In the metal pack, Tata Steel was up 3.7% while Vedanta was up 1.8% .
Recent IMF forecast said China's growth is expected to slow down.
In a few years from now, India will be looking at an entirely different type of military adversary across the borders, in our waters, in the air, in space and in our communication networks, says Nitin Pai.
Economic recovery is well under way in some advanced economies.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
Assocham told Modi policy makers needed to act fast to "bullet proof" India from global jitters.
The chaos on its stock markets, a fierce battle between the old and new guard in the Communist Party and the restive border provinces of Tibet and Xinjiang forebode tough times ahead for China, says Claude Arpi.
The country has already laid down a 'red carpet' for businesses.
Chinese Olympics swimming champion Sun Yang will spend seven days in detention, state media said on Monday, after a car he was driving without a licence collided with a bus in the latest incident to taint the reputation of the world record holder.
IIP for November 2015 and CPI for December 2015 will be announced today.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
At a time when Donald Trump is making belligerent noises, Chinese President Xi Jinping responds by overhauling the People's Liberation Army and restructuring the command of the PLA Navy to emphasise Beijing's resolve to dominate the South China Sea.
While Modi must worry about the electoral backlash of bailing out state-owned banks, China's communist rulers face fewer constraints.
He wants Jaitley to give investors more clarity on policies
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be 'above normal.'
Traders are waiting for the earnings season to kick off.
Governor's statements will be weighed to gauge confidence level.
If the responses of the three persons to the interrogators are to be believed, it was the charm of Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan that apparently drove them to India. They were detained last month.
The world seems to have caught severe pneumonia, or worse, as China had flu.
Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
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Despite superior margins, JLR hasn't had a smooth ride in China.
No country has achieved a faster, deeper modern transformation than China, says former ambassador Kishan S Rana.
The idea that Hindus are peace-loving and reticent is modern, says Aakar Patel.
American Kristin Armstrong became the first cyclist to win the same road event at three different Olympic Games on Wednesday. Britain's surprise packet Joseph Clarke won the Canoe gold in the K-1 slalom course on Wednesday.
Investors still seem to have a disinflation bias to their thinking.
This and more from the happenings in the world of footbal.
A rapid fall in crude oil prices has meant the RBI is a year ahead of its inflation-targeting schedule
Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai's high-profile trial was abruptly adjourned after prosecutors produced more evidence to nail the former Communist strongman, who in turn described his ex-police chief and a key witness as a "liar with extremely bad character."
Across the board, demand would appear to be slacker than it should be if we are headed for a healthy recovery.
Check out the gold medallists on Day 11 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.
'Most investors are still waiting for the winners to correct.'
The new series claims GDP grew at seven per cent between April and June 2015, while gross value added (GVA) grew at 7.1 per cent.
China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.
'Assuming the official defence allocations represent the true picture, the $142 billion figure still represents a phenomenal increase and surpasses that of Japan ($42 billion), India ($40 billion), South Korea ($33 billion) and several other Asian countries put together and shows that China is flexing its military muscle.'
Amid a grim global scenario, India will have to labour hard to hold on to seven per cent growth in 2016-17.
Even US equities are now back to end-2014 levels.
2016 is difficult to predict, and this uncertainty will drive volatility in global markets.
The Chinese economy is not collapsing, it is shifting to different growth drivers which the old metrics used to judge China do not pick up.
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