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.
2018 has been a disappointing and highly volatile year for equity investors.
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
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.
Attractions range from start-up challenges to non-monetary perks; employee stock options also play a role.
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.
he reason behind the cut in policy rate seems to be a slowing economy
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.
RBI's surprise rate cut has revived sentiments of India Inc.
State Bank of India partnered GE Capital in 1998 for its credit card business.
Together, they controlled nearly Rs 26 lakh crore of assets at the end of FY16.
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.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
All sectoral indices, led by realty, PSU, oil & gas and banking, were in positive zone with gains of up to 1.25 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
Experts feel select companies in banking, automobiles, financial services & real estate will gain from lower interest rates
Aditya Puri thinks the government is on track.
Five stocks - Havells, NCC, Suzlon, Blue Star and Crompton Greaves look most attractive after the recent course correction.
Fund managers weren't too worried in 2014, as it was a year of positive surprises.
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
Slow credit off-take to put pressure on margins
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 128 points to end at 25,102.
Analysts say there is still no visibility of earnings improvement.
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Bankers remained ambivalent on the impact of Tuesday's policy announcement by Reserve Bank on the cost of funds and refrained from giving a guidance on the direction in which lending rates are headed.
Resolution to the bad loans problem has to be incremental, and the RBI has to ensure NPAs are not swept under the carpet, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh tells Joydeep Ghosh.
A customer wanting to buy a car would have to wait a long time for delivery.
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
Indian property markets are not in the pink of health.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed stocks on BSE, slumped by over Rs 7 lakh crore during the torrid week.
'Credit expansion is probably the quickest way to get the economy going again.' 'Easy credit is like a shot of nitro in a race car: In timely, small, quick, doses it can give a tremendous boost but carried to extreme it can destroy the engine,' points out S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
Any saving on the car loan EMI can translate into major savings.
Close to a million small shareholders have stake in nine NCLT-bound companies
Sensex rose 5.8% this year, against a 3.2% rise in Nifty; Axis Bank inclusion may blunt Sensex edge
Challenges abound but innovation is key for new banks inorder to survive.
This year's investment in equities would be one the highest
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