In dollar terms, the Indian markets managed to climb back to 2008 levels only in January this year. The subsequent fall in the rupee because of emerging market woes has once again pushed the markets below their 2008 level in dollar terms.
The IOC share sale is the fourth disinvestment this fiscal but the biggest in 2015-16 so far.
Irrespective of demonetisation and GST blues, IIM Lucknow has been able to successfully place their batch of 459 students.
E-vehicles may face pollution hurdle with hazardous batteries. One lithium-ion battery has a potential to poison the whole water aquifer of Delhi.
Equity strategists are basing their expectation on strong corporate earnings recovery, supportive global economic growth, and gradual improvement in business sentiment.
A below-normal monsoon is likely to drag down the food output with India's agricultural GDP growth likely to slump to 0.8 pc in the current fiscal, says a report by the Japanese brokerage firm Nomura.
Rupee is seen to remain in the range of 67.50-68.80 in the short-term
The trade-war between the US and China is prompting investors to flee from risky assets, such as equities, to safe-haven bets, such as gold and treasuries
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.
Though most experts remain bullish on the banking space, they suggest investors buy only those banks whose NPAs are at a manageable level of 3% to 4% and there is credit growth or earnings visibility.
It expects the Indian market to grow to 10 million units annually by 2030 and it intends to control half the market then, like it does now.
AAP has promised lower electricity bills, free basic water supply.
This comes at a time when competition has increased significantly.
Anglo-Dutch parent's stake in Indian subsidiary rises from 52.5% to 67.3%.
As yields rise, bond prices fall. Higher yields not only translate into losses for investors, it also pushes up borrowing cost for companies as well as government
New Delhi says existing food stocks will be sufficient to contain any food price shock.
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The time is ripe for a merger of eight fund houses indirectly owned and controlled by the central government, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.
'Both IIP and CPI inflation numbers are showing a huge disconnect from the leading indicators.'
India's macro finances are getting into good shape.
The combined market capitalisation of the 21 listed PSU banks declined by about Rs 76,000 crore to Rs 425,800 crore during the month.
The new hire, Gangadhar Darbha, joined as a consultant
Unwinding of long dollar positions ahead of the US job data backed the rupee sentiment
Rate cuts are unlikely to be aggressive, in our view.
The RBI gauges both measures of inflation when deciding on monetary policy,
Between now and the general elections (likely in May 2019) there are 12 assembly polls, which analysts say, in a way will also be interpreted as a referendum on the Modi-led government's key reforms
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
Bankruptcy Code will consolidate existing laws related to liquidation and sick industries
Implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations, One Rank, One Pension are the other triggers going ahead, analysts say
'Macro headwinds are rising for Indian equities in the form of rising commodity prices, especially oil, depreciating rupee, fiscal challenges, election-related uncertainty and upside risks to inflation'
The fall in crude prices has added to the gains.
Even as the September quarter performance was subdued, analysts expect the second half to be better on higher prices, output.
The continuing stress faced by corporate India has weakened their debt-servicing capability and this is reflected in the banks' books, as yet-burgeoning bad loans.
A strengthening dollar overseas also kept the rupee under pressure amid demand from importers. Goldman Sachs followed JP Morgan, HSBC and Nomura in cutting India's economic growth forecast and also said it expects the rupee to touch 72 against the dollar in the next six months.
In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.
The major reason for the policy confusion over e-vehicles is the lack of conviction within government about the utility of this disruptive technology and its role in India's larger Paris Agreement climate change commitments.
Analysts expect the central bank to remain watchful of inflation.
Offer size could vary from Rs 1,200 cr to Rs 2,000 cr
Mumbai, May 14 (PTI) The massive spike in trade deficit caused by sharp rise in gold imports in April would not sustain and there is no need to get excessively worried over the data, analysts have said. They also said the current account deficit or the difference between the foreign exchan ...
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