Home and kitchen appliances, electronic products, apparel and B-segment cars stand to gain.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
HUL, the country's largest FMCG company, saw sales volume fall by 4% for the December quarter.
Raghuram Rajan remains focused on a long-term inflation target of 4 percent.
The Sensex closed down 308 points at 24,894 and the Nifty has lost 96 points at 7,559.
Between April 2 and July 8 this fiscal, the rupee has plummeted by 12.81 per cent, and hit all-time low of 61.21 per cent on Monday.
The implications aren't too significant, given the size of Ukraine and its role in the global economy.
A downturn in Indian demand could hit global gold prices.
The revision will do little to help the Congress party-led ruling alliance, which faces an uphill battle in elections due by May amid allegations of economic mismanagement, corruption scams and high inflation.
Rajan drew attention towards the Nachiket Mor committee on PSL and said that the RBI is trying to make the entire process more effective.
RBI Governor has been under pressure from Finance Ministry.
The government will release the Index of Industrial Production for July 2015 on Friday, September 11, 2015.
Mukesh Kumar, Executive Director, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited, talks about the many benefits of buying one
Most of the extra spending in the Budget is in fact an accounting entry that shifts the cost of an interest subsidy to the agriculture Budget that was previously borne by the finance ministry
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
A market correction is a good time to reassess the quality of your portfolio and purge the poor quality names from it, says Ramesh Bukka
Between Friday's and Monday's close: Yields on 10-year bonds up 6 basis points, rupee slides 13 paise against dollar, Sensex ends flat
India's gold imports could pick up in the next few months after slumping 81 percent in June as falling prices spur buying, a government source said, adding to New Delhi's anxiety over a record-low rupee and a wide current account deficit.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has set himself a target of lowering consumer inflation and is even ready to raise rates to achieve it, risking friction with the new government, if he is seen as overstepping.
'Not only have we rescued 1,700 fishermen but on the morning of November 30, we evacuated 1,044 fishing folk, otherwise the missing numbers would have been much higher.'
A large number of successful IPOs ensured that the total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative valuation of all listed shares, rose by nearly Rs 6 lakh crore during the year to Rs 106.23 lakh crore
'Will the Statue of Unity and Tent City Narmada have as much of a transformational effect on the local economy as the salt desert/Tent City Dhordo did is something that only time can tell,' says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Conde Nast Traveller sorted through the wish lists of wildlife enthusiasts from around the world to collate this definitive guide. How many will you cross off?
In the near term, two key factors are the outcome of the monsoon season in respect to cropping yields; and the correction in the crude oil price.
Monsoon is expected to be normal in June.
RBI is expected to slash rates by 150 basis points till end-December 2016.
For an industry which saw sales shrinking in 2013-14, this is hope indeed.
Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal explains why the Congress is ill-equipped to battle the Narendra Modi government in the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament.
Every dollar increase in crude oil price will add Rs 4,000 crore to the overall underrecovery.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
Against a turbulent and uncertain background, Budget 2017-18 hewed a steady, forward-looking course, says Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the government.
The Economic Survey called for improving business environment.
In the second of a six-part series, Sanjay Jog of Business Standard walks across the streets of Indore to find out how it has been hit by demonetisation.
Rediff reader Rashmi Parab trekked to the twin forts of Lohgad and Visapur this monsoon. Here's an account of her trek in breathtaking photographs!
The global economy may just be entering a new phase.
You won't regret planning your next trip to this hilly north-eastern state.
Markets end in green with auto, banks on a steady climb.
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
RBI could opt for a 'deep cut' after winning inflation war, say experts.
