The year 2015 may well turn out to be a watershed in global macroeconomic adjustment.
Budget should raise revenues & reduce spending to increase capital expenditure.
FPIs, which are holding large exposures in Indian debt, could also be expected to book some capital gains as yields slide down
Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%
Analysts agree China, Greece and US Fed developments need careful monitoring but India should gain, over time, from relative rise of the dollar and fall in commodity prices.
May touch 64/$ due to foreign flows slowing down
The 30-share Sensex gained 321 points to end at 26,430 and the 50-share Nifty surged 100 points to end at 7,879.
All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
'The macro-economic stresses -- high interest rates, rupee depreciation and capital flows -- have receded now.' 'Interest rates have come down, inflation is down and the rupee has bounced back.' 'If oil prices continue at this level, there will be no vulnerability.' 'Growth is a different story.'
Determining the direction of the dollar in Trump's America will be more critical for asset allocation than getting your call on interest rates right, says Akash Prakash.
Global economy will have to grapple with few tough situations in 2015.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
In several areas, the Indian government has put out a model law.
The trend was visible in the early trade on Thursday as investors indulged in trimming their bets after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's September meeting indicated a possible rate hike this year.
The World War I had been triggered by an assassination in then relatively unknown Serbia.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
In June alone, property investment was up only 3.5 per cent from a year ago.
The Uttar Pradesh Defence corridor is estimated to attract Rs 20,000 crore investment and create 250,000 jobs.
Bank of Baroda ended flat after sharp gains in the previous session.
'We think FY18 will end with a 10 to 12 per cent earnings growth, but FY19 will see a recovery to over 15 per cent.'
The combination of sanctions, and low fuel prices is really hurting the Putin regime.
India on Wednesday asked for enhanced economic ties with Central and East European countries.
The UK Crown Prosecution Service said Mallya's appeal to certify a point of law was rejected on all three counts, of hearing oral submissions, grant a certificate on the questions as drafted, and grant permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Indices reversed all its losses during late trades.
The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
The world seems to have caught severe pneumonia, or worse, as China had flu.
A stable dollar will at minimum reduce incremental cross-currency pain for Indian cos.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan stressed that trade, immigration and capital flows must not be hindered.
Globally, jewellery buying fell 14%, investment slid 11%.
Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma among the top losers of the hour.
The Nifty had hit its third successive record high of 7,922.70 today.
The BSE Sensex spurted 130.00 points to end at 35,980.93, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 30.35 points to 10,802.15.
'Afghanistan is a beautiful country but has no luck as far as lasting peace is concerned'
With Raghuram Rajan not 'really there', the FinMin has decided to keep a watch on market developments this week with all key officials on the job.
The sources said questioning revolved around accounts of IDS Tunisia and remittances received by it.
The upcoming general elections will be the focus and the economy and market performance will pivot around that event. The general consensus is that the India stock market should be up around 10 per cent by the end of the year.
A group of envoys including those from several Europe Union countries and a few Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) member states began a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to take a first-hand account of the situation in newly-carved union territory, especially after the recently-concluded local body elections.
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