The trade war is not ending any time soon; at least that is the impression President Xi Jinping of China gave when he asked the Chinese to prepare for tough times.  In a clear indication that the trade talks were heading nowhere, Xi Jinping has conceded Read more [...]

After the exit polls, the markets had rallied sharply on Monday. However, there was limited buying at higher levels and the rate sensitives gave away nearly a fourth of their gains. RIL and HUVR held the market on Tuesday. The markets are likely Read more [...]

After a manic Monday, it was back to a more reasonable Tuesday. In fact, reality check hit Nifty and Sensex on Tuesday as they gave up nearly a fourth of their gains of Monday with a virtual absence of buying at higher levels after the short covering Read more [...]

The exit polls were expected to benefit the markets but the 1422 points rally in the Sensex was beyond the wildest imagination. Banks, autos, metals, and NBFCs were the key drivers of the market in hopes of the return of the NDA government. The Read more [...]

The indications of a rally were already there in SGX Nifty but nobody expected such a frantic response by the bulls. In fact, the markets gave an Rs.5.33 trillion boost to the market cap on the back of exit polls. The BSE Sensex surged by 1422 points Read more [...]

  News Announcement Impact Analysis US-China trade war took a turn for the worse during the week A day after Trump imposed punitive tariffs, China also responded with tariffs on $60 billion of US goods In the meanwhile, Trump Read more [...]

Why pharma companies must take the lawsuit seriously The pharma stocks had a bad week with the pharma index down by over 4% on the first day of the week itself. It all started with a Reuters news item stating that 44 states in the US had decided to file Read more [...]

Government has to walk the thin line between regulation and growth Back in 1997, there were around 40,000 NBFCs operating in India. Then in 1998, the RBI came up with stringent capital adequacy and asset classification norms for NBFCs to reduce the systemic Read more [...]