Almost 2,000 companies whose private provident and pension funds have invested in non-convertible debentures of IL&FS group firms are staring at the prospect of booking losses to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore or more if the interest income is added.
Sensex rises, snapping two-session losing streak; banks, auto gain.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has to deal with 3 powerful enemies: the media, the political establishment, and business houses.
Tata Motors was the worst performer on the Sensex, plummeting 10.32 per cent to Rs 436.55 after the company reported a steep 96.22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the December quarter.
'Long-term retail investors should not worry about these sharp dips and jumps if they have chosen their stocks wisely.' 'Short-term volatility is a given and a rise and fall of two-three per cent should not worry them.'
'It is easy to dramatise the events of today, but it is far more important to focus on the fact that we have a radically overvalued financial sector. It is a house of cards.'
IIM Ahmedabad's CIIE signed a MoU with Tata Trust for founding partner for the Bharat Fund, which will provide seed funding to Indian entrepreneurs.
The surge in IT, auto and FMCG stocks were led by investors seeking safety against market volatility.
The average return for the 2,127 companies outside the A-group is 42 per cent
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
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The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,624.51 points.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
There is a lot of optimism across all markets and a large part of it is justified, says Samir Arora of Helios Capital Management.
The mid- and small-cap indices had a dream run between January 2017 and January 2018 - zooming 48 per cent and 56 per cent, respectively.
Broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are up 0.8%-1%.
'2018 has seen a bi-polar market.' 'Thanks to gains in some key stocks, market returns are positive. But there has been huge wealth destruction in the small and mid-cap space.'
Be willing to learn from mistakes.
The scrutiny is expected to be over this month itself.
India's salvation lies in job creation by entrepreneurs, say Manish Sabharwal and Ashok Reddy.
'If you are looking to fulfil imminent long-term commitments, the new online Ulips are the right product for you,' notes Santosh Agarwal/Policybazaar.com.
There cannot be value in every stock, whether large cap or otherwise. Thus buying a stock cheap does not always translate into value buying
The NSE Nifty too ended 58.60 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher at 10,967.30 after shuttling between 10,985.15 and 10,928 during the session.
Large-cap scrips are still trading at a discount to mid-caps.
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
Investors should take this opportunity to look at asset allocation and realign their portfolio.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
With cash shortage and plans going awry, the AirAsia owner is looking to cash out of the venture he built with Ratan Tata in 2013.
The markets had been on an upward trajectory since August 2013.
In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.
'The market position from here on is expected to go up'.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
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