According to the global financial services major, the valuations of Indian equities have stretched further largely driven by \"financialisation of savings\", improving corporate earnings outlook especially post the GST framework, and India's relative resilience to a trade war with the US.

India is surely a dream place for any senior-level executive eyeing for the top job in the thriving tech sector. But that's not true in case of Facebook and WhatsApp as no one seems to be interested in leading the country that provides the social media giant maximum number of users in the world.

Mutual fund houses reckon that lower commission would hit penetration and hinder investor awareness.

The strong buying activity by DIIs has helped market scale all-time highs this fiscal. But when it comes to Indian markets, contribution of FIIs cannot be ruled out.

While the Sensex closed 442 points or 1.16% higher at 38,694 level, the Nifty ended the day at 11,691 level, rising 1.17% or 134 points. Meanwhile, the Sensex hit an all-time high of 38,736, Nifty rose to a record 11,700 level intra day. Of 30 Sensex stocks, 29 closed in the green.

While the Sensex hit an all-time high of 38,610 rising 358 points from its previous close of 38,251, Nifty gained 101 pts to record 11,659 level intra day. Meanwhile, the rupee gained in the opening trade. The currency opened higher by 15 paise at 69.76 per dollar versus close of 69.91 on Friday.

The decision leaves Tesla as a publicly listed company but raises new questions about its future. Its shares have been trading below their August 7 levels, when Musk announced on Twitter he was considering taking Tesla private for $420 per share.

Lack of FII inflows and growing oil prices are also affecting the rupee, a PSU bank official said. Foreign investors sold shares worth Rs 971.8 crore on a net basis, provisional exchange data showed.

The gap between total investments into FDs in comparison with other investment alternatives such as equities is sharply declining. So, should one move their deposit money into mutual funds to earn higher returns?

Both markets are ranked after the US which is the world's largest at just over $31 trillion. China losing out to Japan is the result of Chinese stocks and currency falling this year amid a trade spat with the US.

The IPO is available at a price band of Rs 1,095 to 1,100 per share. The issue size comprises 2.5 crore equity shares which includes 8,59,2,970 (4.08 per cent stake) equity shares by HDFC Ltd and 16,864,585 (7.95 per cent stake) equity shares by Standard Life Investments.

The rupee has been among the worst-performing currencies against the dollar compared with its peers so far this year and breached the 69-mark against the US dollar amid multiple headwinds, including global uncertainties and concerns over inflation.

Equity markets had a pretty good week and this strong momentum is expected to continue in coming days, says Vikas Jain, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities. Among individual sectors, auto, private banks and energy stocks are expected to show strong performance in the next.

At 9:58 am, the Sensex was trading 258 points higher at 36,523 level with Nifty rising 75 points to 11,023 level. On January 29, Sensex and Nifty reached all time high levels of 36,443 and 11,171 levels, respectively on expectations from Union Budget and optimism over Q3 earnings.

Morgan Stanley pegged BSE Sensex earnings growth at 5 per cent, 23 per cent and 24 per cent for financial year 2018, fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020, respectively.

Remember, when you transfer your shares from one demat account to another demat account, there is no tax implication because the ownership does not change and hence there is no transaction implication.

The stock market also faces key elections in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Mizoram in second half of this year which will set the direction for general election next year.

With SEBI mandating mutual fund schemes to recategorise and follow well-defined investment paths, it is time to review your portfolio.

\"With significant cleansing of the book largely behind, we expect provisioning expenses to decline sharply, while gradual pick -up in loan growth/margins is expected to further boost earnings. We raise our FY19/20E earnings by 36%/12% and revise our price target to  Rs 365 (1.5x FY20E ABV for bank). Maintain Buy, \" brokerage Motilal Oswal said in its report.

The auto firm on Friday reported a 36.32% rise in net profit to Rs 1,175.47 crore led by robust sales across segments compared with net profit of Rs 862.25 crore during the last quarter of 2016-17.