In the April-June period, bond yields rose by 30 bps.
'A bold, progressive step forward,' Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak said of Nirmala Sitharaman's corporate tax breaks.
Thinning valuation gap between these and mid-caps indicates a shift in investors' preferences.
Markets and blue chip stocks may see a downward correction in short-to-medium term.
Flipkart will need $2 bn annual profit to make Walmart investment viable, which will mean yearly revenue of $100 bn
'Macro headwinds are rising for Indian equities in the form of rising commodity prices, especially oil, depreciating rupee, fiscal challenges, election-related uncertainty and upside risks to inflation'
Reliance announced energy asset sales worth around $ 16 billion; end of the investment cycle in telecom; bringing net-debt to zero in 18 months; value-unlocking options for real estate and financial assets; listing of telecom and retail in five years; and focus on dividends.
Analysts suggest making separate firms of tobacco, hotels and FMCG divisions
Analysts are eyeing bigger launches that will positively impact company's fortunes.
FIIs pump in $1.4 billion in March, after pulling out $2.9 billion in Jan-Feb.
In July-Sept 2016-2017, TCS had missed street expectations with 7.8% growth in revenue.
'It is unlikely that foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) might increase their India allocation, given the overweight status for most FPIs.' 'Given the commentary from the Republican Party, an anti-imports approach means money will not flow out of the US.'
Higher dividend taxes, falling valuations make alternative shareholder payment attractive.
FMCG stocks have underperformed the market, falling 2.2 per cent so far in 2014.
Most analysts expect the note ban to sharply hit GVA growth in Q3 and Q4, and the central bank's stance is being called into question.
The strong correlation between its sales (revenue or turnover) and crude oil prices (average for the financial year) suggests that Ambani may be proved right.
Market cap touches Rs 5 lakh crore; earnings growth to spurt in FY19
US Fed rate rise raises risk of further drying up of FII flows.
Netflix and Prime have decided that rather than only buying the rights to Bollywood blockbusters to expand their reach in India, producing original content would be a better idea.
The broader markets were also in top gear, with the BSE midcap index surging by 2.1% at 11,431 and the smallcap index gaining 1.4% at 11,735.
Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai would make the largest gain.
Combined net profit estimated to grow 14.6% year-on-year, against a 5.7% decline in the Dec 2015 quarter
Financials were among the top losers along with Sun Pharma and index heavyweight Reliance Industries
A well-established tax system would have a predictable buoyancy - how fast the collections grow as a proportion to the growth of the economy. But that is not the case with GST. It is still undergoing substantial changes as the government responds to structural as well as administrative glitches.
Developers had been urging dual usage of their SEZ land since the beginning of global financial recession in 2008.
With a rise of around 30 per cent in the benchmark index S&P BSE Sensex, 2014 has been the best year for Indian equity markets since 2009, when the benchmark index surged 81 per cent.
Investors will look at how TCS has performed when it announces the quarter's results on October 13, and the forecast from Infosys on October 14
TCS kicked-off the Q1FY17 earnings season for information technology companies on Thursday.
Many giving double-digit returns, with India up less than one per cent; even so, it has done much better than other emerging markets.
Wipro, India's third largest information technology (IT) services company, is expected to continue with its strong show during the October-December quarter of financial year 2014.
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The partially convertible rupee closed at 66.24/25 per dollar after hitting a record low of 66.30, and down 2.9 per cent from its close of 64.30/31 on Monday.
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
Analysts now expect India Inc to report a decline in both top line and bottom line for the September quarter.
The bigger worry is that its effects could linger well into the next financial year.
With cash -- the primary medium of exchange -- all but disappearing, it is now unlikely that the expected fillip to demand on account of a good monsoon and proceeds from the Seventh Pay Commission payout will materialise.
FY17 GDP growth faces cash crunch heat
Nifty 50 firms' net profit estimated to grow by a modest 3.1% in Q2, reports Krishna Kant.
Bupa and Axa have already declared their intention to raise stakes.
They believe that the key reason behind such a high growth rate could be "a steep downward revision" of the year-ago base period.
