Incumbent DMK MP T Sumathy alias Tamizhachi Thangapandian will face-off former Telangana Governor and BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, while the the AIADMK has fielded ex-MP Dr J Jayavardhan, who won from here in 2014.
The Sensex opened marginally (six points) higher at 5,657. Weakness in Infosys and Dr.Reddy's in early morning deals pulled down the index to an intra-day low of 5,623.\n\n
The index touched a low of 14,026, before settling with a loss of 168 points at 14,041.
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Indian drugmakers' domestic sales of ready-to-take medicines in January-March could be lower than expected as distributors suspended stocking in anticipation of a new value-added tax system coming into force, analysts and industry members said.\n\n\n\n
India's largest listed pharmaceutical (pharma) company - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Sun Pharma) - is expected to maintain its outperformance vis--vis the sector's, as its multiple bets on specialty products, improving product mix, recent acquisitions, and branded business are finding favour with brokerages. While it has gained 7 per cent over the past year, the Nifty Pharma Index is down 13.6 per cent. Its outperformance over two years has been fairly evident, with the market leader gaining 66 per cent to Nifty Pharma's minus 1.4 per cent.
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The markets opened in the positive terrain after seeing a flat close yesterday
The markets opened flat on the back of weak Asian and US cues
Equity benchmarks mustered gains for the first time this week on Thursday as investors piled into the recently-battered metal, bank and IT stocks amid expiry of monthly derivative contracts. Snapping its three-session losing streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 503.27 points or 0.94 per cent to settle at 54,252.53. On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty gained 144.35 points or 0.90 per cent to end at 16,170.15.
'No approval was given to Sputnik V on Thursday. Some queries have been asked on safety, efficacy, and logistics, which the firm will have answers to at the next meeting'
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 20 points at 10,133.
'I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end.'
After exhibiting high volatility in early trades, the Sensex closed with a marginal loss of 22 points at 9,849.
The Sensex is holding on to its gains on steady gains in techs, PSUs and heavyweights, and is now up 32 points
Late selling in the market saw the Sensex close seven points lower at 9,374.
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The Sensex opened on a positive note at 7,556 and soon gathered momentum to rise above the 7,600-mark.
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The markets displayed volatility with the Sensex clocking a high of 6,587 and a low of 6,509.
On the Sensex chart, NTPC, SBI, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv and Bjaja Finance were among the major laggards, shedding as much as 1.63 per cent.
IT sector's trading multiples hit post-Lehman lows, providing good entry points.
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The BSE Sensex opened with a positive gap of 10 points at 5,179. Fresh buying in the markets led the index spurt to a high of 5,204. The index is now at 5,195, up 26 points. The Nifty is up 7 points at 1,634.
'People who were vaccinated early on, for example, from January to April this year, namely health workers, the elderly, and the immunocompromised, should be identified for a booster dose.' 'We should start getting ready for administering booster doses to them on priority.'
'The wicket was good to bat on, a lot of the batters got starts but didn't convert. This win gives us a lot of confidence. Very proud of such a young squad.'
'You have to have a plan and use every delivery wisely. I was very happy to execute it today and happy to contribute on that pitch.'
The Sensex rallied to a new high of 10,238, and finally closed with a gain of 56 points at 10,224.
The Sensex touched a new all-time intra-day high at 10,196, and finally closed with a smart gain of 89 points at 10,168.\n
Heavy selling pressure towards the end saw the Sensex slide to a low of 9714, and closed with a loss of 101 points at 9743.
The Sensex, which, scaled to a new lifetime intra-day high of 9994, tumbled into negative zone to touch a low of 9819, and finally closing with a loss of 61 points at 9,859.
After scaling to a new all-time high of 9714, the Sensex finally closed with a gain of 136 points at 9,686.
The Sensex opened with a good positive gap of 18 points at 4,075. It is now up 21 points at 4,078.
The Sensex closed with a huge loss of 1.4% (138 points) at 9,445 owing to profit taking.
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