While the economy seems to be doing poorly, scarier is the tumbling out of skeletons in the financial sector
For the period under consideration, the number of companies whose stock prices are in three or four digits has reduced by over 20 per cent
Among the worst performers on the regional benchmark index this year, Indah Kiat has tumbled 14% after a 114% gain in 2018
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Nifty PSU Bank, Realty, Energy, Public Sector Enterprises and Bankex clocked highest single-day gains in 10 years on Monday
So far this month, the market has been relatively tranquil pinning hopes that the BJP will once again come to power
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The move comes amid unprecedented intra-day slide in shares of companies in the Anil Ambani, Adani, and Essel groups
A decline in stock price, due to rumours of impending default, can trigger a big selloff
BSE500 index down 5% year-to-date, and has under-performed the benchmark Sensex by around 9%
The broker count stood at 2,773 as of September 2018, down from 9,606 in the corresponding period five years ago
The committed long investors will make money 2 or 3 years down the road as they reduce their acquisition prices
The brokerage has screened stocks that offer 'value in quality'
While 30% of loans taken by eight firms mature in the near term, 45% of the book is financed through market borrowings
The market is rewarding companies with strong growth potential, while punishing those where there is a cloud of uncertainty
While the market has punished stocks with weak corporate governance standards and poor fundamentals, the correction has also extended to those with good earnings potential
The pain from increasing dollar strength and higher US yields could spread through corporate America. Emerging market turmoil could deepen
Officials said high speculative activity was seen in some of these counters, prompting the action
Teamlease Services, is attracting a lot of investor interest after it received the Reserve Bank of India's nod to increase foreign holding from 25 per cent to 75
Cyclical sectors continued to rule the roost with financials, tech and energy stocks drawing the greatest inflows