These are companies with a strong track record and good prospects on earnings.
One should not time the market before investing
Fitch reaffirmed India's rating at 'BBB-' with a Stable Outlook saying the rating balances a still strong medium-term growth outlook compared with similar category peers and relative external resilience stemming from solid foreign-reserve buffers against high public debt, a weak financial sector and some lagging structural factors, including governance indicators and GDP per capita.
Retail investors have matured and have moved away from investing in only in-vogue products, says the managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Prudential AMC.
Pawan Hans could command a valuation of 8-10 times earnings.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sought parliament's approval on Friday to increase the spending budget for this fiscal year by $4 billion, with almost half to be used to inject extra capital into state banks struggling with bad loans.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep monetary policy steady in June despite sluggish economic activity as inflation remains elevated, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
RBI has cut the rates thrice so far in 2015 by 25 bps each.
As corporate India prepares to put its house in order, the transition raises concerns
'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral Acharya.
There is no immediate plan, either in terms of employees or branches, said Uday Kotak on the merger deal.
The amount is around a fifth of the cumulative investment in fixed assets by these companies.
ITC's net profit grew the fastest, followed by HUL and Asian Paints.
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Some lenders in talks with LIC for pvt placement
The benchmark Sensex companies' underlying earnings per share are down 3 per cent (on a cumulative basis) since January 2015, against 25 per cent rise in the index value during the period
Experts attribute this to new launches in anticipation of a demand revival after the 2014 general elections.
While it was technically not possible to block the deal, the tax department could resort to arm-twisting.
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Given Indian corporates's high indebtedness, new credit will be used for servicing loans rather than building factories. This is setting us up for more companies on life support and more zombie banks, warns Rahul Jacob.
The yellow metal is a safe bet in the long run.
Amidst barbs flying back and forth, Rediff.com's Aslam Hunani lists all that you need to know about the fourth phase of the UP assembly elections, which will take place on February 23.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Let all the stakeholders, especially the government, remember that if the Make in India lion needs to roar and rise again, it won't happen unless India Inc rises too, points out Shekaar Subramanian.
The market could be influenced by events elsewhere in the world and regardless of what happens to India's economy
'Making the railways better is a different type of a challenge.'
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan expressed anguish at the banks' reluctance to pass on benefits of the earlier rate cuts.
Novices should enter markets via SIPs of equity mutual funds.
Analysts say there is still no visibility of earnings improvement.
On government's last week's announcement of revamping of PSU banks, Fitch Ratings said the move is "credit positive, but risks remain".
Also build a contingency fund equal to 9 to 12 months of expenses.
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.
Given the broken balance sheet and the limited fiscal room, the government has to kick off investment: Vikas Khemani & Stephen Gallagher.
P S Jayakumar, managing director and chief executive officer, Bank of Baroda, speaks to Abhijit Lele & Hamsini Karthik about loan recoveries, sounding more confident than a year before.
Rajan strongly defends RBI's decision to hold the key rates in the absence of any new data points.
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FTIL prepares to challenge the order in the Bombay high court
RBI governor on the stress in public sector bank due to NPAs, and what is needed to be done to get the system back on track.
