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NTPC, Sun Pharma Coal India and Asian Paints were among top losers on BSE Sensex
Sensex ended in green on Friday amid heavy buying.
Companies to hold rates in Delhi until new government is formed.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong
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.
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.
While consumer electronics, technology, mobile phones, auto and sports-wear categories dominate the top 20, FMCG has only one entry in the list
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.
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.
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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.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
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.
On the gaining side, Hero Moto, SBI, HDFC, HUL and L&T have gained between 1-1.4 per cent.
Banking stocks felt the heat due to worries that the lending rate cuts will hit their bottom line
Metal stocks lose ground with Hindalco, Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite down 4-10%.
Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
Broader markets underperformed indices with BSE Midcap down 0.43% while the Smallcap index fell 0.07%.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
With rate cut expectations running high ahead of RBI meet this week, risk appetite improved especially in rate sensitive stocks
The entire selection process of the IOC chairman was shrouded in mediocrity and mystery.
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.
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.
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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.
ICICI's Chanda Kochhar, ranked highest among Indian women, has been ranked second across the region
Of the 30-share Sensex pack, 15 today closed in the red
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
