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Inflows from Europe, falling crude oil to come to the rescue if rupee cracks against the dollar.
Strong currency and sagging oil prices are spooking policymakers.
The Chinese currency too is expected to continue its fall.
Except for September quarter, which had net inflows of $196 million, all other quarters had outflows.
ITC, Sun Pharma, Cipla and Tata Steel were top gainers on BSE Sensex
A GST roll-out by April 1 looks difficult, giving the companies some succour.
Share rises further to 73 per cent from 66 per cent last year; Some overseas i-banks seen scaling down operations
Slowing growth, stronger rupee and higher local hiring to pull firms down this financial year
As we say shalom to 2016, the key drivers for the markets in the year ahead have become more obvious, says Neeraj Gambhir, managing director and head of fixed income, India, Nomura. First, there is a surging dollar. Second, rising commodity prices. Then, we have the effects of demonetisation.
Here's how brokerages across the country are interpreting the exit polls.
Competition in the US pharmaceutical market swelled in recent years, with increasing generic penetration.
Shares of Tata Consultancy Services on Wednesday plunged almost 4 per cent, wiping out about Rs 16,000 crore (Rs 160 billion) in investor wealth, after the IT major indicated to analysts that weak India business and lower working days could drag down March quarter growth rate.
The IOC stake sale will, however, dwarf in front of Rs 22,557 crore or Rs 225.57 billion that the government raised through a stake sale in Coal India Ltd last year.
Historically, overall credit has grown at 1.6 times GDP growth
While TCS will see demand in the US and Europe, its local business is likely to be hit on poor IT spending.
January inflation may undershoot RBI's 6% target.
Analysts welcomed the better Q2 GDP readings of 4.8 per cent, which came in above their expectations, but warned that the planned expenditure cuts by the government will be the key thing to watch out going forward.
Food prices, which have contributed to a large part of inflation over recent years, have remained benign, despite unseasonal rain.
From the stock perspective, though, even as all the 10 analysts polled by Bloomberg have a 'buy' recommendation on FRL, their target price of Rs 535 suggest most of the positives are already priced in.
The management, however, is a bit wary about near-term performance.
Stocks and sectors impacted most by GST.
RBI projects GDP growth in FY16 at 7.8 per cent, 30 bps higher than FY15. However, this comes with a downward bias.
The change from wholesale to retail inflation as an anchor means that the weightage of diesel in inflation has decreased
Lower fuel subsidy payouts might restrict gross fiscal deficit in FY15.
Bank has cited trend of global easing and weak growth
New initiatives expected to bear fruit by middle of 2015
Tomorrow's review could also turn out be the last policy anchored by Rajan if the proposed Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is put in place before the next review due on August 9.
Encouragingly, the recovery also appears to be becoming broad-based
Why India is an FDI magnet. The country satisfies several reconditions to attract FDI.
There would be a short period of turmoil in 2015 but real returns are likely to be positive.
India imported 967 tonnes of gold in 2014-15.
The operating profit growth rate of mobile service providers is expected to double in next two years buoyed by increase in call rates and clarity in policy, credit rating agency CRISIL has said.
Sinha says many fund houses not abiding by rules on minimum number of investors, awareness funds
Market experts believe the retreat is because of uncertainty.
These have always been pro-cyclical bets but new banks could erode RoEs.
In the April-June period, bond yields rose by 30 bps.
The Sensex has slid 18.5 per cent from its January 2015 peak.
Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.
Experts feel oil prices will remain volatile with an upward bias.