According to market experts, GST Bill, movement of the rupee and uncertain global cues amid expected rate cut by the US Fed will dictate the movement of the markets.
Nandigram, 126 km south of Kolkata, is Suvendu Adhikari's bastion, where he has vowed to defeat Mamata Banerjee by 50,000 votes or quit politics.
Cricket still leads when it comes to sponsorship, but other sports are bridging the gap at a fast clip, says Urvi Malvania.
Property markets in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, which have had a dream run in recent years, are set to face a downturn.
All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
Markets ended in green on rate cut hope.
The local markets are expected to react to global triggers until the government announces the Union Budget.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
If it splits now, who takes what away and leaves what behind? asks Shekhar Gupta.
The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.
The markets had been on an upward trajectory since August 2013.
Developed markets have performed better than emerging market firms in the top 10 TSR-based rankings, says a BCG report.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
Companies are drawn to the parks by the infrastructure and ready-to-occupy land.
IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday
The NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark to hit a low of 10,753.05 intra-day, before closing at 10,762.45 with a loss of 59.40 points, or 0.55 per cent.
Dr Ravi Prakash's 250 vintage car collection includes J R D Tata's 1940 Buick Limousine and a Sunbeam-Talbot used by Lord Mountbatten.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 366 points at 27,275 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 132 points at 8,235.
Since we are at the start of the month and the quarter, we shall look at the broader picture for the markets.
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively.
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
Despite a strong start to trade today, key benchmark indices retreated sharply from their higher levels following bouts of profit-taking amid fresh weakness in the rupee against the dollar.
On Reva, Mahindra says electric cars are an innovation that can disrupt the automobile sector.
We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in the world. We must make the best of what we have and not be excessively unhappy looking at the grass on the other side of the septic tank which may not be greener after all!, observes Shreekant Sambrani.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Company's sale to dealers hit an eight-month low to 6,924 units in January.
India Inc did not perform well during December quarter.
Auto makers are in the midst of a rally with the NSE auto index up 17.5 per cent since the start of February.
A fall presents an opportunity to buy rate-sensitive stocks.
Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
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Arvind Kumar Sharma, a 1988-batch IAS officer and one of the many joint secretaries in PMO, definitely wields some power.
A weaker rupee against the US dollar and the Japanese yen along with margin sustenance pressures have forced companies to raise prices.
