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Feb 10, 2015, 09:56 AM IST

Black money in stock markets: Sebi to suspend shell companies

Cracking its whip on entities using stock markets for evading taxes and laundering black money, watchdog Sebi has decided to suspend trading in listed companies that are found to be used by such manipulators.

Feb 08, 2015, 15:06 PM IST

RBI policy review, Q3 results to drive stock markets: Experts

Besides, global cues, investment by overseas investors, movement of rupee against the dollar and crude oil price would also influence trading.

Feb 01, 2015, 10:58 AM IST

Weekly review: Sensex, Nifty end in red after hitting all-time high

Heavy profit booking at the fag-end of the week pulled down the S&P BSE benchmark Sensex by 96 points to close at 29,182.95 and CNX Nifty by 27 points to end at 8,808.90 from their all-time high of 29,844.16 and 8,996.60 respectively.

Jan 31, 2015, 15:39 PM IST

Asian shares near eight-week high as ECB looms large

Asian shares rose to near eight-week highs on Thursday as investors bet the European Central Bank will unveil a bond-buying stimulus programme later in the day in an attempt to revive the flagging euro zone economy.

Jan 22, 2015, 10:18 AM IST

Rationalise taxation to boost investment culture: BSE CEO

The maximum STT is for delivery-based transactions that are investment transactions.

Jan 19, 2015, 20:13 PM IST

Bull and bear cartels in stock market misuse for black money

As a probe continues into the misuse of stock markets for evading taxes and laundering black money, 4-5 cartels of market operators have been identified for making illicit gains or showing fictional losses of several thousands of crores of rupees over last 2-3 years.

Jan 18, 2015, 17:09 PM IST

Stock markets likely to remain bullish; Q3 earnings eyed

Stock markets are expected to remain bullish in the week ahead and corporate earnings from blue-chips like ITC and HUL would continue to dictate the trend on the bourses, say experts.

Jan 18, 2015, 11:15 AM IST

Loans to get cheaper as RBI surprises with 0.25% rate cut

Shedding his hawkish stance, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan Thursday sprang a surprise by cutting interest rates by 25 basis point a move that is likely to result in cheaper home and auto loans.

Jan 15, 2015, 13:05 PM IST

Investors lose Rs 3 lakh cr as markets go into a tailspin

The BSE benchmark index Sensex closed at 26,987.46, down 854.86 points or 3.07 percent. The NSE Nifty also tanked 251 points, or 3 percent, on massive selling across sectors.

Jan 06, 2015, 20:59 PM IST

Asian stocks sink, euro near nine-year low

Tokyo`s Nikkei led an Asian share slump Tuesday following painful losses in New York and Europe, with fears sparked by the global slump in oil prices and the Greek political crisis.

Jan 06, 2015, 17:05 PM IST

BSE proposes new transaction tax structure in capital markets

Pitching for a slew of reforms in the Indian capital markets, leading bourse BSE has suggested the government bring in a new transaction taxation structure and besides seeking tax pass through status for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).

Jan 05, 2015, 16:05 PM IST

Sensex regains 28,000-mark; Nifty above 8,400 level

The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed 28,000-level for the first time since December 9 and the NSE Nifty shot up by 22 points to trade above 8,400-mark in trade Monday on sustained fund inflows.

Jan 05, 2015, 10:12 AM IST

'Policy paralysis' over, but economy still awaits 'Achche Din'

After witnessing a sub-5 percent growth, 2014 saw improvement in economic activity with the growth bouncing back to 5.5 percent in April-September period.

Dec 31, 2014, 12:52 PM IST

Sensex surges 265 points in trade on global trends

Rising for the second straight session, the benchmark BSE Sensex Monday spurted by over 265 points in early trade led by gains in metal, realty and auto stocks amidst a firming trend at other Asian markets.

Dec 29, 2014, 10:14 AM IST

Sensex, Nifty may continue to see correction: Experts

Trend in global markets, investment cues from overseas investors, movement of rupee against the dollar, and crude oil price will dictate near-term trend on bourses.

Dec 14, 2014, 10:52 AM IST

Sensex, Nifty plunge in early trade on global selloff

The 30-share index fell by 258.40 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 27,572.70, with all the sectoral indices led by capital goods, realty, auto, metal and PSU trading in the negative zone.

Dec 11, 2014, 10:14 AM IST

RBI policy to set tone for markets; volatility on cards: Experts

Economic growth fell to 5.3 per cent in the second quarter compared to 5.7 per cent in the June quarter. This has raised the clamour for a rate cut by the RBI in its December 2 policy review meeting.

Nov 30, 2014, 12:27 PM IST

Markets on a roll: Sensex scales new peak, Nifty eyes 8,600

The 30-share index zoomed by 326.61 points, or 1.14 per cent, to trade at a fresh record-high of 28,765.52, breaching previous peak of 28,541.96 reached on November 24.

Nov 28, 2014, 10:21 AM IST

Sensex, Nifty soar to record high ahead of GDP data

The BSE rallied over 326 points to hit a new peak of 28,765.52 in the morning trade. The Nifty also surged 97.20 points to hit all-time high of 8,591.40 in the opening trade.

Nov 28, 2014, 09:55 AM IST