What stocks will gain from a normal monsoon?
India's sad export figure put pressure on the rupee
'We began foolishly bragging about Saudi-Emirati investment plans as indicative of the sheikhs 'distancing' from Pakistan, including on Kashmir,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
oil market remained under pressure and big gains are unlikely.
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
Many things could play spoilsport for the Indian economy.
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.
Bank Nifty closes at a 30-month high; Rate sensitives lead the rally on RBI rate cut optimism.
Gold was among the least bruised by Monday's selloff, dropping half a percent versus a 6 percent slide in Brent crude and a 2 percent decline in copper.
Latching on to a Pakistan minister's "destabilisation" remark against Narendra Modi, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad on Thursday said that the BJP prime ministerial candidate should be sent to Pakistan.
'What I want is not for the elected to tell me what they did in the 1990s or for the past 5 years,' says A Bihari Abroad. 'I would rather know what they plan to do in the next 6 months and give the people a report on the progress of these initiatives. Perhaps, a presentation on their performance and their future plans, to the electoral public, who they represent and are actually answerable to.'
Keep exit plans handy, D-day could be the second week of August, writes Sonali Ranade in Market Notes.
Benchmark share indices ended lower for the third straight session as investors turned cautious amid tensions in Iraq even as consumer durables shares stole the limelight tracking rally in gold prices.
The dollar gained strength with the emergence of the US as the only developed economy showing signs of recovery.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Jigar Shah, chief executive officer, Maybank Kim Eng Securities is not certain that the DMart listing would trigger a re-rating of the Indian retailing sector.
After touching a high of Rs 32,01/10g in October 2013, gold prices fell to a low of Rs 26,900/10g in June
Exuding confidence that the Third Front will form the next government at the Centre, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday said his party would set no preconditions to join it and help form the alliance in national interest.
FMCG stocks have underperformed the market, falling 2.2 per cent so far in 2014.
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Vedanta were the top Nifty gainers.
The death toll on account of the cyclone Hudhud stood at 43 in Andhra Pradesh with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu assuring that power supply would be back in the affected coastal districts by October 25.
Top 5 losers include Lupin, Cipla, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Lab and GAIL down 1.6%-11%.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Experts prefer domestic consumption-driven plays and defensives such as information technology and pharmaceuticals
Premium valuations and lack of big triggers will weigh on Indian equity markets in the near term, believes Mahesh Nandurkar, India Strategist, CLSA.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
Even US equities are now back to end-2014 levels.
Beijing did not announce expected policy support over the weekend
The BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices outperformed to gain 0.6% and 1.1%, respectively
The RBI kept interest rates unchanged at 8 per cent as widely expected.
Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
This has steered a rally in global equities and dollar Index also ticked higher, trading near its four year high.
Attacking the Congress and United Progressive Alliance on price rise at a massive BJP rally in Bengaluru, Narendra Modi tells the crowd that Congress is worried sick about the BJP's growing popularity. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, auto and realty witnessed strong buying demand in trades today
The upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead
Weakness of dollar in the global markets and foreign capital outflows also affected the rupee sentiment.
Markets ended higher for the second straight session mainly on the back of upbeat corporate earnings.
Big bull's holdings cross Rs 7,200 crore (Rs 72 billion).
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