The 30-share Sensex ended up 142 points at 29,462 and the 50-share Nifty gained 26 points to end at 8,895.
While three operational mines in Chhattisgarh had a capacity of 12 million tonnes (mt), six were yet to start production.
A vilification campaign against Rosneft has begun in right earnest, says M K Bhadrakumar.
Invest 5 to 10 per cent in a banking sector fund. Ensure that mutual fund's portfolio includes all three players -- private sector banks, public sector banks and NBFCs.
Some investment bankers expect the Indian currency to touch 60-65 by the end of the year
The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred the Board of Control for Cricket in India elections till the end of January even as the cricket body opposed the constitution of an external high-powered committee to propose punishment on the Mudgal Committee's findings in the betting and spot-fixing scam in the Indian Premier League.
Instead of being carried away by Friday's historic election verdict, savvy investors were seen taking money off the table, after the benchmark Sensex rallied about 1,500 points in intra-day trade.
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Top firms will have enough firepower to go for foreign M&As, given their balance sheet growth, say bankers.
US, China and Japan have no quotas for women and have had the lowest increase in female directors.
All investors are value investors. Or they at least like to believe this. So let us see why VI is so difficult to achieve, even though philosophically it is easy to understand.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
The sector hit many roadblocks during 2014, as builders were seen shying away from the projects and investments dried up amid various regulatory, judicial and policy-related bottlenecks.
Banking and telecom will see the highest impact of this transition.
Investors must be cautious and follow a prudent diversification strategy to mitigate against any risks in case of any unforeseen events.
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.
China's economy grew 6.7 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier.
Rumours of which tycoon is close to which minister will soon start floating, and those could affect prices in the short term.
L&T chairman AM Naik is worried about few things.
The 30-share Sensex gained 321 points to end at 26,430 and the 50-share Nifty surged 100 points to end at 7,879.
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
It is hoped that the decision of India's apex court will send a signal to politicians and their cronies from the world of business that the rule of the law does eventually prevail, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year
Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
Reliance Industries and ONGC were down 4-6% each contributing the most to the Sensex losses
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
Back to Sheena Bora's grave, via e-time travel
Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee.
India's credit and banking are neither too big nor too small.
Theoretically, there is an inverse relationship, but other factors need to fall in place for it to work well this time
Senior Executive Director & Co Head (Strategy) of Kotak Institutional Equities Sanjiv Prasad tells Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com that even if there are a number of challenges facing the Indian equity markets, there are certain sectors that offer a ray of hope.
An exercise to rationalise coal linkages which will optimize transport of coal and reduce cost of power is underway.
For FY14, the first full year of the law's implementation, the spend could go up to nearly Rs 8,700 crore (Rs 87 billion), given that India Inc's profitability has grown at a compounded 7.5 per cent annually in the past three years.
Acquisition of stressed infrastructure assets has pushed its debt to over Rs 1 lakh crore, highlighting concerns about its growth strategy.
In the December quarter, Sensex earnings had contracted 5 per cent.
'Corruption is rampant in every office in the state from the villages right up to Gandhinagar. I have witnessed all these issues first hand... Before Narendra Modi became chief minister Gujarat had a debt of Rs 25,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore. Today it is Rs 180,000 crore. There has been six-fold jump in public debt in Gujarat in the last ten years... Every child born in Gujarat owes a debt of Rs 30,000 today. How can you call this development? Look at how high taxes are in Gujarat. Look at the condition of our public health system. There are not enough doctors or nursing staff in government hospitals; not enough teachers in schools and colleges.' Three-time BJP MLA Dr Kanubhai Kalsaria rips apart Narendra Modi's policies.
It is in coal consumption that India most diverges from the rest of the world
