For a sample of 412 companies, excluding banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), three out of every four companies have earned returns over the past month and nearly half of them trade above their year-ago levels. However, 56% and 53% of them are still available at lower price-earnings (P/E) multiples compared with the three-year and five-year average valuations.
Rupee touches one-week high; RBI plans to ease dollar bids
The rupee hit a one-week high as expectations of RBI measures to curb oil refiners’ dollar demand boosted sentiment and eased pressure on the currency.