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Union Budget 2019: No wild stock market swings expected on Friday

This time, however, investors can expect a relative calm if the volatility gauge is anything to go by

Pushing bond & currency mkt development

Work by regulators, market infrastructure institutions and market participants needs to continue to ensure these markets move to the next phase of development

Letter to BS: Markets need a defensive approach towards trade malpractices

Proposals to develop a rule-based, intelligent and robust framework to overcome incidents of data-security breach

A $13-billion fund manager bets on unloved India's consumer stocks

Companies that sell everything from grains to beverages to detergents, have lost their shine on stock market as a cash squeeze caused by the crisis in some finance firms hurt demand even for staples

Fading political uncertainty in India raises hopes of an economic rebound

Overall activity from eight high-frequency indicators compiled by Bloomberg News suggest the economy picked up slightly last month, with the dot moving one notch to the right

Sensex rises 537 points ahead of of exit poll outcome; Nifty ends at 11,407

Experts are hoping for a continuity in the Narendra Modi regime

Sensex, Nifty edge higher for a third straight day; TCS shares rise

Both foreign and domestic institutional investors (FIIs and DIIs) were net-buyers

Market crisis on cards? A high gold-to-silver price ratio suggests so

The World Gold Council recently said global central banks buying more gold to add to forex reserves was an indicator of a developing crisis

Analysts are ratcheting up their profit forecasts for Indian companies

For the three months ended March 31, profit at NSE Nifty 50 Index members increased 15%, almost double the 8% pace a year earlier

Behind the 'Down Beta' of Indian markets

For any form of business research, a real assessment of the reliability of findings is assessed through an out-of-sample test

Goldman Sachs upgrades India to 'overweight' amid pre-election rally

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.

In search of champions

Marquee businesses are diminishing with alarming frequency

Global trends, oil, rupee, US-China trade talks to dictate market: Analysts

Investment trend by foreign portfolio investors will also influence trading sentiment

BNP Paribas sets 2019 Sensex target at 40,000, but stays wary on earnings

The brokerage is of the view that India's price-to-book value is expensive compared to its Asian peers

State polls result, global cues to guide market; expect volatility: Experts

Investors should stay cautious ahead of state elections' outcome, domestic and global macroeconomic data and crude oil price movement next week, say analysts

10 of 15 newly-listed firms trade below IPO price in FY19, plunge up to 53%

Shares of ICICI Securities have been the worst hit, plunging 53.20% from its issue price of Rs 520 per share

Rupee, bonds recover sharply, stocks get boost on soft oil, US-China talks

Improvement in GST collections and favourable earnings posted by some companies saw investors adding to risky bets

Midcaps, smallcaps plunge to new lows in biggest monthly drop since 2008

The velocity of the market correction in September was so fierce that nine stocks declined for every one that advanced

Sensex gains on positive monsoon forecast, banking stocks lead charge

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 .

The quiet upheaval in Indian broking that's taking a bite out of revenues

New EU guidelines on paying separately for research have already changed the way markets function elsewhere in the world