HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) -- with free-float market cap of over Rs 3 trillion -- have the highest weight in the Sensex and the Nifty.
Sep sees 94% jump in infra tendering; capital goods showing signs of stability.
The sale will help the government to meet disinvestment target.
In an interview with PricewaterhouseCoopers, A M Naik, chairman of Larsen & Toubro Limited, talks about the company's strategies, opportunities and the challenges facing it.
Some of them have ambitious plans to fight the slowdown, while some would seek to revive their image.
It is now official. Nitish Kumar, chief minister of the power-starved state of Bihar, has decided to go green. The chief minister will use solar energy to power his official residence in Patna, an official on Wednesday said.
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Larsen & Toubro, a cement and engineering conglomerate, said on Monday it had received a $103 million order from a unit of French building materials giant Lafarge to construct a cement plant in northern Bangladesh.
As Unilever's COO, he is expected to take significant load off CEO Alan Jope, pushing growth across markets and driving go-to-market activities.
Realty, Capital goods, Bankex among key draggers; HDFC and Sun Pharma bucks trend.
The average fall in 15 most-invested stocks by equity MFs was 5.7 per cent. Chandan Kishore Kant reports
The residential real estate prices in Powai and adjoining areas are around Rs 25,000 per sq ft.
Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney struck the highest scores in ICC Women's T20 World Cup final history as record-breaking Australia secured a famous fifth title on home soil, in Melbourne, on Sunday. A record-breaking attendance for a women's cricket match of 86,174 watched on as Australia downed first-time finalists India by 85 runs at the MCG, with the openers setting the tone for a clinical performance.
The companies include Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, TCS and Sun Pharma
The Bill will be tabled in the winter session of Parliament later this year.
'India should take up defence manufacturing in a more serious manner and encourage greater private participation.'
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All-England and World champion Carolina Marin beat Indian ace Saina Nehwal to win the 'Female Player of the Year' award in Dubai on Monday night. Besides, Saina, Marin, who won five World Superseries titles, held off competition from China's Zhao Yunlei and Bao Yixin.
In Friday's market rally post the corporate tax cut, the country's top business promoters recouped more than two-thirds of the losses that they suffered in the post-Budget sell-off in equity markets.
According to sources, government officials have asked industry bodies and manufacturers to submit key concerns and requirements to begin manufacturing activity.
Grasim Industries Ltd, whose attempt to acquire larger conglomerate Larsen & Toubro Ltd has been delayed by regulators, has challenged L&T's plans to hive off its cement division, a spokeswoman said.
'I actually called Heath Mills 18 months ago and told him I was going to retire. He convinced me to take a little break'
In a long-awaited top management succession planning exercise, corporate giant Larsen and Toubro on Friday appointed K Venkataramanan as CEO and managing director, while its current chief A M Naik would remain executive chairman for the next five years.
There are some companies in the sector that have seen a decline in revenues but their performance is not sufficient to cause such a decline in industrial production data.
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Sebi view on Grasim-L&T row in few weeks
'If (by the end of the deal) the talent that owns the customer relationships is not there, will L&T still get the value it is looking for?'
L&T has denied the charge and said the delay was entirely due to a dispute between Cidco and the railways.
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Bhogapuram international airport, Ramayapatnam and Bandar ports, the Muktyala lift irrigation scheme and a bridge across the Krishna river are some of the projects likely to be hit.
Uppal, Kotwal, Venkataramanan shortlisted for managing director's post; outsider not ruled out.
The Sensex ended lower by 63 points at 17,059 and the 50-share Nifty shed 16 points to close at 5,179 levels.
In financial year 2010-11, the likes of Larsen & Toubro, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited, Power Finance Corporation and IDFC issued these in tranches.
Lawsuit has been brought on behalf of Deepa Shanbhag and 1,500 past and present women employees.
Veteran seamer Jhulan Goswami was named in the Indian women's team for the T20 tri-series involving Australia and England with Harmanpreet Kaur back as the leader.
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The markets across the globe advanced after the European Central Bank announced a series of policy measures aimed at raising liquidity in European banks, easing concerns that an escalating debt crisis could trigger the collapse of European banks.
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