The government has unleashed a slew of reforms to attract greater investments including higher foreign direct investment in defence and opening up the railways infrastructure sector, relaxed labour laws, launched campaigns like the Make in India for re-invigorating manufacturing, Clean India and Digital India, among others.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
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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.
Move to hasten rollout and, if successful, set a precedent for new banking firms.
Many officials had been talking of taking the baton of global growth.
Wipro has a good brand because of the trust and quality it enjoys globally.
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
'From India to Indiana, there has always been a sense of hope, optimism, and goodness.'
'This novel format of diplomacy -- the informal summit -- will not only facilitate bilateral communication and reduce miscalculations at the very top level of the two governments, but possibly open the space for China and India to speak in one voice on various issues of mutual concern,' note Feng Renjie and Ding Kun Lei
Petrol prices on Thursday crossed Rs 73 a litre mark, the highest level since the BJP government came to power in 2014, while diesel touched a record high of Rs 64.11 a litre.
The elements are all aligned to make India a global powerhouse, says IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
'At Snapdeal, our aim is to become the best-in-class technology company.'
Slowdown and liquidity squeeze by RBI have put India's top 10 indebted firms in a tight spot. But they have a few options.
UK's largest retailer Tesco, Singapore Airlines and Etihad queued up to invest in India as a persistent UPA threw open more sectors to foreign investments with indications of more big ticket deals to be announced in the new year.
High interest rates and prices mean low affordability. Also, developers have huge inventories.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
Labelled as the semi-final before the big Lok Sabha poll, assembly elections in five states will set the tone for summer of 2019.
TCS still ace in the pack
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The passage of the Bankruptcy Code could set the stage for other important legislation that may see India undergo more economic change than all governments combined since the reforms implemented by P V Narasimha Rao in 1991-93, says Ben Merton.
'Will people who buy iPhones stop buying iPhones to help swadeshi models?' 'There should be some advantage for the consumer to make them buy a Made in India product.' 'Patriotism and nationalism are good words, but in business, it won't work.'
Sensex rises, Nifty ends at record high; RIL shares rally.
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
Chairman of Manipal Global Education Services says that the government often forgets that its prime duty is to serve the people and not some sick public sector units.
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A stumbling economy, a falling currency and high inflation, plus weak consumer demand, mean more and more become excess baggage.
Headed by Urjit Patel, MPC for the fourth straight time kept the repo rate unchanged, at which it lends to the banks, at 6.25 per cent. The reverse repo, at which RBI borrows, will be 6 per cent.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
The Reserve Bank of India cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent.
Tarun Das and T N Ninan offer their prognosis for US-India momentum on the economic front
'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.' 'It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.' 'In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC President Mukesh Aghi tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com about how he advises American companies to do business with India, what he thinks of Modi's government and the way forward for the India-US relationship.
Sensex rises, Nifty holds 8,900; FMCG, Pharma shares lead.
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.
The Prime Minister also underscored the importance of public sector undertakings in the country.
Digital campaigns compared to billboards or even print ads not only have the power to reach wider audiences but also reduce the campaign costs. The focus on social media by political parties at election time, therefore, is hardly misplaced.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The state is trying hard to improve ease of doing business by several notches.
With thousands of people receiving ransom messages from cybercriminals every day, Devangshu Dutta explains how you can defeat the hackers.
'Over the next 10 years we expect more than 100,000 new start ups to come up and create more than $500 billion in value and 3.5 million to be employed in these start ups.' 'And these are the start ups that will be solving India's problems.'
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