As the RBI goes into a critical June policy, the room is still divided on the rate outcome. While half of the economists are still betting on a 25 bps rate hike on June 06th, the other half is still of the view that the RBI may give a hawkish note and Read more [...]

The market gave away gains with a sharp correction in the Bank Nifty as fears of a possible rate hike on 6th June took precedence. RBI may be compelled to hike rates to curb inflation and to stem the fall in the rupee value. Most private banks Read more [...]

For the second time in 2 months, Fitch has downgraded the viability ratings of PNB. This was following a significant deterioration in the credit portfolio of PNB. Fitch has actually cut PNB by two notches from B to BB- due to the higher than expected Read more [...]

Core sector came in marginally higher at 4.7% for the month of April. The Core sector is also referred to as infrastructure growth as it represents the 8 core sectors of the manufacturing economy. The 8 core sectors include Cement, Steel, Fertilizers, Read more [...]

The Italian connection really did not have a major impact on the Indian markets with the Nifty holding the 10,600 mark. Also by late noon it was clear that the Italian problem really may not be too serious. One can look forward to a sharp uptick Read more [...]

In the first major development in the NSE co-location case, the CBI has booked Sanjay Gupta of OPG Securities for illegal access to NSE servers. Additionally, some officials of NSE and SEBI have also been booked in the case. In the high frequency trading Read more [...]

The Nifty lost value from the 10,700 levels to close lower. Most banking stocks once again came under pressure while it was the hydrocarbon stocks like GAIL and IOCL that held the markets up. The Italian crisis is likely to weigh heavily on the Read more [...]