The Sensex closed the day at 27,490, higher by 479 points and the Nifty ended at 8331.95, up 150.45 points.
From helping their employees infected with the Covid-19 virus to vaccinating them or supporting the families of those who might have succumbed to the infection, several companies in India are trying to do their bit in this difficult time. Some have even widened their support net to include all stakeholders as well as an extended community. To the families of the employees it lost to Covid-19, Noida-headquartered IT services and consulting company HCL Technologies is, for instance, paying salary for a year, medical insurance for three years and extending support for their children's education for five years.
Market linking of petrol and diesel prices has helped the industry.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have performed better than the front-liners
The partnership will look to expand Ford's reach in the fast-growing Indian market and improve M&M's access to global markets
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
In May, Satpal Singh, who runs a dairy business with three buffaloes in Jewar, near Noida, was worried about the steep spike in input costs. Singh said dry fodder rates, which cost Rs 1,500-2000 per tractor trolley last year, were quoting at Rs 4,500-5,000. The price of other cattle feed ingredients (that include mustard meal and similar mixes) had also gone up from Rs 2,000 per quintal to Rs 3,100-3,200 per quintal.
Snapdeal's rival Flipkart had last announced its GMV in March this year -- $1 billion. Many rounds of funding later, sources estimate Flipkart's GMV at about $3 billion, a figure Snapdeal is trying to catch up with.
The list of companies skipping dividends in FY19 includes some of the country's largest firms and industry leaders such Tata Motors, Avenue Supermart, Future Retail and Vodafone Idea, among others.
Election results, diesel & gas pricing moves, labour law changes - all stoke anticipation of more cheer ahead.
Developed markets have performed better than emerging market firms in the top 10 TSR-based rankings, says a BCG report.
Surinder Kapur's relentless pursuit of quality made Kapur a highly efficient manufacturer of automobile components.
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
India Inc is ready to diversify into unchartered areas.
More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
What worked for Hyundai in India when so many other auto manufacturers have had to eat humble pie? Pavan Lall finds out.
Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai would make the largest gain.
Component makers don't see any recovery yet, but manufacturers believe the end of poor sales is nearing its end.
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
Pollution is not merely the price to be paid for growth; it is also a drag on the same growth.
Now mergers, acquisitions, sale of assets, fundraising, strategic intent and competitive position in the market are part of business life everywhere.
Investors accumulated quality stocks at valuable and attractive levels.
The government will release the Index of Industrial Production for July 2015 on Friday, September 11, 2015.
Making a debut in India with an SUV, Citroen's products in the next couple of years will clearly chart and define its destiny in what has become both a vibrant but also a daunting market for foreign entrants, says Pavan Lall.
Urban and rural FMCG sales growth data for the last five quarters show the latter outperformed the former consistently.
Every three minutes, in some corner of the country, two Altos are being sold.
Banking and real estate stocks rise up to 5% on further rate-cut hope.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
In the domestic market, the Tata Group has lost ground in the passenger car business.
It is the global leader in car sales but in India, is a distant fifth.
The auto industry expects lower taxes and interest rates from Budget 2015.
Corporate affairs ministry sending notices seeking details of fund disbursal
If the drop in sales over the past two years is anything to go by, India's dream of putting seven million electric vehicles on road by the end of this decade has come a cropper.
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.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
TCS, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma,Tata Motors and HDFC among the top losers for the day
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 26,190, up by 43 points and Nifty50 settled above 7,950 to end at 7,963, up by 17 points
What will it take for Tesla to plug and play in India? Sector pundits say it's a mix of strategy, getting the price right, timing, the right talent, and above all, patience.
No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.
