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Dividend payout by BSE500 firms up 1.7%; share buyback rises 64% in FY19

The dividend amount includes the interim dividend earned by shareholders during FY19 and the final dividend proposed by companies but not yet paid

RBI rate cut not likely to boost corporate lending, private sector's capex

Historically, there has been no correlation between growth in bank credit to industry and lower benchmark interest rate

Borrowing costs come back to bite corporate earnings of India Inc

This was the fastest growth in companies' interest payment in at least three-and-a-half years

Corporate earnings may disappoint again: 564 firms' combined net down 10%

On a positive note, banks reported an uptick in their net interest income for the second consecutive quarter

Q4 results: Early birds disappoint; combined net of 104 firms down 0.5%

The full-year net profit growth is down 13.5% in FY19 over FY18 for the sample

Nifty continues winning run, valuations race ahead of pre-Lehman highs

The 50-stock index is trading at 29.3 times earnings, beating 2008 P/E multiple of 28.3x

India Inc's top line growth projected to halve in Q4, says CRISIL report

Forecast is based on CRISIL analysis of 354 firms accounting for 67% of market capitalisation of NSE

From consumer goods to textile sectors: The great polarisation in India Inc

There is a clear divide between firms with record valuations but few assets, and those with substantial assets but low market capitalisation

US Federal Reserve's rate pause augurs well for inflow of foreign funds

At current interest rates, the earnings yield for a portfolio that mirrors the broad-based BSE 500 index exceeds the US treasury yield by 48 basis points, which is the highest in a year

Domestic retail investors take 30% hit as equity markets decline

About 70% of the loss since August 2018 due to high weightage in mid- and small-cap shares

For Chandra, TCS remains crown jewel as it keeps group finances stable

IT services major brought Rs 33,000 crore to the holding company in the last two years

Q3 results review: Corporate earnings see biggest dip in three quarters

Decline in crude oil prices is expected to aid margins, say experts

Tata Motors' record Q3 loss brings back focus on group's foreign buys

TCS remains the cash cow for the group, accounting for 70% of the group's market capitalisation and over 90% of holding company Tata Sons' dividend income from all group companies

Consumer, retail lenders make 93% of FY19 market capitalisation gains

Both sectors combined account for 35% of market cap, up from 12.2% in March 2008

Promoters of BSE 500 firms raise number of pledged shares by 23% in 2018

Analysts say the rise in pledged shares is on account of the recent decline in the broader market even as the large-cap or index stocks have held their ground

Tepid start to Q3 earnings as India Inc reports net profit growth at 10.1%

The combined net profit of 94 companies that have declared their results for the October-December 2018 quarter stood at Rs 35,723 crore, up from Rs 32,452 crore a year ago

Return on equity for Nifty firms slip to record low of 12.9% in January

Average RoE now at record low of 12.9% as compared to 13.6% a year ago

Listed realty developers saddled with unsold properties worth Rs 1 trillion

The inventory was equivalent to 32 months of the industry's annualised net sales in the first half of 2018-19 or FY19

Nifty50 more resilient than S&P 500 in last one year, down 2.1%

American index's valuation fell 520 bps against 150 bps decline in NSE index

Drop in oil, metal prices likely to hurt Nifty50 companies' Q3 net profit

Robust growth in banks, capital goods, IT and consumer companies