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Sensex firms may see weak Q2

Combined net sales and net profit estimated to drop 4.5% and 2.3%, respectively, on a Y-o-Y basis

IT sector enters the slow lane

For top IT services firms, revenue growth in FY15 was the slowest since the Lehman crisis

Metal stocks valuation at 25-year low

Market cap of top-4 metal producers at 11-yr low on China woes; price-earnings lowest since early 1990s

Temporary help for the most indebted

For over-leveraged companies such as GMR Infra, Adani Power, Tata Power, IRB Infra and Tata Steel, cash flow mismatch and poor profitability are bigger issues than cost of funds

Forward earnings forecast can mislead

For Nifty companies, actual earnings have fallen short of analyst estimates in every year since the Lehman crisis of 2008

India is the most diverse equity market globally

There are more companies listed and traded on the BSE than in eight other major emerging markets combined

Capex doesn't pay on Dalal Street

Anil Agarwal, Ambanis lose the most in Modi regime

Siddhartha Lal of Eicher group, Ruias & Lupin's Gupta top the list of net worth gainers

TCS accounts for two-thirds of Tata group's market value

Tata Motors, Titan Company & Tata Steel come in at second, third & fourth slots

Why one shouldn't trust Modi government's hard talk on Pakistan

Nuclear tests by the previous NDA government has forever limited India's geostrategic option in the region

US markets more attractive than India's

23 of the 30 Dow Jones companies offer higher dividend yield than that on the 10-year US govt bond, against none for the Sensex

Real estate barons lost 90% of wealth in a decade

A third of BSE 500 stocks back to Manmohan era

Stock prices of 176 of BSE 500 firms now below their levels on May 26 last year

Honda sacrificing margins to gain market share in two-wheelers

Every fourth new two-wheeler on the road had a Honda badge last financial year against one-in-eight five years ago

Sensex valuations still pricey

At 1.6, the price-to-equity multiple is at a 15-year high; the index's return on equity is down to a record low of 13.5%; catching the bottom fish best avoided

Play defence or get out

Fall in rupee, market turmoil put focus on safer stocks

Rajan is right: Salaried class can't afford a house

Only double-income households can buy flats in India's top 8 cities, except Mumbai

Payments banks might eat into low cost deposits of commercial banks

The spread of payments banks might also deprive regular banks of the fee income they earn from customers, like those for making demand drafts, cash transfers, remittances

Domestic equity shareholding at decade high

Exposure on BSE 500 now 20.2%, up from the previous high of 20% at end of the March 2010 quarter

Tata Motors plans a dealer in every nook and corner

Facing declining market share, car maker intends to triple its sales network as it tries to expand passenger vehicle customer base