India Inc is ready to diversify into unchartered areas.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 80 points up at 23,789 while the Nifty50 closed at 7,235, up 24 points.
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.
Some feel that Tata Steel has put these assets on the block only after exhausting all the options.
Why is Xi Jinping visiting Saudi Arabia, Egypt and China this week? Former RA&W officer Jayadeva Ranade explains the significance of China's outreach to the Middle East.
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
RBI must balance the need for improving domestic bank credit demand and respond to lower inflation.
Brexit will likely put brakes on the UK's growth prospects.
However, BJP has not given any assurance of support and conveyed to the Finance Minister that the matter will be discussed within the party and take a call, sources said.
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
The broader markets are, however, outperforming the larger peer.
Faster normalisation of central-bank balance sheets will drive yields higher.
While India allows 100 per cent FDI in a large number of the sectors, there is a ceiling on foreign investment in sensitive segments like multi-brand retail, insurance, defence and telecom.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
It is surprising that central bankers around the world have cautioned the US Federal Reserve against raising rates.
Broader markets underperformed indices with BSE Midcap down 0.43% while the Smallcap index fell 0.07%.
The winter session of Parliament will commence on November 26.
With 75 per cent of votes counted, the ND party was leading with 39.6 per cent of total votes heading towards a majority in the 300-member Greek Parliament, while Tsipras' leftist Syriza was behind with 31.6 per cent of total votes, CNN reported.
The rupee's strength has had an overall negative effect on merchandise trade
'The recent US jobs report has eased fears of a hike in the Fed meeting.'
Sensex in green in afternoon trade.
Bank of Baroda ended flat after sharp gains in the previous session.
The JV, Voltbek Home Appliances, aims to take on LG, Samsung as well as home-grown players such as Godrej among others head on with a slew of products that hopes to combine the best of both worlds -- European technology and design, with Indian pricing and delivery.
'A positive oil shock has a detrimental effect on growth and activity.'
A vilification campaign against Rosneft has begun in right earnest, says M K Bhadrakumar.
'An isolationist US and a disintegrating European Union will create a power vacuum that only China is in a position to fill -- a conclusion that is uncomfortable but unavoidable,' says Nitin Desai.
Modi's visit to some developed countries such as the US, Japan, China and Australia were sprinkled with humongous investment figures. But do we have the wherewithal to absorb such big investments?
RBI's fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meet due tomorrow also kept the investors on their toes.
Midcap stocks continued to remain on buyers' radar with BSE Midcap index up 0.1%.
Despite the rally, on the basis of valuations, Indian markets aren't too expensive, says Christopher Wood, managing director and equity strategist at CLSA.
Skittish investors snapped up gold and other safe-haven assets amid fears of a global economic slowdown
The annual talk-fest of rich and powerful from across the world in snow-laden Alpine resort town of Davos will be attended by nearly 40 heads of government among more than 2,500 global leaders from over 100 countries.
Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.
Wiping off nearly Rs 4 lakh crore of investors' wealth during the day, benchmark Sensex crashed on Friday.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
Aditya Birla Money MD talks about liquidity concerns in the market.
The exemption from MAT does not apply retroactively.
'The economy of Kashmir has collapsed.'
India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.
