Slide in earnings, rupee value slows equity market growth

Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) The slowdown in inflation and hastening of government's efforts to pass key bills and resolve tax issues failed to cheer investors' sentiments, which were impacted by poor quarterly results, the slide in rupee value and international market volatility. For the previous weekly trade ended May 8, the BSE Sensex had closed at 27,105.39 points. On the positive side, both retail and wholesale price data came in better-than-expected giving hopes of a policy rate cut by the Reserv