Friday, September 20, 2013

Band, Baaja, Bernanke!

Ben Bernanke blinked and markets across the world surged. Having plummeted more than most when the US Federal Reserve warned about unwinding its stimulus programme, Indian stocks soared and the rupee staged yet another strong revival, reflecting the stunning turnaround in outlook for foreign inflows into the country after the Fed’s surprise decision not to call time on a yearlong monetary easing programme. Bank stocks catapulted to new highs led by ICICI Bank and State Bank of India and foreign investors streamed back into the market, buying equities worth more than Rs. 3,500 crore on Thursday, one of the biggest single-day shopping sprees so far this year..............

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