The combined assets of the top five - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys Technologies, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra were down one per cent to Rs 27,7400 crore at the end of 2017-18, from Rs 28,0100 crore a year before.
Further outperformance hinges on pickup in industrial activity, buying by local investors.
A fall presents an opportunity to buy rate-sensitive stocks.
Ricoh India, the largest gainer among these pack, has rallied 192 per cent from Rs 294 to Rs 859 on the BSE so far in the current calendar year.
Equity markets in Pakistan and Bangladesh are tiny compared to the market capitalisation of the Indian equity market.
Double whammy for consumer firms, where the top line will remain subdued due to demonetisation and margins will squeeze owing to a crude oil spike and rupee depreciation, reports Viveat Susan Pinto/Business Standard from Mumbai.
FIIs accumulated India's top-listed companies at an average valuation of around 16 times.
Experts say it will now be tough for the Modi government to catch up with the UPA's economic record owing to the shock induced by the currency demonetisation.
Softening rural consumption and the likelihood of weak corporate earnings in the March quarter saw investors dump stocks.
Total net debt-equity ratio improves for third consecutive year, while investment in new projects hits a 10-year low, says Krishna Kant.
Direct investors should stagger their investments over 1-2 months.
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
BJP loss could trigger a correction
The markets had been on an upward trajectory since August 2013.
The combined share of customs and excise duties, service tax, and value-added tax in India's gross domestic product reached an all-time high of 10.5%.
The S&P BSE Sensex has dipped five per cent, thus far, in CY15.
The benchmark Sensex companies' underlying earnings per share are down 3 per cent (on a cumulative basis) since January 2015, against 25 per cent rise in the index value during the period
FY16 saw the highest number of new product launches in a year from Maruti
From MRF to Shree Cement: 23 companies which delivered 30% CAGR in 15 years.
The outcome is beyond the market's expectation and will be a sentimental boost, say analysts.
Home and kitchen appliances, electronic products, apparel and B-segment cars stand to gain.
Government-owned companies are more generous in rewarding their shareholders with dividends.
The 30 share Sensex ended up 183 points at 27,470 and the 50-share Nifty gained 44 points to close at 8,295.
12 out of 21 public sector banks reported declines in their loan books in the last financial year against seven such banks in 2015-16 and none in 2013-14.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
Their share in overall market capitalisation of BSE stocks has risen to a four-year high
The sentiment around Indian equities remains positive and unchanged.
India on track to be third largest consumer economy by 2025.
Rising oil prices and diminishing cash pile to limit capacity in 2018-19
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Close to 50 companies have announced stock splits this year so far, something experts say is typical in a bull phase.
Long-term investors can stay put in the markets, but should brace for volatility
A financial turnaround in Tata Steel and Tata Motors has come as a shot in the arm for Chandra.
After years of losing money on two of the group's biggest bets - global steel business and domestic passenger cars - there are strong signs of a revival in both businesses.
A total of 183 stocks rallied 10 per cent, of which 32 stocks saw price appreciation of 20 per cent each.
The gap between Nifty's price-earnings multiple and economic growth is at a 12-year high
Since its peak, the S&P BSE Sensex has dropped nearly 3,000 points.
Buying stocks during bad times can lead to good returns.
It was a year of big gains for equity investors.
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