The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 25,230.
Sensex slumped 518 points to end the day at 25,582 and the Nifty slipped 164 points to close at 7,623.
ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
What differentiates Rajan from his predecessors is his proactive steps in anticipating a problem and coming up with out-of-the-box solutions
Sahara India needs to pay back $5.3 billion, raised from millions of small investors through the sale of bonds ruled by the Supreme Court to be illegal, before founder Subrata Roy can be released.
Investors are already factoring in the impact. The IT Index on the BSE exchange dipped 2.5 per cent, with Infosys, Wipro and TCS showing a decline.
Sensex ends belowe 26,800 on domestic concerns.
Among these, Hindalco and Vedanta from the metal pack have become multi-baggers, gaining 100 per cent in 2016
The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
Sharp fall in capital goods production and manufacturing activity also dented sentiments.
Rajeev Srinivasan on how Indians are satisfied with illusions, not reality.
Moody's currently assigns 'Baa3' rating on India, with a stable outlook. 'Baa3' means medium grade with moderate credit risk.
Markets across the globe are rallying on hopes that the US Federal Reserve won't lift interest rates until 2016.
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Benchmark share indices ended lower on profit taking after they touched record highs in the previous session.
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
Investors from across the globe are keen to invest in Gujarat.
The Indian economy's election-year syndrome cannot be ignored, says A K Bhattacharya.
Optimism about a stable govt at the Centre, a demand revival and falling oil prices buoyed the markets.
Beating market expectations, Infosys had reported a 13 per cent jump in consolidated net profit for the third quarter
He endorsed transparency and financial stability in addition to issues related to inclusive growth and development, write Puran Singh and Nupur Pavan Bang.
Promoters of SpiceJet do not have funds to bail out the airlines of dire consequences.
Analystsare showing optimism in Sensex EPS growth after double digit growth in the second quarter of current year.
Amid imminent phasing out of the fiscal stimulus by US Federal Reserve, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for an "orderly exit" from unconventional monetary policies being pursued by the developed world for the last few years to avoid damaging growth prospects of the developing world.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has deployed the best-in-class technologies in its Improved Oil Recovery and Enhanced Oil Recovery schemes on these fields.
Pharma shares were the top gainers led by Lupin after the company received EIR from USFDA for its Goa facility
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Market experts on why the bulls will be on the rampage first thing on Monday after the scrapping of enhanced surcharge on FPIs and other measures to ease the systemic liquidity squeeze and boost demand. Prasanna D Zore reports.
Big bull's holdings cross Rs 7,200 crore (Rs 72 billion).
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
Raamdeo Agrawal says, an investor should figure out if the company actually makes money or not, making an investment comes later.
Dealers expect prices to fall further, owing to an impending rate hike in the US
China now world's second largest share market, India is 7th
Large moves in equity and in currency are expected during March settlement.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended the session at 25,342, up 3 points while the Nifty50 closed at 7,738 points.
Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 140 points at 28,262 and the 50-share Nifty was up 37 points at 8,551.
While the number of international MF schemes is increasing, so is the confusion for investors.
Markets were left high and dry last week, as the 'Monsoon Effect' played havoc on trader sentiment.
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