Markets end in red; bluechips struggle to keep pace.
Markets now expect the Fed to normalise rates gradually.
Despite recent setback, these remain the most appropriate tool for international diversification
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A weak rupee makes imports costlier, including oil and other commodities.
Year 2017 will be a benign year for FII flows into India feels Akash Singhania, deputy chief investment officer, DHFL Pramerica Asset Managers.
Global private equity major KKR has ranked India second among the emerging markets on external risks, citing the high fiscal and current account deficits.
Markets ended weak tracking the expiry of April derivative contracts.
A high CAD puts pressure on the rupee, which in turn makes imports expensive and fuels inflation.
It is the fundamentals of companies that will drive stock performance.
Repo rate may well end 2013 at 8 per cent, where it had begun the year.
Jonathan Garner, chief Asia and emerging markets equity strategist, Morgan Stanley, gives Samie Modak his assessment of the Indian economy after 3 years of Modi Sarkar.
On Wednesday, FIIs sold shares worth Rs 1,573 crore.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
If Chinese growth starts falling, sharply or otherwise, the risk on trade might reverse.
Abheek Barua & Bidisha Ganguly explain why the US treasury should intervene if the overvalued greenback continues to rise.
'Markets should be driven more or less by earnings growth.'
RBI would get the comfort of meeting its 8 per cent January Consumer Price Index-based inflation target, BofA-ML said, adding that 'we expect the RBI to cut 75 bp in 2015 from February with inflation on course to 6 per cent in January 2016'.
The Budget has to provide for capex on roads, railways, defence and other infrastructure sectors.
Macro and micro environment are becoming more challenging.
In dollar terms, however, gold prices jumped by 26 per cent this calendar year, following sharp jump in hedge funds' long position
Devangshu Datta predicts the good, the bad and the ugly of currency trends for the coming year.
Over the past week, the Sensex and the Nifty continued the bull-run
Markets ended their lowest close in 2015 on fears of FII outflows as the US Fed may hike rates.
Former RBI Governor Subbarao blamed Chidambaram for undermining the autonomy of RBI and putting pressure on him to cut interest rates.
The market believes there will soon be another offer to buy the bonds.
Invest in stocks of export-oriented and capital-intensive companies, says Devangshu Datta.
A market correction is a good time to reassess the quality of your portfolio and purge the poor quality names from it, says Ramesh Bukka
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
ICICI Bank and SBI were among the top Sensex gainers along with FMCG majors ITC and HUL.
Slow pace of reforms in India is disappointing: Faber
The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates on hold at 7.50 per cent.
Mark Mobius, executive chairman, Templeton Emerging Markets Group, is positive on India and believes the Indian economy is on a strong footing
BNP Paribas Securities sees the benchmark Sensex touching 22,000 mark in 2014, even as it cautioned over the earnings estimates in medium term.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 57 points to end at 26,064 and the Nifty50 climbed 17 points.
In September, the headline inflation accelerated to a seven-month high of 6.46 per cent, while the retail inflation quickened to 9.84 per cent.
The US Fed on May 24 hinted at withdrawing its third round of quantitative easing, or bond buying programme, worth $85 billion each month, which began in the wake of the worst credit crisis in September 2008.
Among the index heavyweights, Reliance Industries ended down 1.9% while mortage lender HDFC eased 0.2%. FMCG major ITC ended down 1.3%.
After a volatile session, Sensex closed the day 563 points lower
Markets finished the session on a dismal note with Sensex closing at its lowest level since August 2014.
Sensex remained volatile through the day.
