The dollar gained strength with the emergence of the US as the only developed economy showing signs of recovery.
It was a year of stocks shining bright when it comes to adding to the investors' wealth, and the glitter of gold and silver fading for the second straight year in 2013.
Investors accumulated quality stocks at valuable and attractive levels.
Slowdown and liquidity squeeze by RBI have put India's top 10 indebted firms in a tight spot. But they have a few options.
'The big elephant in the room is our misguided view about the rupee.' 'India is scared that if our currency appreciates, who will buy from us. But a breakout is inevitable.'
The global economy may just be entering a new phase.
The Finance Ministry expects GDP growth to be 8-8.5 per cent in 2015-16.
IMF members will also be examining whether China's heavy intervention in the yuan market was befitting of a freely convertible reserve currency
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
If banks have a surplus, they have the option of parking the money with the RBI.
Amid a grim global scenario, India will have to labour hard to hold on to seven per cent growth in 2016-17.
The most preferred CoCo bonds are those through which banks raise their additional Tier-I capital.
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Returns on godl have depleted in past few years,
Cairn has slashed its planned capital expenditure (capex) by 60 per cent to $500 million against the earlier $1.2 billion.
'We have the more difficult reforms to do such as the reduction of subsidy, the insurance and pension sector reform, eliminating bureaucratic red tape and implementing Goods and Services Tax'
Lupin will fund the buy through $100 mn cash reserves and a bridge loan.
Leading brokerages Nomura and Barclays on said current account deficit, which unexpectedly improved to 4.8 per cent in 2012-13, but still at a historic high, could moderate further this fiscal on slowing gold imports and cheaper commodities.
Experts caution against tough times in Indian equity markets in 2015.
2016 is difficult to predict, and this uncertainty will drive volatility in global markets.
These have been selected based on the earnings growth prospects and favourable (buy) ratings by brokerages
The 30-share Sensex lost 12 points to end at 29,559 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 4 points to close at 8,914.
'India needs to adopt a more proactive policy of triggering exports to China.'
Cyrus Mistry had put in place a strategy that would have pulled most of the Tata group's 'legacy hotspots' out of the financial mess from legacy issues and helped turn around the group's finances.
The market could be influenced by events elsewhere in the world and regardless of what happens to India's economy
The pre-dawn signals are on the balance negative.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
Banking stocks, including top ones like State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda and Bank of India, among others, have fallen sharply in the last one month.
It will be difficult for the Indian equity to outperform overall growth to the extent bullish observers expect.
Arun Jaitley had a tough fiscal hill to climb.
Over to the government how they manage the uncertainty of monsoon and revive spending in order to entice RBI for another round of rate cuts
Assessing the shape of the Indian economy just a couple of days ahead of the Union Budget for 2016-17, Saugata Bhatacharya, senior vice president and chief economist, Axis Bank, speaks about his budget wishlist and suggests measures that can help finance minister Arun Jaitley achieve the targeted fiscal deficit of 3.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product.
Engineering major BHEL rebounded from its day's lows to end around 1% higher.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
For one thing, US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was perhaps right in postponing the quantitative easing taper even though the markets had complained at that time that they were primed for some reduction in QE3 and the Fed had missed an opportunity to execute their plans without causing too much of a flutter.
ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank reported healthy loan growth and asset quality.
Indian economy about to take-off
Sanjay Mathur, managing director and head of economics research for Asia Pacific (ex-Japan), Royal Bank of Scotland, tells Business Standard that in the emerging market pack, India needs to learn lessons from Korea and Taiwan, which have managed their economic situations well.
Keep exit plans handy, D-day could be the second week of August, writes Sonali Ranade in Market Notes.
