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India's share of 2015 emerging market allocations will be driven by FII perceptions on likely growth and reform.
S&P BSE Midcap shed 0.8% while S&P BSE Smallcap tumbled 0.6%
Nifty crosses 9,750-mark; Bharti Airtel, TCS, Wipro, Lupin and Coal India gained the most on BSE Sensex
Markets ended higher, amid firm global cues, and are on track for third straight day of gains.
Markets are assuming that by the second half of 2021, the world will be approaching some type of normalcy, points out Akash Prakash.
Although the current long-term bullish trend is intact, markets are awaiting clarity on the taper and the Assembly election results.
The markets stayed on edge last week due to the endless saga of Greece's problems.
Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
In India we have to be careful not to copy any level of dependence on the financial sector and infatuation with the get-rich-quick syndrome, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
The world seems to have caught severe pneumonia, or worse, as China had flu.
There will very little direct impact from the US Fed's rate hike this time, as we are well prepared both to handle liquidity, outflow of FII funds and managing our currency. But that doesn't mean India will be out of the woods anytime soon, says M V Subramanian.
The move, which could come as a surprise to many investors, was a nod to better prospects for economy and labor market
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The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
The US, in coordination with allies and partners, continued to forcefully respond to Russia's "unjustified, unprovoked and premeditated" invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Putin and Lavrov.
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Given the 18-day government shutdown in the US and the likelihood for continued wrangling between the Democrats and the Republicans, it now looks like tapering may be off the table till the first quarter of 2014.
Spending at restaurants and bars grew more than 8 per cent compared to the year before.
Determining the direction of the dollar in Trump's America will be more critical for asset allocation than getting your call on interest rates right, says Akash Prakash.
Five per cent growth is disappointing but only after having reached nine per cent. However, it is still not all that bad, says Andrew Michael Spence.
Asia has opened largely in the green ahead of a raft of Chinese data due during the day.
Emerging markets could be affected by a combination of lower liquidity and higher dollar interest rates caused by a hike in the US Fed funds rate.
All evidence suggests that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon.
While enjoying long-awaited economic good times - and hoping they will last as long as possible - some caution and some prudence might be the best protection against bad surprises, says Claude Smadja.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.
'Chinese real GDP growth is 7.1% and India's is 7.4%'.
It is by now quite clear that in all likelihood the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates in its next meeting in mid-December.
'The recent US jobs report has eased fears of a hike in the Fed meeting.'
'We want to make sure we stay in India and we have very high hopes from India,' says Mark Mobius.
'The 'Off-with-Rajan's-head' brigade bases its arguments on mistaken beliefs, erroneous causalities, and even downright prejudice.'
Women dominate Indian banks's clerical and officer rolls, but few make it to the executive office these days, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'You want a steady, confident, self-assured and highly skilful hand at the till. 'It is a pity that the BJP has decided to deprive itself of such a hand at this politically sensitive time.' 'It is like sacking your surgeon in the middle of your brain surgery,' says S Muralidharan.
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