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Amid fears of a downgrade from ratings agencies, the finance ministry is gearing up for a visit of Japan Credit Rating Agency officials on September 6.
The ongoing oil price decline is mainly a result of oversupply in the global market
Modi sees export-led growth one of the best ways to create jobs.
Several MF managers are trying to tell their investors that it could be the best time to invest as India is different.
The market could be influenced by events elsewhere in the world and regardless of what happens to India's economy
The challenge of cleaning up the taxation system and introducing the goods and services tax (GST) regime cannot be underestimated.
The trend was visible in the early trade on Thursday as investors indulged in trimming their bets after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's September meeting indicated a possible rate hike this year.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
Experts consider Sebi's takeover code in its present form to be on a par with any foreign code governing public mergers and acquisitions.
Policy rates have been reduced substantially in 2015.
Gold is often favoured as a hedge against economic and financial uncertainty
Gold was among the least bruised by Monday's selloff, dropping half a percent versus a 6 percent slide in Brent crude and a 2 percent decline in copper.
Costlier oil due to rising conflict in Iraq threatens to hurt the India economy that is already battling price rise and slowing growth.
Volatility might continue as the Chinese market is expected to open sharply lower, following a long break
China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.
Oil & gas, banking and pharma sector stocks stole the show
Steps to improve governance, instill confidence in the government machinery and streamlining function across the different ministries are also important to feed the positive mood, the DBS report added.
The overall winners will be announced on October 15 at an awards ceremony in the Natural History Museum's iconic Hintze Hall.
Never one to mince words, Rajan will walk away with a mixed legacy
Devastation struck Venezuela when oil prices started collapsing in 1982, following a global oil glut. The country's economy contracted overnight.
At a time when the whole world is going ga-ga over stocks and debt is too easy to borrow, do not forget gold, says Anil Rego.
Australia went down as victors of the first floodlit test after sealing a nerve-jangling, three-wicket victory late on Sunday but organisers will also claim a win, with 120,000 fans flocking to Adelaide Oval through the match.
Frantic dollar demand from corporates along with an aggressive hedging strategy adopted by importers in the wake of the currency volatility predominately took a toll on the domestic unit despite moves by the central bank to stabilise the currency.
'Rajan brought in a healthy air of competition in the banking sector.'
In all, 37 central banks around the world have eased monetary policy so far this year to boost growth, fight deflation or both
A gradual increase works best for the US, as well as global markets, says Nizam Idris managing director, head of strategy (fixed income and currencies), Macquarie Bank.
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Candidates in the current state elections must be made to offer specific promises against which their performance can be measured, says Indira Rajaraman
Overall, it has projected a 10.3% salary rise for India Inc in 2016 compared to 10.6% in 2015.
Although the current long-term bullish trend is intact, markets are awaiting clarity on the taper and the Assembly election results.
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
The breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was slightly positive
The domestic currency had lost 63 paise to close at over four-month low of 61.18 against the dollar in Friday's trade on weakness in global stock markets and a strong US currency overseas.
Macroeconomic factors under control, says Rajan
SBI plunged over 3% after posting a 34.57% fall in net profit to Rs 2,538 crore for the quarter ended September 2016 on rise in provisions for non-performing loans.
Rediff.com presents the gist of the speech delivered by Mr. Kailash Satyarthi on the Foundation Day of Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh.
Nitin Desai suggests some concrete measures to revive investment and boost growth.
The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
Afghan presidential run-off candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday alleged massive election fraud and demanded an immediate halt to vote-counting amid reports that his rival had a million-vote lead, plunging the war-torn country's first democratic transition of power into question.
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The catalyst is the run on emerging market equities, but many investors are just tired of waiting for India to get its act together.
Governor Rajan can be more unambiguously pro-growth.
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