The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
In the third of a four-part series, Business Standard reporter travels to Nashik to assess how the currency press there is responding to demonetisation.
HDFC Life, which posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 281.83 crore (Rs 2.81 billion) for the quarter ended June compared with Rs 11.92 crore (Rs 119.2 million) in corresponding period last year (according to HDFC's first quarter results), has diversified its distribution mix.
Rapid rise in disposal of corruption cases against govt employees has helped
The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
Lower interest rates needed to boost manufacturing, officials say.
The focus is on corporate results at one level but global news will also have an impact
The revision will do little to help the Congress party-led ruling alliance, which faces an uphill battle in elections due by May amid allegations of economic mismanagement, corruption scams and high inflation.
Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
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The new IIP series based on the new base year, is expected to lead to better capturing of ground data
Legal experts are not sure if threat of confiscation of property will be deterrent enough for fleeing offenders
The new 'Form 5' has been brought for the benefit of pensioners and it will record all information on the basis of self-attestation by the individual concerned, said Sanjay Kothari, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms, Public Grievances and Pension.
'Brajesh Thakur spoke to half a dozen Union ministers, some Bihar ministers and Manju Verma's husband between the process of lodging the FIR against him on May 31 and his arrest on June 2.'
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Shedding its gains from Monday, NIkkei has declined around 0.7% while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were trading marginally lower.
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Sensex dull at close, Infosys rules, ITC drags.
Asia has opened largely in the green ahead of a raft of Chinese data due during the day.
Gold is currently trading at Rs 25,200 for 10 grams.
India's economic growth had slumped to a decade's low of five per cent in 2012-13.
DLF has a land bank of 295 million sq ft, of which 50 million sq ft is under development.
It was a roller-coaster week for the markets, amid talk of a fiscal stimulus by the government. Saurabh Mukherjea, chief executive officer, and Prashant Mittal, strategist, at Ambit Capital tell Puneet Wadhwa the recent flows into equity mutual funds are largely speculative in nature and pose a risk of reversal.
If the surge in tax collections is sustainable, the finance minister has the elbow room to shoot for a fiscal deficit
Encouragingly, the recovery also appears to be becoming broad-based
Besides the manufacturing industry, voices in favouring the need for protectionism have also been heard from local start-ups, which at times find it tough to compete with global players that entered India with deep pockets.
Its net profit stood at Rs 100.05 crore (Rs 1 billion) in the year-ago period.
'Traditionally, the US tried to tamp down tensions whenever a crisis situation arose and deputed officials from Washington to travel to Delhi to counsel restraint.' 'This time around, no US envoy flew down to Delhi -- not even when tensions spiked and a flashpoint was reached last week,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Going by the current pace, IT firms are likely to exceed the manufacturing sector in salary payouts over the next five years.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
The move is aimed at making it easier to do business in India.
The railways continue to lose market share with an actual fall in the number of passengers and stagnant freight tonnage, says Subir Roy.
While the US is definitely recovering, Europe, Japan and, now, China are all going through another wave of what some fear could be a multi-year slowdown.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has asked the Indian Air Force to focus on safety and conservation of available resources as he interacted with top commanders in New Delhi just days after India decided to buy 36 Rafale jets.
'If India and China come together, 40 per cent of the world's people are going to be prosperous'
Encouraging domestic financial savings through focused measures would help mobilise long term resources for funding infrastructure and economic development.
A high-level three-member committee is formed to grow awareness about fraudulent job offers.
Sensex gained nearly 0.4% or 96 points at 26087 level while Nifty ended up by 42 points or 0.5% at 7,791.40 level.
If you leave too much money lying in your trading account or hand over your securities to brokers, there is always the risk that they could use it to trade in the markets.
The rupee has not depreciated enough against other currencies.
