Government sources say India could consider raising the policy repo rate if the rupee falls towards 61-62 to the dollar.
The big boys of India's traditional retail have finally come together to fight the onslaught of their online counterparts.
Earning woes drag markets lower; TCS, HUL lead fall.
Experts said equity raising was also hampered due to flight of capital from foreign investors. FIIs have sold more $500 million (Rs 3,200 crore) in October.
After demonetisation, sharp fall in PE valuation offers an attractive entry point into some quality names and these 3 FMCG companies are expected to see the fastest growth in earnings with at least 15 per cent upside potential
According to the CEO of an Indian group with presence in the telecom segment and two merchant bankers, the Mexico-headquartered telco's bankers have been sounded out for preliminary discussions with leading Indian telecom companies for a strategic tie-up.
Alstom is accused of paying bribes to Indian public officials to secure Delhi metro contracts.
I have no hesitation to say that the cultural milieu is different, said chairman R Seshasayee in a rare media interaction.
The People's Bank of China cut its daily reference rate for the currency by a record 1.9 per cent, the biggest loss since January 1994.
Mohnish Pabrai whose company handles funds to the tune of $464 mn spoke at length about his investment decisions in Mumbai
He told supporters that he was keeping 'one promise after another', dismissing criticism as 'fake news' by 'out of touch' journalists.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Strong refining and petrochemical margins seen boosting consolidated net by up to 6%
Markets ended lower amid volatile trade with Sun Pharma leading the decline.
With cash -- the primary medium of exchange -- all but disappearing, it is now unlikely that the expected fillip to demand on account of a good monsoon and proceeds from the Seventh Pay Commission payout will materialise.
RBI recently cut repo by 0.25 percentage point, taking the rate to 7.25 per cent in three reductions since January.
Mindtree, eclerx and Hexaware are trading at similar valuations to that of the larger peers.
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Globally, the company intends to cut expenses by $7.8 billion by 2014.
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
Under Nikesh Arora's leadership, SoftBank has made several investments in India in a short span.
Move aimed at avoiding crowding of public issues during the Centre's mega disinvestments in coming months.
'We have never before seen an Indian prime minister's visit to the United States so heavily business-oriented and so packed with meetings with the US business community.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC.
In the past 12 months, such earnings have grown in double digits in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.
Number of stocks trading above 50 times and 100 times earnings are at record highs. When this happened in 2015 and 2016, the Sensex fell 22.6 per cent in a little over a year's time after peaking in January 2015, while it fell by 11.3 per cent in two months from its peak in September 2016.
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Close to 50 companies have announced stock splits this year so far, something experts say is typical in a bull phase.
10 things you need to know about the life of Liliane Bettencourt.
Many giving double-digit returns, with India up less than one per cent; even so, it has done much better than other emerging markets.
Most Asian markets were trading weak on Monday.
Analysts are eyeing bigger launches that will positively impact company's fortunes.
Experts attribute the high valuation of Indian auto makers to the faster growth in India compared to the rest of the world.
The crushing of this tiny entity by demanding creditors should be a lesson for all countries, warns T N Ninan.
Russian firms expand their footprint in India. And take bigger steps to do business with India's private sector.
What was the need for Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman, Central Military Commission, to don the new role of Commander in-Chief? Does this mean that the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao faces numerous threats from within the Communist Party?
In India, it is fighting a pitched battle against Ola.
Experts say you may invest in small-sized funds and benefit from their nimbleness.
Institutional investors - both foreign and domestic - lapped up the government's big-ticket share sales on Friday, helping it add nearly Rs 9,000 crore to its revenue kitty.
India's economy - ranked eighth in 2015 with a GDP of $2 trillion - is projected to climb past Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan and become the world's third-largest in 2030 with a GDP of $7.3 trillion.
Analysts now expect India Inc to report a decline in both top line and bottom line for the September quarter.
The Indian indices also offer one of the lowest dividend yields.
Higher growth justifies current run-up, say experts.
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