'It's a toss-up between a fire sale of equity or merger with a strong bank,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Infosys was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 2.36 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank up 1.39 per cent.
RIL has also appointed McKinsey senior advisor Adil Zainulbhai as independent director and Network 18 Media & Investments (NW18) former promoter Raghav Bhel as a non-executive director on the NW18 Board.
While TCS, RIL, ONGC, CIL, HDFC Bank, Bharti, HDFC and HUL saw rise in their market capitalisation (m-cap), ITC and Infosys suffered losses.
Sustained foreign fund inflows and strengthening rupee are among the main reasons behind the market rally.
On a weekly basis, the Sensex climbed 749.86 points or 2.69 per cent and the NSE Nifty soared 237.10 points or 2.76 per cent
In the Sensex pack, index heavyweight Reliance Industries fell 2.84 per cent to Rs 1,057.15 after reports that the company's oil assets may take a hit due to the government's imposition of cost controls on soaring petrol and diesel prices.
'If the new rate is lower than your current rate, ask your bank to shift you to it.' 'This can be done by paying a fee of Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000.'
Busting a major 'front running' case in the stock market, Sebi on Friday ordered impounding of unlawful gains worth nearly Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) from brokerage firm Sharekhan and 15 other entities.
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Following the sharp rally in stocks, investor wealth rose by Rs 1,39,948 crore to Rs 1,10,70,610 crore.
Global rating agency Fitch has upgraded its support ratings for several Indian banks, including ICICI Bank, HDFC, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of India and IDBI among others.
Mukesh Ambani-led RIL, which had a cash chest and marketable securities worth over Rs 90,000 crore (Rs 900 billion) at the end of the last fiscal, is known for very effectively managing its financial resources by placing them in liquid instruments and highly rated securities.
Wipro Infotech on Friday announced its largest IT outsourcing deal in India.
HBL Global Pvt Ltd, a direct sales organisation, is looking for sales executives and assistant sales managers to distribute HDFC Bank's financial products and services.
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Nearly 40 developers participating in HDFC Indian Homes Fair in London would showcase thousands of property.
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
The Yes Bank Reconstruction Scheme 2020, shall come into force on March 13, the gazette notification said.
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From its all-time peak of 38,989.65 scaled on August 29 this year, the Sensex has fallen by 2,921.32 points, or 7.5 per cent, to 36,068.33.
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S&P Global Ratings on Monday expressed scepticism over allowing corporate ownership in banks given India's weak corporate governance amid large corporate defaults over the past few years. It also said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will face challenges in supervising non-financial sector entities at a time when the health of financial sector is weak. Last week, a RBI panel had proposed that large corporate may be permitted to promote banks, as well as raising the cap on promoters' stake in private sector banks to 26 per cent, from15 per cent at present.
Among Sensex constituents, Vedanta fell 3.40 per cent, followed by SBI 3.17 per cent, Yes Bank 3.11 per cent, Axis Bank 1.68 per cent, ONGC 1.60 per cent, Power Grid 1.52 per cent and HDFC 1.48 per cent.
From the 30-share basket, 28 scrips suffered losses. Over 200 stocks were at their 52-week low in Tuesday's trade.
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
Recovery in bluechips and gains in European markets helped the rally.
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.
Women dominate Indian banks's clerical and officer rolls, but few make it to the executive office these days, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
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By contrast, the fraud enabled Raju's kin and aides to make hundreds of crores, charges CBI.
On the equity volume front, 7.66 lakh shares of the company were traded on BSE and over 91 lakh shares changed hands at NSE during the day.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,441.90 and 10,341.90, ended 6.15 points, or 0.06 per cent down at 10,380.45.
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First-time home buyers have stayed away from the market ever since developers, in a bid to cash in on the market sentiment, focused on launching luxurious projects, bigger in size and priced beyond the reach of average buyers. Property prices across India more than tripled from 2003-07, owing to rising incomes, mortgage availability at inexpensive rates, higher tax benefits and speculators flocking to the market.
Sun Pharma stole the show in the Sensex pack, spurting 3.91 per cent, followed by M&M at 2.87 per cent.
'This is for the first time home loan rates have dropped below 7 per cent,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
HDFC Bank Chairman Jagdish Capoor has been appointed as the chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd, which has recently turned into a corporate entity.
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