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The article highlights the goal of JK Paper to grow its export target and expand its distribution network across tier-II and tier-III markets. It highlights the achievements of JK Paper including its 50th anniversary of listing on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India and investment in its unit in Odisha to augment production capacities of uncoated paper. Also discussed are the business growth plans of JK Paper that include enriching the green cover through social farm forestry.

The article reports on the stock market performance of India. It mentions that country's Nifty so and Sensex indices reached record highs at the end of November, and as to many fund managers desperate for diversification, India looks the most promising alternative. It also mentions that the central bank has been forced to raise interest rates in defence of the rupee impacting its domestic monetary policy.

Singapore Exchange said to exit BSE by tendering 5% holding The BSE Ltd., Asia's oldest stock exchange, will file a draft document for an initial share sale with the regulator in a few days, according to people familiar with the matter. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the performance of the stock market of India as of November 2014. Topics discussed include power stocks that witnessed rising volumes such as Alstom India Ltd., Adani Power, and JSW Energy, the performance of the Indian banking sector, and the performance of stock of the infrastructure company NCC.

The present an assessment of the performance of grey cement manufacturer UltraTech Cement Ltd. (UTCL) in the Indian stock market as well as its corporate performance as of January 2015. Topics include the volume of cement commissioned by UTCL during second quarter of 2015, the company's acquisition of a cement plant of Jaiprakash Associates, and its net profit, sales, and earnings per share in second quarter of 2015.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between personality, motivating factors and herding behaviour of individual investors. Investors' personality has been classified consonant to the personality traits (compliant, aggressive and detached) encapsulated in Horney's tripartite model. Design/methodology/approach: To carry out this study, the author surveyed 363 individual investors of the Indian stock market using a structured questionnaire. Structural equation modelling is used to empirically test the relationships between personality, three motivating factors (cognitive capability, emotional factors and social factors) and herding behaviour. Findings: The result reveals that, expect compliant personality, none shows proclivity towards herding behaviour. Investors possessing compliant personality are more influenced by social motivating factors; however, cognitive factor motivates aggressive personality, inhibiting herding behaviour. Furthermore, investors having detached personality are not influenced by any motivating factors of herding. Research limitations/implications: The limitation is the difficulty in generalizing the results to overall country populations as the Indian stock market has a huge turnover every day, and the author's survey consisted of only small sample of individual investors. Practical implications: The outcomes of this study could possibly unveil a new insight to discern the behaviour of individual investors in the Indian stock market. Originality/value: The influences of personality on investment choices have been investigated before, but the influence of personality specifically on herding behaviour has not being adequately investigated in an emerging economy like India, as very scanty literature is available on the influence of personality on herding behaviour. The study addresses this gap and further explores the association of personality with different motivating factors that cause herding bias. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study provides opportunities to decision-makers for hedging the fluctuations of one market. In this paper, an attempt has been made to examine the nature of risk in Indian commodity (Agri products) and stock markets. To measure the volatility of the selected markets, averages and standard deviations were used, and to study the direction between the prices of commodity and stock markets, Pearson's coefficient of correlation was applied. It was observed that Indian commodity and stock markets were not similar on the basis of risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Bloomberg) -- For regulators hoping to rein in wild moves in small stocks like the 17-fold surge in GameStop Corp. last month, India has a system worth studying. "The measure targets firms whose returns are believed to be out of sync with their fundamentals, and puts them under a level of scrutiny that stops everyone from trading in it", Zaveri, who co-authored a paper on the mechanism, said in an interview. [Extracted from the article]

The present paper examines the profitability of selected SENSEX Constituent Companies from 2005- 06 to 2011-12. Secondary data have been used in the present study. Secondary data were collected from financial statements of the companies, PROWESS (database of CMIE), Capitaline Plus Database, and websites of the concerned companies. The present study is analytical by nature. Non-Probability sample technique has been used. Five SENSEX constituent companies (SBI, HDFC Ltd., L&T Ltd., ITC Ltd. and Wipro Ltd.) have been selected. The profitability position of BSE-Sensex companies have been calculated on the basis of some fundamental analitical tools like return on capital employed, return on net worth, gross profit ratio, net profit ratio, earnings per share and dividend per share. The valuation of companies has been calculated on price-earning ratio and price to book ratio. To analyse the collected data, various simple statistical techniques like Average, Annual Average Growth Rate and t-test have been used. There was consistency in all the selected profitability ratios of HDFC Ltd. and L & T Ltd. It was found that annual average growth rates of ROCE ratio, EPS ratio, DPS ratio, PE ratio, PB ratio were positive in case of SBI. It was found that annual average growth rates of ROCE ratio, PE ratio were positive in case of HDFC Ltd. The annual average growth rates of all the eight ratios (ROCE, RONW, GP, NP, EPS, DPS, PE and PB) were positive during the study period in case of ITC ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This section presents updates on investor participation, stock prices, and earnings of companies in India as of May 2013. Foreign institutional investor participation in Infosys Business Technology Consulting and Reliance Industries Ltd. declines but rises in India Tobacco Company Ltd. and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Citibank placed a price target of 170 rupees on Dabur India Ltd. Maithan Alloys is expected post 32 rupees earnings per share (EPS) in fiscal year 2013.

