The 30-share Sensex ended down 159 points at 27,425 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 24 points at 8,299.
Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.
Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
Divestment in PFC, REC, NHPC, Nalco, Hindustan Copper and NMDC could be considered
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Offloading shares in ONGC, CIL, NHPC may fetch govt more than the year's target.
Last week, the government had introduced a fresh round of austerity measures, including bans on first class travel, creation of new posts and holding meetings in five-star facilities.
Most expect the Budget to be path-breaking.
One crucial revenue source that can help the government achieve its fiscal-deficit target is the proceeds from the sale of its stakes in public sector companies.
'It's not as if power demand is falling. It's that generation has outpaced demand.'
Some big ones hoard cash unduly and others borrow to keep up payments to shareholders
The New Year 2015, however, may see shares worth over Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) being put on the table by the government, including by way of part-sale of its holdings in PSUs and its residual minority stakes in some private sector entities.
'It is my duty to give the govt the right price of crude oil.'
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