ugar mills in UP owe thousands of crores to cane farmers.
A number of sugar companies in India are awaiting government approval for loans from the Sugar Development Fund to set up co-generation power units or ethanol plants.
Though a number of Jat leaders and farmers said they would vote against the BJP in the upcoming panchayat election, slated for April, they remained non-committal on supporting opposition parties in the assembly polls next year.
The markets opened weak in line with its Asian peers
In Assam, nearly 27.80 lakh people across 26 districts have been affected by the deluge. The deaths were reported from the Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Morigaon districts. The death toll due to floods and landslides this year has risen to 122.
The session was marked by volatility and stock-specific action, even as the overall sentiment remains risk-averse, brokers said.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
Broader market underperformed the headline indices with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap finishing in red
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
Accusing police of harassment, the woman who took on a group of attackers singlehandedly on a busy street, on Sunday said the cops were dilly-dallying in acting against the accused and threatened to commit suicide if she does not get justice.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday "strongly disapproved" incidents of vandalism of statues in certain parts of the country and spoke to Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the matter.
Having made a remarkable return to the cricket field for his Ranji side Baroda, India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has said that rather than speaking about international comeback he would let his performance do the talking.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
Broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are up 0.8%-1%.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
Sharp fall in capital goods production and manufacturing activity also dented sentiments.
In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2%
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
The Nifty and Bank Nifty ended at record closing high of 7,913 and 15,865 respectively.
Tiger Woods appears to be unmatchable in appeal, even when he does not play well as at this year's Masters.
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