The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 report said a mild recovery in investment as well as stronger export growth will help in the gradual GDP pick-up.
The Sensex ended higher by 245 points at 27,372 mark and the Nifty gained 66 points at 8,225.
Nearly half of the 20 indexes polled globally are now expected to end the year lower than where they started
Both statesmen possess a cultivated pugnacious style which they keep in reserve and can at will bring into play, and despite the mutual distrust in Russian-American relations, they are proponents of detente, quintessentially, who take their mission deadly seriously, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The agreement on sharing of financial information is a distinct and welcome break from its trend.
India, Asia's third-largest economy, is likely to grow 5.3 per cent in 2013, the OECD said, lower than the November forecast of 5.9 per cent.
RBI staff tell Governor Urjit Patel that the central bank's image of efficiency and independence has 'gone into smithereens in no time.'
The banking regulator is seeking an early exit mechanism for private banks under Prompt Corrective Action.
The US dollar has risen about 15 per cent since mid-2015.
The 12,350 sq mt Villa was once used by Mallya to host lavish parties in his 'good times'.
The 30-share Sensex ended in the red.
Rate sensitive sectors rallied the most led by banks while metals surged on rebound in commodity prices
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
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
The Indian Olympics Association (IOA), on Thursday, said that it will not object to wrestler Narsingh Yadav replacing Praveen Rana in the Rio Olympics if he is cleared by NADA in an ongoing dope scandal.
Auto stocks are weighing on the indices.
According to him, since India has a low fiscal deficit, a low current account deficit and lower inflation, there is no need for being too dependent on foreign money for growth.
Usually, a fall in oil prices is followed with a cut in retail prices of auto fuels and the government passes on the benefit to consumers. However, Morgan Stanley believes gains this time around will remain capped.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
Barclays is not alone in trying to decide the best size and shape of its investment bank in a changed regulatory landscape.
In dollar terms, however, gold prices jumped by 26 per cent this calendar year, following sharp jump in hedge funds' long position
Three major central banks have hit the zero limit, the Fed, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
The world seems to have caught severe pneumonia, or worse, as China had flu.
Banks now ride on what is defined as a "banking outlet". This is a fixed-point service unit, manned by either the bank's staff or its business correspondent (BC), where all kinds of services - acceptance of deposits, encashment of cheques, cash withdrawal or lending of money - are provided for a minimum of four hours per day, for at least five days a week. Banks are now turning to reposition the manner in which they acquire customers, report Abhijit Lele and Raghu Mohan.
IS-Khorasan was sanctioned for its links with Al Qaeda and involvement in several deadly attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan that killed over 150 people.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, however, termed the autopsy report of the 17-year-old girl, who was the sister of a BJP activist, a 'cover-up' and reiterated its demand for an impartial probe into the incident. The ruling Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of trying to 'make an issue out of a non-issue'.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 57 points to end at 26,064 and the Nifty50 climbed 17 points.
Business leaders, among others, ask govt to let go of fiscal target, seek stimulus, and direct cash transfer.
Since April, India has seen multiple strains of the coronanavirus sweep the nation, upending life and businesses alike. Out-of-home retail and discretionary categories such as durables, auto, fashion, lifestyle, hospitality, food services, travel, and tourism have been the worst-hit as Covid cases remain high, leaving state governments with no option but to curtail mobility and economic activity.
US economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter.
Investors attribute some of the growth in Indian stocks, that saw Bombay's benchmark BSE index rise nearly a third in 2014, to the election of a pro-business government in May, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The report came amid speculation on social media that JeM founder has died.
FIFA presidential hopeful Luis Figo will travel to the Caribbean this week hoping to tempt voters in the CONCACAF region with a plan to distribute more funds, $2.5 billion (1.7 billion pounds) over four years, to national associations.
Price has been fixed at Rs 85.3cr
After attending a meeting in Mumbai with RBI's top brass headed by Governor D Subbarao, Harsha Pati Singhania, president, FICCI, said the real rate of interest remained in double digits despite inflation having declined sharply. "Given the present interest rate structure and the inflation rate, real rate of interest is still in double-digits. With the near-zero rate of inflation, the real and nominal rates of interest are almost at the same level," said another industrialist.
It will be difficult for the Indian equity to outperform overall growth to the extent bullish observers expect.
Shares of rate sensitive sectors such as realty, infrastructure, banking and automobiles ended higher ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mid-quarter policy review on June 17.
On a weekly basis, the Sensex climbed 749.86 points or 2.69 per cent and the NSE Nifty soared 237.10 points or 2.76 per cent
World number two Rafael Nadal confirmed on Tuesday that he will not defend his US Open crown this year at Flushing Meadows as organisers released the singles entry list for the Grand Slam. Spain's Nadal had said in June that he had reservations about travelling to the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic and he joins women's world number one Australian Ash Barty in skipping the tournament due to COVID-19 concerns.
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