It is best not to get carried away by returns or take a short-term view of the markets, says Bhavana Acharya.
Most Asian markets ended with gains.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, auto and realty witnessed strong buying demand in trades today
Nescaf is leading the company's efforts to widen the public lens on its portfolio of brands
The 30-share Sensex ended down 32 points at 28,851 and the 50-share Nifty closed 12 points lower at 8,712.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
Nifty 50 firms' net profit estimated to grow by a modest 3.1% in Q2, reports Krishna Kant.
It's an undeniable fact that after enactment of GST, buying insurance will become a little expensive impacting your term plans, health plans and motor insurance plans the most. But you should not ignore the importance of insuring your life, health, vehicle, says Harjot Singh Narula
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
Banks led the decline with Nifty Bank and BSE Bank index dropping over 3% each.
According to Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) report, Domestic capital markets are likely to remain volatile in the September-November period due to factors like US Fed's policy action, second quarter corporate earnings and Bihar state elections.
HUL is keen to redefine the way in which brands tell their stories to consumers.
Reliance Industries and ONGC were down 4-6% each contributing the most to the Sensex losses
Brokerages expect Nifty50 firms to post 11.8% growth in net profit in Q1 but sales may decline
The central government has said it will look into the matter.
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
Stock prices is due to valuation expansion
Indians thrive in ordinariness -- from academia and science to business and military power. Sports is just an apt metaphor, says Shekhar Gupta.
Net profit grew 25.4% in Q4 but revenue growth, lower at 8.5%, suggests lack of volume expansion.