Sensex dull at close, Infosys rules, ITC drags.
T N Ninan lists a few David-Goliath encounters in the Indian markets, all of which make life interesting, though difficult if you are an investor looking for the next multi-bagger.
Gaurav Garg, Head of Research, CapitalVia answers readers' stock market queries.
The Indian market is highly competitive, and tariffs here are amongst the lowest in the world.
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
The fear of another scam pushed the government into a rather long period of so-called 'policy paralysis'. To play it safe, the price of spectrum in all subsequent auctions was benchmarked to the high 3G rates, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
For FY16, MTNL's standalone net loss was over Rs 2,000 crore.
'We are in the middle of an unprecedented SIP revolution.' 'Monthly inflow through SIPs will be Rs 15,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore soon.' 'Traditional avenues of Indian savings like bank fixed deposits, gold or real estate are no longer attractive to invest.'
The Sensex ended at a fresh record closing high of 28,889 while Nifty ended at a fresh record closing high of 8,730.
The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
Mamata Banerjee said availability of land won't be a problem in Bengal as the state government has a land bank.
Jindal Steel and Power was the top loser down 10% followed by Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power which ended down between 0.5-3% each.
The Nifty had hit its third successive record high of 7,922.70 today.
'You can put 25 per cent right now; put another 25 per cent when Nifty corrects another 500 points.' 'At 13,500 put another 25 per cent and at 13,000 one can get fully deployed.'
Sensex climbs higher on favourable global cues.
'At Snapdeal, our aim is to become the best-in-class technology company.'
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
Lt Governor says discoms must cooperate or face cancellation of licences. Ficci cries interference.
The brand integration not only marks the completion of the largest telecom merger in the world, but will also set the company on its future journey to offer strong digital experiences to 1 billion Indians on its 4G network.
Famous and long believed to be trusted Indian brands have wilted against foreign brands, says Mohan Guruswamy.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to Britain has seen India and the UK agreeing on Rs 90,000 crore deals.
The programme has triggered a huge debate in India.
When is the last time our government recognised a twenty something entrepreneur for introducing a break-out innovation?
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