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.
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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
Netflix and Prime have decided that rather than only buying the rights to Bollywood blockbusters to expand their reach in India, producing original content would be a better idea.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Sebi would develop new products in the commodity derivatives space apart from taking steps to deepen the corporate bond market.
The rupee's stability in the last 12 to 18 months made corporates reduce hedging
Right marketing and product strategy have helped Falguni Nayar build a beauty retail business.
The Confederation of Indian Industry will organise a round table on investment.
Inflow of more funds is likely to widen the reach of insurance and drive M&A activities in the sector where growth has stalled.
Sensex in green in afternoon trade.
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
The annual talk-fest of rich and powerful from across the world in snow-laden Alpine resort town of Davos will be attended by nearly 40 heads of government among more than 2,500 global leaders from over 100 countries.
23 Nifty companies reported an annual decline in net profit.
For banks to cut loan rates, the cost of deposits needs to come down, and there is no sign of that happening.
Key events that rocked India Inc in 2014 and one of them is Vishal Sikka taking over reins at Infosys.
High net worth individuals (HNIs) are considered more investment-savvy than retail investors.
Firms have to adhere to strict compliance requirements mandated by global parents
Rate sensitive sectors rallied the most led by banks while metals surged on rebound in commodity prices
Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
Rural slowdown may delay growth in the economy.
With a rise of around 30 per cent in the benchmark index S&P BSE Sensex, 2014 has been the best year for Indian equity markets since 2009, when the benchmark index surged 81 per cent.
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Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
The year saw 30 QIP deals raising over $5 billion and 35 IPOs.
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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
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2%
The Asian markets are largely trading in the green, taking heart from a positive close on Wall Street.
India's economy grew at a two-year high of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year, after a below-five per cent growth in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
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Sun Pharma stock has appreciated at 35% a year for 20 years
Bupa and Axa have already declared their intention to raise stakes.
Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee.
The combined networth of India's 100 wealthiest is $381 billion (nearly Rs 25.5 lakh crore), a rise of 10 per cent from $ 345 billion in 2015
If companies get into trouble, the loan becomes a non-performing asset and "we very much want these assets to be back on track," Raghuram Rajan said.
The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.
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