FIIs accumulated India's top-listed companies at an average valuation of around 16 times.
Softening rural consumption and the likelihood of weak corporate earnings in the March quarter saw investors dump stocks.
Double whammy for consumer firms, where the top line will remain subdued due to demonetisation and margins will squeeze owing to a crude oil spike and rupee depreciation, reports Viveat Susan Pinto/Business Standard from Mumbai.
Experts say it will now be tough for the Modi government to catch up with the UPA's economic record owing to the shock induced by the currency demonetisation.
Direct investors should stagger their investments over 1-2 months.
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
Total net debt-equity ratio improves for third consecutive year, while investment in new projects hits a 10-year low, says Krishna Kant.
BJP loss could trigger a correction
The markets had been on an upward trajectory since August 2013.
The S&P BSE Sensex has dipped five per cent, thus far, in CY15.
The combined share of customs and excise duties, service tax, and value-added tax in India's gross domestic product reached an all-time high of 10.5%.
FY16 saw the highest number of new product launches in a year from Maruti
The benchmark Sensex companies' underlying earnings per share are down 3 per cent (on a cumulative basis) since January 2015, against 25 per cent rise in the index value during the period
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
The outcome is beyond the market's expectation and will be a sentimental boost, say analysts.
Jindal's house was raided by the CBI on Tuesday.
From MRF to Shree Cement: 23 companies which delivered 30% CAGR in 15 years.
Home and kitchen appliances, electronic products, apparel and B-segment cars stand to gain.
The 30 share Sensex ended up 183 points at 27,470 and the 50-share Nifty gained 44 points to close at 8,295.
Government-owned companies are more generous in rewarding their shareholders with dividends.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
Their share in overall market capitalisation of BSE stocks has risen to a four-year high
12 out of 21 public sector banks reported declines in their loan books in the last financial year against seven such banks in 2015-16 and none in 2013-14.
The sentiment around Indian equities remains positive and unchanged.
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Close to 50 companies have announced stock splits this year so far, something experts say is typical in a bull phase.
India on track to be third largest consumer economy by 2025.
The Reserve Bank of India held its policy rate at 7.25 percent on Tuesday.
Rising oil prices and diminishing cash pile to limit capacity in 2018-19
Long-term investors can stay put in the markets, but should brace for volatility
A financial turnaround in Tata Steel and Tata Motors has come as a shot in the arm for Chandra.
After years of losing money on two of the group's biggest bets - global steel business and domestic passenger cars - there are strong signs of a revival in both businesses.
A total of 183 stocks rallied 10 per cent, of which 32 stocks saw price appreciation of 20 per cent each.
Since its peak, the S&P BSE Sensex has dropped nearly 3,000 points.
The gap between Nifty's price-earnings multiple and economic growth is at a 12-year high
It was a year of big gains for equity investors.
Buying stocks during bad times can lead to good returns.
Earnings spread for foreign investors down to 10-year low of 1.1 per cent, from 2 per cent at the beginning of the year and record high of nearly 5 per cent in 2013
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
The rally in most of these stocks is partly attributed to impressive financial performance.
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