Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
Half of the sharp rise in stocks in 2014 was driven by re-ratings - rise in price-to-earning ratios on hopes the new government would turn around the economy which will reflect in corporate earnings.
Rumours about a spike in taxes for equity investors are flying thick and fast.
Here are 15 things that would have made 2015 a great year.
BKS and BMS leaders have told the BJP leadership that it is staring at a build-up of anti-government propaganda in the run-up to polls in five states.
A heavy agenda including the ordinance on the Food Security Bill awaits the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning on Monday amid expectations that the short sitting will be more businesslike and smooth as compared to the din and dust in the last few sessions.
The indirect tax reform Goods and Services Tax is stuck in the Rajya Sabha.
Modi government has to come up with a robust economic agenda to impress the masses.
India's GDP for the three-month period ended September 30 grew 7.4%.
SBI had a tough journey in the last 40 years.
Though not a blockbuster budget it does not undermine the fact that key issues were addressed and the finance minister certainly did not under-deliver, says Vatsal Srivastava.
'The simple truth is this: That we had come to assume that a second term was Modi's for the asking. But the fact is that Modi will have to win one, just like everybody else.' 'And so much has he invested in his strongman persona that even a loss of just 50 seats from his extraordinary 282 in 2014 will look to his potential allies and to his party like a defeat,' says Mihir S Sharma.
Smaller cities like Pune and Noida score better than 'Vibrant' Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
The president of a top Honduras football club and two family members were charged by US authorities on Wednesday with engineering a decade-long scheme to launder drug trafficking and foreign bribery proceeds through US accounts.
The start-up works with 2,000 owners and hosts 10,000 tenants across four cities - Bengaluru, the National Capital Region, Hyderabad and Pune.
While the BSE's asking valuation is reasonable, compared to peers, there are some factors that long-term investors need to consider before investing.
There is an attempt to brush aside the results of all surveys that point to a deteriorating jobs situation. This is counter-productive, says Mahesh Vyas.
Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
Soon, one will be able to pay utility bills at the local supermarket, while buying groceries, with the RBI allowing the setting up of payment banks.
The decline is attributed to lower salary growth and a rise in households' financial liabilities.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
The study claims that from its peak of 18 per cent of gross domestic product in 2008, the crony capitalists' wealth is now down to three per cent
His blind faith in astrology took him down a tragic path that has now come to define his life.
IFFCO is reaching out to the young Indian urban professional.
It would be a good idea to create independent oversight committees for each regulatory institution and indeed, even for their appellate bodies, says A K Bhattacharya.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
What is it about Arohan that puts it in the top league of microfinance institutions in the country?
India is expected to strongly push for a bilateral totalisation agreement with the US during President Barack Obama's visit later this month.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
Congress senior leaders concede that UPA could be safe in terms of numbers but that does not solve problem totally
Assessing the shape of the Indian economy just a couple of days ahead of the Union Budget for 2016-17, Saugata Bhatacharya, senior vice president and chief economist, Axis Bank, speaks about his budget wishlist and suggests measures that can help finance minister Arun Jaitley achieve the targeted fiscal deficit of 3.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
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The benchmark has gained 2 per cent this week on continued hopes the incoming Narendra Modi government would unveil substantial economic reforms.
After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
Optimism about a stable govt at the Centre, a demand revival and falling oil prices buoyed the markets.
What connects P S Jayakumar of Bank of Baroda, V Vaidyanathan of Capital First Ltd and Chandra Shekhar Ghosh of Bandhan?
Cases across the country against defaulters who owe over Rs 1 crore each, reveal CIBIL data.
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