Investors widened their bets on optimism that upcoming general budget -- to be unveiled next month - would contain incentives for corporates, which will help boost the economy
The 30-share Sensex lost 12 points to end at 29,559 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 4 points to close at 8,914.
Market breadth on the BSE ended firm as 1,908 shares advanced and 1,156 shares declined
After the Bihar setback, these are the issues the PM must address to maintain the people's faith in him.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
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.
The government has given a go-ahead to State Bank of India and other financial institutions to take over capital-starved Yes Bank, and an announcement is likely to be made soon, highly places sources said on Thursday. The board of SBI, the country's largest lender, is meeting in Mumbai on Thursday, but it could not be immediately ascertained whether the takeover of Yes Bank is on the agenda. Yes Bank, which is grappling with bad loans, is looking to raise fresh capital but the plans are facing uncertainties.
Just three years ago, at the end of March 2011, NRI deposits were only $52 billion, half of what they are today.
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
It will be difficult for the Indian equity to outperform overall growth to the extent bullish observers expect.
All India needs to do is focus on making its business environment more friendly.
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
Sensex is under pressure due to concerns in the global market.
While seven companies bagged orders worth Rs 42,000 crore, industry experts said most of this new order activity was a spillover, and fresh project finalisation remains weak.
The 30-share Sensex closed up 34 points at 27,831 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 15 points at 8,356.
Whilst substantive public allocations have been made in the infrastructure sector, this strategy is plateauing due to the fiscal deficit constraint, capacity limitation of statal implementing agencies, the declining ability of PSUs, and the precarious situation of the Railways' operating ratio. It is, thus, high time to get the policy compass to point at rejuvenating private sector investments in infrastructure, says Vinayak Chatterjee.
Loss of investor confidence in Flipkart last year sparked off a chain reaction in startup sector
Auto and index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers in early trades.
Market experts on why the bulls will be on the rampage first thing on Monday after the scrapping of enhanced surcharge on FPIs and other measures to ease the systemic liquidity squeeze and boost demand. Prasanna D Zore reports.
The Reserve Bank left interest rate unchanged.
The beleaguered Deutsche Bank announced major overhaul of its business, which included discontinuing loss-making equities trading business, creating a new 'bad bank', and cutting 18,000 jobs. Deutsche Equities India employs 35 people, all of whom could face the job axe.
The Sensex and the Nifty witnessed biggest one day loss in percentage terms since June 24
Dream rally: Investors' wealth doubled in 5 years in India's equity market on Friday.
Combined debt-equity ratio of top companies declines but interest expenses outgrow profits.
'No commercial bank will be allowed to fail. There is nothing to worry about.'
Consistent capital inflows and a recovery in local equities helped the local unit to trim initial losses
Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Kalanithi Maran, the former promoter of Spicejet, has moved the Delhi High Court against the airline.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
In addition, he will have to move swiftly to control any damage that may have been caused to the bank's image and investor confidence due to the loan controversy
K Vaitheeswaran, co-founder of Indiaplaza, one of India's first e-commerce companies, shares the lessons he learnt from its failure.
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The partially convertible rupee closed at 66.24/25 per dollar after hitting a record low of 66.30, and down 2.9 per cent from its close of 64.30/31 on Monday.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 57 points to end at 26,064 and the Nifty50 climbed 17 points.
"Fitch Ratings has placed Punjab National Bank's (PNB) Viability Rating of 'bb' on Rating Watch Negative (RWN), following the large fraud reported by PNB," the US-based agency said in a statement.
Modi's visit to Spain will be first visit by an Indian prime minister since 1988.
Alipay payment service is about bringing the world's consumers and businesses together.
'China's deep involvement in the stability and economic and political success of Pakistan actually produces some elements of congruence with India's core interest in a stable and productive relationship with Pakistan.' 'It is not far-fetched for us to pursue that congruence and with ingenuity work out with China a formula that also satisfies our formal position on PoK,' argues Ambassador Kishan S Rana.
