Gains were led by HUL on better-than-expected margins in March quarter and capital goods shares.
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
'Even after vaccines are given, precautions like using a mask and maintaining social distancing have to be taken.'
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In a letter to health minister Harsh Vardhan, the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, an industry body representing leading pharma companies, including Sun Pharma, Lupin, Dr Reddy's Labs, Cadila Health and Glenmark, stressed the need for an out-of-court settlement with health activists fighting for the rights of clinical trial participants.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 215 points at 27,011.
Sensex rises, Nifty holds 8,900; FMCG, Pharma shares lead.
In the longest losing streak of 2017, the BSE Sensex has lost 1,270 points, or 3.91 per cent. It fell to a three-month low of 31,154.03 on Wednesday.
Market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 1,838 declines against 1,218 advances.
Top officers across various ministries participate in the meeting that started at 8 pm on Saturday. The meeting is currently underway. The country is currently witnessing a second and more severe wave of the pandemic.
The analysis covers BSE 200 Index's 171 companies for which data on the compensation to the boards of directors for FY14 and FY13 are available.
This is to take head on big American pharmaceutical giants, which in the recent past had launched a strong anti-India campaign against efforts of such companies to provide affordable health care not only to people in India, but also in the third world countries.
There is no one way to describe the 12 months that have gone by since India reported its first Covid-positive case on January 30, 2020.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
At 15.05 PM, the 30-share Sensex was up 281 points at 28,238 and the 50-share Nifty gained 86 points at 8,577
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 90 points at 19,429 after hitting an intra-day low of 19,398 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 40 points at 5,881 after touching an intra-day low of 5,871.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
The institute's incubation cell claims the start up mortality rate in the incubators are lowest.
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Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices underperformed the largecaps and ended over 1% lower.
Markets finished lower for the sixth consecutive day as hopes of the Goods and Services tax (GST) bill being passed in the current session of the Parliament faded considerably.
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The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
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The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1 points to end at 26,396 and the Nifty50 slipped 2 points to end at 8,109.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 160 points to close at 25,262.
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the ban on some fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs of Glaxo SmithKline, Wockhardt and Laboratories Griffon but said action against their sale could be taken in the absence of valid sale and marketing licence.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 80 points up at 23,789 while the Nifty50 closed at 7,235, up 24 points.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority will soon notify prices of as many as 150 packs of essential medicines in line with the new pharma pricing policy, according to official sources.
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