Market Budget 2015

Make debt fund dividends tax-free: What retail investors want from Budget

Retail investors would get more leg room if dividends from debt funds were made tax-free up to an investment amount of Rs. two lakh.

Even if Budget 2015 is a good one, markets will struggle in the short term

What the market seems to be indicating is that the medium term picture still looks good, despite the near term gloom

Budget 2015 and markets: Banking, financial cos, infra to outperform

This year’s budget to be presented by the Finance Ministe Arun Jaitley shall be the first full year budget presented by this government. The vibrant new government of Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi has a lot of expectations riding on it and this budget is expected to be a road map for the economy and what segments would be the growth drivers in the future.

Markets shouldn't fear AAP win: Modi will not buckle under just one defeat

Are the markets cheap even at 8,300? That should be the question that should worry the markets more than the impact of AAP on the budget. The bigger worry: Are the economy's problems too intractable to be answered in one budget or even in one year?

Stock market to remain volatile ahead of F&O expiry, Budget 2015

The pre-budget expectations will start building up and corresponding sectors may see increased interest, analysts said. Moreover, the stock market will be open on the Budget day, February 28, and trading would be conducted during normal hours from 0900 hrs to 1530 hrs, despite it being a Saturday. The stock market is generally closed on Saturdays and Sundays, except for special circumstances.

Not good enough: Subsidy cuts in Budget 2015 may disappoint investors

India may slash its food and fuel subsidy bill by about $8 billion in the budget, two sources said, but despite the impressive headline, the cut is not as radical as free market champions had hoped for in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first full budget.