Retail investors in BSE Sensex

The BSE Sensex has already rallied 9-10 per cent so far in the month of May and most experts are confident that this is the starting of a long-term bull market and investors should buy right stocks and hold on to them for maximum returns.

Retail investors, who have largely stayed away from the Indian markets and have missed 20 per cent plus rally seen in the BSE Sensex since September when the BJP officially announced Narendra Modi as their Prime Ministerial candidate, may come back to the markets on the hopes of superior returns than other asset classes.

FIIs have poured in close to Rs 14,000 crore so far this month on the hopes that the new BJP government, which took charge earlier this week, will introduce pro-growth reforms to revive economy and boost investments.

INFOSYS' CEO CONTENDER BG SRINIVAS RESIGNS

INFOSYS' CEO CONTENDER BG SRINIVAS RESIGNS

BG Srinivas, President & Member of the Board, resigned from Infosys w.e.f June 10. This is the 10th high-profile exit from the company in the last one year. Srinivas, who was once seen as the top contender for the job of Infosys CEO along with Pravin Rao, had been informed in no uncertain terms that he was no longer in the reckoning. Infosys has been seeing a string of exits since Narayana Murthy returned for a second innings in the company. The post of CEO at Infosys will fall vacant when current boss SD Shibulal retires.

Sensex Soars 257 Points As Inflation Eases To 5-Month Low At 6.16%

Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 LEAD STORIES HEADLINE INFLATION EASES TO 5-MONTH LOW AT 6.16%  Aided by lower vegetable prices, food articles inflation fell by 6.4% (MoM), non-food articles & minerals grp declined by 0.4% & 3.1% respectively. read more INFLATION NOS CHEERS MKTS, SENSEX SURGES 257 PTS  Fall in inflation by 136 bps in December raised hopes that RBI may not touch policy rates on Jan 28. Nifty rallied 79.05 pts to 6320.90. read more TOP STORIES • Fiscal deficit to be contained at 4.8% of GDP: FM   • World Bank pegs India growth at 6.2% in FY'15   • Auction to proceed as planned: Telecom secy   • Modern India files class action suit in NSEL case   • Unitech puts 2 hotels on block, eyes Rs 600 cr   • Post CIL dividend, govt defers Rs 15,000 cr bond issue   • TCS Q3 PAT seen up 10.2% to Rs 5,179 cr: Poll   • Korean investors avoid India due to red tapism   • AAP's decision on FDI wrong: Capt Gopinath   • AAP has 'worst, stinking, Jurassic people': Khurshid   • Economic agendas of Cong, BJP similar: Naina Lal   • SAT asks RIL, SEBI to clarify on new consent norms   • Rajeev Kher appointed Commerce Secretary   • SC panel plans auction of 4 mt of iron ore in Goa   • Fairness creams,lipsticks contain toxic heavy metals   • Sony Six bags exclusive rights for FIFA till 2018   • World's ultra rich hold 1/5th of their wealth in realty   • Axel Springer, others interested in Forbes   • Time Warner to sell its NY headquarters for $1.3 bn   • Google, Apple colluded in driving down workers pay   more stories TOP VIDEOS Economy Will Get Back To High Growth Path In 3 Years: P Chidambaram, Finance Minister   BUSINESS OF GOVERNANCE: Implementation Of GST, Focus On Manufacturing Are Important Reforms Which The New Government Must Take Up: Sunil Kant Munjal, Joint MD, Hero MotoCorp   CNBC-TV18 EXCLUSIVE: There Were Many Challenges In Building T2. But We Enjoy Doing Something Which Not Many Can Do: AM Naik, Group Executive Chairman, L&T   AT A GLANCE BSE 21289.49 +256.61 NSE 6320.9 +79.05 TURNOVER Rs. 199,289 cr BSE CASH Rs. 1,693 cr NSE CASH Rs. 11,271 cr NSE F&O Rs. 155,709 cr BULLION GOLD 28915 -181 SILVER 44492 -449 CRUDE NYMEX 93.05 +0.46 BRENT 106.14 -0.25 FOREX $ / Re 61.54 +0.02 £ / Re 100.55 -0.51 € / Re 83.688 -0.41 EVENTS 16 January Q3 Results: TCS, Bajaj Auto, HCL Tech Bombay HC To Hear NSEL Settlement Case 17 January Q3 Results: HDFC Bank, ITC, RIL, Wipro Congress To Convene AICC Meet In Delhi SEBI Vs Sahara Case 23 January 2G Spectrum Auction To Start 27-29 January CII Partnership Summit 2014, Taj West End, Bangalore

"The national election due by May will mainly be a contest between AAP and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. The ruling Congress is not even in the picture." Arvind Kejriwal CM, Delhi "They (AAP) are Jurassic. They smell of anarchy. They just demean everything that has been time-tested. They ridicule anything. They question and demean anything... AAP is a real threat to our system. They are anarchist. They want to destroy the system. They are anarchist either by choice or by ignorance." Salman Khurshid External Affairs Minister "The easing of inflation at a time when industrial growth continues to be in the red should induce RBI to review its monetary policy stance and cut its policy rates to rejuvenate growth, which has been hit by high interest costs, flagging investments and subdued demand." Chandrajit Banerjee Director General, CII

Tech Mahindra, ISRO, LS Elections dominate news today

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Latest Updates Corp earnings, IIP to guide markets this week: Experts The market ushered in the New Year on a tepid note as the BSE-Sensex dropped 342.25 points last week, the worst perfo... Mkt cap of 6 Sensex cos down Rs 33,513 cr RIL, ITC, ONGC, CIL, HDFC Bank & ICICI Bank saw losses in market value. Conversely, TCS, Infosys, Wipro and Bharti Ai... Cos' debt sale dips 19.5%; overseas bonds up 60% India Inc raised $51.8 billion in debt during 2013 through primary bond sales, 19.5 per cent down from the record $64... Bitcoin body asks public to keep off, seeks clarity The body sought clarity on the legality of the instrument, conceding that this business is extremely volatile and com...

