Several high profile companies are burdened with losses, mounting debt and have a huge load of operational costs.
After a two year run-in with controversies, telecom sector now looks stable and seems back on its feet with initial investment proposal of over Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion) received in 2013.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
Of the 23 Indian billionaires mentioned in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, only one saw a reduction in net worth, with the companies owned by most of them outperforming the Nifty 50 index by a big margin.
Together, they controlled nearly Rs 26 lakh crore of assets at the end of FY16.
The threat may be a decade away, but it has brick-and-mortar sellers rethinking their strategies and banking on the govt to regulate online companies.
Falling revenues, increased capex, and first full year of spectrum debt may make things worse
The US FOMC concludes its two-day meeting today while the Bank of Japan will start its two-day meeting today.
Reliance improved its ranking this year to 121 from 142 last year, with a market value of $50.6 billion and assets worth $91.5 billion.
He's betting big on small stores to help him reach 10 million households by FY21, report Abhineet Kumar and Raghavendra Kamath.
Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
'Sachin Pilot once calculated that with a million Indians flooding the labour market every month, only an additional 12 million jobs annually could keep unemployment at the same level.' 'That's chickenfeed for the functionaries who cram my e-mail inbox every day with such a constant flow of job offers that trying to empty it is like trying to drink dry the horn connected to the ocean in Norse mythology,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
"India's middle class, small traders and farmers are the lifelines of its economic growth. By catering to these ambitions #Budget2019 infuses hopes for millions of dreams."
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
Reliance Industries leads the pack of 56 Indian companies.
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SBI comes second and Bharti Airtel is third
Gaurav Garg, Head of Research, CapitalVia answers readers' stock market queries.
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and other senior politicians on Sunday cast their votes in the third phase of Uttar Pradesh elections and claimed that their parties will form the next government.
On the other hand, the group's two traditional cash cows, TCS and Tata Motors' subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover, are slowing as other businesses pick up pace
Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints, L&T, ONGC and Infosys have gained between 1%-1.5%.
India has 53 achievers on the list, second only to China which has 76 honorees.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
The fall in metal and mining stocks comes on the back of weak Chinese trade data
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assets worth Rs 1.26 crore while Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stands out as the richest minister with assets totalling Rs 72.10 crore.
Internet-based systemic wisdom connects machines and people, and will drive next-gen enterprises, said Huawei's Yatish Nagavalli.
Company plans to raise the contribution of Indian private sector to its revenue from about 15% to about 50% in two-three years.
The stipulation that new front-end stores will have to be set up will impact M&A in the sector.
Pharma shares extended losses after the government's ban on combination drugs.
'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
The lack of bandwidth and content means it will be a long time before online streaming services take off in India.
RCom is expected to have a 50% stake, Aircel 40% and MTS 10%
For FY16, MTNL's standalone net loss was over Rs 2,000 crore.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
