Gross value added and low investment activity by the private sector remain areas of concern
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
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.
oaring crime gave Venezuela the horrific title of being one of the most violent countries on earth. Inflation ran into tens of thousands per cent, impoverishing nearly all of the country's 31 million people.' Yet, says Radha Roy Biswas, she sees hope for the beleaguered nation where she spent her childhood years.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
The judiciary has sent a strong message against crony capitalism.
Significant portion of the funds used to fuel urban demand have become illegal and inoperative.
The blocks are Kunur mine in West Bengal, Morga South A, Morga South B, Meguli mines and Phutamera in Chhattisgarh, Dahegaon Dhapewada and Kalambi Kalmeshwar blocks in Maharashtra, Karanpura Mahuamilan mine in Jharkhand.
Goods like chocolates, chewing gum, shampoo, deodorant, shoe polish, detergents, nutrition drinks and marble will now attract 18% GST>
The infrastructure space was one of the worst victims and things were at standstill.
'Trade cannot take place when there is no trust.'
Further, the rate of growth improved in all, between June and July 2014.
The country must get its act on global alliances right in order to feed its fuel-hungry economy, points out Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
The sector is witnessing weak tendering.
'We are in the reverse gear and we are not there anywhere compared to the rest of the world'
Those for power sector to see tussle between prior owners & new challengers
Freight rates for 12 commodities hiked.
The Budget has to provide for capex on roads, railways, defence and other infrastructure sectors.
The industry has stepped up its demand for a rate cut
TAL Manufacturing Solutions expects its indigenously made affordable industrial robot, the Brabo, to boost the robotics vertical and contribute almost 40 per cent of its overall revenues in the next five years. Sohini Das reports.
Nifty 50 firms' net profit estimated to grow by a modest 3.1% in Q2, reports Krishna Kant.
A survey by industry body Ficci has lowered the country's economic growth forecast for 2013-14 fiscal to 5 per cent, from 6 per cent projected in July, indicating tough times ahead.
'I never imagined that there would come a day when the NBA game would be seen and heard by Indian fans in their own language.'
Analysts believe total cost of production at Rs 1,000/tonne reasonable for power firms.
Continuing decline in food prices, including vegetables, pulled wholesale price inflation to a five year low of 1.77 per cent in October.
This is Modi's first bilateral visit to Myanmar.
'The smartest businessmen are shopkeepers as their return on investment is better than anyone else.'
Formidable India will hope to get more answers for their unsettled middle-order puzzle when they take on a reeling West Indies in the five-match ODI series, starting Sunday and ticking off the home team's countdown to the 2019 World Cup.
In August, wholesale prices rose 3.74 per cent year-on-year.
The government's final rules for reallocation of cancelled mines through an e-auction process give the existing owners an advantage over new bidders.
One thing has remained constant through the Indian economy in the last seven decades: the dominance of family-owned businesses. Krishna Kant reports.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to open commercial coal mining to private players is a key step towards bringing order to the country's chaotic power industry and ending the chronic blackouts that impede its economic rise.
India and China have not ruled out a Modi-Xi meeting during the summit.
Have patience and bear with this turmoil. Do not panic. Buy at declines for the long term, says Nirmal Jain.
'Retail investors have been selling since the Budget and Foreign Portfolio Investors started selling.' 'Thus far, domestic institutions have picked up the slack, buying enough to keep the major indices from falling off a cliff.' 'However, there has been carnage in smaller stocks and the financial sector has been hit much harder than the major market indices,' points out Devangshu Datta.
'The Modi government must create conditions to integrate millions into the rural economy as many migrants are certainly not going to return to live an undignified life,' notes Ramesh Menon.
Dining and drinking out will be expensive.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
The news of Bengaluru-based IMA cheating thousands once again underlines the need for investors to steer clear of unregulated deposit schemes. The most important sign of a Ponzi scheme is the promise of exorbitant returns and so investors must ask how the promoter expects to earn the kind of return he is promising, says Sanjay Kumar Singh.
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