A crucial IMF package, commitment to fiscal discipline & historic corporate profits meant investors in KSE-100 index would’ve earned far higher returns than from investing in Sensex.
Years of high disinvestment led to public sector company stocks falling even when overall markets were rising. Govt’s easing back on disinvestment has helped turn this around.
The Nifty 50 was up 0.30% at 17,610.20 as of 11:01 a.m. IST, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.32% to 59,882.93. Both benchmarks had fallen 0.3% ahead of the RBI's rate decision.
The rebound comes after the recent selloff in Adani group stocks, which has caused a rout of over $100 billion in market capitalisation after Hindenburg's report on 24 January.
Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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