Maruti Suzuki was the biggest gainer among Sensex scrips, rising 5.89 per cent, followed by M&M up 5.29 per cent.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
Wolfgang Schauble has done right by the Euro zone, but the Greeks believe that doesn't necessarily mean he has done right by them.
While enjoying long-awaited economic good times - and hoping they will last as long as possible - some caution and some prudence might be the best protection against bad surprises, says Claude Smadja.
Trading in Samvat 2074 on Thursday got off to a rocky start, with the benchmark indices ending more than half a percent lower and the gauge for banking stocks dropping 1.25%.
India's upbeat outlook contrasts with neighbouring China, where growth slipped to 6.7 in the first quarter
Britain's vote to leave the European Union means uncertainty for markets and companies as London initiates at least two years of negotiations with the EU.
'Investors hate uncertainty and the demonetisation move certainly creates that.'
'India is possibly the most fiscally constrained market in the region.'
It will be difficult for the Indian equity to outperform overall growth to the extent bullish observers expect.
Market meltdown and volatility pushed many traders to the sidelines.
Major global indices - the Nasdaq, Bovespa, Seoul Composite, S&P 500, Dow Jones, S&P BSE Sensex, NYSE, DAX, Nikkei and, CAC 40 - have all gained 37 per cent to 75 per cent since their respective March 2020 low.
Many fear that in practice if banks make their customers pay to hold their money, it might lead to a situation where consumers hold on to cash.
'I think the markets will move up given that there will be more money.'
The second charge sheet may highlight some more financial transaction made by Raju and some of his associates.
India Ratings principal economist Sunil Kumar Sinha said the Brexit is a mixed bag for the country.
'We think FY18 will end with a 10 to 12 per cent earnings growth, but FY19 will see a recovery to over 15 per cent.'
'Google and Facebook need to be tamed, their garb of 'Investing in India's future' need to be pulled off,' observes Vibhu Arya.
The steelmaker's India basket grew after Tata Steel completed its acquisition of Bhushan Steel under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code process and its subsidiary, Tata Sponge, acquired Usha Martin.
Kotak Mahindra Bank is raising a total of $300 million through three separate offshore funds - an infrastructure fund, a Shari'ah fund for Muslim investors and a multi-cap fund for European investors - to tap the growing appetite of global investors.
The euro skidded to a 6-week low of 133.700 yen in the early session.
'We began foolishly bragging about Saudi-Emirati investment plans as indicative of the sheikhs 'distancing' from Pakistan, including on Kashmir,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Not only is gold a hedge against currency depreciation, rising crude prices and uncertainty, it is up 7 per cent (in dollar terms) in the past 12 months, says Devangshu Datta.
Noting that India continued to be the second fastest growing economy in the world after China, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said people should not be worried about the current slow down and expressed hope of achieving six per cent growth this fiscal.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market turned negative from positive
The majority of global equity trading and a significant proportion of trading in bonds, currencies, commodities and derivatives, is done on electronic platforms
The Kerala-born businessman is the latest in a slew of foreign buyers who have shaken off mounting fears of a 'Brexit' from the European Union
A dedicated jazz club is just what Kolkata needed to get things going. And Skinny Mo's has announced its arrival to the enthusiastic city.
India's GDP for the three-month period ended September 30 grew 7.4%.
'The huge amount of investments being made by telcos in India for telecom gear, there is no way this demand could be met only by Europeans.' 'The Chinese are quick in installation and offer great value for money.'
'An explanation perhaps lies in the culture of revisions that has grown deep roots in the government data collection system,' notes A K Bhattacharya.
Nikesh Arora has an engineering degree in electronics and worked for a brief period at Wipro, selling computers.
Sensex slumped 518 points to end the day at 25,582 and the Nifty slipped 164 points to close at 7,623.
Arora started off his career at Wipro.
On the BSE, 1,650 shares declined and 1,188 shares rose
The prime minister said a stable global economic and financial system is imperative for growth as it promotes inclusive and sustainable growth.
'India needs to adopt a more proactive policy of triggering exports to China.'
Year 2017 will be a benign year for FII flows into India feels Akash Singhania, deputy chief investment officer, DHFL Pramerica Asset Managers.
