Markets see 70% chance BJP forming next govt

The key risk factors would be anti-incumbency, small vote share swings causing large impact on outcomes and the 2004 example. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the inauguration of various......

Adani stocks rout: Opposition stalls Parliament, seeks probe

Parliament was adjourned for the day on Thursday after the Opposition stalled proceedings in both houses, demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) or a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the......

Pre-IPO allotments lose favour amid market buoyancy and larger float sizes

Pre-initial public offering (IPO) allotments have lost favour amid buoyancy in the market and increase in average float size this year. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After hitting a......

IPO Boom Fuel Investment Bankers' Fortunes

So far this year, bankers have earned Rs 1,226 crore for handling 45 IPOs, which together mobilised Rs 48,363 crore. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Investment bankers (i-bankers) are......

Rs 14,367 Crore: July's Record SIP Outflows

'Those satisfied with returns and not expecting further rally could be booking profits and also stopping SIPs.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Redemptions from systematic......

Sensex, Nifty tank nearly 1%; HDFC Bank drags

Equity benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled nearly 700 points to sink below the 79,000 level on Tuesday, extending its losses for the second straight day due to selling pressure in HDFC Bank, SBI and ITC......