The surge in the stock market has failed to stem the trend of small-sized brokers shutting operations.
After touching a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee jumped 27 paise to end at 68.46.
Participants are keeping an eye on the Winter Session of Parliament, which started today, and US fiscal policies to be followed by President-elect Donald Trump
Rise in investor sentiment, return of risk appetite aid shares across the board
Tata Group shares were among the top losers while Adani Ports emerged as the top gainer
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Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
Tracking gains in bluechip stocks, investors were also seen building up position in broader markets, lifting the small-cap and mid-cap indices by 0.83 and 0.15 per cent
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has given its recommendations on the much-awaited issue of spectrum sharing.
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However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
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Share rises further to 73 per cent from 66 per cent last year; Some overseas i-banks seen scaling down operations
Market players said the sell-off was triggered by pessimism that the government may not be able to balance growth with macro-stability.
'The day-to-day control of banks is in the hands of political bosses and bureaucrats who are not answerable.' 'The political system uses the banks as a helicopter to throw money to the sector they want to patronise in order to win the next election.'
China's CSI300 stock index shed 1.1 per cent, hitting a five-week low, while shares of Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies sagged 0.9 per cent.
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A tenacious Roberto Bautista Agut battled back to beat world number one Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 and advance to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday as the Spaniard claimed his second win over the Serb this year.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
Wipro said recently it was expecting its revenue growth to drop 2.33 per cent or stay flat between $2,015 and $2065 million.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
2019 appears a story of two halves for Indian equities - a more difficult first half might precede a stronger second half, said Abhiram Eleswarapu, bottom, left, Head of India Equity Research, BNP Paribas in an interview with Ashley Coutinho.
March was the first full quarter for Infosys under its new CEO Salil Parekh.
'I am not surprised that hubris brought Chanda Kochhar down. It would appear that as a person she thought she could do no wrong and as a leader she considered herself above what her company demanded of others in terms of financial probity and honesty. That, my friends, is NOT a good way for a leader to feel,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
Angelique Kerber, who will reclaim the world number one ranking on Monday, breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 second-round victory over fellow German Andrea Petkovic at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.
Busting a major 'front running' case in the stock market, Sebi on Friday ordered impounding of unlawful gains worth nearly Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) from brokerage firm Sharekhan and 15 other entities.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
In all, 37 central banks around the world have eased monetary policy so far this year to boost growth, fight deflation or both
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
Broader markets outperformed with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap adding 0.23% and 0.45%, respectively
The 30-share Sensex ended down 224 points at 28,442 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 101 points at 8,606.
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
The positive bias was aided by metal, realty and auto indices
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
The trend was visible in the early trade on Thursday as investors indulged in trimming their bets after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's September meeting indicated a possible rate hike this year.
Axis Bank emerged as the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 6.62 per cent, followed by SBI at 5.88 per cent.
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In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices extended gains and were up over 1% each
Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%