Investors booked profits in recent gainers
The electric vehicle market in India needs a policy push that goes beyond targets, says Vandana Gombar.
Custodian banks are selling dollars for their foreign fund clients.
'While economic ties are making incremental progress, it is in the security and strategic domains that the India-Japan synergy is more compelling,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
Indian factory growth likely slowed in Jan, inflation to stay muted.
After touching a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee jumped 27 paise to end at 68.46.
Experts tell Ujjval Jauhari that investors need to be careful in picking stocks given high valuations and with markets possibly ignoring potential risks
'Two days notice for the Janata Curfew.' 'Two-and-a-half days notice for lighting candles, but a mere four-hour notice for the lockdown without taking state governments into confidence.'
Markets ended tad lower with financials declining the most ahead of RBI policy review tomorrow.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
'Hathras, Muradabad, Trichur, Salem, Madurai, Aligarh and Kanpur are cities where we are expecting and in some cases have seen new buyers come from.'
A team from Serbia had participated in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit in 2013, and that country is participating in this year's summit as well.
A total of 37 deaths were reported since Thursday evening of which 14 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, nine from Gujarat, three from Uttar Pradesh, two each from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,Tamil Nadu and Telengana and one from Karnataka, ministry data stated.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
Markets surged in late trades to snap five-day losing streak led by bank shares.
'Research shows that customers want their loans instantly.' 'So the team asked can we reduce the time for approval from 5 days to 30 seconds?' 'It took the company two years of hard work to tear apart our operations and processes and rebuild them through fresh ideas and by leveraging technology.' 'We reduced the time of loan approval to 3 hours and another year to get it down to 30 seconds,' Sanjiv Bajaj tells Surajeet Das Gupta.
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
Market breadth remained strong with 1,581 advances over 1,018 declines on the BSE
The Budget has to provide for capex on roads, railways, defence and other infrastructure sectors.
The Sensex has slid 18.5 per cent from its January 2015 peak.
Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1%
'The army has stopped short of exerting the sort of influence it may have done historically.' 'It is comfortable with its relations with the civilian government as the superior partner.'
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended up 37.05 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 10,397.45 points
Economic recovery is well under way in some advanced economies.
Broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap index adding 0.7%, while S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.
Tata now occupies the fourth slot with the incremental volumes from the Tiago
Markets were left high and dry last week, as the 'Monsoon Effect' played havoc on trader sentiment.
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
Engineering major BHEL rebounded from its day's lows to end around 1% higher.
The excise duty collection grew by 81 per cent in first quarter against the budgeted 21.7 per cent.
The NITI Aayog's vice-chairman's charge holds ground.
The record breaking spree was led by index heavyweights, financials and metal stocks.
The Indian arm is the second largest unit for the company, crosses 500 mn trips milestone
Capital Goods shares ended mixed on the back of weak IIP numbers. L&T ended down 0.7% while BHEL ended with marginal gains.
BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
Investors must be cautious and follow a prudent diversification strategy to mitigate against any risks in case of any unforeseen events.
FMCG major ITC and private banking major ICICI Bank were the top Sensex losers
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices under-performed to lose 0.8% and 1.6%
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.