The biggest challenge is crude oil's sustained rally - it is nearing $80 a barrel - stoking inflationary pressures and consequent price hikes in the sector.
The double-digit growth in itself is eye-popping, given the FMCG sector has seen low single-digit volume growth in recent times.
Rosier year-end seen for Indian pharma thanks to faster US approvals.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Most brokerages have maintained their Sensex and Nifty targets as they believe there is little room for further re-rating in the backdrop of weak earnings.
Although the pricing for the IPO is yet to be finalised, people in the know said the band could be Rs 275-300
A break-up of business shows that 75% of a firm's turnover is led by volume growth, while 25% is price-led. Companies such as Britannia, Nestl, Dabur, Marico, Kellogg, Parle Products, and Hindustan Unilever have increasingly focused on smaller packs of their key products, aimed at improving sales.
ETFs may be an option if you are considering only large-cap funds, experts tell Tinesh Bhasin.
People flock to electronics shops to buy air conditioners.
Vrde currently manages about $14 billion globally, and has invested nearly $500 million in India in the past five years
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Indian Railways has tied up funds for the next two years for its ambitious modernisation programme.
Bankers say there is palpable fear among erring promoters that the banking system just cannot be taken for granted, and any delay in loan repayment could mean promoters losing business
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With equity and commodity exchanges allowed to enter each other's areas from October, brokerages are pump-priming their businesses to allow their clients seamless trading in commodities and equities.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Since you are betting only on a few stocks, the risks are high.
What stocks will gain from a normal monsoon?
Investment guru and mutual fund expert Ashok Kumar, answers all your MF related queries.
The rupee has been under immense pressure due to a host of reasons including soaring crude oil prices, sustained foreign fund outflows and widening current account deficit.
The government is selling over 41.22 crore shares or 5 per cent stake in NTPC.
With India contributing only 2% to its revenues, the multinational is focusing more on key markets like the US and China.
ICICI Bank was the top Sensex gainer after S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'BBB-' long-term issue ratings on the senior unsecured bonds.
However, the Indian market is not in good shape, he said.
Reliance announced energy asset sales worth around $ 16 billion; end of the investment cycle in telecom; bringing net-debt to zero in 18 months; value-unlocking options for real estate and financial assets; listing of telecom and retail in five years; and focus on dividends.
It's seen as a signal that he wants to engage with India Inc at a time when the economy has started looking up.
The time-bound nature of the bankruptcy code, envisaging resolution within 180 to 270 days, would put enormous pressure on the existing judicial infrastructure.
As wholesalers largely failed to meet GST norms, companies were in a fix. According to industry veterans like Sunil Duggal, chief executive of Dabur, the hazard led many to look beyond third-party distribution and take the leap to cover unattended markets directly.
How did marquee Dalal Street investors fare in the Jan-Mar quarter that saw the BSE Sensex tank 10 per cent?
India Inc is borrowing from global firms as interest rates sky rocket in India.
Multi-Commodity Exchange of India is the only listed bourse in the country
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'Many of those who invested in NCD issues are those who traditionally put their money in fixed deposits...'
Eight investment banks including HSBC and India's ICICI Securities and SBI Capital have submitted bids to manage a 10-per cent stake divestment in state-owned Coal India.
Ramdev's company remains a dominant player in the naturals space, but products of rivals are also gaining popularity.
Nearly 150 companies visited the campus this year.
Uniparts India and PNC Infratech are the latest companies to file initial public offer papers.
Initially, hair care products such as Vatika hair oil and shampoos, Meswak toothpaste, Chyawanprash and honey would be made available.
The amount of loans that carry a high risk of slippage into the NPA category over the next few quarters is about Rs 2.8 trillion.
The outgoing chairman believed in building for the future; for his successor, the challenge will be to maintain the momentum, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.
