Venus Williams sees no end in sight on the tennis court, even envisioning another Olympics alongside her sister Serena.
Hemant Kanoria tells Niraj Bhatt why understanding the dynamics of the borrower's business is critical for the lender.
World number one Rafael Nadal will face compatriot David Ferrer at next week's ATP World Tour Finals in London, with last year's champion Novak Djokovic and runner-up Roger Federer drawn in the second group on Saturday.
Roger Federer booked his place in the ATP World Tour Finals for a record-tying 12th consecutive year when he dismissed South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
A tenacious Roberto Bautista Agut battled back to beat world number one Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 and advance to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday as the Spaniard claimed his second win over the Serb this year.
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
The NSE Nifty went past the 8,600-mark for the first time since November 1.
While capital appreciation is better, paying regular dividend indicates that the company is making profits and is rewarding investors.
ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank down between 0.2%-1.4% each.
Sensex rises, snapping two-session losing streak; banks, auto gain.
2019 appears a story of two halves for Indian equities - a more difficult first half might precede a stronger second half, said Abhiram Eleswarapu, bottom, left, Head of India Equity Research, BNP Paribas in an interview with Ashley Coutinho.
The winter session of Parliament will commence on November 26.
'I am not surprised that hubris brought Chanda Kochhar down. It would appear that as a person she thought she could do no wrong and as a leader she considered herself above what her company demanded of others in terms of financial probity and honesty. That, my friends, is NOT a good way for a leader to feel,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
A long season took its toll on Roger Federer on Thursday as the Swiss was knocked out of the Paris Masters following a 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(5) third-round defeat by big serving John Isner.
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The duo of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis sailed into the 10th final of the year at the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) Finals after beating Chinese Taipei's Chan Hao-Ching and Chan Yung-Jan in straight sets, in Singapore, on Saturday.
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
Maria Sharapova had not completed a match since losing at Wimbledon in July, so the Russian was naturally thrilled to emerge with a victory at the WTA finals on Sunday after taking time to heal from a number of ailments.
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The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
Out of 30 Sensex shares, 19 ended lower while 11 gained
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Shares of L&T Technology Services, an arm of engineering giant Larsen and Toubro, made a decent debut on the bourses
Financials and auto stocks were the top losers while energy and IT shares recovered
Private lenders HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were the top gainers along with index heavyweights
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
Domestic market is losing its trend to rate sensitive stocks post the announcement of the new RBI governor who is likely to maintain a cautious stance on interest rate cut
Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
The 50-issue Nifty fell 29.60 points or 0.34 per cent to close at 8,642.55
Analysts are expecting inflation to fall further in October and November on base effect. Inflation measured by consumer prices has been trending down for over four months, and came in at 6.7 per cent in September.
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
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Raghuram Rajan's decision to go back to academics might spell short term negativity for the stock, currency and bond markets.
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Axis Bank emerged as the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 6.62 per cent, followed by SBI at 5.88 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 1 point at 27,459 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 1 point at 8,341.
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