Stocks reeled under huge losses on Thursday as the benchmark Sensex plunged sharply by over 465 points, the biggest single-day fall in three months, after India carried out "surgical strikes" on Wednesday night on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.
The broader NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,600.25 and 10,491.45 points, ended the last session of Samvat 2074 with a rise of 6 points, or 0.06 per cent, to end at 10,530.
The revised offer will mean the lenders will have to write off 60 per cent of their dues.
At the heart of the bidding war is the firm's edible oil refining capacity
The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year's Eve.
The S&P BSE Midcap and S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.4% and 1%, respectively
The 30-share barometer remained up throughout and hit a high of 29,070.20, powered by a rally in RIL and other blue-chips. The index ended 215.74 points up, or 0.75 per cent, at 29,048.19 -- its highest closing since March 5, 2015, when it had closed at 29,448.95.
Of the 30-share Sensex pack, 22 ended with losses while NTPC ended flat at Rs 127.30.
Gujarat legislator Jignesh Mevani on Monday alleged that his arrest by the Assam police is a pre-planned conspiracy "designed" by the Prime Minister's Office to destroy him ahead of assembly elections in the state and termed it an act of "56-inch cowardice".
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The NSE Nifty ended 89.40 points, or 0.83 per cent, lower at 10,710.45.
The decision regarding this was taken by the Board of Approval in its meeting on September 18.
Buying activity was so strong that all the sectoral indices except IT and technology ended in the green, rising by up to 3 per cent
FMCG major ITC and private banking major ICICI Bank were the top Sensex losers
In the Sensex pack, ICICI Bank emerged as the top gainer by rising 0.97 per cent, while Tata Steel advanced 0.92 per cent.
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Market breadth on the BSE ended firm as 1,908 shares advanced and 1,156 shares declined
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The BSE Sensex jumped 70.42 points to end at 34,503.49, while the broader NSE Nifty finished at 10,651.20, up 19 points.
The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.
Gautam Adani, the 48-year-old chairman of the Ahmedabad-based company was declared the seventh-richest Indian by Forbes in September 2010 and the second-richest by Business Standard in December 2010.
The Congress leader said he has traversed across the country, "but I have not seen violence, hatred anywhere. But I see it on television all the time."
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended on a mixed note on Wednesday as the euphoria about the Budget fizzled out, with investors going for profit-taking ahead of the Fed interest rate decision. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 158.18 points or 0.27 per cent to settle at 59,708.08 after it trimmed most of the intra-day gains. During the day, it had zoomed 1,223.54 points or 2 per cent to 60,773.44.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices hit their fresh lifetime highs for the second day in a row
The wider Nifty hit a low of 10,033.35 before finishing at 10,044.10, down 74.15 points or 0.73 per cent.
The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 25,230.
The indices closed with losses for the week, with the Sensex declining 476.14 points, and the broader NSE Nifty falling 155.45 points during the period.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
The Sensex swung over 660 points both ways on alternate bouts of selling and buying before closing the day higher by 97.39 points, or 0.28 per cent.
The broader Nifty ended on top of 9,800 again.
Promoters increasing stakes is definitely a positive signal for the market and investors.
Investors booked profits in recent gainers
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
Tata Steel (then Tata Iron and Steel), the most valuable index company in 1991, is now the least valuable.
Broader gains were capped as investors awaited corporate results from major firms
Bond issuances dipped 31.4% during January-June
IndusInd Bank was down nearly 1% even after it reported a 21% rise in its fourth-quarter profit
Even while the union budget may not have announced many direct schemes for Gujarat, the state has been a major beneficiary under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first 100 days in office.
The broader NSE Nifty scaled a high of 10,856.55 before closing up by 55.90 points, or 0.52 per cent
Traders are closely watching the progress of the monsoon.
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