The 30-share Sensex ended down 159 points at 27,425 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 24 points at 8,299.
The Association for Democratic Reforms has stated in its report that 87 percent of the contributions or donations made to political parties in the past eight years were from business houses. The corporate houses contributed Rs 378.89 crore, constituting 87 per cent of the total contribution from known sources of political parties.
Compared to their Indian peers, MNCs have higher return ratios.
Aditya Birla Group and Holcim are rapidly increasing capacity in a bid to become the largest player in India's cement industry.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
These are companies with a strong track record and good prospects on earnings.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic. This was Sitharaman's fourth Budget. While the taxpayers were left in the lurch, once again, was she able to cheer Corporate India?
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
The progress of the GST Bill in Parliament is also likely to remain in focus
Weakness in cement, PSUs and select tech, pharma and auto stocks saw the Sensex finally finish with a loss of nine points at 3,621.
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The Sensex ended eight points lower at 5,195. The Nifty closed at 1,631 - down 8 points.
The Sensex finally closed with a loss of 171 points (1.9%) at 9,086.
144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year
The markets displayed volatility in the opening bell. After opening nine points higher over its yesterday's close at 6,317, the index moved up to touch an early high of 6,330.
The Sensex is now down 4 points at 5,136. The Nifty is up one point at 1,608.
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FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
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Birla was the chairman of Century Textiles and Industries and had been active in business since the age of 15. He was instrumental in a slew of business initiatives, starting with his stint as the chairman of Kesoram Industries.
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Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
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Cumulatively for the first two quarters till now, the advance tax collections from the Mumbai zone, which contributes over a third of the income tax collections nationally, have grown 11 per cent, the official said.
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