Other than ITC, other laggards include PowerGrid, Infosys, M&M, NTPC, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, TCS, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, ONGC, RIL, Asian Paint, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank.
HDFC, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, HeroMoto Corp and Bajaj Auto gained the most on BSE Sensex
Skittish investors snapped up gold and other safe-haven assets amid fears of a global economic slowdown
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Sebi will soon put in place new norms for changes in constituents of the key stock market indices.
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
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.
Foreign portfolio investors were net buyers in equities to the tune of Rs 119 crore, as per provisional stock exchange data.
Ravin Gandhi wrote an op-ed for CNBC following Trump's Charlottesville remarks but was quickly trolled and racially abused by readers.
New York City has the world's largest number of billionaires but Asian cities, which include Mumbai, dominate the list of top 20 billionaire places in the world, indicating that the region is at the beginning of a new cycle in wealth creation, says a report.
India is the next major breeding ground for start-ups.
The good news for us is that India's economy - and sentiment about it - is much better than it was a year ago, says Jamal Mecklai.
'We want to make sure we stay in India and we have very high hopes from India,' says Mark Mobius.
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.
Except investing more and investing for a longer period mankind will do anything to increase its wealth.
BSE Smallcap index outperformed the frontline indices to rise 0.6%, while the BSE Midcap was flat
The global billionaire population reached a record 2,325 with the addition of 155 new billionaires in 2014, registering a rise of 7 per cent from 2013.
Persistent fall in crude oil prices affected the market sentiment
High growth is also much easier to log in a small business than in a Reliance.
Amnesty highlighted poll-related violence in the lead up to the May 2014 General Elections, communal clashes and failure of consultation on corporate projects as key concerns.
The NAE this year has elected 69 new members and 11 foreign associates, thus bringing the total US membership to 2,250 and the number of foreign associates to 211.
Markets will remain closed today on account of voting for the general elections in Mumbai constituencies.
Navinder Singh Sarao used a couple of fairly simple techniques.
If your fund's expense ratio has risen dramatically after Sebi's recent changes, compare it with the category average before switching.
Sahai, who did his master's in economics from the University of Delhi, is currently head of Citi's Securities and Fund Services business.
For a time it looked as if Apple would never relinquish the top spot in terms of market value.
Laying emphasis on striking a balance between environment and development on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas tragedy, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said all measures should be taken to avert a repeat of such an industrial disaster.
S&P BSE Midcap index and S&P BSE Smallcap were down 2% and 1.3% respectively
Market experts on why the bulls will be on the rampage first thing on Monday after the scrapping of enhanced surcharge on FPIs and other measures to ease the systemic liquidity squeeze and boost demand. Prasanna D Zore reports.
The major US indexes pared losses late in the session.
Markets opened marginally higher helped by a rebound in index heavyweights
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
The Nasdaq Composite hit a high of 5,143.316.
BSE Auto was the top sectoral loser with a 4.6% fall followed by realty sector down 3.7% and consumer durables 3.6% post disappointing IIP numbers
The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher
'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.
RBI recently hiked LRS limit to $125,000 or Rs 7500,000 as on Aug 19 with $/rupee rate of 60
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