Infosys' chief executive officer and managing director Vishal Sikka says despite a healthy guidance, he can't say if this would be 'industry leading'.
The trio, 'twin shocks' of demonetisation and GST, 'twin balance sheet' problem that has been weakening India's banking system and the 'twin deficit' problem will continue to challenge economic management and performance in the year ahead, says Shankar Acharya.
The Rs 51 per GB data versus industry norm of Rs 250-plus comes with the caveat of an upfront payment of Rs 1,498 for a year
The economists, who were surveyed, also felt it will take time for banks to make any further reduction in deposit rates
Niraj Bhatt discovers how a CFO 'without a finance background' made it to the corner office at TCS.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has slashed rated by 50 bps.
Goldman Sachs report says company might buy back shares.
'The government is encouraging consumption through fiscal spending in a bid to push up economic growth in the face of a slowdown in corporate investment and exports.'
'The challenge in India will be reviving consumption/investment.' 'If the negative surprise in earnings is very sharp or lasts longer than March, it can trigger a sharp sell-off.'
Thousands of retail investors are reaping the benefits of the disruption that the latest technologies have brought to the equity market. Brokerage firms are aggressively investing in technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and analytics, social media, chatbots, virtual assistants and so on.
Investors turned cautious ahead of the US Fed meet outcome later today and July F&O expiry.
Rebound in IT majors TCS and Infosys in late trades helped markets end higher.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
About 13 million first time car/two-wheeler buyers are entering the market every year. If employment creation is such a big issue, where are these people coming from, asks Mahesh Nandurkar.
'India is likely to do better than other emerging markets.'
The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.
The previous United Progressive Alliance government had last year approved pricing of all forms of domestically produced gas at according to a formula suggested by a panel headed by C Rangarajan.
Industry watchers attribute a lot of the current successes of the $6 billion Hero Group to how B M Munjal planned and executed succession in HeroCorp, balancing the interests of other family-owned businesses.
At $12-bn valuation, this will be India's largest FDI; deal to be announced on Saturday, says Dev Chatterjee.
Valuation-wise, the markets look more attractive now
Refining major optimistic on planned investment of $16 bn for expansion and new technology to post healthy margins
Lower revenue collection puts upward pressure on government borrowing, ensuring that it deviates from the glided path of debt reduction
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
The $100-billion SAIC would have a dedicated manufacturing facility in India, and would be the first Chinese automaker to do so.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Infosys, Cipla, NTPC, ITC and Lupin
The index is more expensive than it was at 2014-end or when it hit a life-time high in January.
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
'I am very optimistic about Tech Mahindra'.
Investors sought to book profits at attractive valuations after recent run up in last few trading sessions.
Global expansion to drive the company's fortunes
Land acquisition costs have gone up to almost 50% of total project cost.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 286 points to close at 24,539 and the Nifty50 lost 100 points to end at 7,456.
'Debt mutual funds are a good option now because interest rates are coming down.' 'Retail investors must put a majority portion of your money in short-term debt funds (1 to 3 years) and only a small portion in actively managed dynamic funds.'
'The market movement will be largely driven by earnings growth.'
Though strikingly similar to the Tiago, the Tata Tigor takes the design quotient a notch higher, says P Tharyan.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 26,190, up by 43 points and Nifty50 settled above 7,950 to end at 7,963, up by 17 points
'India's sizeable forex reserves should help stem a possible fall in our currency.'
Joydeep Ghosh takes stock of personal finances after the life-altering surprises of 2016.
A day after global brokerage firm Macquarie painted a rosy picture of the Indian economy and raised its target level for the stock indices for the next 12 months, Goldman Sachs said India is set to overtake China and become the fastest-growing emerging market during 2016-18.
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
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