Experts hail Budget 2015 as a progressive, growth oriented one.
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The meeting will be attended by all heads and EDs of public sector banks
In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
The RBI wants to include shares and options within the variable salary of the CEOs, proposed to be capped at 200 per cent of their fixed salary; the floor for it is 50 per cent.
They have also been accused of extending loans for criminal intent of falsification of repayment by a number of borrowers, including some entities associated with large corporate groups.
Since there are many and complicated choices, retail investors stand to benefit
Tamal Bandyopadhyay, columnist and author of several books like From Lehman to Demonetisation: A Decade of Disruptions and Sahara: The Untold Story, tells Rediff.com why Yes Bank depositors should not panic and the current crisis at India's fifth largest private lender does not pose any systemic risk.
Stick to export-focussed plays, large-caps, say analysts
HDFC, the pioneer, ICICI, the game-changer, and SBI, the original teaser, turned the market on its head.
'Investors should not commit fresh money to these stocks right now, unless they can hold for the next three to four years.'
Most equity schemes have more than doubled their NAVs in 8 years, even if they entered at the pre-Lehman crisis peak
China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Infosys, Cipla, NTPC, ITC and Lupin
The Sensex ended 229 points down at 27,602 and the Nifty ended down 63 points at 8,293.
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
This is the first time in the RBI's history that a governor is leaving without willing to renew his contract
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
The crisis in Indian banking has now reached a point where the NPAs of many public-sector banks are higher than their net worth
Monday's steep fall turned Sensex's yearly returns to - 2.57%, but only two large-cap funds did worse.
The broader Nifty, after touching a high (intra-day) of 10,555.50 points, finished at 10,539.75, up 84.80 points, or 0.81 per cent.
Let all the stakeholders, especially the government, remember that if the Make in India lion needs to roar and rise again, it won't happen unless India Inc rises too, points out Shekaar Subramanian.
'We are all in a tizzy about NBFCs in the aftermath of the IL&FS default.' 'We tend to jump to the notion that an NBFC is like a bank. But banks make a promise that deposits are liquid and have an assured return.' 'NBFCs make no such promises,' points out Ajay Shah.
The central government's deposits with the RBI had fallen to just Rs 100 crore as of June 8.
The rally followed the govt's plan to bolster state-owned lenders.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
2018 has been a disappointing and highly volatile year for equity investors.
Asian markets were trading mixed with shares in China witnessing profit taking after sharp gains in the previous session.
India's gold obsession needs a correction.
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
Had you invested Rs 5,000 every month in SBI Magnum Multicap Fund through systematic investment plan (SIP) for the last 5 years, the value of your investment would be over Rs 5.2 lakh as on August 22, 2016
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
These are companies with a strong track record and good prospects on earnings.
Attractions range from start-up challenges to non-monetary perks; employee stock options also play a role.
Given Indian corporates's high indebtedness, new credit will be used for servicing loans rather than building factories. This is setting us up for more companies on life support and more zombie banks, warns Rahul Jacob.
Top 5 losers include Lupin, Cipla, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Lab and GAIL down 1.6%-11%.
The derivatives expiry on Thursday is also expected to add to the volatility.
he reason behind the cut in policy rate seems to be a slowing economy
Together, they controlled nearly Rs 26 lakh crore of assets at the end of FY16.
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