Financial shares were the top losers.
The MFN (Most Favoured Nation, meaning non-discriminatory treatment for each other) issue is of prime importance to India, as it wants to have greater access in the Pakistani markets.
Analysts worry about possible loan waiver.
It was the second straight week of gains for the benchmarks.
But the 30-share Sensex rose by 141.52 points, or 0.41 per cent, to close at 34,297.47. The broader NSE Nifty gained 44.60- points, or 0.42 per cent, to end at 10,545.50 after touching a high of 10,618.10.
IT sector replaces auto sector after a 6-month gap.
Top companies added employees at 3% CAGR from 2003-04 to 2013-14, while revenues grew at 18%.
Higher input cost is likely to weigh on Auto sector's Q4 numbers.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra and Toyota reported low single-digit sales growth for the month owing to weak market sentiment
Analystsare showing optimism in Sensex EPS growth after double digit growth in the second quarter of current year.
He said Bajaj Auto is a small company and it is wasteful to create expensive concepts
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
The Mumbai-based brokerage has constructed India Family Firm Index out of listed companies.
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
Analysts expect Bajaj Auto to perform well in Q1.
The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
Sony eyes a 2 billion payoff from telecasting the Fifa World Cup.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
Shiv Kapur, who could be one of the lucky few to get a chance to play with Tiger Woods on his private visit to India, feels the World's No. 1 golfer's coming to the country would make a huge impact.
Markets ended in red, index heavyweights drag.
The incidence of shareholder activism in India is more than that in other Asian countries, according to a BNP Paribas Asia Strategy report.
Out of 30 Sensex shares, 19 ended lower while 11 gained
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Automobile sector accounts for the third-highest equity mutual fund contributions.
Maruti's sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and Baleno went up by 9.9% to 45,579 units
According to Munjal, there is an opportunity for somebody who comes from a not for profit background in health care to do something.
Most Asian stock markets steadied on Wednesday.
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
Stocks and sectors impacted most by GST.
The Nifty50 slipped 33 points to close the session at 8,509 after hitting an intra-day high of 8,587.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales rose 10.6 per cent in May.
The BSE gauge Sensex fell 73.88 points to 35,548.26 and the NSE Nifty slid 17.85 points to 10,799.85, taking cues from tumbling global shares.
The BSE Mid-and Small-cap indices outperformed their larger peers rising 72 per cent and 52 per cent, respectively, during Samvat 2070.
Ford India and Renault too reported good sales growth in April
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
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