Currency played an important role in Q2, with US dollar, Japanese yen and euro appreciating vis-a-vis the Indian rupee, while the Brazilian real, South African rand and Russian ruble depreciating against rupee.
The markets opened firm on Tuesday and crossed the 7,800 mark after opening with a gain of 7 points at 7,774.
The upcoming corporate results season and the approaching Union Budget kept investors on their toes
Markets across the globe gained after China Securities Regulator removed its four-day-old circuit-breaker system.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,084, down 94 points.
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Top firms will have enough firepower to go for foreign M&As, given their balance sheet growth, say bankers.
The Sensex slipped into negative territory, after opening 14 points up at 7,765.
Most of the 30-Sensex constituents led by M&M, Adani Ports, BhartiAirtel, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, Cipla, HDFC Ltd, ONGC and Hind Unilever were trading in negative terrain, falling by up to 5.77 per cent.
Leading IT companies i-flex Software and Satyam Computers have made their way to Forbes Global's list of 100 'best under a billion' companies in Asia Pacific.
Healthcare, auto and financial stocks lagged.
Indian companies may be able to make generic copies of Roche's anti-influenza drug Tamiflu with its patent still pending in the country.
The Sensex opened past the 8,200-mark at 8,208 as against Wednesday's close of 8,189 and later rallied smartly to a high of 8,252.
The markets opened in green tracking its Asian peers
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
With rains once again lashing Mumbai, the Sensex opened weak and is now down 20 points at 7616. Nifty is down 8 points at 2304.
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According to industry estimates, the sector's revenue would increase eight-10 per cent in 2013-14, against 12 per cent in 2012-13.
The Sensex has zoomed by 109 points to close at a new high of 11,747.
The markets opened firm with tech, bank and pharma scrips making steady gains.
Buying towards the close saw the Sensex close with a loss of 37 points at 10,045 - off its intra-day low of 9959.
After exhibiting high volatility in early trades, the Sensex closed with a marginal loss of 22 points at 9,849.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
The regulator will conduct forensic audit of all the seized documents, laptops, and mobile phones, which are suspected to be involved in the fraudulent activity, reports Shrimi Choudhary.
The top gainers on the Sensex were Cipla, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Moto & Sesa Sterlite.
The 50-share Nifty bounced 83.35 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 9,794.15 at close.
00 hours. The overall investors' wealth, measured in terms of valuation of all listed stocks, was down by nearly Rs 6 lakh crore in early morning trade, from nearly Rs 111.44 lakh crore at the end of Tuesday's trade.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 19 points at 11,326. It is now down 46 points at 11,261.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 46 points at 10,996.
