Whatever the critics may say, the numbers suggest that India continues to be a favourite destination for foreign investors.
In the RBI's monetary policy statement review, Governor Raghuram Rajan said banks could extend timelines for large stalled projects by bringing in new 'promoters', or owners.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended the session at 25,342, up 3 points while the Nifty50 closed at 7,738 points.
Rupee fell to its 9-month low of 62.03 against the dollar.
Without bringing sound governance and technical capabilities into the RBI's work, injecting new money sets the stage for a next wave of bad behaviour by banks, warns Ajay Shah.
Among Sensex constituents, HCL Tech suffered the most by diving 2.26 per cent, followed by HDFC shedding 2.10 per cent.
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
The top gainers on the Sensex were Cipla, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Moto & Sesa Sterlite.
The government needs to take positive action to reaffirm that story.
The rupee hit a near 10-month high as an alliance led by pro-reform and business friendly Hindu nationalist Narendra was on course for an absolute majority.
Given the broken balance sheet and the limited fiscal room, the government has to kick off investment: Vikas Khemani & Stephen Gallagher.
Strong month-end demand for the US currency mainly from oil importers along with currency futures expiry related purchases predominantly weighed heavily on the forex market and haunted investor sentiment.
BSE Realty index zoomed by almost 7% followed by counters like Metal, Oil & Gas, Auto, Banks, Auto, Healthcare and Power, all surging between 1-5%.
Ballooning debt forces more and more Indian promoters to sell out to global majors and PE players.
Concerns related to capital outflows in the aftermath of the first US interest rate hike in nearly a decade predominantly weighed on the rupee trade.
The Sensex ended 229 points down at 27,602 and the Nifty ended down 63 points at 8,293.
IT stocks on Wednesday rose as much as 3 per cent in an otherwise weak stock market after sentiments turned buoyant amid the rupee sinking to an all-time low of 60.35 against the dollar, as the stronger US currency boosts the sales of software firms in rupee terms.
Sensex lost 184 points to trade at 23,878 and the Nifty has dropped 55 points to quote at 7,254.
The country, last year, stood at the 27th spot for effective regulation and supervision of securities exchanges.
As we say shalom to 2016, the key drivers for the markets in the year ahead have become more obvious, says Neeraj Gambhir, managing director and head of fixed income, India, Nomura. First, there is a surging dollar. Second, rising commodity prices. Then, we have the effects of demonetisation.
Nifty has a virtual monopoly in the index derivatives segment.
The fast-growing, high-margin branded spices business is turning out to be an interesting growth opportunity, which to an extent was reflected in the Sunrise-ITC deal, with multiple parties from PE to strategic players joining the fray.
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
Sun Pharma was by far the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 8.13 per cent, followed by Dr Reddy's at 4.92 per cent.
One-sponsor-one-fund rule may set off merger as Amundi seen sponsoring two funds following buyout.
Sensex ends in green, bluechips in spotlight.
The year saw 30 QIP deals raising over $5 billion and 35 IPOs.
FPIs, which are holding large exposures in Indian debt, could also be expected to book some capital gains as yields slide down
Markets were left high and dry last week, as the 'Monsoon Effect' played havoc on trader sentiment.
ICICI Bank extended yesterday gains, rising 10% in two trading sessions
Besides, a higher opening in the domestic equity market and strengthening of the euro against the dollar overseas supported the local currency, forex dealers said.
When there is panic, you get an opportunity to get your hands on some of the good stocks.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.
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