Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.
India has no option but to shut China out, notes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Nifty50 surged 145 points to close at 8,468 after hitting an intra-day high of 8,475.
Devangshu Datta predicts the good, the bad and the ugly of currency trends for the coming year.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have performed better than the front-liners
A recently published Cost of Living Survey from Mercer is full of surprises.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
The government has decided to do away with the various classifications of foreign investments for the purpose of calculating foreign investment in downstream companies.
Determining the direction of the dollar in Trump's America will be more critical for asset allocation than getting your call on interest rates right, says Akash Prakash.
Heavy unwinding by foreign portfolio investors and lacklustre equities dampened the sentiment
The global agency said there are "serious deficiencies" on the part of the country in checking terror-financing and it lacks an effective system to deal with it.
It offers a lot of opportunities, especially in the commodities market.
The Taliban knows that Washington holds the key, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The first major devaluation of the rupee happened in 1966 when it was pegged against the US dollar at Rs 4.75/$
Market breadth was weak with 1,260 advances and 1,597 losers on the BSE.
Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying up to 15 per cent, followed by Kotak Bank, Maruti, HDFC twins, Titan, L&T and Axis Bank. On the other hand, IndusInd Bank, ONGC, ITC and Bajaj Auto closed with losses. the NSE Nifty settled 516.80 points, or 6.62 per cent, up at 8,317.85.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 31 points at 26,591 and the 50-share Nifty gained 10 points at 8,061.
It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise of illiberal regimes across the world, observes Shreekant Sambrani.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
The rupee showed range-bound movement on Wednesday as investors preferred to stay cautious in the unsure market.
Sharp fall in capital goods production and manufacturing activity also dented sentiments.
Experts disagree with the idea and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has the sole right to print money, is not comfortable with it as well.
The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
Continuing its probe into covert activities of Lashkar-e-Tayiba, the National Investigation Agency has arrested a man hailing Bihar in the national capital,
The Indian rupee ended slightly lower at 64.01/02 per dollar compared with Tuesday's close of 63.98/99 per dollar due to month-end dollar demand by importers.
Analysts say the sell-off in risky assets will be temporary and could be a buying opportunity for long-term investors.
Markets ended in green on rate cut hope.
In the Silicon Valley of India, one can use the cryptocurrency to pay for food, buy bus tickets, order stuff online, and even get a haircut.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
How the demonetisation drives in India and Venezuela have played out.
On the last day of FY!5, the Sensex ended lower by 18.37 points at 27,957.49.
Twelve persons including a Bangladeshi woman were arrested for allegedly duping people by offering American dollars in exchange of Indian currency at a cheaper rate, a senior police official said on Monday.
Pharma shares extended losses after the government's ban on combination drugs.
The US election campaign has provided plenty of ammunition for the CCP to make its case that its political system is superior.
At a time when the US dollar is taking a major hammering in the global markets, including against the rupee, American President George W Bush has said that market forces would have to determine the value of the dollar against international currencies.
Top 5 losers include Infosys, TCS, ITC, M&M and HUL.
It's five months after 8/11. But this is not the first time that India's currency of the time faced the axe. The Mughals, after invading a territory, would effect the demonetisation of the local currency with the aim to cripple the economy of the land.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 26,190, up by 43 points and Nifty50 settled above 7,950 to end at 7,963, up by 17 points
The 41- year old is currently the head of macro trading in Goldman's Securities Division.
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