HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
Markets ended their lowest close in 2015 on fears of FII outflows as the US Fed may hike rates.
Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.
Inflation and asset prices have eroded the value of money.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 46 points lower at 24,824 and Nifty50 settled at 7,555, down by 8 points after hitting intra-day high of 7,600.45.
'I hate people who do such things.' 'The person who bullied me should be ashamed because he tortured other people too.'
'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air. It was a professional hazard but I was not scared.'
Nestle's Maggi 'shock therapy' worked. Nestle probably required such shock treatment as the June 2015 ban on Maggi noodles to jerk it out of its ennui, suggests Suresh Narayanan, now chairman and managing director of Nestle's India business.
Employees asked to work from home... cancelled travel plans... curtailed meetings... Caution and precaution dominate Corporate India's response to Covid-19.
On October 16, Nestl received the go-ahead to resume manufacturing Maggi.
DLF has long been embroiled in a controversy over a deal that brought windfall profits to Robert Vadra, son-in-law of United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
The BSE and the NSE have also been asked to provide inputs.
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