Lessons from the failure of some of India's biggest business names.

All sectoral indices ended in the green, led by realty, power, consumer durables and metals. Brokers said sentiment was bullish on continuous recovery in the rupee amid reports that the government may announce steps to prop up the domestic unit.

Benchmark Sensex rose around 373 points to reclaim the 38,000-mark as better-than-expected macro data and further recovery in the rupee triggered widespread buying. The NSE Nifty too breached the 11,500-level with a rise of 145 points. All sectoral indices ended in the green, led by realty, power, consumer durables and metals.Brokers said sentiment was bullish on continuous recovery in the rupee amid reports that the government may announce steps to prop up the Indian currency.The...

The Mittal-owned company told the SC it would lift the escrow on Rs 7,000 crore and pay the money owed by Uttam Galva and KSS Petron -- the defaulting companies in which the steel tycoon is classified as promoter -- if it gets to bid successfully for Essar Steel.

Defaulting companies in the power sector as well as some sugar, shipping and textile companies that had seemed destined for bankruptcy court under the RBI's new norms on stressed assets got a last-minute breather from the Supreme Court yesterday.

Numetal's first bid was rejected due to the 25% share owned by Rewant Ruia, the son of Essar Steel founder Ravi Ruia, since he was deemed a related party. JSW Steel bought out this contentious stake ahead of the second bidding round

World's largest steel producer ArcelorMittal on Monday offered Rs 42,000 crore to acquire Essar Steel Ltd, upstaging a Rs 37,000 crore bid by Russia's VTB Group-backed Numetal.

The Sensex and Nifty closed lower today after the indices came under selling pressure amid lower Asian markets, widening current account deficit and rupee touching fresh all time lows. While the Sensex closed 467 points or 1.22% lower at 37,922, the Nifty fell 151 points or 1.30% to 11,438 level. Top Sensex losers were Sun Pharma (3.72%), M&M (3.44%) and Vedanta (3.44%). Of 30 Sensex stocks, 26 closed in the red. Axis Bank (0.99%) was the top Sensex gainer after the private sector l...

Brokers said weakness was seen in most Asian markets as investors were cautious amid fears of a possible escalation in the US-China trade conflict.

Sectorally, auto and banking stocks were the top losers with BSE auto index falling 248 points and BSE bankex losing 241 points. On Nifty, top losers were Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma and Bajaj Finserv.

Numetal's first bid was rejected due to the 25% share owned by Rewant Ruia, the son of Essar Steel founder Ravi Ruia, since he was deemed a related party.

Vedanta hopes to gain from Venkatakrishnan's South African experience in leveraging the strength of its copper mines in the country.

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The BSE Sensex closed lower, snapping its two-day record-closing run largely due to losses in key energy stocks of Reliance Industries and Coal India. The 30-share index hit an all-time intra-day high of 38,989 at the outset but the market lost steam as investors preferred to book gains after the recent rally.The BSE index settled at 38,722 points, down 173.70 points, or 0.45 per cent over the last close.Nifty index too finished lower by 46.60 points or 0.40 per cent in choppy trade a...

Gross NPAs of banks may improve to 10% in March 2019 as resolution process picks up paceThe gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) of the banking sector is likely to improve to 10 per cent in March 2019, from 11.52 per cent as on June 30, 2018, as nearly 60 per cent of the bad loans of the sector are under active resolution, a report has said. The net NPA is also expected to decrease to 4.3 per cent, from 5.92 per cent as of June-end this year, ICRA said in its report. The rating age...

Last year in July, India had allowed companies to carve out blocks of their choice with a view to bringing about 2.8 million sq km of unexplored area in the country under exploration.

Sameet Chavan, Chief Analyst, Technical and Derivative, Angel Broking, takes viewers through all the market action today. The Sensex and Nifty closed at fresh peaks on gains in large cap stocks such as Vedanta, Adani Ports and Reliance Industries. While the Sensex hit an all time high of 38,920, the Nifty touched new peak of 11,760.

The Sensex and Nifty closed at fresh peaks on gains in large cap stocks such as Vedanta, Adani Ports and Reliance Industries. While the Sensex hit an all time high of 38,920, the Nifty touched new peak of 11,760. The Sensex closed 202 points or 0.52% higher at 38,896 level, crossing 38,900 level for the first time in intra day trade. The Nifty which marked an all time high of 11,760 in intra day trade closed 46 points or 0.40% higher at 11,738 level. The rally was led by large cap stocks with...

While the Sensex hit an all time high of 38,920, the Nifty touched new peak of 11,760.  The Sensex has gained over 14% since the beginning of this year. The Nifty too has not been far behind. The index is up 11.50% since the beginning of 2018.