Mid- and small-caps appear attractive given their reasonable valuations, says Mark Matthews
Traders are building up short positions on the markets as they expect the correction to continue in the coming sessions
If demand and margins fail to recover, there could be further de-rating of IT stocks, says an analyst
In the ranking of top-10 firms, RIL was placed at the number one position, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, HDFC, HUL, ITC, SBI, Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank
FPIs have been net buyers for the past five consecutive months
Brexit will keep driving investors into the safest assets, meaning demand will remain high for negative-yielding debt
Globally, index funds and ETFs are popular because of the low management fees
Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said the proposed tax on listed companies is aimed at discouraging share buybacks and encouraging investments
Shrimp prices had plunged below the production cost last year due to a glut in global production and uncertainty in world trade
Numbers were aided by BFIL merger and largely met expectations, but some asset quality stress visible in select segments
Others likely to follow KPR Mill in withdrawing share repurchase
The company has maintained FY20 operating margin guidance range of 21 per cent - 23 per cent.
The IT services company increased the FY20 growth guidance in constant currency terms to 8.5-10 per cent from 7.5-9.5 per cent.
Sectorally, banking, financial services and FMCG counters were under pressure. The Nifty Bank index closed 0.37 per cent lower followed by Nifty Financial Services index, down 0.29 per cent
Among gainers, Nifty metals, pharma and realty counters were up between 0.4-0.7 per cent.
The board has approved issue of 754,437 equity shares of the Company to Amazon.com for an aggregate amount of Rs 51 crore at an issue price of Rs 676 by way of a preferential allotment.
The stock of the insurance company was trading at its highest level since October 3, 2017
Withdrawing cash from ATMs using credit cards attract interest from the date of withdrawal till it is repaid
By Thursday, oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico had cut more than 1 million barrels per day of output, or 53% of the region's production
The company declared a net profit of Rs 11.23 crore for the recently concluded quarter against a loss of Rs 30.72 crore in the year-ago period