The country's merchandise deficit narrowed to $9.2 billion in November, but exports growth eased to 5.9 percent from 13.5 percent in October, government data showed.
Prabhu's maiden Railway budget is high on vision.
Stock prices is due to valuation expansion
Market experts see interest in Indian equities given the strong economic growth, robust earnings and rising domestic consumption.
Markets are poised for excellent growth, provided reforms continue to roll
The over-recovery on diesel for such companies reached Rs 3.56 a litre for the first fortnight of October.
Benchmark rate for new loans to be lower by 80-90 bps from Friday; move could increase competition but hit commercial papers.
Inflation has seen some moderation in the recent past, falling from double-digit figures in 2013 to 7.8 per cent year-on-year in August.
Frequent balance transfer in search of a lower rate can be tricky for borrowers, if property prices fall
'15, 17 years back we were not even in existence in the US. Today nearly 1/3 of prescriptions written comes from India.' 'India is showing that in a very competitive environment -- like the US and Europe -- our industry is doing very well.'
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
Since most Indian firms have kept their forex exposure unhedged, credit profile of companies in the highly sensitive sectors such as oil & gas, metal & mining, airlines could weaken substantially, says Anup Roy.
Lower inflation, FCNR(B) outflows likely to influence central bank decision
Softening of global commodity prices might not help much
Balmer Lawrie Van Leer Ltd said Fitch India Ratings has awarded F1 to the company for raising of short term funds through a Rs 50-million commercial paper.
Some initial reactions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight.
Risk-averse investors can hold up to 10 per cent of their portfolio in gold, while aggressive ones can keep five per cent.
According to World Gold Council (WGC), gold jewellery demand in India, the world's largest consumer, touched record 662.1 tonnes in 2014.
Central bank sees action as discriminatory, unfair
India's economy grew at a two-year high of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year, after a below-five per cent growth in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
In a proposal to FinMin, the Banks Board Bureau suggests asset sales to PSUs within a deadline to recover bad loans.
Early results show that Star's hot property has seen its all-India rating slip from 2.7 on Day 1 to 1.8 on Day 3, according to aMap, which measures all-India audience ratings covering more than 1 lakh towns.
ICICI Bank has the largest proportion of SDR loans as a percentage of its total, followed by state-run United Bank of India and Canara Bank.
If receipts from disinvestment, tax buoyancy and black money scheme offset shortfall in spectrum sale, higher expenditure due to pay commission's recommendations and capital expenditure, then the government would be able to meet the target of controlling fiscal deficit at 3.5 per cent of GDP this financial year.
It makes sense to wait for govt schemes such as gold bonds.
India's $121 billion troubled debt pile, over $100 billion of which is on the books of state-owned banks, has come under close scrutiny from prosecutors, the media and politicians
Given the stability of the rupee over the last 10 months, many companies have been tempted not to hedge their foreign currency risk.
Bandra-Worli sea link has still not been able to make money for MMRDA in spite of steep toll for car owners.
In the past 12 months, such earnings have grown in double digits in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.
Tata Group's CLiQ is the latest to join the e-commerce club, to compete with the likes of Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal.
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Despite criticism, the investment bank said that it stands by its research.
RBI Governor has been under pressure from Finance Ministry.
The appeals came against orders of the Central Information Commissioner in various cases.
The meeting will focus on how to make the crisis an opportunity for India.
The 341-run defeat to Pakistan in the third Test cut India's rating points from 115 to 111 and placed them below second-placed England, with 113 points.
Higher interest rates in the US do not necessarily coincide with capital outflows.
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The basis of Ind-Ra's expectation of INR appreciation is based on economic developments in the last one to two months of this fiscal and the likely developments in the remaining months.
Onions had the highest inflation rate among all major commodities.
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