On the last day of FY!5, the Sensex ended lower by 18.37 points at 27,957.49.
Begin with ITC. Larsen & Toubro, yes. ICICI and HDFC, yes again.
The optimism stems from benign fuel prices, adequate and well distributed rainfall and the recent measures announced by the government to boost liquidity at banks and NBFCs.
The fall in metal and mining stocks comes on the back of weak Chinese trade data
Equity-linked savings scheme, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana are recommended instruments.
Additional levy to eat into Rs 6,000-crore income of top promoters
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In the 52 newly listed companies since 2014, fund managers have a total investment of a mere 2.5 per cent of their assets under management.
The current valuation is 38 per cent higher than the 10-year average of 22x and over 50 per cent higher than the 20-year average of around 20x.
Retail investors usually get caught up in the frenzy of a bull market and burn their fingers in IPOs, warns Tinesh Bhasin.
Licence winners are expected to be announced by the first quarter of 2014.
Cumulative sale at India's top six passenger vehicle (PV) makers dropped 0.7 per cent to 267,000 units, from 269,000 a year before.
Cost is not the only factor that one should look at. It's best to keep investment and insurance apart
As the 2019 election draws near, investors focus on long-dated options.
Nokia launches Nokia 7 Plus, 8 Sirocco series in India; relaunches Nokia 6 with new features.
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HDFC Standard Life Insurance will hike its capital base by over Rs 80 crore (Rs 800 million) to about Rs 300 crore (Rs 3,000 million) this fiscal and targets to become the leading private player in the next five years.
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The year 2014-15 could well go as one of long-pending financial sector reforms, expected to have a lasting impact.
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
US sanctions against Iran kick in from November 4, which will block payment routes. Sources said India and Iran are discussing reverting to rupee trade after November 4.
Jaitley said banking network is expanding hugely and the health of banks reflects on the challenges for the economy.
Trade and economic issues, including visa, totalisation pact and impediments hampering investments, are likely to figure at Monday's US-India CEO Forum meeting, which will be jointly addressed by visiting US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A slew of Indian firms, including Flipkart, Byju's and Zomato, is building a path to profitability and diversifying into newer business segments ahead of mega-IPO plans.
"We are concerned about the data localisation law and the new e-commerce regulations...they do not fully take into account the needs of all stakeholders, including American and other foreign companies," acting principal deputy assistant secretary of the US, Thomas Vajda said.
'It is time to think up a policy of incentivising farmers in the states around Delhi.' 'Let's say a farmer is given an incentive for not burning his crop stubble and instead handing over the task of incinerating the crop stubble to a State-run-or-funded community initiative.' 'The incentive can take the form of, say, fertilisers, or even direct cash transfers,' recommends Somasekhar Sundaresan.
"We will be guided by our national interest," he said.
Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
New entrants could include Flipkart, Paytm, Cafe Coffee Day and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, it says
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Consumer goods, durables, automobiles worst hit.
The 2019 list shows a 37 per cent jump in brand value for the Tata group, to $19.55 billion for 2019, the highest in the top 25.
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'We want more and more teams to join the I-League and ISL. With this, the two competitions will get stronger. We need more teams so that more players get chances'
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