The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have performed better than the front-liners
The New Year 2015, however, may see shares worth over Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) being put on the table by the government, including by way of part-sale of its holdings in PSUs and its residual minority stakes in some private sector entities.
The government's disinvestment programme is set to get a boost this Diwali, with the finance ministry planning to hit the market to sell a five per cent stake in Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) by October.
The target announced is 13.6 per cent higher than that set last year and 145.4 per cent higher than the revised target for 2013-14.
Adani Power bagged Jitpur mine in Jharkhand.
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
Under current laws, a company cannot sell mines but only transfer leases when it is acquired by another firm.
Having faced a debacle in four Assembly elections recently, the UPA government is exploring ways to woo voters before the coming general elections - without deviating from the path of fiscal consolidation.
Bankers claim they have received good response to the roadshows held abroad for Coal India, IndianOil and PowerGrid.
Sourcing bauxite from other states to add Rs 600 crore to cost.
The 30-share Sensex is up 253 points at 29,263 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 68 points at 8,829.
Amid the bitter war of words between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Narendra Modi of being discourteous to his opponents, adopting double standards on corruption and favouring select industrialists.
While three operational mines in Chhattisgarh had a capacity of 12 million tonnes (mt), six were yet to start production.
Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.
Their coal block bids may be referred to CCI.
Divestment in PFC, REC, NHPC, Nalco, Hindustan Copper and NMDC could be considered
Non-mineral-rich states will benefit from tariff concessions.
Offloading shares in ONGC, CIL, NHPC may fetch govt more than the year's target.
'It's not as if power demand is falling. It's that generation has outpaced demand.'
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By the end of 2020, India will lay 32,737 km across the length and breadth of the country. It needs to lay down and comply with strict safety standards especially since some of these pipes will go through areas of dense habitation, says Rashme Sehgal.
To check fiscal deficit, government needs to drastically cut Plan expenditure.
One crucial revenue source that can help the government achieve its fiscal-deficit target is the proceeds from the sale of its stakes in public sector companies.
'It is my duty to give the govt the right price of crude oil.'
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