Forbes magazine has compiled a list of the best 2000 global companies. 48 Indian companies figured on this list. Top amongst the Indian companies are Reliance Industries and PSU major ONGC at 193rd and 198th ranks. HSBC topped the list. Other Indian companies on the list are SBI, Indian Oil, ICICI Bank, NTPC, SAIL, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, RComm, HDFC, L&T, BPCL, RPower, RCap, BHEL, Infosys, Tata Motors, Wipro, ITC,Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Union Bank of India,DLF
Strategic sales are tricky and were last undertaken when the Vajpayee government was in power.
The NSE Nifty ended 89.40 points, or 0.83 per cent, lower at 10,710.45.
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
'There is no difference between the earlier government and the present government.' 'They are all following the economic policy based on the Chicago School of thought.' 'This school of thought says the government should have very little role in governing the country and the majority of the work should be handed over to the private sector.' 'This has not succeeded in the US.' 'Yet, it is being tried here by people like Arvind Subramaniam, Arvind Panagariya, Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan.'
Market experts on why the bulls will be on the rampage first thing on Monday after the scrapping of enhanced surcharge on FPIs and other measures to ease the systemic liquidity squeeze and boost demand. Prasanna D Zore reports.
'It won't help being complacent about the momentum and valuations of equities that currently exist.'
A Parliamentary Standing Committee praised the government for the wrestling and boxing facilities at the Sports Authority of India's Sonepat Center but pointed out that "excellence needs to be replicated for other sports disciplines".
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
Saurabh Mukherjea, CEO, Ambit Capital, says he is advising clients to either take a genuinely long-term view on stocks or diversify the portfolio with stocks, bonds and gold for those with a short-term view.
The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
UTI's legacy and brand recognition, together with a robust distribution network and access to public sector money, could work in its favour, and help it command a premium
NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,809.60 and 10,725.90, finished 30.95 points, or 0.29 per cent lower at 10,741.10.
The Finance Minsiter says country requires 'a larger opening out in more sectors, stability of policy and tax regime'
Profit-booking by participants in view of the domestic markets' recent record-setting run fuelled the downtrend
The five-day extradition trial of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will begin from May 11 in a part-remote setting, a UK court has ordered. Modi is fighting his extradition to India over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case.
Though this is part of the divestment drive, government's stake in these companies remains 100 per cent even after the buybacks
In early trade on Monday, the rupee fell to 63.33 to a dollar, its weakest since September 18.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Arun Jaitley will aim for jumps in other revenue streams for the government.
Eminent business journalist and author Tamal Bandyopadhyay discussed Budget with rediff.com readers on Tuesday.
This is the highest closing for both the indices since May 15.
A recovery in rupee, buying by domestic institutional investors, encouraging earnings by select blue-chips and stock specific buying helped the market get back on its feet
Companies in China, South Korea and Indonesia pay 25 per cent tax, while those in Malaysia pay 24 per cent. Only Japan has a higher tax than India at 30.6 per cent. Hong Kong has the lowest corporate tax rate of 16.5 per cent while Singapore has 17 per cent rate and Thailand and Vietnam levy 20 per cent tax on companies.
Covering-up of short positions ahead of Thursday's expiry of August series in the derivatives segment gave equities a slight push
The broader NSE Nifty moved between 10,705 and 10,785.55, before ending 25.15 points, or 0.23 per cent down at 10,716.55.
This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,624.51 points.
Petronet India on Thursday kicked off its divestment programme by seeking bids for sale of 100 per cent stake of the company.
LIC's Rs 3,000 crore bid helped HAL reach the minimum 10 per cent dilution threshold required for listing, sources said
Sun Pharma was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing 1.79 per cent.
The upcoming corporate results season and the approaching Union Budget kept investors on their toes
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
Credit card payments to buy fuel at petrol pumps will from October 1 not get a 0.75 per cent discount that State-owned oil companies had introduced more than two-and-a-half years back to promote digital payments.
Broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are up 0.8%-1%.
The ongoing corporate results and the Union budget are also making participants tread cautiously though the GST agreement provided some relief.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
UK's largest retailer Tesco, Singapore Airlines and Etihad queued up to invest in India as a persistent UPA threw open more sectors to foreign investments with indications of more big ticket deals to be announced in the new year.
Yes Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.76 per cent, followed by SBI at 3.18 per cent.
Traders said falling crude prices in the global market was a big boost for the economy as it lightens the country's import bill burden, eases inflation and current account deficit concerns.
