'The Indian economy is in slowdown and growth may stay slow,' notes Devangshu Datta.
The BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices pared all intraday gains to end 0.3% and 0.5% lower
The need for larger investment in infrastructure that is the biggest shortcoming, says A V Rajwade.
But gains in the rupee were kept in check as domestic shares faltered, ending a five-session gain.
Markets extended losses to end 1.5% down on Tuesday, amid weak global cues, after investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and booked profits in rate sensitive shares while the further fall in the rupee continued to weigh on investor sent.
'If a stranger refuses to pet my Russian dog, what treatment can I expect for myself?'
Top losers include ONGC, SBI, PowerGrid, L&T, Yes Bank, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance, Maruti and NTPC, falling up to 2.84 per cent. On the other hand, gainers include Tata Motors, TCS, HDFC, HCL Tech, Infosys, ITC, HDFC Bank and HUL, rising up to 2.18 per cent.
There is little that Andreas Schmid, the Swiss-born chairman of Flughafen Zurich AG (Zurich Airport International AG), and Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP), could have in common. But Schmid, whose company is building the Noida airport in partnership with the UP government, finds himself on the same footing as the firebrand Hindutva leader who rules the state. Both hope the Rs 30,000-crore ($4 billion) project, hanging fire for 20 years, shows some progress when UP goes to the polls in 2022.
Swiss brokerage UBS joins European banking peer HSBC in shutting down its offshore derivative business
On gold buying occasions such as Akshaya Tritiya, Chiraj Mehta points out, investors are often confronted with the question: Should I make just a token purchase, or should I buy more towards building my allocation in the yellow metal?
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.
While a company spokesperson said Bharti would either dilute its stake or exit the venture, the fund house is trying to rope in a bank to strengthen its distribution network. In addition, an asset management venture is seen to have closer links with banks, which are looking to offer a wide range of financial products.
I still hold 25 per cent in equities, says Marc Faber.
Macro and micro environment are becoming more challenging.
Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) are very positive about India
India's exports shrank in January for the 14th straight month on continued weak demand from Europe
A falling rupee and lower foreign buying in equities are signals investors should watch out for, says Devangshu Datta
More and more Indians are opting for offshore properties as a second home in exotic locations.
Investors booked profits in recent gainers dragging the indices into losses
European countries like Spain, Greece and Italy are among the latest property buying destinations for Indians in the holiday home segment after prices have crashed there, according to industry analysts and consultants.
Geopolitical climate and equity markets as supportive for gold's role as a risk hedge.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 129 points at 26,843 and the Nifty50 ended up 39 points at 8,220.
Moody's expects macroeconomic policies to contribute to sustained robust growth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to Britain has seen India and the UK agreeing on Rs 90,000 crore deals.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
In 1910 the who's who of Wall Street met in total secrecy in an American town to work towards the first draft of the bill that would finally give the United States a central bank.
International Finance Corporation, the private equity venture of the World Bank Group, DEG, one of the largest European development finance institutions, are eyeing a stake in State Industrial Corporation of Maharashtra.
On BSE, 1,826 shares declined and 982 shares rose, while a total of 194 shares were unchanged
'The variables to watch include the monsoon, resolution of NBFC liquidity issues, GST collections, and NPA resolution.'
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
Ola Electric's technology team is working hard to iron out the technical kinks that marred the electric vehicle company's hyped online sale of its electric scooters (e-scooters) - the S1 and the S1 Pro - on Wednesday, said company sources. The SoftBank-backed firm is facing technical difficulties in making the website live for the purchase of its e-scooters. According to company sources, the website couldn't go live as there were integration issues.
Among the private banking majors ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were down 0.2%-0.5% each.
India and Italy inked 15 pacts and finalised an ambitious action plan to further expand their ties following a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte that primarily focused on ramping up economic engagement.
Markets recovered in late trades, amid firm European cues, led by rebound in financials and gains in IT shares.
Swiss National Bank shocked the currency markets on Thursday by abolishing their currency -- franc's three year-old cap of 1.20 per euro
The broadening of the market rally sends the signal that growth will be broad-based, observes Akash Prakash.
Shares of IT companies were in focus with the Nifty IT and S&P BSE IT index gaining more than 2% in an otherwise lower market
FII investments, movement of rupee against dollar and crude oil to influence trading
