If emerging markets can get their policy and rule of law act together, they will become a long playing bull market

Income-tax slabs unchanged, but small taxpayers will enjoy procedural relief in filing ITR and resolution of disputes; High-income earners may feel the pinch though

Dalal Street gave a big thumbs-up as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shifted gears towards demand generation in the economy, without raising taxes

The FM has set the stage, but timely execution is critical

In spite of criticism and Opposition jibes, the Centre commits itself to selling most PSUs; sets ambitious disinvestment target for FY22

Move to set up an ARC/AMC as a proxy for bad bank and a Development Financial Institution is aimed at taking the load of risky assets from banks. It is easier said than done

The BT MindRush theme, Post-Pandemic Paradigm, brought out how businesses evolved in possibly their toughest year ever

India Stock Market News Updates Today: Sensex scaled record high of 51,073.27 while the Nifty hit record high of 15,014.65 level in early trade. SBI, Kotak Bank, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, ONGC and Axis Bank were top gainers in the Sensex pack

Sensex has added 4,329 points this week as FM Nirmala Sitharaman presented a growth-oriented Budget, with higher fiscal deficit limits and privatisation plans on February 1

Sensex and Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs of 50,678 and 14,913 during today's session

UPI is an instant real-time payment system that facilitates inter-bank transactions, thereby merging several banking features, merchant payments, and seamless fund routing

In November 2020, the brokerage had given a Sensex target of 50,000 for 2021-end

The local unit opened at 72.92 against the US dollar at the interbank forex market and inched 6 paise higher to 72.90 over its previous close in early deals

Dalal Street today: ITC, M&M, ONGC, Bajaj Finserv, NTPC were among the top gainers while ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, HDFC traded as top losers

The domestic unit opened flat at 72.96 against the US dollar at the interbank forex market and inched higher to 72.94 against the greenback, rising mere 2 paise over its previous close

India Stock Market News Updates Today: IndusInd Bank, followed by Dr Reddy's, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra, M&M, Sun Pharma and Axis Bank were among the top gainers. On the other hand, Maruti, Kotak Bank, SBI and UltraTech Cement were among the losers

In last two sessions, Sensex rallied 3,511 points and Nifty gained 1,012 points. With the two-day rally, Sensex and Nifty have erased all losses they suffered in the previous six  sessions

State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Hindalco, UPL and Bharat Petroleum Corporation were among the top gainers today

Resisting the temptation to hike taxes, the finance minister banked on disinvestment and asset monetisation to increase government's revenue.

Bold measures have been proposed in the budget, such as privatisation of two public sector banks and a general insurance company in this fiscal, higher FDI in the insurance sector, exhibiting India's confidence to be globally competitive