Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
We are much better placed than in 2013 with our overall fundamentals much stronger - higher foreign exchange reserves, a more favourable growth-inflation mix and an institutional framework for targeting inflation, says B Prasanna.
Silver, platinum and palladium all declined.
At the end of 2018-19, the Tata group had a consolidated debt of Rs 2.77 trillion. Tatas not only plan to avoid big-ticket acquisitions for now, the group's main focus will be on improving key metrics and reduce debt, say Shally Seth Mohile & Dev Chatterjee.
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India's share of 2015 emerging market allocations will be driven by FII perceptions on likely growth and reform.
S&P BSE Midcap shed 0.8% while S&P BSE Smallcap tumbled 0.6%
Taking a cue from neighbouring Gujarat and its successful Vibrant Gujarat summit, Maharashtra has organised a conclave -Transforming MMR into a Global Financial, Commercial and Entertainment Hub - on February 6.
'By the time the goods that were sent from December onwards reached stores in Europe, they became dead inventory as the stores there were closed by then.' 'Those that were in the warehouse there also became dead inventory. Those that reached the ports there also became dead inventory.' 'And what Tirupur produced in March is still here, and they have also become dead inventory.'
Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
Experts say while the increasing demand for a ban on Chinese goods might make for good optics, the reality is that India is still heavily dependent on that country in a wide range of industries like electronics, mobile devices, auto, pharma, telecom equipment, and fertilisers.
What will be the impact on the Euro itself? Will it devalue and to what extent?
Sensex falls at close; metals, banks perform well.
Exports dipped 1.6 per cent to 8.95 trillion yuan.
Select companies in infra, capital goods, private banks, auto, oil & gas, and mining could be considered by investors.
Substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives.
While Manmohan Singh had to deal with high oil prices, inflation and trade deficit, Narendra Modi is lucky as major threats have receded, says T N Ninan.
Private lenders were among the top losers along with RIL.
There are already some signs of stress in this market.
BSE Metal and Capital Goods indices plunged over 2% followed by counters like Consumer Durables, Auto, Banks and Realty, all falling down between 1-2%.
The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
'At this point, it does not appear to be a Lehman Brothers kind of crisis, which had a domino effect on the financial system.'
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
Fund raising by Indian companies through the offshore debt market is expected to rise in 2015.
Sensex lacklustre, bluechips in focus.
Those who have a long-range mission of true nation-building will pay close attention to World Bank's new action plan for fairness in all matters of land use, says Rajni Bakshi.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%
However, volatility is likely to be on the rise, said Benjamin Yeo, MD & CIO (Asia & Middle-East) for Wealth & Investment Management, Barclays.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Major global indices like CAC 40, DAX Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei, Straits Times, Sensex, Nifty have lost 1% - 10% in a week
Some investors warned of a coming British or even global recession as sterling collapsed to hit its lowest since 1985.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
"You will see further improvement after an immediate reaction and the markets will calm down," says Vikas Khemani.
With 75 per cent of votes counted, the ND party was leading with 39.6 per cent of total votes heading towards a majority in the 300-member Greek Parliament, while Tsipras' leftist Syriza was behind with 31.6 per cent of total votes, CNN reported.
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
He added that the risks can increase if the Chinese slowdown gathers more speed.
Experts said equity raising was also hampered due to flight of capital from foreign investors. FIIs have sold more $500 million (Rs 3,200 crore) in October.
'The hardliners in Delhi are in for a big disappointment,' predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The optimism in global markets could help India as the rebound in GDP is expected to continue and get more broad-based.
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