Experts feel select companies in banking, automobiles, financial services & real estate will gain from lower interest rates
The domestic car sales volume of the company is also growing at 15%
A slow but steady economic uptick can be seen in various segments of the economy. India's economy expanded 4.8 per cent in the second quarter, higher than the preceding quarter's 4.4 per cent.
The Bengaluru-based firm competes with US rival Uber whose lukewarm IPO last year has contributed to the lag in valuation trend among the unicorns across the Indian start-up ecosystem.
After being cornered by Patanjali and macro-headwinds, ayurveda major Dabur is pulling up its socks. With better sales and improved margins, the firm is now looking to leverage the renewed popularity of ayurveda, mostly ignited by rival Patanjali. Sunil Duggal, bottom, left, chief executive officer, Dabur India, shares his plans and insights with Arnab Dutta.
While Geojit Financial Services and Kotak Securities are already managing large NRI portfolios in West Asian countries, Sharekhan, yet another local brokerage outfit, recently launched a broking platform called India First in Bangkok for NRI clients.
Hewlett Packard currently owns 60.5 per cent of BSE and NSE-listed Mphasis.
Results of some blue-chip companies exceeded expectations, providing additional thrust, traders said.
The global COVID-19 situation, rollout of vaccines, geopolitical trends, Union Budget and economic recovery would be the major factors driving investor sentiments in 2021 after a tumultuous year which saw both 'the worst of times and the best of times' for the stock market, said analysts. What a year 2020 turned out to be! From witnessing gigantic losses to record-shattering gains, investors went on a roller-coaster ride amid the coronavirus pandemic and massive stimulus measures. Markets closed 2020 with remarkable gains of around 16 per cent, but will the winning ways continue in 2021 as well?
While three of the top five FPIs - Capital, Government of Singapore, and Vanguard - have seen their investment value more than triple, India's benchmark indices have risen just 70%.
In three of the past four years, 10-year returns have been 10 per cent or lower, making equity unattractive, compared to other asset classes.
Quite a few large- and mid-cap stocks are yet to recover from the note ban, pharma, banking and rural demand-based industries among laggards.
Bandhan expects to have a loan portfolio of Rs 14,500 crore.
Profit of $18 billion was the biggest ever reported by a public company, worldwide.
India may adopt norms similar to the US Federal Reserve model, which regulates conglomerate-led banks in the country.
The company believes there is a shift in consumer demand, more buyers could opt for Skoda in future
It is advisable to stick to mid-caps with sustainable financial metrics rather than those offering the promise of faster growth.
Session-wise data indicates small investors have taken money off the table in more sessions than they have pumped in additional capital.
Better stick to equity diversified funds, says Larisssa Fernand
Global business management and software solutions company Sage Group has acquired London-based software services company Snowdrop systems for an enterprise value of 17 million pounds (about Rs 138.55 crore).
India has purchased 500 million doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate, one billion from the United States company Novavax and 100 million doses of the Sputnik V candidate from Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute, according to the US-based Duke University Global Health Innovation Center.
Knowing these will save you from taking undue risks, losses and also create wealth in the long run, says Dwaipayan Bose.
Every 30 seconds its website is connected to an SME for a loan, every five minutes it evaluates a loan, and every 20 minutes it disburses a loan.
The labour force at large has turned less needy, due to various government financial incentives and freebies.
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IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
After every corporate announcement, check your demat and bank accounts for necessary credits.
The going is not going to be easy for the DMK and its allies in Elections 2024. Despite the seats sweepstake in the 2021 assembly polls, the vote-share difference of 5.6% (DMK's 45.38% versus AIADMK-BJP's 39.72%) is not insurmountable on a bad day, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
While stocks are at cheap valuations, the volatility can be unnerving.
As the 2019 election draws near, investors focus on long-dated options.
TCS will have to deliver higher revenues in the succeeding quarter of FY15.
Bajaj Finserv has few opportunities and challenges to overcome in 2015.
The company now plans to bet on health sciences, skin care and specialised products, says Arnab Dutta.
Wipro Ltd, India's third-biggest software services exporter, posted about an 8 per cent rise in quarterly profit as clients in North America and Europe spent more on technology.
This amount does not include losses suffered indirectly through investment in mutual funds (MFs) and insurance companies.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Unlike most MF distributors in India, Paytm Money will be offering low-cost direct plans, which don't charge for distribution expenses
Infosys had earlier this year decided to expand its 'Innovation Fund' five times to $500 million to provide financing to start-ups and new technologies.
Liquidity issues post the crisis at DHFL, progress of monsoon, rupee trajectory at the domestic level and oil prices are some factors that will keep markets choppy, analysts say.
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