Most analysts as well as company executives say the rally in commodity prices is ill-timed coming just when firms were recovering from disruptions such as demonetisation & introduction of GST
With India's imports exceeding exports, weak rupee does more harm than good. Analysts, however, say that rupee depriciation is positive for export-oriented sectors such as IT services, pharmaceuticals, textiles and automobiles
Shares of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Edelweiss Financial Services and IIFL Holdings have all doubled in the past one year against the Sensex's 23 per cent gain.
In its investor presentation, IHH said it wanted to develop Fortis into a market leader.
The finance ministry has short listed 11 PSUs for a possible buyback of shares in the ongoing financial year
Though most experts remain bullish on the banking space, they suggest investors buy only those banks whose NPAs are at a manageable level of 3% to 4% and there is credit growth or earnings visibility.
So far in 2017, the Nifty has gone up by 22.4 per cent.
During the current financial year, 25 companies have raised Rs 28,220 crore through IPOs
Institutional investors led by foreign portfolio investors have bought these shares.
Puneet Wadhwa and Debashish Pachal locate real estate stocks to watch out for.
IT major nears $100 bn m-cap, accounts for 61% of the group's combined valuation.
How did marquee Dalal Street investors fare in the Jan-Mar quarter that saw the BSE Sensex tank 10 per cent?
Centre took Rs 1,002 bn from here in 2017-18, sharply up from Rs 904 bn a year before and Rs 123.6 bn in FY14
HUL, ITC, Nestle, Colgate, Dabur, Britannia, Asian Paints, P&G are trading at nearly 48 times. The previous record high was 53 times at the end of March 1994.
Valued at $71.2 billion, the bank's market capitalisation is more than that of global banks like Barclays, JP Morgan Chase and Credit Suisse.
With a loan book of $268 billion, India's retail banking is now ahead of Russia, Malaysia and Mexico but behind China, Brazil and Thailand
Time opportune, with market buoyancy and entry of new entities
'Investors should not commit fresh money to these stocks right now, unless they can hold for the next three to four years.'
Investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and his family's net worth in listed companies surges in the recent bull run.
Crude oil prices have more than doubled, pushing up India's import bill and raising fears of a higher current account and fiscal deficit. This will impact corporate earnings.
Experts say going ahead data price will fall further due to competition
Using buyback as a divestment tool is not new, the amount raised this year is phenomenally high.
The bourse's valuations may get a boost, as it gets set for its OFS of about Rs 10,000 crore.
The firm would require it to more than triple its CAGR of revenue to 18.5% for the next decade from 6%
The markets will be eyeing the amendments.
Wipro, Steel Authority of India, HDFC Bank, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Reliance Commnications among companies reporting a decline in headcount in FY17.
Between now and the general elections (likely in May 2019) there are 12 assembly polls, which analysts say, in a way will also be interpreted as a referendum on the Modi-led government's key reforms
On the other hand, the group's two traditional cash cows, TCS and Tata Motors' subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover, are slowing as other businesses pick up pace
Analysts expect inflation to peak in the first half of 2016-17 and moderate, thereafter, on the back of positive impact of monsoons
'If an investor wants to clone an ace investor's portfolio, s/he will be better off cloning the entire portfolio rather than cherry picking stocks selectively.'
'Kerala isn't as dependent on agriculture like Bihar or Odisha or even other southern states.' 'Economic losses would not be too intense, unlike other states.' 'The floods could, at best, impact India Inc's earnings for a quarter or two.'
Analysts expect structural risks such as risk to voice revenues, steep correction in data realisations, capex spend and rise in churn and subsequent increase in costs to continue in the medium term
Flipkart will need $2 bn annual profit to make Walmart investment viable, which will mean yearly revenue of $100 bn
ICICI Bank was the top loser along with index heavyweights RIL, ITC and HDFC.
Indian companies have raised $1 billion so far this year - almost four times what they raised last year.
BSE PSU index rallies 10% in one month; nearly a third of the stocks on the index has gained 20% over the period
Worries remain on earnings-valuations mismatch, global issues; resolution of the MAT row could be biggest positive trigger
Financial shares were among the top Sensex gainers along with auto and pharma shares.
The buyout will cost LIC about Rs 100 billion, based on the Rs 248 billion market capitalisation of IDBI Bank as on Friday, and assuming it acquires a 40 per cent equity stake from the government.
