Despite near-term headwinds, analysts bullish on FMCG stocks

Companies, analysts feel, will be able to pass on the sharp rise in raw material - oil - prices over time. Photograph: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters Despite near-term headwinds of rising input costs and......

Markets end flat

It has been a flat end to a rangebound trade of day. The Sensex closed higher bysevenpoints at 18,409 and the Nifty gained 12 points at 5,543.The markets had quite a listless trading session. The......

Several dark patches in 2013's performing sectors

Information technology, pharmaceuticals and fast-moving consumer goods shares were the top performers in 2013, a year where returns from equities were tough to come by. However, even within these......

Sensex ends marginally lower, Nifty holds above 9,600

Aviation companies were in focus with all the three airliners SpiceJet, InterGlobe Aviation and Jet Airways adding in the range of 2% to 3% on the BSE The benchmark indices pared some intraday......