Buying at lower levels in most of the sectors lifted the index to a high of 5,377. The Sensex is now up 50 points at 5,366.
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The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
Corporate revenues will decline for a third consecutive quarter in March on a YoY basis - one of the worst shows by these companies in many years.
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Mukesh Ambani-led company will squeeze market shares and margins of existing players
The Indian indices also offer one of the lowest dividend yields.
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The Ambanis are the only Indian family on the top 10 richest families list in Asia.
The markets displayed volatility in the opening bell. After opening nine points higher over its yesterday's close at 6,317, the index moved up to touch an early high of 6,330.
Companies announce Rs 768 bn worth investments in Dec quarter versus Rs 1.15 trn in Sep quarter
The Sensex opened a point higher at 5,104. The index slipped into negative zone and is now at 5,077 - down 26 points. The Nifty is at 1,597 - down seven points.
Sustained selling pressure at select index heavyweights and pharma stocks have pushed the Sensex back to lower levels. The index is now down 32 points at 5,071.
The Sensex is now down 4 points at 5,136. The Nifty is up one point at 1,608.
The Sensex opened a tad lower at 5,250, down 3 points from yesterday's close. It slipped further to touch a low of 5,234.
The Sensex closed with a gain of 75 points at 4,835. The Nifty ended above the 1,500-mark at 1,508 -- up 24 points.
In power, Mamata Banerjee has tried to bury the ghost of the past, but it might still be work-in-progress. Big-ticket and eye-grabbing (in terms of investment size) projects are still few and far between, reports Ishita Ayan Dutt.
The Sensex crossed the 6,300-mark in a late rally on Thursday, and finished on a firm note with a gain of 43 points at 6,304.\n
Top 100 billionaires see their wealth rise 10%; top 20 account for half of total wealth of top 100.
In 2008, the 13 companies on the list accounted for 34 per cent of the overall m-cap.
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.
Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.
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Financial shares were among the top Sensex gainers along with auto and pharma shares.
Cross previous high of $72 billion in 2007 as Indian promoters overcome the selling taboo. Abhineet Kumar reports from Mumbai.
The Aditya Birla group's decision to merge two companies, each with an existing clutch of diverse businesses, flies in the face of the accumulated wisdom regarding conglomerates, says T N Ninan.
Consumer goods, durables, automobiles worst hit.
'The outcome of next year's assembly elections, macroeconomic indicators/corporate earnings growth and global events could keep the markets choppy.'
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
Stating that the forthcoming elections will delay the reform process and hurt growth, international rating agency Moody's on Monday said it expects growth to pick up to only 5.5 per cent in FY15.
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SC judges suspected a lack of objective criteria in the selection.
The Sensex ended above 27,000 for the first time while the Nifty topped 8,100.
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
With inflation down, the government's twin deficits are largely under control.
With the Sensex again nearing 28,000 points, investors can make good returns with a one-two year horizon.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
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HDFC, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, HeroMoto Corp and Bajaj Auto gained the most on BSE Sensex
