The dangerous drift in governance

Team Congress says it opposes Team Anna's Lokpal recommendations because it could create a parallel system of government. If so, we should support Team Anna without reservation because right now we......

REWIND: The BEST images in the last 24 hours

We bring you some of the best images in the last 24 hours from across the world.A worker climbs a ladder after cleaning crude palm oil inside a container at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta. Indonesia......

Why valuation of FMCG sector is likely to be attractive

The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has underperformed the Nifty over the past year as its 20 per cent return is trumped by 29 per cent of the benchmark index. The FMCG index saw a 2.2 per......

Elevated inflation trends may dig a deeper hole for FMCG stocks: Analysts

Renewed inflationary pressures, led by a spike in prices of vegetables and cereals, have cast a spell on the equity markets in the past month. Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters The BSE Sensex and......

FMCG stocks get a boost from improving prospects; analysts are bullish

The FMCG sector is generally considered to be a safe haven during difficult times as people never stop buying soap and toothpaste. However, weak rural and semi-urban demand has been a factor since......

Derivatives trade in wheat suspended for 1 year

Capital markets regulator Sebi has extended the suspension of futures and options trading in seven agricultural commodities, including wheat and moong, for one more year till December 2023 in a bid......