent of the value is far more importance to the world, says Clyde Russell.
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority will soon notify prices of as many as 150 packs of essential medicines in line with the new pharma pricing policy, according to official sources.
Bhilar, a strawberry farming hub in Maharashtra, has been transformed into India's first 'books village'.
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