The rising awareness of life insurance as a protection product is giving strong traction to the sector
The US Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Thursday will be a major event that would be keenly tracked by markets globally
FPIs would continue to be watchful of the domestic environment and tread cautiously
Onion prices have been high for past few weeks due to fall in production of the Kharif crop following unseasonal rainfall in key growing states
Board of Directors of of Equitas Small Finace Bank (ESFBL/ Bank) had approved to issue of 4,74,58,239 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 52.68 per equity share
Wood expects the government to continue to announce measure to prop-up the economy, but remains mindful of the widening fiscal deficit
The decline in gold prices also pushed investors to reduce holdings in ETFs
His appointment comes at a time when the exchange is working on limiting the fall-out of the scandal at Karvy Stock Broking
Though there are near-term headwinds, analysts believe the Ashok Leyland stock which is down nearly 30 per cent from year ago levels may not see a significant price correction from these levels
LIC, SBI and BoB are also sponsors of UTI AMC and hold more than 10 per cent stake individually in the AMC and trustee company of UTIMF
The position was vacant since Ashok Chawla resigned as the chairman of the NSE in January
Bharat Bond ETF will be made of AAA-rated papers issued by govt-linked firms
The survey also found that almost 86 per cent of brokers consider technology as an important factor for their businesses by 2020 and 79 per cent of them are currently active investors in technology
Shares of Vodafone Idea slumped 9 per cent to Rs 6.66 on the BSE after its chairman KM Birla said the company will shut down if the government failed to provide any relief in wake of the AGR verdict
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in a statement said, it will not take any action on complaints, where it is not able to reach back to the complainants
All that happened in the markets today
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has sought clarification from Vodafone Idea about Birla's comment
In past one month, M&M has underperformed the market by falling 12 per cent as compared to a marginal 0.33 per cent rise in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex.
The company has already chalked out a plan to become a majority stakeholder in the express business, its chairman said.
On Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowered its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the financial year 2019-20 (FY20) to 5 per cent, from the previously estimated 6.1 per cent.