Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
Dream rally: Investors' wealth doubled in 5 years in India's equity market on Friday.
If the power plants are reporting low coal stocks with them, it is largely because they have improved their power generation to meet higher demand.
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
Nifty ends above 8,400; TCS, HDFC surge 2%, Bajaj Auto dips 2%.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
An exercise to rationalise coal linkages which will optimize transport of coal and reduce cost of power is underway.
Custodian banks are selling dollars for their foreign fund clients.
Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the Delhi government's decision to probe the Centre's policy on gas pricing was a "peculiar" and "absurd" situation.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 46 points at 26,360 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points at 7,891.
A billion dollars in renewable energy is huge.
The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
Benchmark share indices ended at record closing highs, amid a volatile trading session on Monday, with IT majors leading the gains.
The upcoming July derivatives expiry later in the week would also add some volatility to the market proceedings.
Jindal Steel and Power was the top loser down 10% followed by Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power which ended down between 0.5-3% each.
The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
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.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
The Nifty had hit its third successive record high of 7,922.70 today.
The trouble is largest FDI projects in India have had a tragic history.
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1-2 per cent on the back of strong sales in the month of September.
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
Infosys, Wipro and HUL among the top losers for the day.
BSE Realty index zoomed by almost 7% followed by counters like Metal, Oil & Gas, Auto, Banks, Auto, Healthcare and Power, all surging between 1-5%.
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.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is to be congratulated for imposing a large fine, of nearly Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 billion), on Coal India Ltd for alleged abuse of its monopolistic position.
The Sensex had bounced back with gains of 94 points or 0.3%
Power firms can pass on burden to consumers, stocks rise up to 2%
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
All investors are value investors. Or they at least like to believe this. So let us see why VI is so difficult to achieve, even though philosophically it is easy to understand.
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
