This surpassed its previous record close of 29,974.24, reached on April 5.
The broader NSE Nifty closed below the 10,600 mark by plunging 98.15 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 11,582.35 after shuttling between 11,567.40 and 11,751.80.
Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis and Deputy Labour Minister Dimitris Stratoulis also voted against the package.
Metals bucked the trend and shone across the board.
Angela Merkel was today sworn in as German Chancellor for a rare third term to govern Europe's biggest economy after she painstakingly forged a deal with her centre-left rivals to end three months of post-election limbo.
Risk-averse investors can hold up to 10 per cent of their portfolio in gold, while aggressive ones can keep five per cent.
'Markets should be driven more or less by earnings growth.'
According to World Gold Council (WGC), gold jewellery demand in India, the world's largest consumer, touched record 662.1 tonnes in 2014.
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
Indian indices have hit all-time highs in the New Year and the sentiment remains strong. All valuations are also at extremely high levels, cautions Devangshu Datta
Shares of most European banks are down significantly.
India's GDP for the three-month period ended September 30 grew 7.4%.
The rupee's stability in the last 12 to 18 months made corporates reduce hedging
It is useful to note that Indian markets have not gone into a tailspin as the Greece crisis has developed, says Devangshu Datta.
A strong currency helps in fighting some of the import-led inflation.
Managing Brexit, inflation and banking reforms, along with the political environment, will be tough.
The rupee closed at Rs 66.21 in its last trading session.
As and when the GST comes in, Budget projections will have to be unbundled and revised. In fact, the pragmatic decision would be to present another Budget! This makes the passage of the Finance Bill with its multiple unrelated amendments seem even more dubious, says Devangshu Datta.
It's earnings from mobile gadgets dropped 64%
If you are not already lost in the zeros this wealth stands at Rs 257 lakh crore or Rs 257 trillion, according to a report unveiled by Karvy Private Wealth for the year 2014.
Expectations that the shutdown will hurt the economy and prompt the Federal Reserve to postpone the start of its withdrawal of monetary stimulus weighed on the US currency.
The silver lining is that a pick-up in the US economy could help emerging market exports.
'If you are in Punjab, Modi is omnipresent as if he is going to be chief minister of Punjab.'
'If he is in Uttarakhand, he presents himself to be the chief minister of Uttarakhand.'
'When he is in UP, he is touted as the chief minister of UP.' 'There is a personality cult which is being built around a person... that he is the panacea of every democratic exercise in India, from panchayat to Parliament.' 'Modi at some point will pay the price for trying to build a very ambitious personality cult.'
Eurosceptics lined up to laud Greek democracy for disowning what some cast as the oligarchy
Chetan Ghate, Pami Dua and Ravindra Dholakia have been appointed for 4 years
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
Roland Folger has told the ministries concerned that they are cutting India off from the rest of the world by making it a highly protected market, the Mercedes Benz India CEO & MD tells Ajay Modi.
The global economy may just be entering a new phase.
The Sensex ended at at 27,676, lower by 210 points and the Nifty broke the psychological level of 8,400 to end at 83877 down 70 points.
Substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives.
In a bear market, prices may be irrationally depressed. In that case, an investor can identify mis-pricing, invest with a safety margin and wait. Since values are low, the risk is also low.
What China's market crash means for India
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The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
A Ganesh Nadar listens in during Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha's speech to the IMC in Mumbai.
Hong Kong is the world's freest economy according to the Index of Economic Freedom 2015.
The prime minister made the reference about the functioning of the Parliament against the backdrop of the virtual washout of its Monsoon session over various issues.
It is difficult to answer this question in yes or no. Here's Dwaipayan Bose's thorough analyses
Doing some plain speaking, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday conceded that lack of discipline and unity were among the reasons for the party's debacle in Assembly polls and asked the cadre not to despair and be ready for the "battle ahead" in 2014 general elections.
'Devyani -- she is a public servant and her personal life has already received far too much attention -- and her ambitious father now need to retreat to the background so that wiser diplomatic heads restore sanity to India-US relations as India prepares for parliamentary elections,' says Ambassador K C Singh.
