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Q3 earnings off to a good start; combined net profit of 130 firms up 16.5%

Combined net sales were up 12.6% YoY during the Oct-Dec 2017 quarter, growing at the fastest pace in the last three quarters

Double-digit earnings growth for Nifty companies in Q3; base effect in play

Combined net profit of Nifty50 firms estimated to grow by 15.4%

Earnings, bond yields show opposite trends for the first time in 6 years

Earnings yield for BSE 500 firms down 120 bps in 12 months; latter up 110 bps

IT sector back on investors' radar

IT exporters are also likely to gain from a recovery in global growth

Retail lenders, RIL help India Inc's combined net profit rise 8.6% in Q2

Mid- and small-cap companies seem to have done better than top-tier companies

Household savings at two-decade low

At 18.6% of GDP at current prices in FY17, down from a peak of 25.2% in FY10; financial savings at a 2-yr low of 7.8%

Q2 earnings preview: India Inc set to see another disappointing quarter

Excluding lenders and commodity players, Corporate India likely to report contraction in profits in Q2

Financials hit a new high in India

Market cap share of banks and NBFCs touches record 22.3%, as boom in retail lending continues unabated

Central bank sees no bubble in stock markets

RBI was worried about risks faced India's software exports due to protectionist policies like H1-B

IT firms reduce headcount by 3,000 people in Q1

First sequential decline in a decade as 8 of top 15 software firms report drop in manpower

Tata companies lose ground in current rally; m-cap at seven-year low

M-cap up 29% since end-March 2014, against 72% rise in combined m-cap of all listed companies

High real interest rates, strong rupee bring FPIs to debt market

However, risks are also increasing and could trigger a change in the trend seen so far

Broader market valuation at all-time high even as key indices appear cheap

Valuations are steeper for foreign investors

Videocon eyes oil revenue to pare debt

Videocon Industries has debts of Rs 44,000 cr despite Rs 20,000 cr asset sales in last three years

Little to cheer about in early bird results

Net profit growth decelerates to 8.6% on raw material cost pressure and weak demand

FDI buoyancy missing in capex of listed MNCs

MNCs have cut back on fresh investment despite a sharp improvement in their profitability

India Inc's dividend pay at record high

In the past 5 years, payout has grown at 11.9% every year; net profit has declined at a rate of 0.6%

Stock markets slip into expensive territory once again

Bellwether index trading at P/E ratio of 22x; market cap to GDP at 81% is among highest in EMs

D-Street over demonetisation? Sensex valuation back to pre-note ban levels

Index is trading at 21.3x its underlying trailing 12-mth earnings, against 20.9x on Nov 8 last year

Interest rate cut: Small relief for indebted firms

Interest rate cuts have not reduced cost of funds for corporates in the past