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JP Associates: Operating metrics show improvement

Higher margins, revenue growth key positives analysts bet on value accretion in land bank

Sensex PE at 12.3, near bottom

Weak currency and attractive valuations could see the return of capital flows

Auto sector: Q4 shows continuing stress on margin

Analysts expect the tide to turn in the second half of FY13 if rates come down

Newsmaker: Kishore Biyani

'Creator' as well as 'destroyer'

Ambani may be able to walk the talk: Analysts

L&T: Depressed valuation an opportunity

The company is at present trading at a 33% discount to its four-year historical average price/earnings multiple. The stock used to trade at a 40% premium to the Sensex but is now down to 5%

Hyped Facebook IPO has company in India

In the last 5 years, six mega IPOs haven?t seen stock price closing above issue price even once

Facebook has company in India

In the past five years, six mega IPOs haven?t seen stock price closing above issue price even once

Rupee on a downtrend: It's the sentiment

The weakening against most currencies will make exports competitive

IIP dip may prompt rate cuts

But will not revive growth as demand conditions are not very supportive

Battle against prices still on

RBI should hold on to rates as upside risks to inflation persist

Metals: Is the worst over?

With global slowdown putting pressure on metal prices, domestic irritants of higher raw material costs add to woes

Markets will continue to muddle along

Until reforms get a push from the government, markets will only react to short-term triggers

Crude prices likely to remain at current levels in 2012

Prices may settle around $100/barrel, as Opec agrees to keep production at

SBI's rate cut may hurt margins

But the bank's low exposure to SEBs and Air India puts it in a better position than other PSU banks

Target companies see red as analysts turn activists

Taiwan, Korea exit may help India

Market participants await MSCI decision to reclassify these two as developed nations today

Will ITC's foray into 64-mm cigarette segment pay off?

While strong distribution may help capture market share from illegal segment, price differential may cap gains

Niko's update on D6 reserve brings gas price back in focus

Says additional capital expenditure will depend on gas price revision and approval of field development plan

India Inc faces huge mark-to-mkt losses

Falling rupee to haunt first-quarter numbers