Adani Ports, HUL and L&T gained the most, while ICICI Bank, ONGC, GAIL and Tata Steel lost the most
A number of significant linkages between rainfall and economic outcomes have policy implications.
The combined 10 Asian currencies have appreciated by 6.6%.
BPCL's impending privatisation and RIL's stake sale to Saudi Aramco raise questions about the future of the West Coast Refinery, once touted as the world's largest.
Why India is an FDI magnet. The country satisfies several reconditions to attract FDI.
Other large recipients are China ($64 billion), the Philippines ($28 billion), Mexico ($24 billion), Nigeria ($21 billion), Egypt ($18 billion), Pakistan ($17 billion), Bangladesh ($15 billion), Vietnam ($11 billion) and Ukraine ($9 billion).
The company's investments in telecom business reached 15-20% of capital employed.
Lower crude oil prices would impact India's inflation, CAD.
Urvi Malvania reports on Disney India's year of ups and downs and the films that saved the studio.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he has asked soft drink makers like Pepsi to try and mix aerated drinks with 5 per cent fruit juice to help distressed farmers find a new market for their produce.
As the country readies to go to polls on July 25, one can't deny the role of the military, but there are other factors too.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana will provide accident insurance of Rs 100,000 to all people who open bank accounts under this scheme.
Global warming can cause extreme floods and droughts and can mean snowfall is replaced by rain, with higher evaporation rates.
Urban and rural FMCG sales growth data for the last five quarters show the latter outperformed the former consistently.
The industrialised world must work fast.
'We have set out a timetable to reduce income tax rates for all incomes below Rs 50 lakh, and to progressively eliminate the surcharges on income above Rs 50 lakh, by 2024.' The Budget speech past CII president Naushad Forbes wants to hear.
As rural demand tapers, companies are back at the drawing board, firming up plans to beat the unexpected slowdown in sales.
Goldman Sachs forecasts real GDP growth to accelerate to 7.9 per cent in FY17 from a projected 7.5 per cent in FY16.
Is Hyderabad the reason Telangana wants separation from Andhra Pradesh? Or has perceived backwardness of the Telangana region fuelled demand for a separate state? Mayank Mishra reports
The Indian stock market had rallied through the first fortnight of October but it gave back the bulk of its gains in the second half.
Switzerland has been named the happiest country in the world.
Both nations have to find ways to be sensitive to each other's politico-strategic and economic concerns, say Dr Rahul Mishra and Sana Hashmi.
PM Modi seems to be gradually ending India's strategic ambiguity
'As matters stand, Russia and Saudi Arabia, two of the world's biggest oil producers, are set for a hard landing as they didn't diversify their economies as much as they should have when the oil prices were booming.'
The Indian economy can grow if it is delinked from the slow growth in the West and the deceleration in China, says Ashok K Lahiri.
The government of India had budgeted to bring down fiscal deficit to 4.8 per cent of GDP in the current financial year, from 4.9 per cent in 2012-13.
'Macro headwinds are rising for Indian equities in the form of rising commodity prices, especially oil, depreciating rupee, fiscal challenges, election-related uncertainty and upside risks to inflation'
ADB's calculations imply almost half of India's population (47.7 per cent) was below the line in 2010. Both these estimates are based on the year 2005's purchasing power parity rates.
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
Multiple organisations of different kinds with overlapping goals would be a dream situation for those who believe in competition and innovation.
The state is trying hard to improve ease of doing business by several notches.
The silver lining is that a pick-up in the US economy could help emerging market exports.
It has been a decade since Shyam Srinivasan took over as managing director and chief executive officer at Federal Bank. He wants to ramp up the bank's unsecured lending going ahead even as it homes into the space vacated by competition. Reappointed for a fresh three-year term as the bank's helmsman, he spoke to Hamsini Karthik on the plot ahead.
However, it still lags far behind the US, which leads with a market-capitalisation of $23.9 trillion through August 2014.
'We appreciate his positive evaluation of the relationship and share his optimism about its future directions.' 'We look forward to welcoming him in India next week for detailed discussions on further strengthening of our partnership,' the MEA said on Friday.
There are also signs that the private sector investment cycle is slowly coming back, as capacity utilisation figures across industry continue to slowly creep up. A pickup in investments will front load profitability, says Akash Prakash.
It doesn't matter that the man who has been given charge of Jayalalithaa's portfolios today started out opposing her.
Citing China's example, he said a powerful military will enhance India's strategic clout.
The long-term growth perspective or potential for India is one of the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
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