RIL, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and ONGC alone contributed to a 100 point cut seen on Sensex.
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Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
Rafael Nadal extended his astonishing winning run on clay to 42 consecutive sets as he reached the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Slovakia's Martin Klizan on Friday. The defending champion will face David Goffin on Saturday after the Belgian beat Spaniard Roberto Bautista 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-2.
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
IMAGES from the matches played at the PNB Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Sunday
Forbes said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "economic experiments" barely affected India's billionaires while none gained more than oil-and-gas tycoon Mukesh Ambani, who cemented his decade-long hold on the top slot by adding a staggering USD 15.3 billion (67 per cent) to his last year's wealth to become one of Asia's top five richest.
According to market experts, GST Bill, movement of the rupee and uncertain global cues amid expected rate cut by the US Fed will dictate the movement of the markets.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
Earning woes drag markets lower; TCS, HUL lead fall.
Reaction after England beat New Zealand on number of boundaries hit in the Cricket World Cup final at Lord's on Sunday.
Oil and select auto heavyweights bore the brunt of selling pressure; ONGC, RIL, Tata Motors, M&M key losers.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 214 points at 27,890 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 52 points at 8,430.
Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
What Shekhar Gupta would have really liked to know from Pranabda: Why did Sonia prefer Dr Singh to him as PM? Why did he deny finance first, why did he accept it 5 years later, and why did he make such a mess of it? How did he force Sonia to nominate him for President and not Hamid Ansari? And how does he justify that most toxic legacy -- the Vodafone tax amendment?
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
Majority of India's international routes have been captured by foreign airlines.
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.
The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, HDFC, HUL, RIL and Cipla.
'The Congress can't return to power unless it reins in prices, lowers interest rates, taxes the rich,' says Praful Bidwai. 'If this means sacking those most responsible for the UPA's pro-big business policies including Finance Minister Chidambaram, so be it!'
'It was not an agreement, this was his proposal and of course it (then) went to the vote at the (FIFA) executive committee'
Sensex closed over 118 points down on Thursday.
More activity in the IT, health care, services sectors; manufacturing firms keeping fingers crossed.
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
AAP wins 67 of the 70 seats in the Delhi assembly.
Around 40% of India Inc feels that Modi govt's biggest weakness in the last 6 months has been its slow pace of economic reforms.
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The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
Nadal, who got a first-round bye, defeated Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4 to advance.
'The win in Assam is likely to have a ripple effect in other north-eastern states like Manipur and Nagaland which have been reluctant to embrace the BJP in the past,' says Nitin A Gokhale, the distinguished commentator on strategic affairs, who lived and reported from Assam between 1983 and 2006.
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Investors often forget that the movements in indices such as the Sensex reflects the performance of its constituent stocks; nothing else.
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
Brokers like Vasudevan are struggling to keep themselves in tune with this super-informed, new-generation retail investor.
BSE Realty index zoomed by almost 7% followed by counters like Metal, Oil & Gas, Auto, Banks, Auto, Healthcare and Power, all surging between 1-5%.
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