While the UK will possibly go into recession, the bigger fear is copycat referendums from other EU nations.
In dollar terms, however, gold prices jumped by 26 per cent this calendar year, following sharp jump in hedge funds' long position
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
Tehran plans to lift exports by 500,000 barrels per day
'The market position from here on is expected to go up'.
Besides Budget, markets will be driven by global events and the outcome of assembly elections.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 286 points to close at 24,539 and the Nifty50 lost 100 points to end at 7,456.
Many investors clearly think they can play this game.
Markets surged in late trades to snap five-day losing streak led by bank shares.
Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani has moved 2 ranks ahead this year on the most powerful list.
In the World Bank's rankings on the "Ease of Doing Business" India stands at 139 out of 189 economies surveyed in 2014; its position has in fact dropped from 131 last year.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 248 points at a record closing high of 27,346.
Indian indices have hit all-time highs in the New Year and the sentiment remains strong. All valuations are also at extremely high levels, cautions Devangshu Datta
Amid a grim global scenario, India will have to labour hard to hold on to seven per cent growth in 2016-17.
'Even if such a thing happens, it will not prolong for many days like Doklam did.' 'That is because both the leaders do not want it.'
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
A combination of externalities such as global trade wars and slowing growth, continuing glitches in accessing offsets under the GST regime, which has created a liquidity crunch for smaller exporters, and the growing competitiveness of smaller countries are causing the slowdown.
These are companies with a strong track record and good prospects on earnings.
Investors attribute some of the growth in Indian stocks, that saw Bombay's benchmark BSE index rise nearly a third in 2014, to the election of a pro-business government in May, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Russia continues to 'support and assist' the Ukrainian separatists, State Department Spokesperson, Jen Psaki alleged.
Amid imminent phasing out of the fiscal stimulus by US Federal Reserve, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for an "orderly exit" from unconventional monetary policies being pursued by the developed world for the last few years to avoid damaging growth prospects of the developing world.
But much depends on govt action & global economy; Sensex gains in 2070 the biggest in five years
Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.
Beijing did not announce expected policy support over the weekend
Almost every country in the world just signed on to the #ParisAgreement on climate change
IT and pharma companies again save the day; mask pain in domestic consumption.
Chinese leaders may well respond to challenges with heightened rhetoric.
Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
After reaching a deal with ANZ in a six-year tussle, Pankaj and Radhika Oswal have left Australia and plan to start a new venture in New York
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
Infosys was the top Sensex loser along with other index heavyweights ITC and HDFC.
India may be at the fag end of a downcycle that has lasted over 7 years
'High denomination cash notes which was 1.4 lakh crores of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in 2004 became Rs 15.5 lakh crores in 2016.' 'If it had been allowed, by 2022, it would have been Rs 34 lakh crores, and that would have been the end of the Indian economy.' 'Demonetisation was a huge hit on the head of the economy, but without the hit, you could not U-turn the economy.'
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
In the near term, two key factors are the outcome of the monsoon season in respect to cropping yields; and the correction in the crude oil price.
Clearly, rich Indians have little confidence in India. Perhaps we are also chronically dishonest.
Virgin promoter to protest Adani's mining project in Australia, saying it will damage the Great Barrier Reef
The resilience of many emerging markets, notably China and India, in the aftermath of the Lehman shock further strengthened this sense of manifest destiny.
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