The outlook is improving and that mostly reflects the fact that the new government has pledged to prioritise economic reforms.
China is keen to rebalance its economy towards higher consumption, services, technology use and value-added exports. The hope is that its currency will strengthen as the world embraces it as a global trade and reserve currency, say Abheek Barua & Bidisha Ganguly.
Apple Pay also faces competition from Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) - a consortium of retailers including Wal-Mart and Best Buy - which is developing its own mobile payment platform.
Merrill Lynch jumps to first from 7th last year in a smaller market; says its focus is larger deals and clients.
Investment bankers handling the IPO had said marquee global investors made big-ticket applications.
Market experts say booking profits could be unwise. If you are nervous, go for dividend-yield stocks.
RIL is also set to file its tariff plans, which will mark the company's intent to commercialise Jio's operations, with the regulator this week
Firms have to adhere to strict compliance requirements mandated by global parents
Real estate firms like DLF, Prestige, Phoenix Mills to benefit.
Today, it holds $131 billion in assets under management.
Instead of being carried away by Friday's historic election verdict, savvy investors were seen taking money off the table, after the benchmark Sensex rallied about 1,500 points in intra-day trade.
RIL's standalone net profit rose one per cent quarter-on-quarter
UBS India, the domestic franchise of Swiss banking major UBS Group which last month surrendered its banking licence, has started laying off around 50 people, who are affected by the decision.
Congress sitting MP Sanjay Nirupam is facing a tough contest from Bharatiya Janata Party Gopal Shetty in the North Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency, which goes to polls on April 24.
'"We want to get the learnings from Flipkart and take it to other parts of the world," Walmart CEO Doug McMillon was quoted as saying.' 'That is a very large tuition fee for an MBA in a country that outdoes Brazil and perhaps even China in busting multinationals' knees and sometimes their heads as they try to crack a market of mostly impoverished people run by a government that has never really given up the sadistic pleasures of administering the license raj,' notes Rahul Jacob.
With real estate -- NRIs's favourite investment vehicle in the past -- unlikely to do well in the near future, there is a strong case for NRIs to shift to equity and debt mutual funds, says Prateek Mehta.
Expectations of continued stimulus withdrawal by the US Federal Reserve added to the market's gloom.
Telcos have indicated that rates will have to be raised, as higher volumes alone will not suffice to meet the higher costs.
As billions of dollars flow into India's booming online economy, some investors are beginning to fret that soaring valuations could hamper market listings.
In the quarter ended September, the company's employee costs rose to an all-time high of Rs 1,580 crore (Rs 15.8 billion), even as company's margins took a beating.
Spotlight likely on cement, metals, road cos
Buying stocks during bad times can lead to good returns.
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.
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The rupee resumed lower at 61.15 per dollar as against the last closing level of 60.77 per dollar yesterday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market and dropped further to 61.44 per dollar before quoting at 61.40 per dollar at 1045 hours.
By tying gold imports directly to export volumes, India is effectively trying to cap how much bullion can be brought into the country, tightening supplies and driving up local prices.
Bankers say it's a question of survival for debt-heavy companies.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
While companies having fewer visa holders in the US seem to be less exposed to rising protectionism, most front-line IT stocks are trading at attractive levels and, to a large extent, factor in near-term headwinds.
Laggards yet, a number of smaller PSBs in the category have balance sheets which do not give much comfort.
Laggards yet, a number of smaller PSBs in the category have balance sheets which do not give much comfort.
Enforcement Directorate sources tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com that the probe into FDI received by Flipkart continues and a show cause notice will be issued to the online retailer.
Positive cues from Asian peers also uplifted the sentiment.
Chances of a sudden collapse in the Shanghai Composite are remote.
The RBI must cut rates to spur growth, say experts.
Chinese e-commerce giant planning to enter India this year, will take on global e-retailer
RBI's fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meet due tomorrow also kept the investors on their toes.
Most large fund houses, such as HDFC MF, ICICI Prudential AMC, Reliance MF, Reliance MF, Birla SunLife MF and SBI MF, have the backing of large banks or financial institutions, giving them reach and understanding, they say.
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 46 points at 27,842 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 17 points to trade at 8,378.
A referendum will be held on Thursday, June 23, to decide whether Britain should exit (Britain's exit, hence the term Brexit) or remain in the European Union.
Expect more volatility in the coming year as the economy and markets price in the demonetisation drive.
