The US FOMC concludes its two-day meeting today while the Bank of Japan will start its two-day meeting today.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have performed better than the front-liners
A cross-section of people from Tamil Nadu speak of their expectations from Narendra Modi.
A Reuters poll showed only one out of 51 economists had expected a 50 basis points rate cut.
'In this country, if any government acquires one of these images -- anti-farmer, or anti-poor or corrupt -- the government doesn't survive.' 'The Modi government is fast acquiring that anti-farmer image, that is why it is nervous.'
Expectations of continued stimulus withdrawal by the US Federal Reserve added to the market's gloom.
Tata Motors, Titan Company & Tata Steel come in at second, third & fourth slots.
'India easily remains one among the more attractive large economies, with high growth and stable/improving macros, as a top investment destination.' 'We are looking pretty good.'
'My enduring memory of Lula is personal,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, our former envoy in Brazil. 'He was visiting India after retirement to accept an award.' 'At a private dinner in the Brazilian ambassador's residence, where I too was present, he was missing at the end of the evening.' 'We all went looking for him in the sprawling house to find him eventually in the kitchen talking happily to the cooks and servers.' 'He was thanking them for the excellent meal and service!'
'As he has no executive track record, so far, he is all talk and hence essentially a braggart and a bigot.' 'That he is described as the 'Trump of the tropics' should give a shorthand summary to what he stands for on issues in general,' points out Ambassador B S Prakash, India's former envoy to Brazil.
The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed stocks on BSE, slumped by over Rs 7 lakh crore during the torrid week.
India remains an attractive destination and the recent sell-off has made valuations attractive in the large-cap space.
Top companies in China are valued at 7.7 times the trailing 12-month earnings against a P/E ratio of 18.6 times for Nifty 50 companies.
Investors sought to book profits at attractive valuations after recent run up in last few trading sessions.
Premium valuations era started in 2006 and went hand in hand with decline in the US interest rates
Benchmark indices finished higher on hopes of economic reforms
Experts say the BSE Sensex could rise to around 32,000 in a year.
The resentment against the government has increased.
'Debt mutual funds are a good option now because interest rates are coming down.' 'Retail investors must put a majority portion of your money in short-term debt funds (1 to 3 years) and only a small portion in actively managed dynamic funds.'
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
The broader markets ended in line with the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended higher by 1.3% and 0.9% each.
The Dow has never lost more than 800 points in a day.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
The Sensex ended up 380 points at 27,888 and the Nifty advanced 111 points to end five points shy of 8,400.
Large-cap scrips are still trading at a discount to mid-caps.
'Markets should be driven more or less by earnings growth.'
Sensex may remain under pressure this week due to weak global factors.
An almost deathly hush descended as Serbian Novak Djokovic administered the last rites on Rafael Nadal's reign of dominance at the French Open.
'Everyone is still trying to understand the quantum of impact demonetisation will have on the economy.'
'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.'
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.
Mark Mobius, executive chairman, Templeton Emerging Markets Group, is positive on India and believes the Indian economy is on a strong footing
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.
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