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The Sensex lost 100 points to close at 14,090.98.
Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates
Value investor Parag Parikh's sudden death has come asa big jolt to the fraternity.
India Inc on Monday expressed optimism that the Congress-led government at the Centre would carry forward the reforms, and the stock market crash was a result of "complete nervousness" among investors, which would recede after the Common Minimum Prog
The company's profit rose with better IT spending by global clients and a rise in high margin digital projects.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
The blood samples of the deceased had been taken to Delhi to ascertain the cause of the deaths.
Haryana Congress chief Bhajan Lal said Umed Singh Kashyap's presence in the party will boost its prospects in the forthcoming Lok Sabha and state assembly elections.
An aspiring medical student, a belly dancer and a social worker are among the 21 young girls vying for the fbb Femina Miss India 2015 crown.
A weaker rupee could aid corporate earnings through its positive impact on export intensive sectors such as information technology services, pharmaceuticals and commodity producers such as metal and mining, and oil and gas companies.
'A bold, progressive step forward,' Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak said of Nirmala Sitharaman's corporate tax breaks.
A summary of the final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
This order was delivered by a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice R C Lahoti, while allowing a petition filed by one Ramesh Dalal challenging the election of Nafe Singh from Bahadurgarh in Haryana.
Siddhartha's knack for value investment dates back to 1995 when he infused capital in Kshema Technologies, which was acquired by MphasiS. He also took an early exposure in Mindtree way back in 1999. Since 1995, he had invested in more than 15 technology companies including chip-designing firm Ittiam Software, and GlobalEdge Technologies, among others, says Debasis Mohapatra.
Previous peak in 2010 crossed in first five-and-a-half months this year.
Drama, drama and more drama. This is how one would sum up the action on the stock markets during the last one-month.
It was a 'Black Monday' again in markets today and history shows that seven out of the ten biggest carnages on Dalal Street has taken place on a Monday!
Stock markets crashed over 1,000 points or nearly 4 per cent on Monday, making it the biggest fall since 2008.
The Nifty gained 92 points to close at 3,517.
The markets gained nearly 7 per cent in the 4 trading sessions of March.
After the Friday's blood-bath at Dalal Street, the Sensex today opened 27 points lower over its last close at 6,221.
Now that everyone on the Dalal Street is 'revising' the target for the benchmark BSE-30 upwards, especially after a good Budget, the premise of the same has to be questioned.
"The ebbs and flows of the game made it such a good one for the spectators. It was just unfortunate we came out on the other side of it."
Profit-booking by participants in view of the domestic markets' recent record-setting run fuelled the downtrend
Late 'big bull' Harshad Mehta, largest car maker Maruti and liquor major Shaw Wallace are among top 20 corporate and individual income tax defaulters, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
This was the fifth consecutive quarter when the Indian markets have seen positive flows from FIIs.
The government on Monday said that the capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, is enquiring the sharp fall in share prices a week ago that had wiped off more than Rs 100,000 crore (Rs 1 trillion) of shareholders' wealth.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday asserted that the Indian financial markets were safe for investing and there was no payment crisis on the bourses.
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