Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
The lumbering Ambassador and Fiat cars, it ruled the Indian roads throughout the 1970s, while the Rajdoot and Jawa as well as the old Royal Enfield motorcycles trailed far behind.
Increase in taxes on luxury cars will not have any effect on the demand
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
The Mumbai-based brokerage has constructed India Family Firm Index out of listed companies.
All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year's Eve.
Since April, India has seen multiple strains of the coronanavirus sweep the nation, upending life and businesses alike. Out-of-home retail and discretionary categories such as durables, auto, fashion, lifestyle, hospitality, food services, travel, and tourism have been the worst-hit as Covid cases remain high, leaving state governments with no option but to curtail mobility and economic activity.
Sustained FII inflows and fresh spell of buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the rally
Top losers are Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, L&T, ITC, Hero Moto.
All nine Adani stocks saw a rise in their share price in H1FY23, ranging from 6.1% in case of Adani Ports to 102% in case of Adani Power.
Markets finished the session on a dismal note with Sensex closing at its lowest level since August 2014.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
The third-quarter financials didn't excite market watchers. But equity investors can still make money if they invest in the right stocks.
Stocks and sectors impacted most by GST.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, auto and realty witnessed strong buying demand in trades today
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
Sensex may remain under pressure this week due to weak global factors.
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
With no signs of economic revival under the current political circumstances, SIAM said it expected a turnaround in the fortune of the auto industry only after a new government is formed after the general elections next year.
Sensex climbs higher at close, bluechip stocks in focus.
The list of companies skipping dividends in FY19 includes some of the country's largest firms and industry leaders such Tata Motors, Avenue Supermart, Future Retail and Vodafone Idea, among others.
Vehicle sales across categories registered a decline of 8.62 per cent to 20,86,358 units from 22,83,262 units in May 2018.
According to the data released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic car sales in October this year stood at 1,59,036 units as compared to 1,63,199 units in the same month of 2013.
Sales of commercial vehicles rose 8.59 per cent to 56,140 units in September, SIAM said.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
Markets extended losses to end 1.5% down on Tuesday, amid weak global cues, after investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and booked profits in rate sensitive shares while the further fall in the rupee continued to weigh on investor sent.
Sales of commercial vehicles were up 11.45 per cent to 56,840 units in December 2015.
With liquidity crunch hitting operations, many finance companies have put the brakes on sanctions in the third quarter in the aftermath of the IL&FS crisis.
The partnership will look to expand Ford's reach in the fast-growing Indian market and improve M&M's access to global markets
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
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During May, Maruti Suzuki's domestic car sales were up 2.59 per cent at 87,402 units as against 85,190 units in the same month last year.
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be 'above normal.'
Parts of electric cars are costlier and repairing often means replacing an entire system, which drives insurance premium rates up.
Car sales in India surged by 12.87 per cent in December.
Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
Banking and real estate stocks rise up to 5% on further rate-cut hope.
In May, Satpal Singh, who runs a dairy business with three buffaloes in Jewar, near Noida, was worried about the steep spike in input costs. Singh said dry fodder rates, which cost Rs 1,500-2000 per tractor trolley last year, were quoting at Rs 4,500-5,000. The price of other cattle feed ingredients (that include mustard meal and similar mixes) had also gone up from Rs 2,000 per quintal to Rs 3,100-3,200 per quintal.
Demand for passenger vehicles has been driven by new models, especially in the SUV category with the likes of Maruti Vitara Brezza and Hyundai Creta clocking good numbers
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