The Monetary Policy Committee will hold the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meeting for 2018-19 during December 3-5
The markets may not swing either side based on the outcome of assembly elections, says Sameer
The BSE and NSE will conduct a special 'Muhurat' trading session on Wednesday, November 7
In the coming week, the direction of flow of foreign funds will assume significance as there have been massive outflows in October
The most lucrative developed markets have been Israel, which has the lowest Renaissance ESG score in absolute terms, and the US, lowest when adjusted per capita
High valuations and short-term worries have resulted in stocks such as Maruti, Eicher, Avenue Supermarts and MindTree losing over 30% from their highs
HCL Tech, Bajaj Auto, Kotak Mahindra Bank and BHEL are among the other companies slated to announce their quarterly numbers this week
Benchmark indices rebound from 6-month lows
Also, fund managers missed out on the turnaround the IT stocks have seen in the last one year
Nifty, Bank Nifty, Bharti Airtel and Indian Oil
Nifty, Bank Nifty, UPL, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel
Investor appetite received a further boost after the rupee extended gains against the dollar for the third day
Between now and these elections, economics will dictate the market direction
High valuations of unlisted companies make it hard to value listed companies
Sensex gained nearly 0.6% on Monday, ending the month with a 6.7% gain
The National Stock Exchange's Nifty 50 Index rose 0.5 per cent to 10,617.8
BSE Sensex took off on a positive note at 34,491.38 and advanced to the day's high of 34,706.71 before ending at 34,616.64, up 165.87 points, or 0.48%
BSE Sensex rose 35 points to close at an over two-month high of 34,450.77, while the broader NSE Nifty finished at 10,584.70, up 20.65 points
Volatile trading sessions may also be seen amid derivatives expiry on Thursday
Index is upgraded with optimistic 'bull case' by Morgan Stanley computed at 39k by end-December 2017