In the past 12 months, such earnings have grown in double digits in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.
The index is more expensive than it was at 2014-end or when it hit a life-time high in January.
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Bigger and broader indices do relatively poorly as investors get selective; experts see opportunity if scrips chosen with care.
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
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Tata Motors, Titan Company & Tata Steel come in at second, third & fourth slots.
Corporate indebtedness is now twice what it was before the global financial crisis; banks' bad loans ratio is 3.5 times higher.
Asian markets were trading mixed with shares in China witnessing profit taking after sharp gains in the previous session.
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Analysts say there is still no visibility of earnings improvement.
Most Asian markets were trading weak on Monday.
ITC's net profit grew the fastest, followed by HUL and Asian Paints.
Experts suggest domestic factors rather than the Greece crisis would determine the course of the Indian equities.
China now world's second largest share market, India is 7th
Chances of a sudden collapse in the Shanghai Composite are remote.
Pharma shares extended losses after the government's ban on combination drugs.
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There, however, has been an improvement in operating margins.
Once tipped to emerge as the biggest exporter, the pharmaceutical industry is yet to acquire the scale of those in software services, says Krishna Kant.
In good times, analysts justify valuations giving interesting investment rationale.
Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates
Through the past 12 months, the Bank Nifty has risen 55%
Pharma stocks have performed well after Budget
Retail investors usually get caught up in the frenzy of a bull market and burn their fingers in IPOs, warns Tinesh Bhasin.
'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.'
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
Experts say the BSE Sensex could rise to around 32,000 in a year.
More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.
Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.
If financials and oil sectors were removed, India Inc has done quite well.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Tata Steel and Tata Chemicals under investor watch
With mutual funds, promoters turning net-buyers, foreign investors may have to bid up prices to raise holdings.
At its current stock price, RIL now has 8.4 per cent weight in the Sensex against Infosys' 8.8 per cent.
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The road ahead for the markets in the short term will depend on external factors rather than domestic developments.
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