The RBI has agreed to consider the application of India Post in consultation with the government.
According to analysts, winning back consumers' trust in instant noodles won't be easy for any player.
But trading through the route still a minuscule portion of total turnover
Three fund managers share their views and state where they are looking for value.
The road ahead is not expected to be easy for one of India's best-loved brands.
Experts expect the trend to continue in the near term.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.83%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.8%.
Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestl bucked the trend.
Strong refining and petrochemical margins seen boosting consolidated net by up to 6%
After demonetisation, sharp fall in PE valuation offers an attractive entry point into some quality names and these 3 FMCG companies are expected to see the fastest growth in earnings with at least 15 per cent upside potential
CPI inflation slowed to 9.39% in April compared with 10.39% in March.
Aditya Birla Retail set up seven years earlier, posted a 20% growth in sales over a year earlier for 2013-14.
Major global indices like CAC 40, DAX Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei, Straits Times, Sensex, Nifty have lost 1% - 10% in a week
The scrutiny is expected to be over this month itself.
While there's tax arbitrage advantage in ULIPs now, experts say investors should prefer mutual funds for long-term savings.
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
Reducing dependence on wholesalers will give the company better control over its inventory, besides offering greater visibility to new brands, reports Avishek Rakshit.
Mindtree, eclerx and Hexaware are trading at similar valuations to that of the larger peers.
Analysts said FIIs had created long positions worth Rs 9,700 crore (Rs 97 billion) in index futures till recently.
Refining major optimistic on planned investment of $16 bn for expansion and new technology to post healthy margins
Mumbai developers are battling high inventory.
Allegations of a particular market player being favoured over others were flying thick and fast in the early days of the scam.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
Company cites copyright issues but users irked by crackdown on VPNs
The report analysed product launches of 2011, their success over three years, and reported 31 of the 14,509 products introduced that year were received well by consumers.
Yum reduced the number of restaurants in India by 14 in the September quarter from the preceding quarter to 811.
Sahil Kapoor of Edelweiss Retail Capital Market Research says that setting up a monetary policy committee should have been the first step. And the central bank could have moved towards a formal inflation targeting mechanism after the processes and data sets are in place.
Experts believe volatility is here to stay for some time, at least till China stabilises and clarity regarding the US Fed's interest rate move emerges.
Number of stocks trading above 50 times and 100 times earnings are at record highs. When this happened in 2015 and 2016, the Sensex fell 22.6 per cent in a little over a year's time after peaking in January 2015, while it fell by 11.3 per cent in two months from its peak in September 2016.
EM asset classes could rally if the pace of US Federal Reserve rate increases moderates.
Auto firms are likely to perform better in coming months.
If financials and oil sectors were removed, India Inc has done quite well.
Insurance firms want more clarity before increasing foreign partner's stake.
ITC's net profit grew the fastest, followed by HUL and Asian Paints.
After 11 years at the helm of Jubilant, Ajay Kaul, the 'nuts and bolts' executive, called it a day amid speculation that his expansionist strategy was not clicking, says Viveat Susan Pinto.
The rush for prohibition and the Supreme Court's decision to ban liquor sales within 500 metres from highways have hurt companies.
Ambani's $15 bn bet will upend Indian telecom
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Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates
Given the volatility of the global marketplace, India is already on a strong wicket and well poised to provide a lucrative option to foreign investors.