But trading through the route still a minuscule portion of total turnover
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
The road ahead is not expected to be easy for one of India's best-loved brands.
While there's tax arbitrage advantage in ULIPs now, experts say investors should prefer mutual funds for long-term savings.
Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestl bucked the trend.
Strong refining and petrochemical margins seen boosting consolidated net by up to 6%
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
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
CPI inflation slowed to 9.39% in April compared with 10.39% in March.
Reducing dependence on wholesalers will give the company better control over its inventory, besides offering greater visibility to new brands, reports Avishek Rakshit.
The scrutiny is expected to be over this month itself.
Mindtree, eclerx and Hexaware are trading at similar valuations to that of the larger peers.
Refining major optimistic on planned investment of $16 bn for expansion and new technology to post healthy margins
Mumbai developers are battling high inventory.
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Analysts said FIIs had created long positions worth Rs 9,700 crore (Rs 97 billion) in index futures till recently.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
Allegations of a particular market player being favoured over others were flying thick and fast in the early days of the scam.
Company cites copyright issues but users irked by crackdown on VPNs
Yum reduced the number of restaurants in India by 14 in the September quarter from the preceding quarter to 811.
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.
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.
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.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
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.
'At the Asian Games I had a dream, to stand on the podium and have the tri-colour hoisted.' 'I missed one thing in Jakarta -- the national anthem being played.' 'I hope to make it happen at the Olympics by winning gold.'
EM asset classes could rally if the pace of US Federal Reserve rate increases moderates.
The rush for prohibition and the Supreme Court's decision to ban liquor sales within 500 metres from highways have hurt companies.
If financials and oil sectors were removed, India Inc has done quite well.
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.
Auto firms are likely to perform better in coming months.
ITC's net profit grew the fastest, followed by HUL and Asian Paints.
Insurance firms want more clarity before increasing foreign partner's stake.
Ambani's $15 bn bet will upend Indian telecom
Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates
Is it a last ditch attempt to reassure consumers, or a way to gain the upper hand at the negotiating table, or is it just a way of exhausting the treasure chest before the lights go out
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.
The markets will remain choppy ahead of RBI policy.
But much depends on govt action & global economy; Sensex gains in 2070 the biggest in five years