Market experts believe the retreat is because of uncertainty.
It was a case of 'buy on hopes and sell on news' as the Indian market posted only modest gains despite a landslide victory to Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Many officials had been talking of taking the baton of global growth.
The ETF is expected to fetch the govt Rs 3,000 crore.
Three policymakers aware of the central bank's deliberations on the Budget said they are combing through the numbers to test how Jaitley struck a balance, and question some of the assumptions.
One of the reasons for the failure, say industry experts and financial analysts, is that Emami strayed too far from its core with sanitary napkins.
Continued outflows amid moderation of domestic investments are a concern
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The total investment at risk is $930 billion and oil companies will need to cut their expenses by 30 per cent to make their projects viable provided oil remains around $70 a barrel.
'The domestic scenario is much better than earlier, demonstrated in the March quarter earnings.'
An open offer for acquisition of additional stake in a listed company can move forward only after issuance of 'observations' by Sebi.
Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.
Intensifying competition and possibility of further legal action to test expectations of recovery.
Analysts say the sell-off in risky assets will be temporary and could be a buying opportunity for long-term investors.
In addition, he will have to move swiftly to control any damage that may have been caused to the bank's image and investor confidence due to the loan controversy
Raghuram Rajan remains focused on a long-term inflation target of 4 percent.
Strong passenger growth will help domestic airlines improve their top line and margins.
Rates on tax-free bonds are linked to government securities.
Combined net profit estimated to grow 14.6% year-on-year, against a 5.7% decline in the Dec 2015 quarter
The month also saw Adani Power acquiring the 600-Mw Korba West thermal power plant from the Gautam Thapar-led Avantha group for Rs 4,200 crore (Rs 42 billion).
While the Budget might have been a sentiment booster for the sector, firms with market dominance emerge as favourites.
Falling jet fuel prices, stable rupee signal lower losses
Despite inflation easing, experts see RBI maintaining status quo on Dec 2
The Reserve Bank of India held its policy rate at 7.25 percent on Tuesday.
Some Indian generic drugmakers are, however, uncertain about the pace of approvals in the near future.
Sources said many individual investors were interested in applying for the NFO, due to additional benefits being offered such as upfront discounts and loyalty bonuses.
Indian market has been plagued by negative sentiment and triggers
Earlier this month, market regulator Sebi had given go- ahead to the disinvestment department's proposal to give preference in share allotment to those PSUs located in states in which Neyveli's generating units were located.
According to Rahul Rege, business head (retail) at Emkay Global Financial Services, it is difficult to track more than 10 stocks.
The central bank has, so far, cut its repo rate by 125 bps.
Voting for the 2014 general elections will begin in April and it is expected Budget 2014-15 will be presented in June.
The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices during this period have outperformed the blue-chip indices.
While sale of stake in airport business and adjacent land will help lower debt, improvement in power business is crucial.
Government divestment reached record figures after the financial crisis, at the same time as promoters were required to bring down their stake in companies to 75 per cent or less.
There's need to address growth, but weak rupee putting pressure on prices.
The central bank had nudged banks to cut lending rates.
Ruias to sell Essar Steel stake to strategic partners.
The challenge of merging Ranbaxy into the company has not been factored in.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has given its recommendations on the much-awaited issue of spectrum sharing.