The best of India's brains are instead busy solving the world's problems (I deliberately exaggerate a bit to drive home the point), as our policies incentivise them to do so.
In prior elections, not only have opinion poll forecasts been very different from the results, the error margin has increased over time. One need only look at the charts that show the Sensex half a year before and after the results day for the last six elections. The markets did not change direction in any, says Neelkanth Mishra.
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
Sensex closed over 118 points down on Thursday.
Experts prefer domestic consumption-driven plays and defensives such as information technology and pharmaceuticals
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
The Rs 2,000-crore Patanjali, looking to grow its turnover two-and-a-half times in FY16.
IIP for November 2015 and CPI for December 2015 will be announced today.
The most preferred CoCo bonds are those through which banks raise their additional Tier-I capital.
So, what does 2016 have in store for the Indian markets? Will they be able to take a giant leap forward in the leap year, and what are the key risks?
Given the concerns around trade wars that threaten to jeopardise global capital flows as well, attracting foreign capital needs to be a policy priority, says Neelkanth Mishra.
Gaurav Deepak has raised funds for about 100 new-age entrepreneurs.
Double tax exemption on wages paid to women can encourage companies to hire, retain and compensate women better, argues Nitin Pai.
While lower gas output led to earnings cuts, price rises with regular ramp-ups in output will lead to earnings upgrades
From lack of big reforms to regressive tax policies, the Modi govt has surrendered its initial momentum, says Shishir Asthana.
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The rupee tumbled past 63.00 to the dollar, down about 2 per cent on the day and breaching the previous low of 62.03 hit on Friday despite a spate of measures in recent weeks by the central bank and government to defend it.
A sluggish economy and stalled bureaucratic decision-making for the past two years thwarted capital investment and dented earnings, making it tough for the companies to raise funds.
Markets across the globe are rallying on hopes that the US Federal Reserve won't lift interest rates until 2016.
China's malfunctioning stock markets remained semi-frozen.
Beneath a street lamp in one of Rio de Janeiro's slums, 19-year-old boxer Wanderson de Oliveira does pull-ups from a metal bar outside the Fight for Peace academy while two skinny young boys watch intently. Much of the Complexo da Mar, a teeming neighborhood of 140,000 people near Rio's international airport, remains in the grip of drug gangs despite efforts to break their hold on the city's poor districts ahead of the August Olympic Games. Gang members brandishing automatic weapons inspect vehicles that enter Mar at a checkpoint, watchful for raids by rival crews or the police. Youths with machine guns patrol the streets or loll in plastic chairs at corner bars.
In the near term, the key driver will still be the government's fiscal spending.
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.
In refusing to accept its failure, the government has sowed the seeds of further damage: by keeping India short of cash; reducing the headroom for responses to seasonal spikes in cash demand; and increasing the chances that groups will panic at temporary cash shortages, says Mihir Sharma.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
'NSA Doval and the PM are known to admire Israel's tough response to cross-border terrorism.' 'However, New Delhi's situation is far more complex than Tel Aviv's, which enjoys military superiority over all its neighbours,' says Ajai Shukla.
Stock crashes 6.5%; top 5 firms lose Rs 33,883 crore in market cap
The move will help BNP Paribas expand its operations in India.
'In contrast to the generally buoyant tone of the Economic Survey in January, he sounds uncharacteristically pessimistic, saying that forces in the world economy -- slowing global trade, protectionism, robots -- will limit India's manufacturing to levels well below what propelled East Asia's economies decades ago.'
For debt-laden companies, asset sales is an obvious solution.
TCS is likely to hire hire 55,000 employees in FY15 .
Most experts said indices would open higher on Monday and rally might sustain for a few sessions
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
This property has all the hallmarks of being owned and occupied by Vijay Mallya. A fleet of supercars making their way down the drive, hordes of people descending to party all night long and a constant delivery of goods and services.
Reason for rejection hasn't been stated; deal among seven rejected transactions.
Another year of strong performance by these export-oriented sectors likely as US economy revives and rupee is expected to be under pressure.
But, unlike its competitors, it did not have a comprehensive infrastructure back-end and required fresh investments.
Morgan Stanley writing down its investment in the e-commerce leader by 27 per cent does not augur well for the sector.
'While GST and demonetisation are likely to cause disruption for longer than the market currently expects, they can have meaningful positive impact over the medium-term.'
As rural demand tapers, companies are back at the drawing board, firming up plans to beat the unexpected slowdown in sales.
From Narendra Modi's victory in 2014 to the Nitish-Lalu triumph in 2015 and delivering Assam to the BJP in 2016, young and very professional strategists have startled politicians and the media.
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