Sensex opened weak and is now down 5 points at 7811. Nifty is down 9 points at 2372.
The BSE Sensex opened with a positive gap of 10 points at 5,179. Fresh buying in the markets led the index spurt to a high of 5,204. The index is now at 5,195, up 26 points. The Nifty is up 7 points at 1,634.
The indices are moving in a narrow band. The Sensex is currently at 5183, up 13 points, while the Nifty is unchanged at 1632.
The Sensex closed at new high of 7,211 with a gain of 17 points.
The new government has asked all its ministers not to appoint officials who had served in key positions in the United Progressive Alliance government as their personal staff.
The appointment of private secretaries to three Union Minister including Home Minister Rajnath Singh has been put on hold, according to official sources.
Green signal from Jaitley; CVC okays Hemant Contractor for head of PFRDA
The Sensex after moving in a range of 10,556 to 10,690, finally ended with a loss of 31 points at 10,595.
Sensex ends at an all time high of 10,565
The Sensex displayed solid strength in today's trading. The index touched a high of 10,296 and finally ended with a gain of 81 points at 10,282.
The Sensex closed with a loss of 63 points at 9,311.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 21 points at 9,263, which turned out to be the low for the day.
The markets displayed volatility in the opening bell. After opening nine points higher over its yesterday's close at 6,317, the index moved up to touch an early high of 6,330.
The Sensex closed with a gain of 111 points (1.4%) at 8,318.
The Sensex is now down 4 points at 5,136. The Nifty is up one point at 1,608.
Weakness in cement, PSUs and select tech, pharma and auto stocks saw the Sensex finally finish with a loss of nine points at 3,621.
The Sensex declined 26 points to close at 7,120.
Shares of cement companies rallied on Tuesday on hopes of improved quarterly results.
Defending Asia Cup champions Pakistan will reportedly play against hosts Bangladesh in the opening match of the tournament on February 25, according to the schedule unveiled by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) at Dhaka.
PCB chairman Ehsan Mani said that the five-match series is scheduled to be held in UAE sometime in late March and early April and PCB was trying to persuade the Australians to play two games in Pakistan.
A controversy has broken out over the appointment of an additional director in the Central Bureau of Investigation after the government and the central vigilance commission locked horns over considering an officer whose track record was under question.
Reacting to Shaharyar Khan's recent statement of boycotting India in ICC tournaments if they refused to play the proposed series against Pakistan in December, IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said PCB will have to bear the brunt in that case.
The Sensex closed with a gain of 16 points at 3,780.\n\n\n\n
After a bitter split with sponsors Sahara, the BCCI on Saturday invited tenders for the sponsorship rights of the Indian team for all the Board, ICC and Asian Cricket Council events from January 2014 to March 2017.
Progress of monsoon, investment trend by foreign investors and the movement of rupee against the dollar will also influence sentiment
Players like UltraTech Cement more expensive than ITC and HUL; others catching up fast.
Premiumisation, improving demand aid realisation growth at most large firms
The Finance Ministry has invited private sector bankers.
Jindal Power bagged 2 coal mines in Chhattisgarh.
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Senior Indian Police Service officer Archana Ramasundram was today appointed Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal, the first woman to head a paramilitary force.
Anti-Corruption Commission rules out graft.
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