Market Watch 5 Jan | 05:21PM SENSEX 20851.33 â†" -37.00 NIFTY 6211.15 â†" -10.00 USD/INR 62.15 â†' 0.12 GOLD (Rs/10g.) 29167.00 â†' 199.00

MARKET NEWS Corporate earnings, IIP to guide markets this week: Experts The market ushered in the New Year on a tepid note as the BSE-Sensex dropped 342.25 points last week, the worst perfo... Market cap of 6 Sensex cos down Rs 33,513 crore RIL, ITC, ONGC, CIL, HDFC Bank & ICICI Bank saw losses in market value. Conversely, TCS, Infosys, Wipro and Bharti Ai...

Gainers Losers 5 Jan, 2014, 05:21PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low Financial Technologies (India) Ltd. 223.05 19.98 2395119 223.05 184.25 Usher Agro Ltd. 45.45 19.92 240403 45.45 37.20 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. 572.65 17.29 2936626 581.20 485.00

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TCS Q2 Beats Street, Net Up 24% | Sensex Falls 59 Pts

Tuesday, Oct 15, 2013 TCS Q2 BEATS STREET; NET UP 24% TO RS 4,702 CR (QoQ) LEAD STORIES TCS Q2 BEATS STREET; NET UP 24% TO RS 4,702 CR (QoQ) TCS Q4 revenues jumped 16.6% QoQ (up 34.3% YoY) to Rs 20,977 crore, driven by highest volume growth in last nine quarters. read more COAL SCAM: CBI FILES FRESH FIR AGAINST KM BIRLA The 14th FIR in the coal block allocation scam has named Kumar Mangalam Birla as an accused, along with former coal secretary P C Parekh. read more SENSEX FALLS 59 PTS AFTER HITTING NEARLY 3-YEAR HIGH Sensex ends at 20547.62, Nifty at 6089.05 as banks like ICICI, HDFC Bk, SBI fell over 2% on rate hike concerns. BSE Bankex fell 2.59% as well. read more END OF BANKING SECRECY IN SWISS BANKS  Switzerland will break the seal on its banking secrecy by signing an international agreement on fighting tax evasion today, the OECD said. read more TOP STORIES • HDFC Bank Q2 net up 27% to Rs 1,982 cr (YoY)   • Re down 29p at 61.83/$ ahead of U.S. debt deal   • Vedanta sweetens offer for stake in HZL, BALCO   • ED asks FMC for SGS, Grant Thornton reports on NSEL   • DoT panel: Rs 600 cr penalty on Idea for Spice merger   • Land acquisition Act to be enforced from Jan 1   • Telecom M&A guidelines to be in place by Nov 1   • Uniform stamp duty on stock mkt transactions likely   • Govt eases eligibility criteria for upcoming UMPPs   • RIL to invest $3.2 bn to start production of gas in D34   • Adani Grp's Aus port company to raise $1.2 bn   • Airtel, Idea, Vodafone hike 2G Internet rates   • Govt to review preferential market access policy   • SEBI allows MF distributors to use BSE infra   • Tendulkar to play 200th Test in Wankhede stadium   • U.S. Senators hint at a possible fiscal deal today   • Bailey named Burberry CEO; Ahrendts quits for Apple   • Intl Herald Tribune is now Intl New York Times   • 'Once in a decade' typhoon threatens Japan   • iPhone 5c priced at Rs 41,900, iPhone 5s for Rs 53,500   more stories TOP VIDEOS We Have Demonstrated All-Round Strong Growth Across Markets & Industries Highlighted By Efficient And Rigourous Execution: N Chandrasekaran, CEO & MD, TCS   Investors Should Have Defensive Approach To Markets, Overweight On Technology, Pharma Stocks: Nirmal Jain, Chairman, IIFL   See 25 Bps Repo Hike, 25 Bps MSF Cut In October Credit Policy: Indranil Sengupta, Chief Economist India, BoFA ML   AT A GLANCE BSE 20547.62 -59.92 NSE 6089.05 -23.65 TURNOVER Rs. 166,544 cr BSE CASH Rs. 1,817 cr NSE CASH Rs. 10,884 cr NSE F&O Rs. 143,773 cr BULLION GOLD 28770 -17 SILVER 47143 -231 CRUDE NYMEX 101.94 -0.47 BRENT 110.37 -0.67 FOREX $ / Re 61.835 +0.29 £ / Re 98.621 +0.25 € / Re 83.422 -0.05 EVENTS TO WATCH 16 October Bajaj Auto Q2 Results 17 October Deadline For U.S. Debt Ceiling HCL Tech Q2 Result 18 October FIPB Likely To Consider Tata-Sia Airline Proposal L&T Q2 Result 22 October Wipro Q2 Result Yes Bank Q2 Result 23 Oct PM To Visit China To Discuss Border Agreement & Economic Relations

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