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Pharma stocks on a booster dose

Better-than-expected financial results in Q3 due to higher revenue growth and margins in key markets fuel the rally

Stocks of banking licence aspirants in focus

L&T Finance Holdings, LIC Housing Finance, Indiabulls Housing Finance, Magma Fincorp ended 3-4% higher

Investors shy from FMCG

Investors have preferred to cling on to stocks from the IT and pharmaceutical space in a volatile market

Markets reward mid-caps

About 192 stocks from the BSE-500, small-cap and mid-cap indices have gained by up to 44%

Investors pick up banking stocks

Most stocks rally 2-5%; Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank major gainers

Infra stocks crack; analysts favour selective buying

Analysts suggest that formation of a stable government post the upcoming General Elections is likely to positively impact the construction sector

Mid, small-cap shares plunge on profit booking

The BSE mid-cap and small-cap indices have fallen nearly 2% each compared to 1% decline in S&P BSE Sensex.

LIC churns portfolio in December quarter

Pulls out mainly from private companies; select PSUs saw the insurer raise its stake

Small, mid-cap stocks see heavy FII buying

Stakes raised significantly in select companies during Dec quarter, pushing sectoral indices up more than larger peers

Result Impact: HCL Technologies hits record high; time to exit?

The stock was up over 3% at Rs 1,378 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

FIIs binge on IT stocks in Dec quarter

Buy heavily into second-line companies such as Tech Mahindra, eClerx Services, Polaris Financial Technologies

Companies tap lower valuations to launch buybacks

Buybacks aggregating Rs 7,800 crore announced since August, against Rs 1,000 crore during January-July

Mid, small-cap indices at 10-month highs

S&P BSE mid-cap and small-cap indices have outperformed the market by surging 29% each from their August lows, compared to 18% rise in benchmark index.

QE taper, general elections key for markets in 2014

Top picks - Aurobindo Pharma, Bajaj Finance, Cairn India, Coal India, J.B. Chemicals M&M, Mastek, Max India, RIL and Sesa Sterlite.

IT index clocks 58% rise in 2013

Second biggest yearly gain ever, with HCL, Mindtree, Persistent Systems and Tech Mahindra seeing their scrips nearly double

Banking shares under pressure on disappointing IIP, CPI numbers

At 0935 hours, the NSE Bank Nifty was down 1.5% compared to 0.50% fall in CNX Nifty.

BSE market cap still far from all-time peak

A poor performance by most of the public sector undertakings (PSU) stocks and a sharp fall in market price of the private companies from the sectors such as refineries, metal, infrastructure and power

14 Nifty stocks surge over 100% since 2008; Lupin tops the list

Of these 14 stocks, eight stocks - Lupin, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, TCS, Asian Paints, HCL Technologies, IndusInd Bank, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Hero MotoCorp have appreciated more than 200% d

Market chants 'NaMo'; ends at all-time high

Bechmarks rallied after BJP won the so called semi finals and investors now anticipate a Narendra Modi-led NDA government coming to power at the centre in 2014

FII inflows cross Rs 1-lakh-cr mark

Since September, FII made net inflow of Rs 40,000 cr in Indian equity markets