India's industrial output unexpectedly contracted 4.2 percent year-on-year in October, dragged down by a fall in the manufacturing and the capital goods sector, government data showed on Friday.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
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Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram, while addressing the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on "Recapturing India's Growth Momentum" in Washington on Thursday, said that the leading think tank need not launch an initiative to explore how India will vote in 2014, declaring that the Indian polity will vote the Congress back into power.
No country has grown without educating its people. India's shameful lag in primary and secondary education has persisted for several decades, and the crisis in higher education is now threatening a social and political calamity, says Ashoka Mody.
'What is forgotten but is actually as important for a society's long run success is morality.' 'Morals and trust are the nuts and bolts of an economy.' 'Without those you can get short run success, but not long-run development.'
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Mr Swamy has written letters to the Prime Minister's Office asking for Mr Rajan's services to be terminated.
BNP Paribas Securities sees the benchmark Sensex touching 22,000 mark in 2014, even as it cautioned over the earnings estimates in medium term.
'The household sector, which is still the largest contributor of financial savings, has been experiencing a decline in the last six years, and it has fallen below 8% of GDP.'
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Improved investor sentiment is expected to drive the economy forward in the coming quarters.
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The proposal of Tatas and Singapore Airlines for a new joint venture, entailing foreign investment of $49 million, is likely to come up before the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for approval on October 18.
Modi will also need to reconcile market demands with those from forces within his own administration
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Ulan Bator on his historic visit to Mongolia to hold talks with the country's leadership to bolster economic and trade cooperation, including in transport, highways and energy sectors.
Gold has held up better than many expected.
To a lay observer, therefore, India today presents two conflicting realities.
The banking sector's credibility is on thin ice. Unless the government takes strict steps, things could get worse.
Infrastructure stocks are once again gaining traction.
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
The government must rein in its tax officers.
The government will release the Index of Industrial Production for July 2015 on Friday, September 11, 2015.
The Modi administration has been unable to initiate key reforms.
Economist Arvind Panagariya has also argued for loosening deficit targets to boost capital spending
'China was a relationship from which Mr Modi had expected the most it seems.' 'It showed in a string of summits, and somewhat breathless celebration of Xi Jinping.' 'It was hasty and simplistic,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
The global economy may just be entering a new phase.
The rating agency official did raise concern about the banks' non-performing assets.
JLR is the UK's largest carmaker, which has witnessed a complete turnaround in its fortunes since Tata Motors acquired the traditional British brands from Ford 10 years ago.
Others on the list include Warren Buffett and Astrid Menks.
'It will take a long time for the effects of demonetisation to wear away, and I am not even sure that a year lost, can at all be even recovered.'
The rally in most of these stocks is partly attributed to impressive financial performance.
Assocham expressed concern over the precarious situation that the manufacturing sector is in, observing that if the trend does not reverse with monetary and fiscal measures it would be difficult for the industry to generate jobs.
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Rajan said investments should return after initial investor worries over Brexit.
Slowdown and liquidity squeeze by RBI have put India's top 10 indebted firms in a tight spot. But they have a few options.
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'It has a natural inclination to foster as much competition among civilian politicians as possible.'
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
Bank of Baroda ended flat after sharp gains in the previous session.
When oil prices collapse from $110 to $45, economic agents in India experience a large income windfall.
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