Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
The BSE Sensex moved up 103 points to 35,319.35, while the wider NSE Nifty finished at 10,741.70, up 23.90 points.
Banks to be permitted to raise long-term funds for lending to infrastructure sector with minimum regulatory pre-emption such as CRR, SLR and Priority Sector Lending.
Advice to the new finance minister from former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan: 1. Clean up banks by reviving projects that can be revived after restructuring debt. 2. Improve governance and management at public sector banks. 3. De-risk banking by encouraging risk transfers to non-banks and the market. 4. Reduce the number and weight of government mandates for public sector banks, and for banks more generally.
Investors have kept their eyes on US-China trade talks and are optimistic about a positive outcome.
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
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Broader market underperformed the headline indices with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap finishing in red
Extending losses for 7th session, Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time since Nov 25
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
Markets crashed due to domestic worries; bluechip stocks tanked too.
Private lenders were among the top losers along with RIL.
Other Sensex gainers were Infosys, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Axis Bank,, Tata Steel, HDFC and Cipla.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
Investors will maintain a cautious stance.
Through the past 12 months, the Bank Nifty has risen 55%
Balanced funds may be a good option for first-time investors.
Index heavyweights were the top losers along with bank shares.
Sensex rises, Nifty holds 8,900; FMCG, Pharma shares lead.
Profit booking in realty, oil and gas, capital goods, power and metal stocks pulled the index down to the day's low of 25,347.33 points.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 30 points.
The 30-share Sensex gained 117 points to end above 29,000 at 29,006 while the 50-share Nifty gained 32 points to close at 8,761.
The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
Infrastructure bonds were launched by the RBI last year in a bid to help the government fulfill its plan to provide affordable housing to all by 2022
The continuing stress faced by corporate India has weakened their debt-servicing capability and this is reflected in the banks' books, as yet-burgeoning bad loans.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
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ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
RBI has cited at least 10 areas where it has no control over PSBs.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
Financial shares were the top losers.
Next set of Q4 FY16 earnings, progress of monsoon along with election poll outcome will dictate market trend this week
Sun Pharma was by far the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 8.13 per cent, followed by Dr Reddy's at 4.92 per cent.
Most large fund houses, such as HDFC MF, ICICI Prudential AMC, Reliance MF, Reliance MF, Birla SunLife MF and SBI MF, have the backing of large banks or financial institutions, giving them reach and understanding, they say.
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
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