Weakness in cement, PSUs and select tech, pharma and auto stocks saw the Sensex finally finish with a loss of nine points at 3,621.
Jet fuel (ATF) rates were on slashed by a steep 12.5 per cent, the sixth straight reduction in prices since August, as international oil prices slumped to five-year low levels.
The Sensex opened a tad lower at 5,250, down 3 points from yesterday's close. It slipped further to touch a low of 5,234.
Senior policymakers say it is a tough task and the finance ministry may resort to the time-tested method of carrying forward part of the subsidy payment burden to the next fiscal year.
The Sensex on Friday closed with a loss of 112 points at 4,833. The Nifty also ended 36 points lower at 1,508.
Maruti Suzuki was the biggest gainer among Sensex scrips, rising 5.89 per cent, followed by M&M up 5.29 per cent.
The Sensex on Wednesday closed with a gain of 89 points at 4,924. The Nifty moved up 27 points to end at 1,535.
The Sensex closed with a gain of 75 points at 4,835. The Nifty ended above the 1,500-mark at 1,508 -- up 24 points.
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The Sensex closed with a gain of nine points at 6,025. The Nifty was up two points at 1,891.
The Sensex opened on a flat note at 4,802. It is now down 22 points at 4,780.
The Sensex is moving on a steady note in current deals, and is up 44 points at 5,877. The Nifty is up 15 points to 1,850.
The Sensex opened with a huge gap of 29 points at 5,871.
The Sensex soared 88 points to 5,843. The Nifty ended 23 points higher at 1,837.
The Sensex opened 10 points higher at 5,591, it soon spurted to an intra-day high of 5,605, and is now up 19 points at 5,600. The Nifty is at 1,764 - up seven points.
The Nifty opened flat at 1,780, it spurted to a high of 1,784 but soon slipped into negative zone.
The Sensex closed with a gain of 78 points at 4,631. While 24 index scrips advanced, six declined on Monday.
The Sensex opened seven points higher at 5,680, it slipped a bit to a low of 5,678.
The Sensex opened on a flat note at 4,452. It is now up six points at 4,459.
The Sensex opened flat at 5,738, after moving to a high of 5,747, it soon slipped into negative zone to a low of 5,733.
The Sensex opened with a wide positive gap of 26 points at 4,428, and spurted to a high of 4,443 on further buying in old and new economy stocks.
The Sensex surged 58 points to 5,738. The Nifty finished 22 points higher at 1,808.
The Sensex opened 20 points higher at 5,707, it slipped a bit to touch an intra-day low of 5,706.
The Sensex slipped to an new intra-day low of 5,678. The index is now down 33 points at 5,680. The Nifty is at 1,791 - down four points.
Petrol prices were on Wednesday hiked by Rs 3.07.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 17 points at 5,105 owing to bullish global markets.
The Sensex closed with a gain of 16 points at 3,780.\n\n\n\n
Petrol price had been cut 10 times since August 2014.
Oil companies on Monday slashed petrol price by Rs 3.02 per litre.
Modelled loosely around the National Highway System of the US, he in 2001 launched the Golden Quadrilateral and the North-South & East-West Corridor projects to build 4/6 lane highways between four top metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata as well as from Srinagar to Kanyakumari and Porbandar to Silchar.
Fuel rates were last revised on February 1 when petrol price was cut by a marginal 4 paise a litre.
The Sensex closed the day at 28,141, up 486 points, while Nifty50 settled at 8,716, up 155 points.
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