This section offers news briefs on stock market performance and forecast for several Indian companies as of October 1, 2015. The stock of Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd. is trading in a range and is expected to show good price movement in the near term. The stock prices of Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliance have been scaling higher in the past few trading sessions and are expected to jump in the short term. The stock prices of Power Finance Corp. have managed to outclass benchmark indices.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- India Needs to Stop the IL&FS Rot From Spreading: Andy Mukherjee A tad late, but the message is finally reaching India's regulators: Infrastructure lender IL&FS is not a business that can be allowed to fail without consequences. Credit-rating companies, bruised by their inability to see IL&FS defaults coming, won't want more investor criticism for being late. [Extracted from the article]

India is headed for a pickup in corporate bond trading after major stock exchanges started offering electronic platforms for repurchase agreements for the securities, according to one of the country's main rating companies. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) started a repo market platform last month on corporate debt securities. "Globally, repos play a critical role in imparting liquidity to corporate bonds, which typically suffer from a lower trading ratio relative to government securities", said Crisil Senior Director Somasekhar Vemuri in a note. [Extracted from the article]

Abstract: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are viewed currently as pillars of relative political, economic and financial stability, with the prospect of a major shift in future world power. The paper aims at investigating the relationships among the economic, financial and political country risk ratings of the BRICS and relating those risk factors to their respective national stock markets in the presence of representatives of the world's major stock markets and oil market. It also examines the interrelationships among the national country financial risk ratings factors to discern transmission of the risk spectrum among the countries of this group because of the relevance of this information to investors, traders and policy makers. The results demonstrate that only the Chinese stock market is sensitive to all the factors. Financial risk ratings generally demonstrate more sensitivity than economic and political risk ratings, and political risk is sensitive to both financial and economic risk ratings. Among the five BRICS, Brazil shows special sensitivity to economic and financial risks, while Russia and China hold strong sensitivity to political risk and India demonstrates special sensitivity to higher oil prices. Among the global factors, oil price is more sensitive to economic than financial risk, while the S&P 500 reverses this relationship. The two American quantitative easings (QEs) affect BRICS differently. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The article offers updates on the status of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE Sensex) as of June 3, 2013. BSE Sensex was reduced from 20444.61 to 19568.49 in the week that ended on May 24, 2013. The author comments that it is the highest weekly fall so far, and left experts wondering about the change in the market direction.

(Bloomberg) -- India's central bank is weighing opening a new credit facility for banks aimed at boosting their lending to mutual funds, which have been hit by a flood of redemptions, according to people familiar with the matter. The Reserve Bank of India and finance ministry are in favor of a proposal from the industry regulator to open a cash window that fund houses can tap via their banks, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- India's Supreme Court asked for documents to show how an alliance in a western state was formed to create a government, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party unexpectedly tied up with a rival to take control of Maharashtra. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party agreed to a surprise alliance with a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, Ajit Pawar, to form the Maharashtra government in the early hours of Saturday. [Extracted from the article]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India Monday proposed extending circuit filters to stocks that are part of the derivatives market, as it seeks to curb extreme swings that have shocked investors in recent weeks. The filter limits for stocks range from 2 percent to 20 percent either way, though no price bands are imposed on shares trading in the futures and options segment. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the performance of the domestic markets of India as of November 2014. Topics discussed include the performance of the Nifty, National Stock Exchange of India's benchmark stock market index for Indian equity market, the reforms announced by the Indian government for the construction sector, and the performance of the U.S. stocks.

This section offers news briefs. These include the late hour recovery in the Sensitive Index (Sensex) on December 6, 2013 as a prelude to pleasant election news, the possibility for HUL to drop to 500 Indian rupees mark or below as it prunes its product range and HBL Power's disposal of its entire stake in Agile Electric Sub Assembly Pvt. Ltd. and a reduction of its debts by around 175 core Indian rupees.

The article focuses on the consultations and directives issued by several Asian regulators including Australia, Hong Kong and India on electronic equities trading. Electronic trading has greater emphasis on internal controls and risk management and it safeguards against market manipulation. Electronic equity trading contributes to the flash crash in the equity market and also ensures its quick recovery.

