ITC wasted no time in capitalising on its new acquisition.
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
India's rapid economic progress over the past two decades masks its abysmal performance on social indicators.
That resulted in a 50-basis point improvement in operating profit margins on a sequential basis.
For equity investors, the risk-to-reward ratio is worsening.
'Overall, the Indian economy is doing well.' 'Our economic fundamentals are strong and the early signs of recovery are sustainable.' 'This is positive for the market in the long run.'
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
Sensex rose 5.8% this year, against a 3.2% rise in Nifty; Axis Bank inclusion may blunt Sensex edge
This was even as the country's economy grew by 7.3%.
Indian CEOs might like to make some serious course correction.
Dettol is the leader in the anti-septic liquid category.
A full-blown recovery remained elusive for India Inc in the July-September quarter, even as it overcame the challenge of achieving profitable growth.
Modi sarkar will have to undertake reforms to prove its mettle.
Cleaning up India's grubby business climate is top of the agenda for both regulators and the government.
The government's new initiative appears to be timely for health and hygiene players, battling low awareness and the lack of use of branded products.
Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee.
Slowdown and liquidity squeeze by RBI have put India's top 10 indebted firms in a tight spot. But they have a few options.
Higher crude oil prices also translate into better corporate earnings for India's top companies
HUL has achieved few milestones in the fiscal gone by and hence is performing good on revenues front.
World trade has been growing slower than world GDP since 2012.
The oralcare major has kept its ears firmly to the ground, pushing products into the hinterland and is holding fort in urban India with innovation for continued volume growth.
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
Agricultural incomes can be taxed without hurting farmers, as a substantial section - the small and marginal ones - will remain outside the tax net simply because their incomes are likely to be below the basic exemption limit of Rs 250,000 per annum that is extended to all taxpayers in India, finds out Ishan Bakshi.
Another negative surprise in HCL's numbers was the decline in the margin by 40 basis points to 21.4 per cent.
India Inc will report good set of numbers in Q4.
The December quarter, generally a soft one for India's IT sector due to holidays and furloughs in certain sectors, is expected to be further affected because of currency volatility.
In the December quarter, Sensex earnings had contracted 5 per cent.
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While cost pressures could partly offset the expected gains, given the currency hedging by companies the gains will not accrue immediately.
RCom is expected to have a 50% stake, Aircel 40% and MTS 10%
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
Inflow of more funds is likely to widen the reach of insurance and drive M&A activities in the sector where growth has stalled.
The sharp fall in the rupee's value against the dollar during the July-September quarter, it turns out, has come as a boon for corporate earnings.
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Net profit grew 25.4% in Q4 but revenue growth, lower at 8.5%, suggests lack of volume expansion.
The market benchmark appears set to end 2013 on a positive note with a modest gain of over 7 per cent, but such gains are not to be seen in a majority of stocks available in the market, which predominantly include those of mid-size and smaller companies, shows an analysis of various indices.
Most experts said indices would open higher on Monday and rally might sustain for a few sessions
Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
Adani Enterprises plans to invest a total of $25 billion in the next five years.
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Investors often forget that the movements in indices such as the Sensex reflects the performance of its constituent stocks; nothing else.
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
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