IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
RBI awaits fiscal stance, inflation to cool off to decide on rates.
There will be higher charges for bank account-holders.
In an online chat with readers on August 10, Vidya Bala, Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia, answered their queries. For hose who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
The short answer, as usual, is I don't know. But this is what could happen in the next one year...
Big Mumbai developers' inventory at Rs 53.4 crore.
Fund managers's compensation is largely tied to the assets they manage and scheme performance.
The bigger worry is that its effects could linger well into the next financial year.
Over 5 million alumni from the Indian Institutes of Technology, Mumbai University and Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, plan to raise Rs 21,000 crore to start the world's largest infection testing lab in Mumbai.
There was broad-based rally with participation across sectors creating enormous wealth for investors but starting 2018, the rally got concentrated into select large-cap companies with under performance in broader markets.
Offer size could vary from Rs 1,200 cr to Rs 2,000 cr
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
'There is no change in the overall story of economic recovery.'
Increased demand from oil importers for the American currency and a weak opening in the domestic stock market also put pressure on the rupee.
Major global indices like CAC 40, DAX Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei, Straits Times, Sensex, Nifty have lost 1% - 10% in a week
Reliance announced energy asset sales worth around $ 16 billion; end of the investment cycle in telecom; bringing net-debt to zero in 18 months; value-unlocking options for real estate and financial assets; listing of telecom and retail in five years; and focus on dividends.
In last few years, a number of global players have exited the Indian mutual fund business.
The year 2014-15 could well go as one of long-pending financial sector reforms, expected to have a lasting impact.
Most Asian markets were trading weak on Monday.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
Lower inflation, FCNR(B) outflows likely to influence central bank decision
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
India's foreign exchange reserves are at an all-time high.
Voting for the 2014 general elections will begin in April and it is expected Budget 2014-15 will be presented in June.
Half a dozen companies looking to tap the market as the Indian rupee stabilises and oil prices cool down.
Analysts now expect India Inc to report a decline in both top line and bottom line for the September quarter.
FIIs pump in $1.4 billion in March, after pulling out $2.9 billion in Jan-Feb.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.
Most analysts expect the note ban to sharply hit GVA growth in Q3 and Q4, and the central bank's stance is being called into question.
India Inc is ready to diversify into unchartered areas.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
US Fed rate rise raises risk of further drying up of FII flows.
IT and pharma companies again save the day; mask pain in domestic consumption.
After the April-July fiscal deficit data was released on August 31, several analysts hinted that the government may need to go for cuts in capital expenditure to meet the fiscal deficit target.
Bank of Baroda ended flat after sharp gains in the previous session.
Progress on monsoons along with favourable base effect in 2HFY2017 continues to point towards RBI achieving its near 5 per cent inflation target by the year-end
