The Akash weapon system, which will be deployed facing the western borders, employs command to line of sight guidance and relies on sophisticated radars and control systems to guide the missile to its targets.
Financials declined amid profit taking while energy shares fell after the government hiked excise duty on transport fuels.
Most of the index heavyweights are yet to declare their results.
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
Tata Motors, ONGC, HDFC and TCS were the top gainers.
Over lunch with Jyoti Mukul, Banmali Agrawala, president and CEO, GE South Asia, discusses how GE is transforming itself into a digital industrial company.
The benchmark Nifty rallied 1,000 points or 17% from 7,000 in 78 trading sessions since May 12, till date to surpass the 8,000 mark.
Committee set up by state govt considering reduction in rates
If Jatin Singh is right in the long run and his morphed business can help reduce farmer distress, Skymet will provide a service of far more value from where it began
Weakness in Infosys, L&T and Hindalco cap index gains.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
The good news is that within the first 14 months, orders for manufacturing and commissioning of the entire 88,537 Mw capacity for the 12th Plan have been placed, according to the Central Electricity Authority, the country's apex power planning body.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
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The 30-share Sensex ended 117 points higher at 26,560 and the 50-share Nifty gained 31 points to end at 7,936.
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
The 30-share Sensex is up 253 points at 29,263 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 68 points at 8,829.
Investors remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
Nifty ends above 8,400; TCS, HDFC surge 2%, Bajaj Auto dips 2%.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended in line with their larger counterparts and closed marginally up 0.2% and 0.4%, each
An exercise to rationalise coal linkages which will optimize transport of coal and reduce cost of power is underway.
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
The 30-share Sensex ended 50 points lower at 28,112 and the 50-share Nifty declined 12 points to close at 8,531.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
The broader markets were marginally higher with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 0.1-0.4 per cent on the BSE.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
The calculation excludes cross-holding of listed group cos in each other.
Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
Investor sentiment got a boost following remarks from the Russian President Putin that allayed fears of an imminent military conflict in Ukraine
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 46 points at 26,360 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points at 7,891.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
Sensex lost 76 points to end at 25,589 while Nifty shed 23 points to end at 7,649.
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
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