The reason is believed to be a 19% increase in interest cost.
The benchmark BSE Sensex ended down 2.23 per cent. The Bank Nifty fell 3.59 per cent.
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
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
Any saving on the car loan EMI can translate into major savings.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 8 points at 27,508 and the 50-share Nifty closed 1 point higher at 8,284.
Life Insurance Corporation of India has over Rs 7,000 crore in tax demand pending against it, the biggest across various categories.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
Asian shares ended higher after a string of positive US economic data.
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.
Welcome to the era of too many investors chasing a limited number of commercial real estate deals.
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Shedding its gains from Monday, NIkkei has declined around 0.7% while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were trading marginally lower.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 165 points at 29,044 and the 50-share Nifty gained 54 points to close at 8,834.
Several brokerages lifted their outlooks for the BSE Sensex and companies were queuing to ride the wave of political euphoria
Middle class Indians have grown up with the belief that living on credit is essentially a bad thing. You are in trouble if you think the same, cautions Rajiv Raj
Sun Pharma was the top gainer after SPARC received Sebi nod to raise up to Rs.250 crore through a rights issue
In the midst of its bloody battles with the Supreme Court and Sebi, Sahara group gets the Calcutta high court to issue a stay order on the publication of the book, Sahara: The Untold Story, by Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
RBI has, since January, cut its policy rate four times.
Banks led the decline with Nifty Bank and BSE Bank index dropping over 3% each.
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In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head -- Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, discussed the best stocks to put the investors' money in.
A customer wanting to buy a car would have to wait a long time for delivery.
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
EduBridge is emerging as a strong player in training unemployed youth.
Sensex firm on favourable GDP numbers for FY16.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to Britain has seen India and the UK agreeing on Rs 90,000 crore deals.
RBI awaits fiscal stance, inflation to cool off to decide on rates.
On a day the Supreme Court gave transgenders third gender status, Rediff.com presents Bharathi Kannamma, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Madurai.
Experts hail Budget 2015 as a progressive, growth oriented one.
Sensex dull at close, Infosys rules, ITC drags.
US stocks rose more than 1% on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 coming less than 2% below its record peak set last month.
Indian property markets are not in the pink of health.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
Removal of mark-ups to be paid by Maruti, other changes could raise funding need to Rs 6,000 crore.
Happy at the clear mandate given by voters to the BJP-led NDA, India Inc on Friday exuded confidence that Narendra Modi will initiate bold and decisive policy reforms to promote economic growth.
Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
'SBI is already too big. Too big to fail.' 'It already is a moral hazard. What will it do with 20,000 branches that it cannot do with 14,000, especially in these days of online and mobile banking?'
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