As investors try to second-guess the US Fed, corporate and election results could have a bearing on market direction
This was even as the country's economy grew by 7.3%.
Congress says K Chandrashekhar Rao backstabbed it; Chandrababu Naidu detests him.
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
On the last day of FY!5, the Sensex ended lower by 18.37 points at 27,957.49.
Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1-2 per cent on the back of strong sales in the month of September.
Expenditure on health in India is at a global low of 1.2% of GDP.
Sensex climbs higher on favourable global cues.
'Is a rapidly growing working-age population a prerequisite for growth or a social tinderbox?'
Investors booked profits at higher levels after the Sensex and Nifty hit all-time highs in the previous session.
Key events that rocked India Inc in 2014 and one of them is Vishal Sikka taking over reins at Infosys.
If new goals have emerged, this is the time to make fresh investments.
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 big elephant in the room is our misguided view about the rupee.' 'India is scared that if our currency appreciates, who will buy from us. But a breakout is inevitable.'
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
Better stick to equity diversified funds, says Larisssa Fernand
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
No more a paper tiger, the Advertising Standards Council of India will partner the Department of Consumer Affairs to enforce better compliance.
Common people expect the government to be aggressive and opt for growth related measures in the upcoming Budget.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra has answers to all your queries related to pursuing an education abroad.
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Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
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Q1 results indicate more pain ahead, as slowdown has spread to more sectors, pricing power has come down and rising interest cost is eating into profits.
'When George Bush Senior decided in 1992 that India and the United States must start talking in this-now-changed world, who would have thought that 10, 15 years down the road, we will start looking at each other as strategic partners?'
But when organisations cushion the impact to make it less traumatic, it helps in the recovery process, Wayne F Cascio tells Abhilasha Ojha
Taking a dig at UPA government's ambitious food security programme, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Centre was under the impression that merely bringing in the Bill would lead to food reaching the needy.
India Inc did not perform well during December quarter.
The families that were affected by the communal violence in Muzaffarnagar district have no hope of their homes being restored to them. Is the government really unable to reassure them of a safe return?
T N Ninan lists a few David-Goliath encounters in the Indian markets, all of which make life interesting, though difficult if you are an investor looking for the next multi-bagger.
'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.' 'It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.' 'In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC President Mukesh Aghi tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com about how he advises American companies to do business with India, what he thinks of Modi's government and the way forward for the India-US relationship.
Compared to their Indian peers, MNCs have higher return ratios.
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