Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, tells Puneet Wadhwa that the US bond market that hit bottom in 1981 and has been in a bull-run since then, is coming to an end.
The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year's Eve.
BSE Smallcap index outperformed the frontline indices to rise 0.6%, while the BSE Midcap was flat
For a time it looked as if Apple would never relinquish the top spot in terms of market value.
The major US indexes pared losses late in the session.
The S&P and Dow dipped the most in a day since September 28.
The Nasdaq Composite hit a high of 5,143.316.
RBI recently hiked LRS limit to $125,000 or Rs 7500,000 as on Aug 19 with $/rupee rate of 60
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
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In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
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Tuesday's was the S&P's worst drop since August 24.
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The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher
Indian investments in equity and debt account for the second-highest remittances outgo (about a quarter).
Any government aid to the airline will ultimately hurt the economy
Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.
Markets in countries whose economic fortunes were closely linked to China's growth tumbled.
Many giving double-digit returns, with India up less than one per cent; even so, it has done much better than other emerging markets.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
'That the 'I' word is swirling around Washington these days attests to the atmosphere that has taken hold and cannot but have a negative impact on political and economic decision-making,' says Claude Smadja.
IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday
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China's CSI300 stock index shed 1.1 per cent, hitting a five-week low, while shares of Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies sagged 0.9 per cent.
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
Beijing did not announce expected policy support over the weekend
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
Markets surged in late trades to snap five-day losing streak led by bank shares.
Skittish investors snapped up gold and other safe-haven assets amid fears of a global economic slowdown
The world seems to have caught severe pneumonia, or worse, as China had flu.
India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.
China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
High growth is also much easier to log in a small business than in a Reliance.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
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