All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
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After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
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Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
Sailors and rowers were not worried about getting sick during the Rio Olympics next year despite reports that waters to be used for events have pollution levels equivalent to raw sewage, competitors said on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Abdulla Yameen, half-brother of former autocratic ruler Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, on Saturday clinched an unexpected victory in the presidential run-off elections by defeating former President Mohamed Nasheed, who had led in two recent aborted polls.
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A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
Any correction in Indian equities is an opportunity for investors to put in money for the long term
Award-winning lawyer, Claire Montgomery, the Queen's Counsel, is likely to fight the Indian government's attempt to extradite him to India.
'Pay-for-delay' settlements between drug patent-holders and generics manufacturers to delay the launch of cheaper generic medicine are increasingly being scrutinised by antitrust regulators
'Healthcare is so expensive that while it saves lives, it destroys more lives socially and financially.' 'While the poor gets wiped out, a middle-class man goes to a corporate hospital and after the treatment, he ends up below the poverty line.' 'Generally, hospitals would like to have patients who need procedures and operations.' 'They are not so fond of palliative care.' 'How much can be made from one hour of counselling? And how much can be made from one hour of an operation?'
Asian shares ended higher after a string of positive US economic data.
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 286 points to close at 24,539 and the Nifty50 lost 100 points to end at 7,456.
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.
Markets ended higher, amid firm global cues, and are on track for third straight day of gains.
Sensex in green in afternoon trade.
Till date, 107 elections to states and three parliamentary polls have been smoothly conducted using the EVMs.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
India has been eyeing deeper energy ties with Iran and has already lined up $20 billion as investment in oil and gas as well as in petrochemical and fertiliser sectors there.
Pakistan had promised to grant this status, mandatory under global trading rules, to India in December 2012.
In the year since Modi cast the spotlight on Pakistan's human rights violations in Balochistan, India has not done much more than raise the issue at the UN a few times.
The Chinese leader will display his grip on the Communist party and chart his plans for his country's future.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
They gave voices to sexual assault & harassment survivors across the world.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
Had it not been for the intellectual dominance and political legitimacy of the Leftist philosophy since 1970, would EPW have become what it did? After all, there were other more established journals around then, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
The big companies too are responsible for the sub-standard drugs in the market.
Banks led the decline with Nifty Bank and BSE Bank index dropping over 3% each.
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