Market players said the sell-off was triggered by pessimism that the government may not be able to balance growth with macro-stability.
Infosys is likely to report strong revenue growth in the fourth quarter of FY19 on the back of momentum in the big deal space.
'The first half of 2019 could be volatile.' 'In the second half, volatility inducing events should be largely behind us.'
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
FPIs sold shares worth a net Rs 1236.95 crore on Friday.
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Shares of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Edelweiss Financial Services and IIFL Holdings have all doubled in the past one year against the Sensex's 23 per cent gain.
The internals of the food inflation are worrying, given a broad-based uptick across categories that tend to be sticky, such as proteins, and a narrower-than-expected reduction in inflation for vegetables.
TCS, Bajaj Auto, Adani Ports and Cipla were the top gainers on BSE Sensex while Coal India, GAIL, Dr Reddy's and Infosys lost the most on the index.
Typically, about four to six weeks ahead of the polls, activity in the property market picks up as politicians begin to pull out their money parked in real estate. But this time, it's all quiet till now in real estate so far.
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Adopting a wait- and-watch approach ahead of US Fed meeting
The weakness in the rupee and broader markets has led to evaporation in the market cap.
Indian stock markets are likely to remain bullish during the current Hindu calendar year (Samvat 2071) and investors would continue to reap rich gains, say experts.
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The Anchor and Panasonic connection is a blend of legacy and quality and there really is no question of substituting one for the other. Panasonic is banking on Anchor's familiarity and widespread recall, to push its way ahead in the premium, automation-aided home appliances and accessories market.
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
According to the global research firm, though a sharp fall in WPI inflation and negative growth in Industrial production is exerting pressure on the RBI to cut rates, the quantum of rate cut will be more important than the timing.
Over two dozen companies have announced bonus issue so far in 2017
In July-Sept 2016-2017, TCS had missed street expectations with 7.8% growth in revenue.
At least three brokerages, two domestic and one global, have said the company could cut its revenue growth guidance again in dollar terms
Index heavyweights ITC was the top gainer along with RIL and HDFC
Shares in the Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike Inc fell more than 2 percent after Kaepernick posted a black-and-white close-up of himself on Instagram on Monday featuring the Nike logo and "Just do it" slogan.
The government's predicament is a result of its own doing: That of not ensuring adequate buy-in by the stakeholders before passage of the laws, notes Vivek Gumaste.
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Sahil Kapoor of Edelweiss Retail Capital Market Research says that setting up a monetary policy committee should have been the first step. And the central bank could have moved towards a formal inflation targeting mechanism after the processes and data sets are in place.
It has already cut the rate three times this year to loosen credit and boost slowing growth in Asia's third-largest economy.
Mid- and small-cap companies seem to have done better than top-tier companies
80% of incremental enterprise investment to be in digital technologies by 2020.
While Raghuram Rajan has said in the past that other factors, including domestic fundamentals, outweigh the US Fed policy meet, this time it would be different
Gilt funds make sense only if you want to take a tactical view on interest rates and are looking for a short-term duration.
Home and kitchen appliances, electronic products, apparel and B-segment cars stand to gain.
The company's growth was driven by a decline in total expenses, lower finance cost and higher other income.
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
The benchmark Sensex companies' underlying earnings per share are down 3 per cent (on a cumulative basis) since January 2015, against 25 per cent rise in the index value during the period
The Reserve Bank of India's latest data indicate that spending per card is rising steadily - something that consumers should worry about
Realty firms and consultants hoped however that this would be the last round of monetary tightening by the central bank.
Between Friday's and Monday's close: Yields on 10-year bonds up 6 basis points, rupee slides 13 paise against dollar, Sensex ends flat
Motilal Oswal of Motilal Oswal Financial Services tells Puneet Wadhwa why he thinks the current market levels will sustain.
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