Persistent fall in crude oil prices affected the market sentiment
Amnesty highlighted poll-related violence in the lead up to the May 2014 General Elections, communal clashes and failure of consultation on corporate projects as key concerns.
BSE Smallcap index outperformed the frontline indices to rise 0.6%, while the BSE Midcap was flat
The NAE this year has elected 69 new members and 11 foreign associates, thus bringing the total US membership to 2,250 and the number of foreign associates to 211.
Markets will remain closed today on account of voting for the general elections in Mumbai constituencies.
Navinder Singh Sarao used a couple of fairly simple techniques.
Sahai, who did his master's in economics from the University of Delhi, is currently head of Citi's Securities and Fund Services business.
Laying emphasis on striking a balance between environment and development on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas tragedy, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said all measures should be taken to avert a repeat of such an industrial disaster.
For a time it looked as if Apple would never relinquish the top spot in terms of market value.
Markets opened marginally higher helped by a rebound in index heavyweights
If your fund's expense ratio has risen dramatically after Sebi's recent changes, compare it with the category average before switching.
The major US indexes pared losses late in the session.
S&P BSE Midcap index and S&P BSE Smallcap were down 2% and 1.3% respectively
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
The Nasdaq Composite hit a high of 5,143.316.
Market experts on why the bulls will be on the rampage first thing on Monday after the scrapping of enhanced surcharge on FPIs and other measures to ease the systemic liquidity squeeze and boost demand. Prasanna D Zore reports.
BSE Auto was the top sectoral loser with a 4.6% fall followed by realty sector down 3.7% and consumer durables 3.6% post disappointing IIP numbers
The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher
'That the 'I' word is swirling around Washington these days attests to the atmosphere that has taken hold and cannot but have a negative impact on political and economic decision-making,' says Claude Smadja.
RBI recently hiked LRS limit to $125,000 or Rs 7500,000 as on Aug 19 with $/rupee rate of 60
This is how films that bring to life man-made industrial disasters should be made, says Prasanna D Zore.
Rupert Murdoch-led News Corp has acquired 25 per cent stake in real estate portal PropTiger.com for $30 million.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
There are few strategies to invest safely in a volatile market.
On the lines of Shariah-compliant products, intermediaries ask exchanges to consider investment benchmark.
Kalashnikov-wielding terrorists in police uniforms on Wednesday gunned down 47 Shia Ismaili Muslims, including 16 women, shooting them in the head as they attacked their bus in Pakistan's volatile Karachi city in the latest sectarian violence claimed by the dreaded Islamic State terror group.
A Russian medallist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is suspected of having tested positive for a banned substance, a source at the Games said on Sunday, in a potential major blow to Russia's efforts to emerge from a drug-cheating scandal.
The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent, only the second increase in a decade.
Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.
Markets in countries whose economic fortunes were closely linked to China's growth tumbled.
Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday challenged Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party to disclose the names of the people from whom they have got more than 80 per cent of their funds being spent in the Lok Sabha election campaign.
A survey conducted by Business Standard reveals that a majority of the country's states are still firmly against the move, while a few are open to considering only conditionally.
Many giving double-digit returns, with India up less than one per cent; even so, it has done much better than other emerging markets.
IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday
Any government aid to the airline will ultimately hurt the economy
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
Asian emerging market stock prices did see a bounce post Fed-talk.
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
Rumours about a spike in taxes for equity investors are flying thick and fast.
