The NSE Nifty too ended 58.60 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher at 10,967.30 after shuttling between 10,985.15 and 10,928 during the session.
The 30-share Sensex closed up 34 points at 27,831 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 15 points at 8,356.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
The broader Nifty ended on top of 9,800 again.
The three promoters - Anil Kumar Sharma, Ajay Kumar and Shiv Priya - had diverted Rs 1,500-1,600 crore through bogus methods like loans and advances between group firms at inflated rates.
The government is expected to dole out some populist policies, especially for the rural / farm sector while presenting the interim budget, given that the country is heading towards general elections over the next few months.
The previous highest divestment proceeds for the first half of a year was around Rs 21,000 crore in 2016-17.
Paid Rs 15,474 cr against CIL's Rs 13,075 cr in FY15
Small- and mid-cap stocks continued facing selling pressure due to stretched valuations.
HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
Creating history, leading exchange BSE on Wednesday peaked above Rs 100-trillion mark to scale a new record in terms of market wealth of all listed firms.
The NSE Nifty, which dipped below the key 10,800-mark to touch a low of 10,755.40, bounced back on late buying to close at 10,817.70, up 9.65 points, or 0.09 per cent.
Cut to 2019, and his name evokes grief and anger among more than 40,000 homebuyers who are fighting for the keys to their flats, which they should have rightfully got more than seven years back.
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Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
In a major blow to the corporate sector, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed allocation of 214 out of 218 coal blocks which were allotted to various companies since 1993 and in which it was claimed that around Rs 2 lakh crores were invested.
The indices closed with losses for the week, with the Sensex declining 476.14 points, and the broader NSE Nifty falling 155.45 points during the period.
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The broader NSE Nifty moved between 10,705 and 10,785.55, before ending 25.15 points, or 0.23 per cent down at 10,716.55.
Broader markets broke the winning streak and ended lower, underperforming the benchmark indices
Shares of RIL ended 2.4% higher as it pips TCS to become most valued firm
Green rating of thermal power plants are way behind the global best.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
Market breadth was weak with 1239 losers and 1078 gainers on the BSE.
Quite a few large- and mid-cap stocks are yet to recover from the note ban, pharma, banking and rural demand-based industries among laggards.
Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1%
The ongoing corporate results and the Union budget are also making participants tread cautiously though the GST agreement provided some relief.
The 1,967 MW plant has not been operating since August because of stoppage of natural gas supplies from domestic fields.
Sentiments took a hit after broader Asian markets weakened, following a renewed sell-off on Wall Street on Tuesday as energy shares dropped after crude oil prices plunged to a 13-month low amid weak earnings and US-China trade disputes, fuelling worries about economic growth
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second Budget a little more than a month from now. Like any other FM, Sitharaman will depend on her team of bureaucrats and advisors to frame and present the Budget.
About 48.5 million shares, or 20 per cent of the shares on offer, are reserved for retail investors
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
In the Sensex pack, ICICI Bank emerged as the top gainer by rising 0.97 per cent, while Tata Steel advanced 0.92 per cent.
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The mass cancellation of coal blocks by the Supreme Court has sent banks in a jittery mode as they have extended over Rs 1 lakh crore loans to power plants that were fed by these mines.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
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Participants will watch out for the Brexit poll outcome in the late morning trades tomorrow.