The author discusses the interest of Indian companies on the stock markets to raise funds or to provide an exit opportunity for the existing investors as stock markets reached all time highs courtesy of a government that promises to put the country back on a fast growth path. He mentions the drawbacks of the initial public offering (IPO) where a company becomes susceptible to losing its key talent. He also reflects on how firms will be able to retain key talent post the IPO.

The article presents updates related to stock exchanges in India as of February 2015. Topics covered include the performance of several indexes, including the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Mid-Cap Index, BSE Small-Cap Index, BSE Bankex, CNX PSU Bank and CNX Realty, and the stock performance of several companies, including Procter & Gamble, Siemens, Kajaria Ceramics and Dabur India.

The article provides an overview of the state of the Indian Stock market as of October 2014. Topics discussed include the level of the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index (BSE Sensex), correction in BSE Mid Cap Index, and resumption of correction phases in BSE Bankex. Also cited are some strategies of traders to prevent Sensex loss at 26100.

The article focuses on Home Minister P Chidambaram involvement in the second generation (2G) scam which destroyed his reputation. Chidambaram promotes ministerial accountability and resigned from his previous commerce minister position after the discovery of his link in the Harshad Mehta stock market scam of which he was absolved. His silence and lack of opposition to A. Raja's pricing spectrum is cited to have compromised his free market principles.

The article focuses on the recovery of the Indian economy. It explores the estimated earnings of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex. It examines the portfolio of Wealth Zoom and Safe Wealth amidst the volatility that surrounds the Indian stock market. The article also reports the financial performance of ABB as it started to deteriorate in 2008.

(Bloomberg) -- India's markets regulator proposed to tighten rules on how companies can spend cash raised through initial public offerings and how quickly big investors can exit, a move aimed at protecting smaller shareholders seeking to buy into a flurry of listings by new-age technology firms that is propelling the nation's equity markets to record highs. Such shareholders will face a lock-in period of six months after the share sale. This may include venture capital funds, alternate investment funds, SEBI said Venture capital funds and foreign portfolio investors under current law are permitted to sell and have no lock-in period. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides an overview of the economic condition in India with the wrenching churn of global equity markets. PalaPalaniappan Chidambaram, the Union Home Minister, mentions about the impact of the stalled reforms on India's growth trajectory if aggressive stance is not taken. Meanwhile, Anu Aga of the National Advisory Council, believes that there will be a little change in industry's behavior as long as administration had the leedway to be corrupt through vast of discretionary powers.

The article focuses on the need of investors to restructure their mutual fund portfolios in 2011 in India. It indicates that restructuring is needed in order for the equity markets to deal with housing loan scams, increased interest rates, and global economic uncertainties. It is suggested by Gagan Randev, Religare Securities chief executive officer, that profits from equity funds should be put by the investors in liquid and short-term debt funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Annual equity returns from Indian stockswill be about five percentage points on top of the economicgrowth of 7%-10% in coming years, according to billionaireinvestor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. S&P Global offered 775rupees a share in 2005 to gain control of the Indian firm.Crisil is now at around 2,882 rupees, and Jhunjhunwala,along with his wife, owned about 5.5% as of March-end, datacompiled by Bloomberg show. "Big Bull" Sees Years of Double-Digit India Stock Gains. [Extracted from the article]

"Big Bull" Investor Sees Years of Double-Digit India Stock Gains Known locally as India's Warren Buffett due to his penchantfor equity investing, Jhunjhunwala is counting on thenation's potential for long-term growth and politicalstability to fuel further gains in the $3 trillion stockmarket that's already been hitting record after record thisyear. (Bloomberg) -- Annual equity returns from Indian stockswill be about five percentage points on top of the economicgrowth of 7%-10% in coming years, according to billionaireinvestor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. [Extracted from the article]

The article analyzes the performance of the Sensex stock market index in India. Since May 2006, almost half of the Sensex stocks have fallen, including Bajaj Auto, Cipla, Tata Motors and Hero Honda. Sensex rebounded in early February 2007. Market volatility is affecting long-term targets for the Sensex.

The article looks at the recent problems on India's stock markets, and how investors are complaining that bourses, their securities markets, do not compare well with other top world markets. The lack of a good bond market is central to the problem because Indian companies often sell shares via IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) rather than bonds because of the stringent disclosure requirements. The Indian Securities & Exchange Board is working on changes to its procedures.

