Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Experts say the BSE Sensex could rise to around 32,000 in a year.
There, however, has been an improvement in operating margins.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
Through the past 12 months, the Bank Nifty has risen 55%
Eight Sensex biggies such as Reliance, L&T, BHEL, SBI and ICICI Bank are among the worst hit.
In the first six months of the year, the average number of deals a month stood at 1,264, against 1,484 in the six months ended December 2012
The road ahead for the markets in the short term will depend on external factors rather than domestic developments.
In India, bond yields have fallen nearly 70 basis points in the last one year.
With mutual funds, promoters turning net-buyers, foreign investors may have to bid up prices to raise holdings.
23 Nifty companies reported an annual decline in net profit.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
Leverage ratio falls to under 1; but group heavily dependent on TCS & Tata Motors.
The analysis is based on the free-float market capitalisation.
There are a few factors that can spoil the party
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
That resulted in a 50-basis point improvement in operating profit margins on a sequential basis.
Patanjali, to a large extent, has penetrated the target group for its products. As a result, increasing the consumer base and revenue by 100 per cent in FY18 will be a stiff challenge.
Sales expansion also down 4.4%
Players like UltraTech Cement more expensive than ITC and HUL; others catching up fast.
The amount is around a fifth of the cumulative investment in fixed assets by these companies.
IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
In the long run, the decision could bring clearer rules to a sector that has failed to provide India with enough power because it has been so hamstrung by confusion and scandals over concessions allegedly handed to government cronies.
World trade has been growing slower than world GDP since 2012.
The calculation excludes cross-holding of listed group cos in each other.
The analysis covers BSE 200 Index's 171 companies for which data on the compensation to the boards of directors for FY14 and FY13 are available.
Top companies in China are valued at 7.7 times the trailing 12-month earnings against a P/E ratio of 18.6 times for Nifty 50 companies.
Stock prices is due to valuation expansion
New strategy for Infosys by October, says Nandan Nilekani. New chairman's other priorities: Hiring CEO, reviewing Panaya probe reports.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
Analysts say Tatas could sustain their current pace of growth, provided the group's "cash cows", such as TCS and Tata Motors, continue to deliver.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
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