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 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
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 banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
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.
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.
Financial shares were the top losers.
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
Next set of Q4 FY16 earnings, progress of monsoon along with election poll outcome will dictate market trend this week
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.
Iran signed a $3 billion deal with Boeing, backed Qatar against the Saudis, scored a big victory in Syria and reached out to Hamas. Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar examines how the Qatar versus Saudi Arabia standoff is quickly changing alignments in the Middle East.
the Sensex lost 23 points to close at 28,185 levels and the Nifty shed 7 points to end at 8,515 mark.
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Major global indices like CAC 40, DAX Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei, Straits Times, Sensex, Nifty have lost 1% - 10% in a week
Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
RBI has cited at least 10 areas where it has no control over PSBs.
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.
Sensex firm on favourable GDP numbers for FY16.
Markets closed in the red on domestic worries.
The Union Budget 2016-17 has cheered the NBFC sector
Most of the session's gains for both the indices were wiped out as investors rushed to book profits ahead of F&O expiry on Thursday and also due to concerns over stretched valuations.
Reliance ADAG, Tech Mahindra among top recruiters at IIM-A
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Pharma shares were the top gainers led by Lupin after the company received EIR from USFDA for its Goa facility
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Investors widened their bets on optimism that upcoming general budget -- to be unveiled next month - would contain incentives for corporates, which will help boost the economy
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
Market breadth was weak with 1239 losers and 1078 gainers on the BSE.
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
Profit-booking and selling pressure on below-normal monsoon forecast, marred sentiments, traders said.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have performed better than the front-liners
BSE Mid-cap index ended lower by over 2.5% and BSE Small-cap index tumbled over 3%.
Bond issuances dipped 31.4% during January-June
Goldman Sachs forecasts real GDP growth to accelerate to 7.9 per cent in FY17 from a projected 7.5 per cent in FY16.
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
