In the past 12 months, such earnings have grown in double digits in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.

The index is more expensive than it was at 2014-end or when it hit a life-time high in January.

Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.

For top IT services firms, revenue growth in FY15 was the slowest since the Lehman crisis

The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.

The calculation excludes cross-holding of listed group cos in each other.

Tata Motors, Titan Company & Tata Steel come in at second, third & fourth slots.

The growth premium India enjoyed has largely been lost.

More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.

During the dot-com bubble, it had touched a high of 1.9.

The turmoil on the Street and a continued fall of the rupee may affect growth stocks, pushing equity investors back to the relative safety of defensive counters, or forcing them to flee markets, or both.

Core operating margins at 4-year high of 15.5%.

Indian companies typically have higher return on equity.

Experts attribute this to new launches in anticipation of a demand revival after the 2014 general elections.

Experts attribute the high valuation of Indian auto makers to the faster growth in India compared to the rest of the world.

China now world's second largest share market, India is 7th

4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.

Paid Rs 15,474 cr against CIL's Rs 13,075 cr in FY15

This was even as the country's economy grew by 7.3%.

23 Nifty companies reported an annual decline in net profit.