The Street had factored in the NDA win, owing to which the appreciation in the rupee is expected to be limited
She would be the first Indian to be occupying the coveted post at IMF after former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
Any change in rates would mean more volatility; else, poll outcome-fuelled rally expected to continue.
Govt rules out controls on FII capital as Sensex tanks 3.97%, rupee breaches 62 intra-day & gold surges the most in two years
'The execution has been 100 per cent faulty.' 'The scheme is also a stupid one, a real Tuglaq Darbar scheme.' 'This way of attacking black money is the most ineffective one.'
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Various twists and turns by govt post-demonetisation prove that it has been tall order for the PM
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While naysayers say the economy is on a downward spiral, optimists point out that India has experienced a shift of gears in the realm of policies, thanks to several initiatives of the Narendra Modi government, says Ashok K Lahiri.
A K Bhattacharya digs into the yet-to-be-public report on ways to curb black money and finds out that Modi's next moves could include action on dabba trading, hawala, and education.
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
The central bank has been intervening in the foreign exchange market by buying dollars, and this is capping the rupee's gains.
Benchmark indices gain 30% this year, buoyed by global liquidity, new government
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Close to a million small shareholders have stake in nine NCLT-bound companies
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
The green tribunal has diminished itself in growling when it needed to bite at the Art of Living show
'We have promised to ensure reduced tax rates.'
The terror attack on Parliament 12 years ago, on this very day, had evoked nation-wide outrage and botched India's fragile ties with Pakistan further.
Jyoti 'Jay' Chaudhuri, general counsel and senior adviser to the state treasurer of the US state of North Carolina, was elected chairman of the board of the Council of Institutional Investors, last month.
It isn't Rajan ignoring money as much as it is Bernanke ignoring capital and exchange rates.
The Indian diaspora remain bullish despite single-digit equity market returns since May 2014, says Pavan Burugula.
HDFC, the pioneer, ICICI, the game-changer, and SBI, the original teaser, turned the market on its head.
Besides foreign flows, corporate earnings and US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's testimony to the nation's legislature are also likely to impact investor sentiment.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
Year after year, floods cause mayhem in Bihar but the government is not paying adequate attention to water management.
'Tax dodging through tax havens is one of the ways multinational corporations and the super-rich in India are using to evade taxes.'
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Top sources in RBI blamed 'unwarranted rumours' about controls on foreign institutional investors' money to the nearly 770 point drop in the benchmark Sensex and rupee dipping to its lowest levels.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 46 points to end at 28,122 and the 50-share Nifty gained 20 points to close at 8,514.
Money is being released and the government knows it will have to front-run private investment.
Wiping off nearly Rs 4 lakh crore of investors' wealth during the day, benchmark Sensex crashed on Friday.
Mukesh Ambani-led RIL, which had a cash chest and marketable securities worth over Rs 90,000 crore (Rs 900 billion) at the end of the last fiscal, is known for very effectively managing its financial resources by placing them in liquid instruments and highly rated securities.
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While gold returned 12 per cent annual gain in 10 years, Nifty didn't exceed 9 per cent.
Modi government has to come up with a robust economic agenda to impress the masses.
Experts said equity raising was also hampered due to flight of capital from foreign investors. FIIs have sold more $500 million (Rs 3,200 crore) in October.
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