Hopes that better-than-forecasted monsoon may help the RBI cut rates sooner than expected, too triggered buying activity.
Sensex ended in green on Friday amid heavy buying.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong
Companies to hold rates in Delhi until new government is formed.
A total of 180 NSE-listed companies have not appointed a woman director.
PSU stocks continued with their reign of gains as the market expects that most of these companies have done well in the just concluded quarter.
While consumer electronics, technology, mobile phones, auto and sports-wear categories dominate the top 20, FMCG has only one entry in the list
Quite a few large- and mid-cap stocks are yet to recover from the note ban, pharma, banking and rural demand-based industries among laggards.
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BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
All listed firms were required to have at least one woman director on their boards from April 1, 2015, as per a Sebi directive.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
Of the 30-share Sensex pack, 22 ended with losses while NTPC ended flat at Rs 127.30.
Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd, in charge of Dabhol assets since 2005, has admitted it is passing through a difficult phase in the absence of gas allocation and low recovery of dues from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company.
Markets extended losses after the first hour of trade with HDFC Group shares leading the decline.
The 30-share Sensex was up 191 points at 28,707.75 and the 50-share Nifty was up 54 points at 8,714.
Banking stocks felt the heat due to worries that the lending rate cuts will hit their bottom line
Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.
On the gaining side, Hero Moto, SBI, HDFC, HUL and L&T have gained between 1-1.4 per cent.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
Metal stocks lose ground with Hindalco, Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite down 4-10%.
Broader markets underperformed indices with BSE Midcap down 0.43% while the Smallcap index fell 0.07%.
With rate cut expectations running high ahead of RBI meet this week, risk appetite improved especially in rate sensitive stocks
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson surprised even herself by storming to victory in the Olympic women's 100 meters on Saturday as compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce failed in her bid to win a third straight title.
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Sensex ended at 26,272 up 125 points and Nifty ended at 7,831 up by 35 points.
Violent protests broke out on Wednesday in several areas in the national capital against power cuts which continued to make life difficult for people in the sweltering heat on a day the city recorded the highest electricity demand in the current year.
Ratnagiri Gas & Power did some local development under its corporate social responsibility programme.
At the close, the 50-share NSE Nifty was at 8,611.15, up 19.90 points, or 0.23 per cent, after moving between 8,637.15 and 8,555.20.
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
Sensex eneded 374 points higher on rate cut expectation from the RBI.
As fuel prices surged in September, the government's decision to ask companies to cut price by Rs1 each on a litre of petrol and diesel came as a dampner for private players.
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will add about Rs 8,000 crore (Rs 80 billion) to its profits annually from near doubling of natural gas prices from next fiscal.
Of the 30-share Sensex pack, 15 today closed in the red
ICICI's Chanda Kochhar, ranked highest among Indian women, has been ranked second across the region
The NSE Nifty also moved up by 12 points to 8,648.35.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
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