An analysis of major Asian countries' stock indices show that the 30-share Sensex gave the second maximum cumulative returns, while the highest return was given by Indonesia's benchmark Jakarta Composite Index, the Economic Survey 2011-12 said.
India's economic growth, which dipped to 9-year low of 6.5 per cent in 2011-12, is expected to rebound from October, Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu said.
The government on Saturday made its prior approval mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share land border with India to curb 'opportunistic takeovers' of domestic firms following the COVID-19 pandemic, a move which will restrict Foreign Direct Investment from China.
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The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday recovered by over 50 points in early trade, snapping its eight-session losing streak, on fresh buying by funds and retailers ahead of industrial output data, amid a firming trend in other Asian bourses.
The ministry on Sunday decided to allow foreign individuals and pension funds, as well as other entities, to invest directly in equity markets.
In line with the overall downtrend in the markets, a majority of large business conglomerates saw their valuations taking a dip.
In a statement issued from New Delhi, Ambani-led Reliance group, however, said that no charges have been levelled against them by the UK regulators in these proceedings.
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Brokers said selling pressure goatherd momentum as the weakening rupee fell to an all-time low of 54.46 against the US dollar.
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Infosys lost the country's most influential stock status to Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), as the shares of the IT giant fell sharply by about 13 per cent.
2011 was not a particularly bullish year for Indian stock market investors as the Sensex reported a fall of 23 per cent. While 2012 too begins on a pessimistic note, Salil Dhawan, editor, Investment-Mantra, suggests three sectors that could provide decent -- if not stellar -- returns in the New Year.
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As a situation similar to the game of musical chairs continued for yet another day, Infosys slipped to the second position after RIL in terms of their weightage on the Indian stock market's barometer index, the Sensex.
The Indian stock market, hit by global fears and a high inflation-interest rate regime, has been the second-worst performer in Asia this calendar year - a shade above Bangladesh.
To make its stock market investments transparent and avoid further controversy, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has discontinued deals that were first negotiated over the telephone and then executed on the stock exchange platform, according to brokers familiar with the matter.
A meaningful correction in global oil prices and/or progress on key reforms would be important re-rating triggers for the Indian stock market, says Bharat Iyer, executive director and the head of India equity research at JPMorgan.
Life Insurance Corp of India, also one of the biggest investors in the Indian stock market, saw its holding in the IT major rise from 4.9 per cent to 6.3 per cent during the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
Infra projects are enormous cash guzzlers and funding such low-return projects might unwittingly pull down the overall growth rates.
Markets were also weighed down by losses in index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys.
Fearing possible black money flow and terror financing risks from Iran and North Korea into the Indian stock market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked bourses to be cautious in dealings with funds and entities from those countries.
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The decline could be attributed to several measures taken by the market watchdog to stop the misuse of the controversy-ridden participatory notes.
Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius believes the Indian market is no longer cheap but the country has been enjoying a premium over peers due to its growth prospects. In an interview with Business Standard, the executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group says India's relatively strong fundamentals and accumulation of foreign exchange reserves put it in a much stronger position to weather external shocks.
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Indian stock market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, on Tuesday paved the way for Indian investors to trade in large indices of 24 global exchanges, including that of the United States, Europe and Asia.
The overall breadth was positive as 1,640 stocks advanced while 1,292 shares declined.
Of the total investments made last month, P-note holdings in equities were at Rs 61,786 crore and the remaining in debt and derivatives markets.
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A report titled 'Bright Side of the Gloom', released by Citi Investment & Analysis, a division of Citi Global Market Inc, predicts that the Indian stock market bellwether index -- Sensex -- will reach 21,500 by December 2011, which is an upside of 15 to 16 per cent from the current levels.
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), one of the largest institutional investors in the Indian stock market, has become active on the bourses again. This is after a brief lull last month following the bribe-for-loan scam and questions around its stock market dealings.
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After record foreign inflows of $29 billion in 2010, foreign institutional investors have hit pause.
A global selloff over Europe's sovereign debt problems and weak US economic data had a bruising effect on Indian stock markets today.
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This is the highest since May 2008, when the cumulative value of such investments stood at Rs 2,34,933 crore
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