For the three months ended March 31, profit at NSE Nifty 50 Index members increased 15%, almost double the 8% pace a year earlier
For any form of business research, a real assessment of the reliability of findings is assessed through an out-of-sample test
Foreign inflows into Indian equities soared to their highest in 15 months at $2.42 billion in February, a big swing from 2018's net outflows of $4.4 billion.
Marquee businesses are diminishing with alarming frequency
Investment trend by foreign portfolio investors will also influence trading sentiment
The brokerage is of the view that India's price-to-book value is expensive compared to its Asian peers
Investors should stay cautious ahead of state elections' outcome, domestic and global macroeconomic data and crude oil price movement next week, say analysts
Shares of ICICI Securities have been the worst hit, plunging 53.20% from its issue price of Rs 520 per share
Improvement in GST collections and favourable earnings posted by some companies saw investors adding to risky bets
The velocity of the market correction in September was so fierce that nine stocks declined for every one that advanced
Indian markets snapped the two-day losing streak on Friday as positive weather forecast provided boost to consumer and financial services stocks. The benchmark Sensex climbed 391 points, or one per cent, to close at 37,556, while broader Nifty closed 116 points, or one per cent, higher at 11,361. The positive sentiment also echoed in the broader markets as the BSE mid- and small-cap indices gaining 0.9 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively. All the 19 sectoral indices trading in the BSE closed in the green. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) net sold shares worth Rs 58.7 million while domestic institutions bought shares worth Rs 870 million.This relief rally in the markets comes after India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted a normal monsoon at 95 per cent of the long-term averages. Banking stocks led the charge during Friday's rally with shares of Axis Bank jumping 5.2 per cent - the most by any Sensex company. Shares of Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC too .
New EU guidelines on paying separately for research have already changed the way markets function elsewhere in the world
Several worries on the horizon for equities, which just had their best month in two years
Most global markets traded in the green on Friday after the yield on 10-year US Treasury softened to 2.97
These investors stay in or out of the market for long periods
Most global markets posted their biggest weekly advance in nearly a year but Indian equities ended the week unchanged
Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi said that volatility in Indian markets may continue for some time due to global reasons like the healthy US job markets numbers
Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said he will discuss the issue of fall in local markets with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
The findings of the PwC survey come on a day when the rich and powerful are meeting in Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual summit
Domestic and overseas funds pumped a record $26 billion into Indian equities last year