Large-cap scrips are still trading at a discount to mid-caps.
'Markets should be driven more or less by earnings growth.'
'Everyone is still trying to understand the quantum of impact demonetisation will have on the economy.'
Sensex may remain under pressure this week due to weak global factors.
'It will take a long time for the effects of demonetisation to wear away, and I am not even sure that a year lost, can at all be even recovered.'
An almost deathly hush descended as Serbian Novak Djokovic administered the last rites on Rafael Nadal's reign of dominance at the French Open.
Mark Mobius, executive chairman, Templeton Emerging Markets Group, is positive on India and believes the Indian economy is on a strong footing
Tuesday's contrasting speeches -- one by Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and the other by Narendra Modi in Jaipur -- set the tone for the mother of all political battles, reports Anita Katyal.
Weakness in Infosys, L&T and Hindalco cap index gains.
Money will flow to Europe, Japan - and the emerging markets, including India.
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Sunday termed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government as the most corrupt in independent India and pledged to send corrupt ministers of the outgoing administration to jail once his party is voted to power.
Curfew has been lifted from Surat city after no untoward incident was reported from there since Wednesday night.
It is a fight for survival for the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra, which has been its citadel. In an interview party President Sharad Pawar speaks on the NCP's prospects and how the Bharatiya Janata Party is exploiting Narendra Modi's popularity in the state assembly elections.
Technically speaking, US equities have seen net losses since January. India is strongly influenced by US trends.
Many investment options once seen as safe havens are presently out of sync
Markets surged in late trades to snap five-day losing streak led by bank shares.
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
The 30-share Sensex jumped 729 points to end at 28,076 and the 50-share Nifty soared 217 points to end at 8,494.
The RBI cited lower-than-expected inflation, weak crude prices and weak demand, as well as the government's commitment to sticking to a fiscal deficit target as reasons.
'I am not optimistic about the global economy for the next couple of years.'
Many things are going unnoticed by India watchers.
'What adult citizens do in the privacy of their home, what they eat or drink or watch, is not the government's concern.'
'The Congress can't return to power unless it reins in prices, lowers interest rates, taxes the rich,' says Praful Bidwai. 'If this means sacking those most responsible for the UPA's pro-big business policies including Finance Minister Chidambaram, so be it!'
'You cannot treat workers like beggars.'
Economists expect Modi to announce big-bang reforms.
Was Adani able to clinch this loan merely as a result of his proximity to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
The benchmark BSE Sensex ended down 2.23 per cent. The Bank Nifty fell 3.59 per cent.
The Fed has prepared the world very well for a rate hike. In fact the market may have priced in a 25 basis points increase. So if the increase is 50 basis points, the reaction could be stunning, but a 25 basis points rise is not likely to have any great impact, says P V Subramanyam.
Markets will remain closed on Thursday, 12 November 2015 on account of Diwali Balipratipada.
But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors
2015 will be a real test for Modi govt.
The 30-share Sensex gained 321 points to end at 26,430 and the 50-share Nifty surged 100 points to end at 7,879.
If new goals have emerged, this is the time to make fresh investments.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
Growth in India will pick up from current levels, says LEO Puri, managing mirector, UTI Asset Management Company.
'Rahul Gandhi accuses the Modi government of being in thrall to corporate fat cats at the expense of farmers and other common folk. But the facts do not bear out this argument, as Indian farmers are relatively better off compared to the really wretched of the earth, the unfortunate landless, often itinerant, labourer. And since Rahul's ancestors are the ones who failed them, it is a little disingenuous of him to ignore them in his rhetorical flourishes,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
Global working conditions have worsened in 2014.
It is unusual to see Narendra Modi highlight his OBC status -- something he has never done in his long political career. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com examines Modi's compulsions for bringing his caste to the foreground
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