The Karnataka election is being seen as the semi-final to the 2019 general elections and appears to be heading towards a close fight
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
The board will first need to unpack IL&FS - it has 169 group companies with 24 direct subsidiaries, 135 indirect subsidiaries, six joint ventures and four associate companies, says Amit Tondon.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,624.51 points.
The most common complaint of financial consumers is cumbersome processes, complicated products, usurious charges, and mis-selling of products, which finally don't deliver what is promised or as expect, notes Debashis Basu.
The Budget has to provide for capex on roads, railways, defence and other infrastructure sectors.
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'Macro headwinds are rising for Indian equities in the form of rising commodity prices, especially oil, depreciating rupee, fiscal challenges, election-related uncertainty and upside risks to inflation'
Loan rates will change at the next reset, while deposit rates will continue till maturity.
Analysts expect RBI to restore 100-bp corridor in Tuesday's policy review.
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What will be the impact on the Euro itself? Will it devalue and to what extent?
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on a weekly basis.
It's also important to understand the rationale behind choosing particular stocks and when to sell.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
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Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
If new goals have emerged, this is the time to make fresh investments.
Averaging works only in a portfolio which is what SIP helps you do. Averaging does not work in case of a single scrip. Here's why
From zeroing in on the best means for stake dilution to moving beyond microfinance, Bandhan navigates a tough path. Namrata Acharya reports.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
A customer wanting to buy a car would have to wait a long time for delivery.
There will be higher charges for bank account-holders.
High net worth individuals (HNIs) are considered more investment-savvy than retail investors.
Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee.
Most adult Indians should have access to bank deposits, credit and remittance facilities as well as insurance and mutual fund products in the next decade, and technology will play a big role in this transformation, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
Payments banks will mainly deal in remittance services and accept deposits of up to Rs 1 lakh.
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India's five leading wilful defaulters are Winsome Diamonds & Jewellery Ltd and associate Forever Precious Jewellery & Diamonds, Zoom Developers, Kingfisher Airlines, Beta Naphthol and Raza Textiles
Offloading shares in ONGC, CIL, NHPC may fetch govt more than the year's target.
Most experts said indices would open higher on Monday and rally might sustain for a few sessions
Sentiments took a hit after broader Asian markets weakened, following a renewed sell-off on Wall Street on Tuesday as energy shares dropped after crude oil prices plunged to a 13-month low amid weak earnings and US-China trade disputes, fuelling worries about economic growth
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