Retail investors may burn their fingers investing in them, especially if the markets correct, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh
'Obviously, there is always an argument that a weaker rupee could push up, to some, extent exports.' 'The fact that the rupee has appreciated against the Chinese currency is pushing a lot of Chinese imports into the Indian market.'
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
Shares of Sahara Housingfina Corporation on Monday fell 4.39 per cent on the BSE after Sahara chief Subrata Roy was arrested by the Lucknow police.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
If Modi wants to be a man of history, he must make hard choices that will pay off down the road, says T N Ninan.
Mitron probably would have continued with the free run for quite some time, had it not come to light that the source code of the app was actually developed by a Pakistani developer, reports Neha Alawadhi.
Sebi asked to reconsider open offer nod as KFA was identified as wilful defaulter.
India's GDP growth quickened to 7.4 per cent in the September.
The govt has a lot more to do then just open bank accounts for the poor in the Jan Dhan scheme.
Chinese govt has itself to blame for first trying to slow down the property market and later propping it up.
Since 2000-01, the Indian economy has shown the tendency of being unable to absorb all domestic savings as investments.
In a bear market, prices may be irrationally depressed. In that case, an investor can identify mis-pricing, invest with a safety margin and wait. Since values are low, the risk is also low.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
India should plan its strategies on the assumption that the rightward swing will stay and the West will retreat into an economic fortress, says Nitin Desai.
After hitting a record low of 68.85 to the dollar last week, a Reuters poll suggests the rupee will stabilise at 66 to the dollar by the end of September, while technical charts also point to a period of relative calm.
A time has thus come when state encouragement for rural students led to empowerment of the socio-economically marginalised sections of the population. It included women. Today, with greater exposure and consequent enlightenment, it has gone beyond 'empowerment' to become 'entitlement', says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Weakness of dollar in the overseas market also boosted the rupee value.
This follows an investigation into alleged violations of foreign exchange rules involving foreign direct investment of Rs 85 crore and Rs 140 crore by JP Morgan India and Amrapali Group firms.
Petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday touched fresh highs as rupee dipped to a record low of 71.54 against US dollar, making imports costlier
There is uncertainty in most investors' minds as to whether China is transitioning to a new growth model or simply collapsing.
'Fiscal purists would quarrel with the idea of selling assets to pay for current expenditure -- such as the payout to farmers and the health insurance programme -- for the obvious reason that the process cannot go on forever.' 'At some point, the list of assets available for sale will run out,' notes T N Ninan.consultations -- something already aired in connection with the lease of airports to the Adani group, says T N Ninan.
While gold returned 12 per cent annual gain in 10 years, Nifty didn't exceed 9 per cent.
In September, net equity inflows stood at Rs 6,609 crore, compared to Rs 9,152 crore in the previous month. In the last four months, this is the lowest net inflow tally seen by the equity category.
'The Godse controversy may have helped Kamal Haasan reach out to a larger audience, both inside the state and outside, coming as it does when the main campaign for elections 19 is over and only those in the four assembly bypoll constituencies are drudging along,' says N Sathiya Moorthy.
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'One of the biggest issues the Indian economy faces right now is of job creation...' 'The nexus between growth and employment has to be closed...' 'In the absence of a manufacturing expansion, the alternative is to have the service sector as the driver of both GDP as well as employment growth.'
Markets were left high and dry last week, as the 'Monsoon Effect' played havoc on trader sentiment.
'You have to tear it all down if you want to build something new tomorrow.'
Auto stocks are weighing on the indices.
With scrutiny that comes with a public listing, Deepinder Goyal's leadership could face its sternest test yet.
'Event management can distract from, but not permanently mask, execution failures,' points out Rathin Roy, director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani scored twice each as Manchester United took a giant step towards the Europa League final with a 6-2 drubbing of AS Roma in their semi-final first leg at Old Trafford on Thursday.
The need of the hour is to strike a balance between the capability of the conventional and the prospect of the renewable to give a realistic shape to the Prime Minister's vision, says Rajiv Mishra.
The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter.
In worldwide trade, the US dollar retreated from its recent multi-year highs to trade subdued against major rival currencies
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Most infra projects have hit a road block due to high cost of funds.
'Investors should be careful in getting carried away; although a reversal of IPO frenzy this time is taking longer than in the past.'
MCX Stock Exchange is bullish on breaking-even in one year's time frame.
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