The central bank operationalised these special windows on September 4 to prop the rupee which had fallen close to 30 per cent between April and August.
Investors indulged in buying beaten down blue chips at lower and attractive levels.
The Sensex ended higher by 245 points at 27,372 mark and the Nifty gained 66 points at 8,225.
FII stance, progress of monsoon, crude oil and rupee movement are likely to dictate the trend.
These investors have pumped in about Rs 6,900 crore (Rs 69 billion) in the seven trading sessions after the Federal Open Market Commission meet.
Many factors leading to the 2008 financial crisis still exist.
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
This is one of the rare orders by Sebi where it has barred a bluechip firm and its top promoter/executives.
The Sensex ended at at 27,676, lower by 210 points and the Nifty broke the psychological level of 8,400 to end at 83877 down 70 points.
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Rebound in IT majors TCS and Infosys in late trades helped markets end higher.
Even as the Indian benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, crumbled over three per cent today, experts are optimistic about the Indian economy and believe investors can still make 30 per cent plus returns in 2015
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Election results, diesel & gas pricing moves, labour law changes - all stoke anticipation of more cheer ahead.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
Chances of a sudden collapse in the Shanghai Composite are remote.
'The big elephant in the room is our misguided view about the rupee.' 'India is scared that if our currency appreciates, who will buy from us. But a breakout is inevitable.'
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.
After a day's respite, the rupee on Wednesday fell by 29 paise, its biggest single day fall in a week, to end at 56.73 today due to heavy dollar demand from importers amid renewed concerns over withdrawal of US monetary stimulus.
India has reached a significant milestone on Friday (November 28) by achieving Rs 100 lakh crore or 100 trillion market cap.
Sensex ends 134.91 pts down at 28,709.87; Nifty falls 44.70 pts at 8,712.05.
Under the amended treaty with Mauritius, for two years beginning April 1, 2017, capital gains tax will be imposed at 50 per cent of the prevailing domestic rate.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
The sector faces many challenges and calls for prompt corrective action.
In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
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Wiping off nearly Rs 4 lakh crore of investors' wealth during the day, benchmark Sensex crashed on Friday.
A market where prices are not likely to go up is excellent for the long-term investor.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
Weakness in Infosys, L&T and Hindalco cap index gains.
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
When big offers hit the market, broader indices corrected 2-4%
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
Analysts expect global markets to remain in consolidation mode with a negative bias over the next six months.
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.
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