Bank credit growth declined to 8.5 per cent in January from 13.5 per cent in the year-ago period.
'For equities, inflation trending upwards but within the range of expectations can actually be a big positive as it helps earnings and may shift flows from bonds to equities.'
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The fourth consecutive rate cut is expected to lower equated monthly instalments (EMIs) for home and auto buyers, and borrowing cost for corporate.
With at least three IPOs in the offing this year, stock market investors have a lot to look forward to.
Of these 26, Bajaj Finance, Associated Alcohols and Breweries, Garware Technologies, Filatex India, Tasty Bite Eatables, Aarti Industries and GMM Pfaudler saw an over 10-fold surge in price since 2014.
RBI said inflation in the second half of the current fiscal is projected at 2.7-3.2%. It retained its GDP forecast for the current fiscal at 7.4%
Sectorally, metal and banking stocks rallied the most, while FMCG and realty stocks came under selling pressure.
Several brokerage houses have given a year-end target of as high as 30,000 for the BSE bourse's benchmark Sensex, with fund managers telling investors not to redeem though the index is still only around 25,000.
Governor Raghuram Rajan lowered the benchmark repurchase rate to 7.75 per cent from 8 per cent, the first reduction since May 2013.
'Of the 202 debates, 79 were around attacking Pakistan and 66 attacking the Opposition and Nehru.' 'The PMC Bank scam where thousands of depositors lost their savings got just one,' points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Sanjay Kumar Singh suggests key factors investors need to keep an eye on while choosing the direct investment route.
Out of the total potential loss, the share of state-run banks will be Rs 24,800 crore in FY18, while that of the private sector banks will be Rs 5,700 crore
Government-owned companies are more generous in rewarding their shareholders with dividends.
More steps are necessary to accelerate speed.
Experts say a lot of new wealth is being generated by promoters selling their stake.
The finance ministry and RBI must get less conservative and improve co-ordination.
'When there is unlocking, there is demand revival.' 'This is going to be the main growth engine in this kind of an economic scenario.'
All sectoral indices on the BSE and NSE ended in the red, led by realty, banking, metal, pharma, pharma and financial stocks.
Uniparts India and PNC Infratech are the latest companies to file initial public offer papers.
Investors turned cautious ahead of the US Fed meet outcome later today and July F&O expiry.
The trade gap was $11.66 billion in December 2015 while in September 2015 it stood at $10.16 billion
'The economy needs to deliver the expected 7.5% growth for the markets to deliver better than single digit returns.' 'Any disappointment in growth can see the markets correcting downwards.'
Top losers are Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, L&T, ITC, Hero Moto.
Like their international peers, Indian CEOs too have a significant portion of their incomes coming from stock options and performance-linked bonuses
The benchmark Sensex companies' underlying earnings per share are down 3 per cent (on a cumulative basis) since January 2015, against 25 per cent rise in the index value during the period
The payments industry is at a crossroads with the banking regulator on two pressing issues, neither of which seems headed towards an amicable solution. Depending upon which side accommodates the other, customers in India will have to choose between convenience and ironclad safety. In the end, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which regulates both banks and all payments services providers, will prevail. But the question is: will it do so by bending a little or by sticking to its firm stand? The two issues - one concerning payment facilitators storing customers' card details and the other about auto-renewal of payments - appear similar but aren't.
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The benchmark M-30 variety of sugar has declined by over 3 per cent in November to trade now at Rs 3,694 per quintal
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As many as nine respondents said RBI would hold the repo rate at 8% till March-end, 2015
The global COVID-19 situation, rollout of vaccines, geopolitical trends, Union Budget and economic recovery would be the major factors driving investor sentiments in 2021 after a tumultuous year which saw both 'the worst of times and the best of times' for the stock market, said analysts. What a year 2020 turned out to be! From witnessing gigantic losses to record-shattering gains, investors went on a roller-coaster ride amid the coronavirus pandemic and massive stimulus measures. Markets closed 2020 with remarkable gains of around 16 per cent, but will the winning ways continue in 2021 as well?
Adani Ports, BHEL, Tata Motors, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Steel were the top losers.
Nifty PSU bank index dropped nearly 2%
Morgan Stanley writing down its investment in the e-commerce leader by 27 per cent does not augur well for the sector.
Higher interest rates in the US do not necessarily coincide with capital outflows.
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
SBI was the top gainer after it reported lower-than-expected rise in bad loans
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
At its current stock price, RIL now has 8.4 per cent weight in the Sensex against Infosys' 8.8 per cent.
Stock prices is due to valuation expansion
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