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Was FM's Budget like 'never seen before'? Here's what D-Street mavens say

The FM has delivered a unique Budget, wherein all the right measures have been proposed to speed up growth, said Dhiraj Relli, MD & CEO at HDFC Securities

A call to print more money: Economic Survey sees a 'V-shaped recovery'

Forget fiscal conservatism, turn on the fiscal taps, and ignore debt build-up, says Survey

Markets see worst weekly setback since May, Sensex off 7.8% from peak

FPIs sell Rs 5,931 crore on Friday, most since March

The Wall Street game

Price moves in GameStop (listed as GME on the NYSE) have caused over $5 billion in hedge fund losses and pushed one fund to near-bankruptcy

Markets faced corrections due to Covid uncertainty in early FY21: Survey

There were some significant corrections due to COVID-19 induced uncertainty in the beginning of this financial year, however both Nifty-50 and BSE Sensex recovered strongly afterwards, according to the Economic Survey 2020-21 tabled in the Parliament on Friday. It said that the BSE benchmark index rose 68.9 per cent till January 20, 2021. During 2020-21 (up to January 20, 2021), India's benchmark indices Nifty-50 and BSE Sensex reached record highs of 14,644.7 and 49,792.1, respectively on January 20, 2021, the survey said. "There were some significant corrections due to COVID-19 induced uncertainty in the beginning of this financial year, however both Nifty50 and S&P BSE Sensex index recovered strongly afterwards," it said. During the same period, the Nifty-50 index of NSE gained 70.3 per cent from March 31, 2020 to January 20, 2021. India VIX, an index circulated by NSE which indicates the degree of fluctuation that can be expected in Nifty-50 index by active traders over the ...

Corporate earnings rebound in December quarter fails to lift Nifty EPS

The trailing 12-month EPS of the Nifty50 has risen just 2.8 per cent sequentially during the quarter. Further, earnings are still down 14.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY)

Sensex ends 535 points lower, Nifty just above 13,800; Maruti falls 3.5%

A sharp fall in the US markets on Wednesday and weak opening in other Asian markets weighed on sentiment of domestic investors causing the Sensex to drop nearly 900 points in intra-day trade

Things you should keep in mind before investing directly in foreign markets

Why do Indian investors need to invest in foreign equities at all? The costs involved when you invest directly in foreign markets? Tune in to know more

Eight of 10 BSE 500 stocks retreat from historic 50,000 level of Jan 20

416 stocks shed an average 5.4% and a tenth decline over 10% in just five trading sessions

F&O Expiry: Sensex sinks 536 pts; broader mkts outperform; bank stocks up

In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended 0.4 per cen lower while the smallcap counterpart closed down 0.45 per cent.

Best of BS Opinion: Budget with a long-term view, corporate earnings & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

A potentially risky trade-off for markets

Sebi's proposal on concentrated holdings could disrupt the balance between the supervisory and business roles of stock exchanges

Turnaround time

Early trends in corporate earnings hold out hope

Stocks and futures dip on US fiscal-relief package timing; dollar up

A gauge of Asia-Pacific equities at one point slid the most in about two months, with shares in South Korea and China underperforming

Global stocks lag, dollar advances in volatile market on Covid-19 concerns

Equity markets have scaled record highs in recent days on bets vaccines will start to reduce infection rates worldwide and on a stronger US economic recovery under President Joe Biden

Is there a bubble in financial markets?

Markets are past the phase of multiple expansion driven by ultra-easy financial conditions

Markets fall for third day amid sell-off in RIL; Sensex falls 500 points

Over the last three sessions, the BSE Sensex has lost 1,444.53 points or 2.90 per cent and the NSE Nifty has shed 405.80 points or 2.8 per cent

Shares of Reliance Industries plunge 6% on disclosure concerns

The country's most-valuable firm reported record quarterly profit for the quarter ended Dec 31, but didn't disclose gross refining margins, a key metric to analyse its oil and petrochemicals vertical

After the high, a big fall: Sensex's 11-week winning streak ends

Most global stocks dropped, with investors pruning their bullish bets as rising Covid-19 cases sparked concerns about corporate earnings and economic revival

Sensex ends at day's low, down 746 pts ; Bajaj Auto jumps 11%; RIL down 2%

Shares of Reliance Industries ended 2.4 per cent lower on Friday ahead of the announcement of its December quarter results. The shares have surged around 6 per cent during the week