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.

RIL is also more profitable than Tata Motors.

World trade has been growing slower than world GDP since 2012.

The company received a fresh equity infusion in 2012-13.

Many analysts find market expensive, even at current levels.

There, however, has been an improvement in operating margins.

Tech major's shareholders will receive total dividend of Rs 15,474 crore in FY15

For equity investors, the risk-to-reward ratio is worsening.

Corporate India at present is more indebted than all state govts put together.

Through the past 12 months, the Bank Nifty has risen 55%

Dilip Shanghvi founded Sun Pharma in 1983.