Core sector companies have seen volumes drop to single digit in the first nine months of FY16.
It seems that the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party is leaving no stone unturned to make grand the October 31 oath-taking ceremony of its first chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, at the Wankhede stadium in South Mumbai.
Ricoh India, the largest gainer among these pack, has rallied 192 per cent from Rs 294 to Rs 859 on the BSE so far in the current calendar year.
Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
West Bengal has received total investment proposals worth around Rs 2.43 lakh crore spread across sectors like education, health, mining, steel, infrastructure and financial services during the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit, which concluded in Kolkata on Thursday.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
Tatas' brand value grows 12% in the past year, far ahead of Reliance and Airtel.
Business leaders met Manmohan Singh to discuss the problems facing the country.
Famous and long believed to be trusted Indian brands have wilted against foreign brands, says Mohan Guruswamy.
Softening rural consumption and the likelihood of weak corporate earnings in the March quarter saw investors dump stocks.
Good pay hikes, positive macroeconomic factors and the taming of inflation have had a positive effect on purchases
Additional levy to eat into Rs 6,000-crore income of top promoters
Sensex remained volatile through the day.
"A Meryl Streep or Jimmy Kimmel can speak their mind, and stay assured that they won't be harmed. That does not happen in India," say Manavi Kapur & Ranjita Ganesan.
Sensex, Nifty slightly upbeat, midcaps to rule markets this week.
Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestl bucked the trend.
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Infosys, Cipla, NTPC, ITC and Lupin
A decline in the real estate sector, rising debt and the company's alleged involvement in 2G scam caused damage to the business and its image.
FMCG stocks have underperformed the market, falling 2.2 per cent so far in 2014.
Participants are keenly waiting for the January IIP.
Presenting the Narendra Modi government's maiden Rail Budget, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda announced setting up of logistic parks and private freight terminals on PPP model.
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The report analysed product launches of 2011, their success over three years, and reported 31 of the 14,509 products introduced that year were received well by consumers.
Markets ended lower on profit taking ahead of June F&O expiry.
Birla is believed to have bought the property - a 30,000 square feet plot with a built-up area of 25,000 square feet - for personal use.
'The Budget has maintained fiscal prudence while announcing a number of steps to boost growth, particularly in infrastructure and rural sectors.'
A 1990s Bollywood album. Ranbir Kapoor as Balraj Sahni. Dimple Kapadia's Crowning Glory days. Agha-Mukri-Kesto's fun, fabulous, forgotten friendship. Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week was a complete blast from the past.
The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
India must revive public sector firms.
The Cyrus Mistry camp is confident that independent directors will take their cue from their counterparts in Indian Hotels.
The IMD attributed the projection to a weakening of El Nio and the Indian Ocean Dipole turning positive.
In the last couple of months, the Prime Minister has visited Japan and the US and launched the Make in India campaign to lure foreign investments into manufacturing sector.
Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closed 30 points lower at 21,140 levels.
FMCG, automobile industries say if GST regime kicks in, rail hubs can take Make in India to a new high.
These four entrepreneurs are motivated by a passion to make a difference in the society.
Relatively new brands of HUL, such as Closeup, play second fiddle to other legacy brands such as Colgate from Colgate-Palmolive and Vicco.
Consumer durables and electronics companies are putting the final touches to their festive period plans.