Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.
Five stocks - Havells, NCC, Suzlon, Blue Star and Crompton Greaves look most attractive after the recent course correction.
Sharp improvement in refining margin is expected to be the prime driving force.
Markets finished lower for the sixth consecutive day as hopes of the Goods and Services tax (GST) bill being passed in the current session of the Parliament faded considerably.
Based on this screening, the committee may weed out applications that do not meet the eligibility yardstick or the 'fit and proper' criteria for securing a licence.
The GST to be implemented from April 1, 2016, will increase the premiums.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Retail investors may burn their fingers investing in them, especially if the markets correct, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh
The RBI has agreed to consider the application of India Post in consultation with the government.
Can the poll outcome be a trigger for a meaningful correction?
It will bring in more transparency and reduce mis-selling
Combined net profit estimated to grow 14.6% year-on-year, against a 5.7% decline in the Dec 2015 quarter
Among the index heavyweights, Reliance Industries ended down 1.9% while mortage lender HDFC eased 0.2%. FMCG major ITC ended down 1.3%.
If the offer is accepted, banks will have to take a haircut of about 30 per cent or Rs 2,500 crore of the total receivables of over Rs 9,000 crore.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
While the Budget might have been a sentiment booster for the sector, firms with market dominance emerge as favourites.
'RBI and the economy will gain tremendously from Urjit Patel's experience in both private and public sectors'
The fall in metal and mining stocks comes on the back of weak Chinese trade data
It makes sense to wait for govt schemes such as gold bonds.
Volatility might continue as the Chinese market is expected to open sharply lower, following a long break
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.83%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.8%.
To avoid a claim rejection for chronic diseases, ensure proper medical records, experts tell Tinesh Bhasin
Close to a million small shareholders have stake in nine NCLT-bound companies
The scrutiny is expected to be over this month itself.
It is important to preserve copies of benefit illustration and product features.
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A section of the market believes RBI should hold rates as negative real rates will hurt savings and investment.
Markets end almost flat, bluechips in focus.
ICICI Bank has the largest proportion of SDR loans as a percentage of its total, followed by state-run United Bank of India and Canara Bank.
The costs, otherwise, of medical insurance are too high.
The macro economic situation and currency depreciation might top the priority list of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor-designate Raghuram Rajan.
The rally in most of these stocks is partly attributed to impressive financial performance.
Though India has been one of the best-performing markets in the last two months, it has lagged some of its emerging market peers such as the Philippines, Thailand and South Africa.
Market participants are now awaiting Thursday's meeting of the European Central Bank
From inflation, central bank shifts focus to rupee stability and capital flows.
No fund houses could muster the courage to launch equity funds during the period and the sector lost a lot of its equity assets.
In 2013, the fall in international gold prices was 28 per cent.
The markets will remain choppy ahead of RBI policy.
Natco Pharma, Wockhardt and Marksans have rallied between 50 and 70 per cent in the year till date.
DFS writes to departments that haven't responded to RBI's request for information.
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The RBI has accepted the application withdrawal request, according to the statement.
