In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday challenged Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party to disclose the names of the people from whom they have got more than 80 per cent of their funds being spent in the Lok Sabha election campaign.
A survey conducted by Business Standard reveals that a majority of the country's states are still firmly against the move, while a few are open to considering only conditionally.
BSE Auto was the top sectoral loser with a 4.6% fall followed by realty sector down 3.7% and consumer durables 3.6% post disappointing IIP numbers
Any government aid to the airline will ultimately hurt the economy
IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday
India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
Back in September 2002, Shakti Bhatt/Rediff.com located the former Union Carbide chairman's luxury home in New York, declared unknown by the American and Indian governments. Rediff.com reproduces the feature about his life in hiding.
Rumours about a spike in taxes for equity investors are flying thick and fast.
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
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%.
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
Markets surged in late trades to snap five-day losing streak led by bank shares.
The world seems to have caught severe pneumonia, or worse, as China had flu.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
It is, as a matter of fact, not the spokesman's 'responsibility' to answer questions pertaining to people who are not related to the party
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
Analysts expect global markets to remain in consolidation mode with a negative bias over the next six months.
It will be difficult for the Indian equity to outperform overall growth to the extent bullish observers expect.
China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
Market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 1,838 declines against 1,218 advances.
The markets tend to react six to eight months in advance
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
'The problem in Kashmir is not about pellets, bullets or tear gas.' 'It is the government's policy and intention to criminalise the protest.'
Sofia Ashraf's video 'Kodaikanal Won't,' slamming Hindustan Unilever for alleged 'mercury poisoning,' has gone viral with over 25,000 online petitioners demanding that the multinational clean up the mess as well as compensate those who worked at its thermometer factory in Kodaikanal.
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