Progress of monsoon, investment trend by foreign investors and the movement of rupee against the dollar will also influence sentiment
Auto and index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers in early trades.
Overall market benchmark Sensex is headed for its worst performance in four years with a decline of 1,650 points
Analysts expect earnings to become increasingly relevant given that the stocks have rallied on positive sentiment and the gush of liquidity. Macro factors, they suggest, have already led to a large re-rating in most counters
Ashok Leyland, ITD Cementation India have more than doubled.
After giving negative or low returns from 2013-2016, the Nifty Realty Index is up a whopping 91.14 per cent, making it the best performer year-to-date. Can you still make money in this sector? Sanjay Kumar Singh finds out.
Though the markets have lost ground since the past few sessions, analysts do not seem worried.
Beat gains made by mid-cap, broader indices.
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.
The S&P BSE Sensex has dipped five per cent, thus far, in CY15.
The consolidated entity can target good growth FY18 onwards, analysts say.