Drawn in by fuzzy promises about unleashing the entrepreneur in each of us and the benefits of being one's own boss, people find themselves instead oppressed by an algorithm, notes Rahul Jacob.
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
Some make for good investment ideas even after a strong run-up but others could see gains fizzling.
Five per cent growth is disappointing but only after having reached nine per cent. However, it is still not all that bad, says Andrew Michael Spence.
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
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As home deals are down to a trickle, most are looking at life beyond broking.
Rbi cut rates for teh third time to ease economic situation.
While retail sales at dealerships have suffered the full impact of demonetisation, the growth in wholesale volumes comes as dealers had relatively lower inventory after Diwali in October.
India has emerged as the brightest spot in the Asia Pacific region as reform has picked up pace in the country in recent months, a top credit rating agency has said.
Experts feel select companies in banking, automobiles, financial services & real estate will gain from lower interest rates
UrbanClap's business model is still a work in progress.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
Had you invested Rs 5,000 every month in SBI Magnum Multicap Fund through systematic investment plan (SIP) for the last 5 years, the value of your investment would be over Rs 5.2 lakh as on August 22, 2016
A loyalty programme, same-day delivery and repeatability are driving EkStop's business but scaling up and addressing competition are vital.
India's economy grew at 7.6 per cent in 2015-16.
The rupee strengthened by 13 paise to 61.67 against the US dollar at close.
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
'The rupee falling from 69 to 72 was not normal or justified by the fundamentals.' 'And therefore I treat this as temporary.'
Sluggish domestic equities and persistent capital outflows largely pressurised the Indian unit
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market turned negative from positive
Urban markets account for the major share of total revenues.
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The Sensex soared 402 points higher to end at 25,720 and the Nifty surged 130 points to close at 7,819.
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
Raghuram Rajan rejected the argument that inflation has come down largely because of "good luck" stemming from low oil prices.
Sentiment has improved but no progress on GST & ending 'tax terrorism' disappoints.
The upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead
The strong domestic growth for new vehicle sales during 2008-12, which witnessed a compounded annual growth rate of 14 per cent, led to an increased inventory of used cars, thanks to trade-ins.
Indian benchmark indices may witness bouts of volatility this week as traders roll over positions in the derivative segment on expiry of near-month contracts, say experts.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
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.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
The global economy may just be entering a new phase.
Chief Minister MK Stalin has shown that he is cut from a different cloth when it comes to embracing what is current, modern and absolutely necessary. Thus, even while retaining the spirit and content of the pan-Tamil, Dravidian socio-political and socio-economic ideology to the 't', his government has also acknowledged the need to accepting scientifically-proven facts in operational matters, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The real estate sector is set to enter a progressive phase in 2015.
There are various projections about India's growth.
TCS kicked-off the Q1FY17 earnings season for information technology companies on Thursday.
Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.
With strong long-term fundamentals, banking sector cannot be completely ignored
