Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
The total market valuation of all BSE-listed firms on Thursday regained the Rs 100-trillion mark as the benchmark Sensex climbed over 600 points after the RBI surprisingly cut interest rate by 25 basis points.
Cash-and-carry stores try tricks, from playing Bollywood music to customising orders, to retain customers.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
In line with a weak stock market where benchmark Sensex plunged nearly 300 points, as many as 263 stocks hit their respective one-year lows on BSE on Monday.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
Maruti Suzuki was the biggest gainer among Sensex scrips, rising 5.89 per cent, followed by M&M up 5.29 per cent.
Sentiment was largely positive after April IIP grew at 4.9 per cent, spurred by higher growth in manufacturing and mining sectors.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
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.
The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
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Reliance Industries leads the pack of 56 Indian companies.
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Oil & gas, banking and pharma sector stocks stole the show
Firms are offering employees flexi hours; demand for air purifiers, masks have skyrocketed.
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
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In the broader market, the BSE Midcap was down 0.2%, while BSE Smallcap fell 0.1%.
Midcap stocks continued to remain on buyers' radar with BSE Midcap index up 0.1%.
The NSE Nifty, comprising 50 shares, breached the 8,300-mark for the first time to hit a new lifetime high of 8,330.75.
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
While such buying could indicate confidence in the business, investors should do a comprehensive evaluation before getting into the stock.
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The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
Analysts cautious on outlook, expect earnings to remain under pressure over medium term.
The BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices pared all intraday gains to end 0.3% and 0.5% lower
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
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Business leaders met Manmohan Singh to discuss the problems facing the country.
The 50-issue Nifty fell 29.60 points or 0.34 per cent to close at 8,642.55
After paring some gains, the 30-share index settled at an all-time closing high of 28,008.90, up by 98.84 points, or 0.35 per cent, over the previous close.
Tata Motors was the worst performer on the Sensex, plummeting 10.32 per cent to Rs 436.55 after the company reported a steep 96.22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the December quarter.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
Participants are eagerly waiting for the key macrodata -- IIP and CPI numbers due to be released later today.
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
Top gainers among the S&P BSE Sensex include GAIL, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Bharti Airtel, all edging up by 1% in late morning deals
India's GDP for the three-month period ended September 30 grew 7.4%.
