Engineering major BHEL rebounded from its day's lows to end around 1% higher.
The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
It is surprising that central bankers around the world have cautioned the US Federal Reserve against raising rates.
'There is no change in the overall story of economic recovery.'
Forex dealers said besides fresh demand from importers for the American unit, a lower opening in the domestic equity market as well as decline in industrial production growth to 4-month low of 0.5 per cent in July, put pressure on the rupee.
The upcoming general elections will be the focus and the economy and market performance will pivot around that event. The general consensus is that the India stock market should be up around 10 per cent by the end of the year.
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
The rupee ended higher for the second consecutive week.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said falling oil prices act as a cushion for CAD, adding it is time India does away with restrictions on gold imports
The government will release the Index of Industrial Production for July 2015 on Friday, September 11, 2015.
Jigar Shah, chief executive officer, Maybank Kim Eng Securities is not certain that the DMart listing would trigger a re-rating of the Indian retailing sector.
'The recent US jobs report has eased fears of a hike in the Fed meeting.'
India has not been able to compete with countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.
Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.
'I can confidently say there will be another financial crisis soon enough, and probably more than one global crisis within the next century, given the increasingly integrated nature of the global economy.'
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Rupee rebounds 26 paise against dollar; snaps 2-day losses
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
Accommodative monetary policy has driven a bull market in stocks in recent years, but the Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates early next year and the U.S. Federal Reserve not long after, tempering future gains.
In the offshore non-deliverable forwards, the one-month contract was at 61.56/66, while the three-month contract was at 62.16/26.
The Reserve Bank of India held its policy rate at 7.25 percent on Tuesday.
Heavy unwinding by foreign portfolio investors and lacklustre equities dampened the sentiment
Market breadth was weak with 1239 losers and 1078 gainers on the BSE.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 27,177 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 91 points at 8,214.
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
Many investment options once seen as safe havens are presently out of sync
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
Pharma shares extended losses after the government's ban on combination drugs.
According to him, since India has a low fiscal deficit, a low current account deficit and lower inflation, there is no need for being too dependent on foreign money for growth.
In a statement, the federal chief prosecutor said the 28-year old man, a dual German and Russian national identified as Sergei V., had bought options on Borussia Dortmund's stock before the attack.
Broader markets underperformed indices with BSE Midcap down 0.43% while the Smallcap index fell 0.07%.
In worldwide trade, the American dollar traded with solid strength against all major emerging currencies
The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.
The US dollar turned expensive against a basket of global currencies which hit the rupee sentiment
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
In worldwide trade, the US dollar retreated from its recent multi-year highs to trade subdued against major rival currencies
Nifty50 surged 87 points to end at 8,157, highest closing levels since Oct 29, 2015.
Stock market minnows put up a stellar show in 2021 giving returns of up to 60 per cent amid Dalal Street dream run and are likely to continue sailing northwards in the New Year too. Trumping pandemic-induced uncertainties, the Indian equity market posted stunning gains this year achieving several feats and smaller stocks benefited the most from the strong momentum. From reaching the momentous 50,000-mark in January to scaling 61,000-level in October, the BSE Sensex had an epic journey this year.
The Nasdaq Composite hit a high of 5,143.316.
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