Greece's financial crisis has intensified.
Infosys slipped nearly 9% after the company cut full year revenue outlook for FY17.
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
The Sensex and the Nifty witnessed biggest one day loss in percentage terms since June 24
Auto and index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers in early trades.
'If the epidemic is sharply contained in a month or two, we have a huge buying opportunity. 'If not, we are staring at a serious economic crisis, the contours of which we are totally unaware of,' warns Debashis Basu.
Airlines tell Arindam Majumder and Aneesh Phadnis they are forced to look at expats due to a lack of commanders, a position that requires experience.
Index heavyweights continue to be top losers with ICICI bank.
'Relations between India and Japan are robust and devoid of either shadow of history or any irritant.' 'In fact, there is plenty of warmth and goodwill earned over history. There are no negatives but only opportunities,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda.
The Nifty50 slipped 33 points to close the session at 8,509 after hitting an intra-day high of 8,587.
Dalal Street is bullish on invest
The restrictions on gold imports will be reviewed by March end, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.
Trade sanctions on Russia by Europe and the US offer an opportunity for India, but the devaluation of the rouble may play spoilsport
'India Inc has been afraid to criticise the government of the day for many years now, and it is perhaps unfair to blame the current one alone,' says Shyamal Majumdar.
No country has achieved a faster, deeper modern transformation than China, says former ambassador Kishan S Rana.
ONGC is raising debt for a spate of acquisitions over the past year
The BSE on Monday slipped below the crucial Rs 100-lakh crore (Rs 100 trillion) mark as the benchmark Sensex lost 261 points.
To be sure, this is not some stunning new revelation that our equity markets are beholden to foreign flows.
Sensex heavyweight Reliance Industries fell 2.76 per cent. In percentage terms, major laggards were Yes Bank, Indusind Bank, RIL, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Axis Bank -- plunging as much as 6.62 per cent.
Demonetisation, Donald Trump's surprise victory in the US presidential elections, and the fear that US Fed may hike rates in the upcoming policy review in December have dented market sentiments, report Puneet Wadhwa & Deepak Korgaonkar.
Bank shares were the top losers along with index heavyweight RIL
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys were the top Sensex gainers.
'Stick to the known quality names, avoid short term thinking and don't be in a hurry to book profits on your winners.'
The trend was visible in the early trade on Thursday as investors indulged in trimming their bets after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's September meeting indicated a possible rate hike this year.
Foreign investors hiked their stake in Infosys to a nine-year high of 42.10 per cent in the January-March period of 2014.
At the end of October, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena handed over the deeds for the transfer of 116 hectares in Colombo Port City to China Harbour Engineering Company on a 99-year lease to build a financial centre.
Nearly half of the 20 indexes polled globally are now expected to end the year lower than where they started
There is polarisation among sectors with IT and healthcare receiving the lion's share of FPI money in the past two quarters.
The Street was following the Karnataka election closely as a test for the Modi-led BJP's prospects in the 2019 Lok Sabha poll. Investors, however, are likely to wait for the next round of state elections to judge whether the momentum is still with it.
Gains in financial shares capped further downslide.
The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
Retail investors may burn their fingers investing in them, especially if the markets correct, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh
Analysts are enthused by BPCL's upstream foray and have re-rated the stock in the past couple of years.
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Trading sentiment remained distinctly weak due to the cash crunch arising out of the government's move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to flush out black money amid concerns about its impact on small and medium-sized businesses which largely run on cash.
A customer wanting to buy a car would have to wait a long time for delivery.
Sebi is examining if speculators and persons acting in concert are behind the huge movements in these stocks
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices hit their fresh lifetime highs for the second day in a row
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
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