Afghanistan have been granted the Associate membership of the ICC, making it the eighth Asian nation and the 38th overall to get the status.
The Sensex has zoomed by 109 points to close at a new high of 11,747.
Insider trading -- a punishable offence in the United States -- which increases stock market volatility, is relatively high in India, China, Russia, Venezuela and Mexico, according to a study done for the International Monetary Fund.
The markets have opened the week in the positive terrain, traders are bullish on auto, power, bank up. In the morning session, selling pressure was witnessed in IT.
The six-nation tournament was originally scheduled for April in Pakistan at the end of India's forthcoming Test series.
A record 40 disciplines, including chess, will feature at the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
The cement index, consisting of the top five cement companies has appreciated by almost 16 per cent.
The Sensex ended eight points lower at 5,195. The Nifty closed at 1,631 - down 8 points.
India's three-year old futures and options market has fast become a haven for retail investors, but analysts say limits on the size and types of deals has kept fund managers from using it and is squeezing its growth potential.\n\n\n\n
In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 46 points at 10,996.
After moving in a wide range of 10,206 to 10,423, the Sensex finally settled with a smart gain of 88 points at 10,370.
UBI says banking sector to perform well
Heavy selling pressure towards the end saw the Sensex slide to a low of 9714, and closed with a loss of 101 points at 9743.
The 30-share BSE Sensex opened weak but soom zoomed to touch 9600. It is now up 61 points at 9601.
The Sensex finally closed with a loss of 171 points (1.9%) at 9,086.
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
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.
Indian industrial output jumped 5.0 per cent in December as robust domestic demand bolstered the manufacturing sector, official data released on Tuesday showed.
The India vice-captain scored 69 off 79 balls as Scotland beat Sussex Sharks.
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.
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