Investors should take this opportunity to look at asset allocation and realign their portfolio.
Jindal Steel and Power was the top loser down 10% followed by Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power which ended down between 0.5-3% each.
Aditya Birla Money MD talks about liquidity concerns in the market.
'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.'
Determining the direction of the dollar in Trump's America will be more critical for asset allocation than getting your call on interest rates right, says Akash Prakash.
China's economy is in transition, with rising wage costs and massive overcapacity.
Forget about interim Budgets, one cannot easily recall even a full Budget of any government in recent times having rolled out benefits of this order to such a large number of people, says A K Bhattacharya.
The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.
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Many ministries couldn't use the allocated funds since it came into force, resulting in much-needed savings.
'Surely, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will not be able to pay or compensate the Russians for deployment and use of Russian men and equipment,' says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
Even as you fight the ongoing health challenge, here are some tips to strengthen your personal finance in the time of coronavirus.
The obvious temptation for Mr Jaitley would be to achieve a better fiscal deficit figure than what he had promised in July.
Any delay in passing the coal bill may cause a crisis in the coal sector which would also affect the power sector.
Data used for the graph and cited elsewhere in the column were obtained from various publications of the RBI.
Demonetisation hit informal sector hard and caused job losses which was not addressed by the budget, Moily said.
Despite their promised and announced reduction in power prices, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government may want keep the issue on the burner for sometime longer, since none of the concerned players are ready to give an inch, and seem raring for a fight, says Upasna Pandey
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
The Budget touches a few highs and lows as far as personal finance is concerned, and one needs to be aware of them in order to optimise on one's investment plans.
The Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentary board on Thursday discussed the allocation of election campaign responsibilities among its general secretaries and top office-bearers in the run-up to the assembly polls in five states and Lok Sabha polls next year.
A decline in the real estate sector, rising debt and the company's alleged involvement in 2G scam caused damage to the business and its image.
The opposition has attacked the Modi government over the National Democratic Alliance's last full-fledged budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
With their balance sheets under stress, private companies have lost interest in them.
Control over PSU banks is what is allowing the government to drive this scheme.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
There are many collateral advantages of taking the tough decision.
'To bring about a paradigm shift in farmers's income, we need to change our approach to agriculture, and transit from the narrow prism of cultivation to a full-fledged enterprise, by building all associated supply chain linkages.' 'This alone will make the farmer an entrepreneur in his own right.'
RJD president Lalu Prasad on Thursday said Railway Budget has cheated people as it has nothing to offer.
The 30-share Sensex dropped 298 points to end at 27,209 and the 50-share Nifty has lost 93 points to end at 8,174.
The Opposition on Monday charged the government with trying to promote crony capitalism, creating fear by giving "unbridled power" to taxmen, trying to snoop into people's lives through increased use of Aadhaar through the provisions of the Finance Bill.
There are conflicting signs on India's investment cycle.
In an interview with Rediff.com Puducherry CM spoke about his plans for the state, Rahul Gandhi and his daily friction with the lieutenant governor.
High fiscal deficits raise inflation which hits the lowest income and salaried classes.
'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.' 'They may be well-intended, but often go awry.' 'Although Pooh and his friends agree that he 'has very little brain', he is occasionally acknowledged to have a clever idea, usually driven by common sense.' 'This Budget at a first glance does not appear to belong to that latter category,' says economist Shreekant Sambrani.
Denying any sexual harassment of a young woman law intern, former Supreme Court judge Justice A K Ganguly on Friday said he was "shocked and shattered" by the charges against him.
Growth in India will pick up from current levels, says LEO Puri, managing mirector, UTI Asset Management Company.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan makes a gallant attempt to deflect accusations against the United Progressive Alliance's record in his freewheeling conversation with Business Standard's Aditi Phadnis over lunch.
