The Pune-based Rahul Bajaj group, thanks to an amazing stock market ride by Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv, has grabbed third spot, pushing the Aditya Birla group down to fourth position.
Robust capital inflows alongside a slightly weaker greenback too reinforced the dominance of the home currency
Southampton missed a penalty as they held a makeshift Manchester United side to a 0-0 draw in a tepid Premier League clash on Wednesday.
Why did the Chinese military take over the lab in Wuhan in end January? Did something go wrong? Claude Arpi glances at the mystery surrounding the origin of the coronavirus.
The Rs 100 crore infusion will well-capitalise the company to drive its new strategy and growth plans.
Silver also shot up by Rs 400 to Rs 34,400 per kg.
Gold prices drifted by Rs 100 to Rs 28,400 per ten grams at the bullion market today as demand from jewellers and retailers eased at existing levels amidst a weak global trend.
The NSE Nifty settled the day 93.20 points or 0.88 per cent lower at 10,452.30 after shuttling between 10,612.90 and 10,434.05.
The NSE Nifty settled the day 38.85 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 10,500.90 after shuttling between 10,590.55 and 10,456.65, intra-day.
Sensex, Nifty post biggest weekly fall this year on inflation data.
Silver ready rose by Rs 350 to Rs 33,850 per kg.
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
David Warner's 12th Test century and a bittersweet 95 from Chris Rogers put Australia on course for a huge total on an emotional first day in the fourth and final Test against India on Tuesday.
While Ayodhya resembled a city under seige earlier during the day, the scene was no different elsewhere in the state with police and central forces keeping an eye over the security situation and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath personally monitoring it from a hi-tech control room in the state capital.
Traders said sentiment turned somewhat weak after gold fell in global markets ahead of US payrolls data that may show employers added more workers last month, boosting the case for an increase in borrowing costs in the largest economy.
The rupee closed marginally stronger against the dollar on Wednesday.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
The visitors never got going as spinners Ravichandran Ashwin (4/67) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/56) along with comeback-man Ishant Sharma (3/37) shared the spoils.
Silver coins continued to be sought after at the last level of Rs 77,000 for buying and Rs 78,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
Joe Root plundered a superb century to defy Australia as England recovered from a poor start to post 343 for seven on the first day of the first Ashes Test on Wednesday.
Traders said some buying by jewellers and retailers amid a firming global trend helped prices move further.
Silver also gained Rs 300 to Rs 41,300 per kg.
Traders said apart from fall in demand from jewellers and retailers at prevailing levels, a weak trend overseas on expectations that US borrowing costs will increase mainly kept pressure on gold and silver prices.
Invest in stocks of export-oriented and capital-intensive companies, says Devangshu Datta.
'While fighter pilots must not be sent into combat in inferior aircraft, an obsessive quest for outright combat superiority will leave an air force short of numbers,' says Ajai Shukla.
A growing number of firms are putting in formal policy frameworks to tap into company alumni and facilitate the return of former employees, discovers Sangeeta Tanwar.
The yellow metal had shed Rs 20 on Tuesday.
Snapping its four-day losing streak, gold rebounded by Rs 100 to Rs 27,070 per ten grams at the bullion market on Wednesday.
Bullion traders said sustained buying by jewellery fabricators and retailers to meet the festive season demand mainly kept precious metal prices higher.
Market meltdown and volatility pushed many traders to the sidelines.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
As people crisscross the country, eager to return to their homes, the cases have raced past 80,000 with at least 2,649 deaths, according to the Union health ministry on Friday. While there is no exact count, this includes a large number of those who have returned to their states.
'Joko's re-election bid has been as tough as Modi's.' 'But in a curious reversal of roles, what Joko faced was a platform somewhat akin to Modi has chosen for himself to woo voters,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The 30-share Sensex was up 191 points at 28,707.75 and the 50-share Nifty was up 54 points at 8,714.
Gold in New York, which mostly set the price trend on the domestic front, jumped up by $33.50, or 2.73 per cent to $1,262.60 an ounce and silver by 0.68 per cent to $16.96 an ounce in Thursday's trade.
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
The stubbornly high global crude oil prices are opening up a can of worms to heightened inflation risks and likely to disrupt government's fiscal maths along with deteriorating global financial conditions.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
The rupee on Friday closed 10 paise higher at 65 against the US dollar on fresh selling of greenback by banks.
'They are very willing to collaborate with us to solve real life problems. India can provide expertise in all the areas,' says P&G vice-president Shekhar Mitra.
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