'It is time to allow the rupee to move towards its true value, as it is hurting Indian exports, investment and SMEs associated with export sectors that create jobs,' argues Pravakar Sahoo.
The BJP-led government may not permit foreign retailers to open mega stores in the country as such a move may adversely impact small traders and farmers, new Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman indicated.
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.
We are much better placed than in 2013 with our overall fundamentals much stronger - higher foreign exchange reserves, a more favourable growth-inflation mix and an institutional framework for targeting inflation, says B Prasanna.
Midcap stocks continued to remain on buyers' radar with BSE Midcap index up 0.1%.
FDI inflows into India were $34 billion in 2014, up 22%.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
'The Indian State needs to focus on healthcare, education, infrastructure and law and order, and get out of all these regulatory cholesterols.' 'Then, India will fly.'
Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1%
Not just Tesco, Auchan, Walmart, even Biyani & Reliance keen on food FDI: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Financials were among the top losers along with Sun Pharma and index heavyweight Reliance Industries
The country must get its act on global alliances right in order to feed its fuel-hungry economy, points out Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
In a major policy reversal, the AAP government wrote to the Centre to withdraw the approval given by the previous Sheila Dikshit government for FDI in multi-brand retailing in Delhi, saying the entry of global chains such as Walmart and Tesco in India would result in large-scale job losses.
Corrective measures are already being taken by fund managers - overall allocation to the IT firm has been pruned by 120 basis points, from 4.43 per cent in March to 3.24 per cent in July
The bank is expected to report a pre-tax profit of $21 bn.
Saudi Arabia is insisting on 'In Kingdom' total value-addition requirements
A basic problem is that the cost of spectrum and licences relative to earnings is too high.
One of the key concerns for non-users of voice assistants is trust.
Volkswagen mess costs Germany its strongest nation brand position.
Given the relative rates of gross domestic product growth, the differential will increase.
The government is scheduled to release index of industrial growth for November and consumer price inflation for December later today.
India has moved up 16 positions to rank 55th on a global index of the world's most competitive economies, where Switzerland remains on top.
Indian companies struggle in face of a set of common challenges related to logistics, labour regulations, tax and tariff policy
From 50 stores Vimal Textiles aims to have 150 in 3 years.
'Everybody fears them and rightly so. Who in his right senses wouldn't fear these agencies?' 'They can take away everything in seconds with near zero recourse to law.'
India's decision to skip the meeting came after a year of bilateral discord over China's stubborn opposition to India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers' Group and a UN ban against Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Masood Azhar.
The second-longest serving chairman introduced quite a few measures for the primary market and implemented a new corporate governance framework.
Opportunities for job seekers are expected to grow even better in 2015 with employers in India being most optimistic on hiring, says a report.
The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed stocks on BSE, slumped by over Rs 7 lakh crore during the torrid week.
Sterling fell to a 31-year low against the dollar on Monday as a sell-off stemming from Britain's decision to quit the European Union gathered pace, with the euro also pressured as Brexit clouded the future of the rest of the bloc.
Elaborating on America and India's scope of engagement, Kerry said he has seen first-hand the transformation in Indo-US relationship as well as the ups and downs in the relationship. Kerry says the world's oldest and largest democracy were "finally beginning to captalise on our connections to each other." Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports after the media interaction with the US secretary of state.
In India we have to be careful not to copy any level of dependence on the financial sector and infatuation with the get-rich-quick syndrome, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
The government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax.
Key relaxations traced in final regulations.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
Sterling was last at $1.4450, having carved out a massive range of $1.4000 to $1.5022.
Sensex slumped 518 points to end the day at 25,582 and the Nifty slipped 164 points to close at 7,623.
The rupee's strength has had an overall negative effect on merchandise trade
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