Ongoing global events will obviously impact the stock markets through FIIs, but don't underestimate the role of economic growth in driving the Sensex.
'Whether it is a good upgrade or not is something the judges will decide on the technicalities of the process, not substance. 'But they can't do much because of the constitutional fiction they themselves propounded with their "basic structure" formulation. 'That has not been violated because Article 370 was constitutionally temporary,' says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
India's opening pressure index (PI) was 102.
The sales comprise 1,504 units of hatchback Chevrolet Spark, 1,550 units of multi-utility vehicle Tavera, 1,227 units of Aveo/Aveo U-VA and 498 units of sedan Optra, it said.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to reach 15,000 runs in one-day internationals while steering India to a six-wicket win over South Africa in the Future Cup in Belfast on Friday.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 144 points at 16,227 on negative cues from the global markets. The Sensex finally ended with a loss of 727 points at 15,644. The NSE Nifty dropped 207 points to close at 4,735. HDFC, TCS, ICICI Bank, DLF, Reliance Energy, Hindalco, Wipro, Infosys, RCom, Jaiprakash Associates, Grasim, L&T, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Satyam, ONGC, Hindustan Unilever, were major losers. Reliance Capital topped the value chart with a turnover of Rs 324crore.
The Sena has 104 corporators in the country's richest civic body, with a budget of around Rs 12,000 crore.
The two parties, who are partners in the DF government in Maharashtra as well as in the UPA government at the Centre failed to reach an agreement on seat sharing.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday.
As many as 58 companies raised money from automatic route and 8 firms raised via approval route.
Flying high over stable economic growth and bullish run at the capital markets, mobilisation by way of public issues grew nearly six per cent to Rs 24,141 crore
The Pro Kabaddi player auction netted a consolidated price of Rs 46.99 crore for 227 players selected over two days of intense bidding between 12 franchises.
The 227-member BMC, India's richest civic body currently ruled by the Shiv Sena-BJP combine, will go to the polls on February 21.
The Indian captain rated his deputy's unbeaten 122 against South Africa in their World Cup opener as his best innings in one day cricket.
Britannia Industries Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 251 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 as compared to net profit of Rs 227 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2001.
Presenting his fourth Railway Budget in succession, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Monday said that the Indian Railways had registered a profit of Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) for the fiscal year 2006-07.
In the past couple of years, Saregama has redefined itself into a 'content IP company'.
West Indies pace legend Courtney Walsh feels that Indian speedster Ishant Sharma needs to work harder in the nets in order to iron out his flaws and achieve consistency.
For the week, the Sensex recorded a fall of 371 points, or 1.10 per cent, and the NSE Nifty 130.75 points, or 1.25 per cent.
Gujarat pacer Hitesh Majumdar took 5 for 65 to force Bengal concede a three-run lead in the first innings.
Traders said fall in demand from jewellers and retailers due to end of festive season and a weak global trend where gold retreated from a six-week high as investors expected the Federal Reserve to end its bond-buying programme this week, eroding safe-haven demand, mainly pulled down precious metal prices here.
Shares of jewellery makers on Monday fell sharply by up to 20 per cent following dip in global prices of gold.
North Zone took a first innings lead of 155 runs after skittling Central Zone out for 288 on the penultimate day of the Duleep Trophy match.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Budget today.
This is the first time the US Congress has honoured a foreign university in this manner.
In the eye of storm over his $22.7 billion takeover bid for Arcelor, NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal faced fresh charges of "excessive pricing" policy over the sale of steel to the local industry in South Africa.
NSE Nifty ended at 4,147, down 24 points.
There have been three attacks on Wednesday by suicide bombers and gunmen.
Steel giant Arcelor has said it would be ready to receive a written proposal from Mittal Steel about an unspecified "industrial project" related to the steel industry, a media report said on Saturday.
Unemployment rate for men is the highest in Lucknow among major cities.
'We have instructed all our officials to take complaints of water shortage seriously and attend to it immediately.'
West Indies' surprise victory means that they can now qualify for the final on August 9 if they beat India on Sunday.
The currency lost six paise on sustained dollar demand from importers.
South Africa lost both openers but were still 230 runs ahead of Bangladesh at the close on the third day of the first Test when bad light stopped play on Saturday.
The number of houses destroyed in quake-hit Nepal is over 160,000
The Sensex finally closed with a loss of 182 points (0.94%) at 19,080. The Nifty lost 35 points to close at 5,742.
The world's largest cruise ship Harmony of the Seas, is all set for its maiden voyage.
'Sixty percent IITians are in India, many heading great institutions in the private and public sectors,' says Professor M G K Menon.
