Late selling in the market saw the Sensex close seven points lower at 9,374.
The Sensex opened with a smart positive gap of 17 points, and thereafter did not bother to look back.
Maharashtra Scooters hit the 10% upper deck at Rs 86.95 today boosted by reports that Kolkata-based jute industrialist Joy Kankaria is eyeing a 27% stake in the company. \n\n\n\n
Riding on the back of easy availability of finance schemes and improved macro economic indicators, the segment has grown by a strong 16 per cent and further strengthened its position in the overall two-wheeler market pie.
India's second-biggest motorcycle maker Bajaj Auto would launch a motorcycle in the executive segment within a year and aims to post upto 7 per cent sales growth to 1.5 million units this year, a top company official said today.
On a net basis, foreign portfolio investors bought Rs 446 crore worth of domestic stocks on Thursday and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 49.68 crore, provisional data available with BSE suggested.
Honda Siel's mid-size car City, Ford's Endeavour sports-utility-vehicle and Bajaj Auto's Wind motorcycle bagged the top honours at the 3rd CNBC Autocar awards in New Delhi.
India's largest two and three-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Auto rode away with more than three awards at the recently held BBC Wheels Awards 2003.
Italian engine maker Lombardini is in talks with automakers like Bajaj, and Mahindra and Mahindra for the supply of diesel engines and said it would make India its export hub.
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
The lumbering Ambassador and Fiat cars, it ruled the Indian roads throughout the 1970s, while the Rajdoot and Jawa as well as the old Royal Enfield motorcycles trailed far behind.
TCS and Infosys were the top losers in the Sensex pack, falling up to 3.39 per cent.
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The NSE Nifty too soared by 118 points to close at 3641.
Eminent industrialist and chairman and managing director of Bajaj Auto Ltd, Rahul Bajaj has been appointed as chairman of the board of directors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
India's largest motorcycle maker, Hero Honda Motors on Wednesday said sales rose 15 per cent in November 2004.
India's largest motorcycle maker, Hero Honda Motors Ltd, launched its cheapest 100 cc motorbike yet on Wednesday, hoping to blunt competition from main rival Bajaj Auto Ltd.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 19 points at 11,326. It is now down 46 points at 11,261.
The Sensex, which, scaled a new summit of 10,305, pared gains towards the close and finally finished with a marginal gain of 20 points at 10,244.
The Sensex touched a new all-time intra-day high at 10,196, and finally closed with a smart gain of 89 points at 10,168.\n
The Sensex ended with a huge gain of 1.6% or 91 points at 5,766, and the Nifty closed 36 points higher at 1,806.
Infosys has reclaimed the top spot from ITC on the funds' popularity chart, according to an analysis by Crisil.
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The NSE Nifty gained 77.85 points, or 0.71 per cent, to finish at 11,008.30. Intra-day, it shuttled between 10,821.55 and 11,035.65.
