The Indian stock market was one of the best performing markets in 2014 with a return of nearly 30% for the Sensex in local currency terms. This followed a 26% return in 2012 and 9% return in 2013 respectively. Year-to-date the index is up by 6.60% as of Feb 18th. Andrew Graham of Martin Currie,UK …
An infographic on the dot com boom in India: Click to enlarge Source: The Financilist, Credit Suisse
In 2010, I wrote an article dispelling the myth that Warren Buffet’s Bershire Hathway is the world’s greatest stock in terms of performance. Quoting from that article: Sweden’s Handelsbanken is the best stock in the world. The company first listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1873. Since 1900 the stock has gained unimaginable 1.9 million …
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In this post lets take a quick look at the Ten Largest Indian Companies by Market Capitalization in the domestic market. Before we get to that here is a note on the Sensex. India’s benchmark S&P BSE Sensex index is up 21.25% year-to-date. After reaching an all-time record of over 26,300 the Sensex closed at 25,329 yesterday. The …
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The Indian stock market is on a roll with the benchmark Sensex reaching a record high of 21,239 on Nov 3rd in a special trading session celebrating the Diwali festival. The index is up just over 9% year-to-date in local currency terms. When compared to the performance of developed markets the Sensex return is not that …
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