Within IIP, the capital goods sub-index has contracted for seven continuous months, suggesting investment demand continues to be weak.
The biggest challenge is crude oil's sustained rally - it is nearing $80 a barrel - stoking inflationary pressures and consequent price hikes in the sector.
Experts say the market is more bullish on the BJP as it will ensure continuity in policymaking.
The benchmark indices have rallied 28 per cent this year, while the broader market has outperformed
The next key battle the market will watch out for will be in Congress-ruled Karnataka
The Karnataka election is being seen as the semi-final to the 2019 general elections and appears to be heading towards a close fight
The Sensex, which began the year at 26,160.90 level, has shed nearly 1,400 points.
'A bold, progressive step forward,' Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak said of Nirmala Sitharaman's corporate tax breaks.
From acquiring creative agencies, to setting up onsite innovation centres and turning around BFSI with entirely new digital offerings, 2018 had seen the IT industry going from initial lows to new highs.
Shares of Multi Commodity Exchange of India (have tanked over 11% to Rs 428 on back of heavy volumes on the bourses.
In the same quarter a year before, most of them had reported a dismal performance.
Reliance announced energy asset sales worth around $ 16 billion; end of the investment cycle in telecom; bringing net-debt to zero in 18 months; value-unlocking options for real estate and financial assets; listing of telecom and retail in five years; and focus on dividends.
Even as rising crude oil prices, trade war fears and a sliding rupee cast a shadow on market sentiment, Nischal Maheshwari, chief executive officer for institutional equities and advisory at Centrum Broking, tells Puneet Wadhwa that in the next one year, the outcome of the 2019 general election is a bigger challenge for the market.
India gains at the expense of Russia and Brazil
In India, bond yields have fallen nearly 70 basis points in the last one year.
Its plans, to cut tariffs by 40% or offer more data, comes bundled with 1 GB high speed data for 28 days with unlimited voice thrown in.
With commodity markets remaining soft and uncertain, it is likely the money will flow into equity markets with strong upsides, such as India.
The earlier forecast expected to see 654 million working Indians overall by the fiscal year ending 2022.
With India contributing only 2% to its revenues, the multinational is focusing more on key markets like the US and China.
Two-wheeler firms' profits to slow down following a double-digit decline in sales.
But return on equity deteriorated for 7 of the 12 firms analysed.
Ramdev's company remains a dominant player in the naturals space, but products of rivals are also gaining popularity.
Initially, hair care products such as Vatika hair oil and shampoos, Meswak toothpaste, Chyawanprash and honey would be made available.
Falling revenues, increased capex, and first full year of spectrum debt may make things worse
Despite a rise in input costs, leading car-makers refrain from hiking their price.
A well-established tax system would have a predictable buoyancy - how fast the collections grow as a proportion to the growth of the economy. But that is not the case with GST. It is still undergoing substantial changes as the government responds to structural as well as administrative glitches.
Progress of monsoon, investment trend by foreign investors and the movement of rupee against the dollar will also influence sentiment
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the decision could cost the government roughly Rs 15,000 crore.
Exemptions, and the fact that farm income is outside the tax net, ensure that India's tax-GDP ratio stays low.
Netflix and Prime have decided that rather than only buying the rights to Bollywood blockbusters to expand their reach in India, producing original content would be a better idea.
Competitive price will face stiff challenge from incumbents such as DD Free Dish
After giving negative or low returns from 2013-2016, the Nifty Realty Index is up a whopping 91.14 per cent, making it the best performer year-to-date. Can you still make money in this sector? Sanjay Kumar Singh finds out.
If you are bullish on the consumption theme, consider specialised mutual funds that focus on this theme. Remember that such sectoral mutual funds should not make up more than 5% to 10% of your equity portfolio.
Experts believe the market will fall between 1 and 3%.
Shares in Jindal Steel and Power Ltd were heading towards their biggest daily loss in almost two years on Monday.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices added 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively
The iconic British brand acquired by Unilever in 2009 from American major Sara Lee, is attempting to get a new image with actors Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan.
Flipkart will need $2 bn annual profit to make Walmart investment viable, which will mean yearly revenue of $100 bn
There is a lot of optimism as regards the defence, railway and manufacturing sectors.
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