Pulse of the Street: Eight-week slide ends, but oil and earnings test recovery
A quarterly results development with market-wide reach.
· LiveMint Markets
Indian equities snapped their losing run, but elevated crude prices, tighter monetary policy and uneven demand leave the rebound dependent on stronger earnings and easing global pressures.
The analysis
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