Year 2017 will be a benign year for FII flows into India feels Akash Singhania, deputy chief investment officer, DHFL Pramerica Asset Managers.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 339 points at 28,119 and the 50-share Nifty closed 100 points lower at 8,438.
Entrepreneurs, however, say they are unsure when the many obstacles in India will be cleared.
Wiping off nearly Rs 4 lakh crore of investors' wealth during the day, benchmark Sensex crashed on Friday.
India annually spends Rs 4.5 lakh crore on importing petroleum products, and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari feels methane is a cost-effective import substitution. But is it? Pallava Bagla examines the pros and cons.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
London Olympics bronze-medallist MC Mary Kom led the charge as six Indian boxers stormed into the final with comprehensive wins to remain in hunt for all the 10 medals on offer at the 12th South Asian Games, in Shillong, on Sunday.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
RIL, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and ONGC alone contributed to a 100 point cut seen on Sensex.
It was a year of big gains for equity investors.
Net profits may dip 4.9% y-o-y, but the silver lining is that performance may be better than the preceding quarter
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.
We are surrounded by food that is contaminated, adulterated and does not meet Indian safety and packaging standards, says Abheet Singh Sethi/IndiaSpend.com.
Most of the session's gains for both the indices were wiped out as investors rushed to book profits ahead of F&O expiry on Thursday and also due to concerns over stretched valuations.
The upcoming July derivatives expiry later in the week would also add some volatility to the market proceedings.
Reputed brands must learn few lessons from the ongoing Maggi controversy.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 112 points at 28,555 and the 50-share Nifty closed 24 points higher at 8,561 after hitting a record high of 8,626.95.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Gujarat is a flourshing state but its business model is not so well accepted at national level.
The benchmark Nifty rallied 1,000 points or 17% from 7,000 in 78 trading sessions since May 12, till date to surpass the 8,000 mark.
In 2015-16, reforms will take hold, growth in GDP, will accelerate, and government processes and statutory clearances will speed up
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
A CBTR pertains to transfer of funds through various channels abroad.
India's good fortune, experts in the US feel, is not the result of a fundamentally strong economy, but because it is the best of a bad set of options.
'The majority of transmission will be via people who are within two metres of one another.' 'The closer you are, the more likely that you'll be infected.'
Overall market benchmark Sensex is headed for its worst performance in four years with a decline of 1,650 points
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
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The bill seeks to ensure health-care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons with mental illness "in a manner that does not intrude on their rights and dignity."
The 30-share Sensex ended up 33 points at 27,241.78 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 27 points at 8,200.70.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
'If everybody with flu symptoms approach hospitals, it will create a very difficult situation for our health system.'
The Sensex ended down 134 points at 28,559 and the Nifty ended 35 points lower at 8,554
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
The Sensex ended up 48 points at 28,386 and the Nifty gained 13 points to close at 8,476.
Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.
Sensex, Nifty slightly upbeat, midcaps to rule markets this week.
The current bear run has already been the second longest since 1975.
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