Earnings growth is expected to accelerate as lingering toxic effects of note ban ease off and GST settles down. However, stock valuations are high and that means market is also overdue for correction, says Devangshu Datta.
Amber Dubey explains why India needs to stop blocking competition if it ever wants to become the top aviation market.
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The annual talk-fest of rich and powerful from across the world in snow-laden Alpine resort town of Davos will be attended by nearly 40 heads of government among more than 2,500 global leaders from over 100 countries.
Aditya Birla Money MD talks about liquidity concerns in the market.
India has undertaken a number of structural reforms.
The exemption from MAT does not apply retroactively.
Rajan said investments should return after initial investor worries over Brexit.
Sun Pharma dipped 2% to Rs 615 on the BSE, its lowest level since November 9, 2016
'Overall, the Indian economy is doing well.' 'Our economic fundamentals are strong and the early signs of recovery are sustainable.' 'This is positive for the market in the long run.'
India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.
India may not be prepared to meet US demands, say experts
ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
A good monsoon could rein in food inflation. Largely good corporate results mean better days are ahead. Nifty may reach record levels, points out Devangshu Datta.
Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1-2 per cent on the back of strong sales in the month of September.
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
The silver lining is that a pick-up in the US economy could help emerging market exports.
Given the relative rates of gross domestic product growth, the differential will increase.
Corrective measures are already being taken by fund managers - overall allocation to the IT firm has been pruned by 120 basis points, from 4.43 per cent in March to 3.24 per cent in July
In recent past, midcap stocks have performed well, say experts.
Google will build its largest campus outside the Unites States in Hyderabad.
Governor Rajan can be more unambiguously pro-growth.
'I feel now we have a leader who is non-corruptible.' 'But he needs time as corruption is deep-rooted in our society, and people have no shame about being corrupt.' 'It will take at least 7 years to make some changes.'
Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma among the top losers of the hour.
The year 2015 may well turn out to be a watershed in global macroeconomic adjustment.
All sectoral indices, led by realty, PSU, oil & gas and banking, were in positive zone with gains of up to 1.25 per cent.
Premium valuations and lack of big triggers will weigh on Indian equity markets in the near term, believes Mahesh Nandurkar, India Strategist, CLSA.
Emerging markets could be affected by a combination of lower liquidity and higher dollar interest rates caused by a hike in the US Fed funds rate.
For the year as a whole the price is expected to average $1,270, which compares with the year-to-date average of $1,289.
TCS moved into new markets like France, Japan thanks to acquisitions.
Infosys, TCS, HUL and Reliance Industries were the top gainers of the day.
BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
'I am not optimistic about the global economy for the next couple of years.'
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.
The referendum will have long-term implications for Indian companies, which earn a substantial portion of revenue from the region.
In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2%
The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed stocks on BSE, slumped by over Rs 7 lakh crore during the torrid week.
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.
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