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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.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is unlikely to heed economists' suggestion that an inheritance tax be introduced in Budget 201415 as an additional revenue stream.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is unlikely to heed economists' suggestion that an inheritance tax be introduced in Budget 201415 as an additional revenue stream.
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
The 30-share Sensex dropped 298 points to end at 27,209 and the 50-share Nifty has lost 93 points to end at 8,174.
The 30-share Sensex jumped 729 points to end at 28,076 and the 50-share Nifty soared 217 points to end at 8,494.
Market breadth was weak with 1,260 advances and 1,597 losers on the BSE.
Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1%
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
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Condusive climate across states is crucial for manufacturing growth.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, auto and realty witnessed strong buying demand in trades today
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The 30-share Sensex ended up 8 points at 27,508 and the 50-share Nifty closed 1 point higher at 8,284.
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
After enduring volatility for the first two months of calendar year 2016 (CY16), global equity markets have recouped some of the losses in March. Jigar Shah, chief executive officer, Maybank Kim Eng Securities, believes the next triggers for the rally will come from a soft landing in China and no recession situation in the US.
On Monday, RBI announced that 26 entities, including Tata Sons, LIC Housing Finance, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Department of Posts, Reliance Capital, L&T Finance and Bajaj Finserv, applied for grant of bank licences.
Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma among the top losers of the hour.
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
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S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
Benchmark indices finished higher on hopes of economic reforms
India's IT/BPO story isn't over yet, believes Ganesh Natarajan.
India's IT/BPO story isn't over yet, believes Ganesh Natarajan.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
In the past three weeks, early-stage venture capital firm Matrix Partners has invested in three start-ups.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
Not only young companies, even some established players are opting to function out of co-working spaces with an aim to quickly scale up their services. Sangeeta Tanwar reports.
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
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The broader markets traded positively with mid-caps and small-caps rising 0.5 per cent each on the BSE.
Analysts now expect India Inc to report a decline in both top line and bottom line for the September quarter.
On a weekly basis, the Sensex climbed 749.86 points or 2.69 per cent and the NSE Nifty soared 237.10 points or 2.76 per cent
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
From the valuation angle, the market is showing similar signs of being over-valued without being in a bubble territory yet.
Infosys, TCS, HUL and Reliance Industries were the top gainers of the day.
