Many small-scale start-ups are operational in this space for some years now. Larger players, too, seem to have realised the potential and are now entering into the fray, mostly through acquisitions.
Enforcement Directorate sources tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com that the probe into FDI received by Flipkart continues and a show cause notice will be issued to the online retailer.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Chances of a sudden collapse in the Shanghai Composite are remote.
The market buzz is that the GoAir promoters are hoping for a valuation that is at least a little more than double its closest rival SpiceJet.
'Indian diplomacy faltered amidst multiple failures of statecraft.' 'The functionaries responsible must be held to account for their abject failure,' asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Without reforms to boost returns for multinational capital, Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' campaign will face testing times.
The RBI must cut rates to spur growth, say experts.
Share rises further to 73 per cent from 66 per cent last year; Some overseas i-banks seen scaling down operations
Positive cues from Asian peers also uplifted the sentiment.
Buying stocks during bad times can lead to good returns.
India's banks are propping up too many weak producers.
The strong correlation between its sales (revenue or turnover) and crude oil prices (average for the financial year) suggests that Ambani may be proved right.
Laggards yet, a number of smaller PSBs in the category have balance sheets which do not give much comfort.
Laggards yet, a number of smaller PSBs in the category have balance sheets which do not give much comfort.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
While companies having fewer visa holders in the US seem to be less exposed to rising protectionism, most front-line IT stocks are trading at attractive levels and, to a large extent, factor in near-term headwinds.
Rally restricted to big stocks; FIIs have hit investment caps in many large companies.
RBI's fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meet due tomorrow also kept the investors on their toes.
Brokerages expect Nifty50 firms to post 11.8% growth in net profit in Q1 but sales may decline
The growth in imports was led by product categories such as diagnostic items, ultra-sonogram machines, MRI and ECG apparatus, syringes with needles, suture needles, digital thermometers, malaria diagnostic kits, and hearing aids.
With real estate -- NRIs's favourite investment vehicle in the past -- unlikely to do well in the near future, there is a strong case for NRIs to shift to equity and debt mutual funds, says Prateek Mehta.
'"We want to get the learnings from Flipkart and take it to other parts of the world," Walmart CEO Doug McMillon was quoted as saying.' 'That is a very large tuition fee for an MBA in a country that outdoes Brazil and perhaps even China in busting multinationals' knees and sometimes their heads as they try to crack a market of mostly impoverished people run by a government that has never really given up the sadistic pleasures of administering the license raj,' notes Rahul Jacob.
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 46 points at 27,842 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 17 points to trade at 8,378.
The strategy these online marketplace companies follow in the next few months will determine whether Amazon gets to be the leader in 2017.
Was Adani able to clinch this loan merely as a result of his proximity to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
Its time the RBI, govt pushes reforms to boost global investment
The second half of June could be driven more or less by technical factors triggered by news flow from Greece, the US Federal Reserve and the monsoon. The technical picture seems bearish as of now, says Devangshu Datta.
AAP has promised lower electricity bills, free basic water supply.
Expect more volatility in the coming year as the economy and markets price in the demonetisation drive.
Although the markets could see a knee-jerk reaction, they rule out a sharp fall.
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Markets ended tad lower with financials declining the most ahead of RBI policy review tomorrow.
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
Diageo-USL integration pushed by at least two months; Firm likely to rework agreements and seek approval again
Banking stocks, including top ones like State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda and Bank of India, among others, have fallen sharply in the last one month.
'Chinese real GDP growth is 7.1% and India's is 7.4%'.
The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms.
Reliance Industries and ONGC were down 4-6% each contributing the most to the Sensex losses
Sensex lacklustre, bluechips in focus.
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