The article reports on the trend of the stock markets in India following the election results on February 10, 2015. Topics discussed include the victory of the Aam Admi Party (AAP), the recovery of the Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex), and the impact of a bull market on investor confidence. Also mentioned is information on the stocks in the mid-cap and small-cap categories including Graphite India Ltd., Tata Global Beverages Ltd., and Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

The article presents information on the performance of the BSE Sensex stock market index in India as of November 2014. Topics reported include a net rise posted by the index on a week-to-week basis, and the stock market forecast for the next six to 12 months. It also presents charts which show the stock value of major companies including Sun TV Network, Birla Corporation, and Gujarat State Petron.

The article focuses on market performance in India for the first two weeks of August 2014. Topics discussed include the losses accompanied by wide ranged fluctuations in intra-day trades, the absence of significant headway since elections, the conclusion that the Modi wave is over, the liquidity crunch now experienced by punters, the reduction of exposure by foreign institutional investors, and the micro factors influencing the market such as crude oil, the steady Rupee and rising exports.

The article offers information on the continuous growth of India's S&P Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index (SENSEX).

The article reports on the improvements in the stock exchange of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex in India in December 2013. Topics covered include the closure of the stock exchange as well as the strong weekly movement of the economy. Also mentioned are the weekly resistance in the market and the selection of mid cap and small cap stocks by investors in India.

The article discusses the record high closing of Indian share markets for the period ending November 1, 2013 led by Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex and National Stock Exchange Cnx Nifty Index (NIFTY). Topics covered include the macro-economic segment with higher purchasing managers' index (PMI) in manufacturing as of October 2013. Also mentioned are increase in repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), higher liquidity and increases in total fertilizer, cement and crude oil production.

The article offers a review of the Indian stock market as the market reeled from the onslaught of the U.S. dollar. It reports the fall of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex index on July 24, 2013 following the action of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to defend the Indian Rupee. The article also discusses the expiry of futures and options (F&O) contracts and reviews the stocks of Century Textiles, Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital and Gujarat Ambuja.

The article reviews the Indian stock market as of the week ending July 22, 2013. Data shows that the stock market remained range bound despite crossing the Sensex 20K and CNX Nifty 6000 levels. Depreciation of the rupee by 10% during the week made imports extremely costly thus impacting economic growth. Generally, the stock market was in speculative position, taking cues from global markets but several heavyweight stocks like HUL, ITC and Reliance Industries all gained during the week.

The article focuses on the impact of a stock market scam in Bombay, India on Standard Chartered Bank. Standard Chartered was the biggest loser. It got stuck for $515 million, and two of its employees were arrested on fraud charges. After reserves connected, with the Indian losses, Standard Chartered's profit before exceptional items was down 55%, to $303 million. But that's not the end of the mess. The bank is involved in 17 lawsuits. It has set up a 40-man recovery team of investigators and accountants. Running costs were around $45 million a year.

The coronavirus stock market meltdown in March gave Indian millennials a big opportunity to start investing in the stock market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an analysis of foreign institutional investor (FII) and domestic institutional investor (DII) figures in the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index (BSE Sensex) in May 2013. It discusses the implications of the decline in the BSE Sensex by 431 points on May 13, followed by an increase of 500 points on May 15. During the week, the BSE Sensex opened at 20073.41 and closed at 20286.11, showing a net rise of 163 points on a week-to-week basis.

The article reports about the increased investments made by top shops and companies despite a challenging year in the economy. Private market opened high in 2007 and there were strong deals. However demands slowed affected by the global credit crunch. Some top companies were able to weather it out like sources coming from India, Hong Kong and Australia.

The article discusses on the stock market in India based on the performance of Sensex. It has been observed in the study that whenever the market has reached the low point, an average of 12 Sensex stocks have fallen more than 50% from their peaks. Crisis will be a mean cause of soaring fuel prices and inflation which is a global phenomenon. The bigger issue in India that greatly affects to its stock market is energy security in which government will also accelerate efforts with the same direction.

The article reports on the interest of Indian companies to tap the international equity markets in 2006. Conditions are almost perfect for the companies to initiate such move. But investors have concerns over the trend. However, they are willing to meet the needs of issuers. Some executives are optimistic to the outcome of the trend.

Enquiry expected to be settled in six months: NSE's Chawla Once the colocation issue, or the practice of placing a trader's servers next to that of an exchange, is settled, the exchange will look at its public offering early next year, Chawla said. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the weak domestic stock markets in India during the second week of December 2014 due to the negative global market cues. It cites the adverse effect of the falling oil prices on Russia and Venezuela and the possibility that the U.S. Federal Reserve will go through quantitative tightening measures as the American economy improves. It highlights the reactions of the Nifty and other stock market indexes to the prevailing negative technical conditions and selling pressure.