Investors in LIC's insurance and other schemes are receiving a lower rate of return because LIC is subsidising incompetence at best and malfeasance at worst in institutions such as IDBI Bank and IL&FS, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
The Sensex has conquered the 19,000-mark backed by revival of funds-based buying in blue chip stocks in metal, capital goods and refinery sectors.
With March 2016 being the final quarter when banks will have to disclose their stressed assets, the markets are assuming the worst is yet to come
Many are now cheaper after stock splits. But look at key parameters
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
Gains were led by Tata Motors amid robust sales in June along with select financials.
Markets extended gains for the fourth consecutive day tracking gains in banks, capital goods and oil and gas majors.
It is ranked 7th on the list of world's top-10 consumer finance firms
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
Metal stocks also had a good session, with JSW Steel zooming by 7%, and Tata Steel and Nalco gaining about 3% each.
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Retail investors usually get caught up in the frenzy of a bull market and burn their fingers in IPOs, warns Tinesh Bhasin.
Telecom, metal and healthcare came as dampeners.
The biggest private sector lender, are swarming the market with discounts and special offers
The broader NSE Nifty ended at 10,888, a gain of 0.77 per cent or 83 points, after shuttling between 10,900.35 and 10,844.85.
Though Hero still leads by a wide margin in annual and monthly sales, for the first time, Honda has considerably bridged the sales gap with the Pawan Munjal-led firm in April lagging only by 12,134 units
Our focus around technology, cost efficiency, persistency and effective distribution channel will continue, says the ICICI Bank MD and CEO.
The rights issue price has been set at Rs 1,257 a share, a discount of nearly 14 per cent to the last closing price of Rs 1,459. The company had set May 14 as the record date for the rights issue, which meant shareholders as on that day would be eligible to apply. Shareholders will be able to apply for one share for every 15 shares held.
Monetary transmission has been an issue for the Indian banking sector.
In the Sensex kitty, ITC turned star performer by surging 2.45 per cent, followed by NTPC rising 2.19 per cent.
Home loans also pose lower bad-debt risks for the banks than corporate loans.
UTI's legacy and brand recognition, together with a robust distribution network and access to public sector money, could work in its favour, and help it command a premium
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The NSE Nifty ended 89.40 points, or 0.83 per cent, lower at 10,710.45.
Deutsche Bank India CEO has grand plans for the region.
While the farmers are not getting remunerative prices for their produce, at the same time they are forced to pay high prices for items they consume.
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
She said that despite government scheme and initiatives ranging from roads to agriculture, housing, scholarships to electricity benefiting lives of people, a false narrative was being created by the opposition that the government was working for cronies.
The agreement came in after the Ruias agreed to clear most of the Rs 26,000-crore dues to the lenders on completion of the transaction.
The year 2014-15 could well go as one of long-pending financial sector reforms, expected to have a lasting impact.
The markets opened on a strong note due to continued optimism on the back of expected robust third quarter corporate performances
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Market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 1,838 declines against 1,218 advances.
Of the three major Budget announcements related to the banking sector, privatisation of PSBs is the most audacious, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Sensex closed over 118 points down on Thursday.
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Next set of Q4 FY16 earnings, progress of monsoon along with election poll outcome will dictate market trend this week
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