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Exit polls: UPA's economic scorecard shows why Sensex favours BJP

On an overall basis, despite GDP growth and rise in value of asset prices, the UPA government performance has been well below par on all counts. Markets want a government that could improve the overall performance of the economy.<br /><br />

Gold premiums hit yet another record

Indian gold premiums hit another record on Thursday, driven by lower supplies to meet firm demand for weddings, which will continue till May.<br /><br />

Adani Group shares rally after exit polls predict BJP win in state elections

Adani Group is based in Gujarat, where Modi is chief minister.<br /><br />

RBS, S&P's sued by European investors for $250 mn crisis losses

Royal Bank of Scotland and rating agency Standard & Poor's have been sued by a group of European institutional investors for damages of up to $250 million suffered on complex financial products in the lead-up to the global financial crisis.

Modi bounce: Animal spirits of Sensex may be overdone for now

The Sensex is benefitting from the Modi bounce, but investors would do well to remain cautious

Decoder: Why markets' Modi mania may be misplaced

The market's enthusiasm over Modi's ascension to power may well be misplaced. The experiment to find out whether a failing economy can be lifted by a positively decisive leader like Modi is likely to fail, says Barua

Live: Modi-fied Sensex rally loses fizz on profit booking

Analysts say traders had been building long positions on expectations the BJP would sail through in the results for the five state Assembly elections.

Your pension fund returns may increase. Here's why

The proposal still needs the approval of the Employee Pension Fund Organisation Board before implementation.

Forget debit cards, use cash: PIN mandate is not as safe as you think

Here's the poser: the purpose of having credit and debit cards is to reduce the use of paper money. But this new requirement is making debit card use relatively unsafe for many.

009, Not 007: Why you should dump Mr FD for Mr Bond

Whatever the tenure, and whether you are in the lowest tax bracket or the highest, you can beat almost any safe bank FD return with a tax-free bond.

Sensex down on weak Asian cues, banks drag

The Nifty is down 13.90 points at 6187.95. The Sensex is down 48.98 points at 20805.94.

Foreign money is draining out, emerging mkts reach out to savers back home

As a decade's worth of easy foreign money starts to ebb away from emerging economies, their governments are renewing efforts to deepen domestic savings pools - even if change is painfully slow.<br /><br />

Sensex in red despite CAD at 3-yr low; rupee at 62

The BSE Sensex down 63 points at 20831, Nifty down 21 points at 6196.

Now, a cover for card PIN-based frauds at retail outlets

If you are not careful while punching the PIN into the card machine, your card is vulnerable to frauds.

NSEL scam: Enforcement Directorate to attach more assets

The agency had also conducted searches on the premises of Mohan India Ltd on 31 October and had issued prohibitory orders on a number of them.

PowerGrid's Rs 7,083 cr FPO opens on Tuesday

The price band for the issue, where PGCIL will offer 78.70 crore shares, has been fixed at Rs 85-90 a share.

Sensex near 20,900: Should you go short or long on equities into the elections?

The correct way to answer the question "should one be invested in equities?" is to ask two more questions that are what is the risk of being invested in equities and what is the risk of not being invested in equities going into calendar year 2014.<br /><br />

Sensex closes over 100 points up, rupee at 2-week high

Indian markets ended in the green for a third straight day today with Sensex ending over 106 points up at 20,898.01 and the Nifty rising 42 points to 6218.

Sensex gains over 100 points; state elections biggest trigger for markets

An expansion in farm output and some infrastructure helped the Indian economy recover slightly in the September quarter, but growth still hovered close to decade lows, tempering hopes of a sustained rebound ahead of elections due next year.<br /><br />

State Bank of India to raise up to $1.5 bn via share sale

State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, will raise up to Rs 9576 crore ($1.53 billion) through a share sale to institutional investors or a follow-on public offer, it said in a statement late on Friday.

Money matters: Financial tips for live-in couples

And typically such a couple would be double-income earning, but God forbid, if thing goes wrong? You would not want to continue with the arrangement. You have freedom to that extent. But this comes with a price. So here are a few

How to focus on risks to achieve long-term financial goals

It is the level of risk exposure in an investment proposition that investors do not fully understand. What investors are led to understand as risk is rather a vague labeling of investments mostly on their potentiality to deliver returns based on their past experience.

Flat start for Sensex, Nifty edges past 6200; banks lead gains

Indian stock markets opened flat on mixed global cues and may see cautious trading ahead of state election results and winter session of the Parliament, which starts on December 5.<br /><br />

M-cap of top 10 companies increased by Rs 47,404 cr last week

The market capitalisation (m-cap ) of nine of the top 10 most valued companies in Indian advanced by Rs. 47,404 crore last week, with more than a third of the gains accounted for by state-owned energy giant ONGC.

India's GDP wil grow further, say ratings agencies

On Friday, the government data showed that the economy fared better than expected growing at 4.8 percent in the second quarter. In Q1, the same stood at 4.4 percent, taking the overall growth in H1 to 4.6 per cent.

FIIs' love for Indian equities continues, invest $1.3 bln in November

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were gross buyers of equities worth Rs 55,806 crore and sellers of Rs 47,690 crore of shares till 29 November, a net inflow of Rs 8,116 crore.