The markets closed in the positive terrain after witnessing choppy session during the day. The Sensex closed at 11,572.20 up 40 points.
Five others, including one retired and another serving public servant -- K S Kropha and K C Samria -- were held guilty for various offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Indian Penal Code.
Investors were seen in a cheerful mood and widened their positions in frontliners as well as midcap and smallcap stocks to mark the beginning of their new accounts
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 21 points at 10,862
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Enforcement Directorate to file by February 8 the status report on its probe into coal scam for suspected money laundering and foreign exchange rules violations.
Alstom Power India Ltd said it received a Rs 870-million contract by Renusagar power division of Hindalco Industries Ltd for the modernization of two of its 68 MW boilers.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of five points at 8,314. The index could not hold the gains, and drifted into negative zone in late morning deals.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Broader markets outperformed benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap up 0.5% and 0.6%.
Aluminium stocks like Hindalco and Nalco have outperformed this benchmark index by a comfortable margin by logging in gains of 39% and 30%, respectively.
Stick to export-focussed plays, large-caps, say analysts
The Sensex ended eight points lower at 5,195. The Nifty closed at 1,631 - down 8 points.
Business India has selected Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla as the 'Businessman of the Year'
Indian aluminium producers are one of the lowest cost producers in the world, which is a significant advantage.
The government has a two-pronged strategy for e-auction of cancelled coal blocks.
BSE Metal and Capital Goods indices plunged over 2% followed by counters like Consumer Durables, Auto, Banks and Realty, all falling down between 1-2%.
On the second day of global investment summit in Ahmedabad, industrial groups have announced plans to make investments of Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion) in Gujarat, P K Laheri, the state's chief secretary, said on Monday.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 46 points at 10,996.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 11 points at 10,852
A weaker rupee could aid corporate earnings through its positive impact on export intensive sectors such as information technology services, pharmaceuticals and commodity producers such as metal and mining, and oil and gas companies.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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Crony capitalism will of course generate investment and ensure profit for private capital, but it won't give employment or income to the people. If you can make money by selling coal or speculating in land, why produce electricity, why invest in research and development, why even set up factories, asks Praful Bidwai.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
The Sensex once again opened with a positive gap at 10,169 - up 45 points from its previous close
Heavy selling pressure towards the end saw the Sensex slide to a low of 9714, and closed with a loss of 101 points at 9743.
The Sensex registered a healthy gain of 29 points to open at 5,955, and spurted to a high of 5,992 on all-round buying support. The index is firm and is currently up 59 points at 5,975.
The much-awaited upturn in the stock market on Thursday added more than Rs 1.17 lakh crore to investor wealth, which had plunged by over Rs 4.35 lakh crore in the past four days amid heavy sell-offs.
The 30-share BSE Sensex opened firm It is now up 19 points at 9637. NSE Nifty is up 6 points at 2907.
The Sensex has surged 41 points to 5,718. The Nifty has crossed the 1,800-mark and is up 14 points at 1,801.
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
The BSE Sensex opened with a positive gap of 10 points at 5,179. Fresh buying in the markets led the index spurt to a high of 5,204. The index is now at 5,195, up 26 points. The Nifty is up 7 points at 1,634.
Sensex opened weak and is now down 5 points at 7811. Nifty is down 9 points at 2372.
The indices are moving in a narrow band. The Sensex is currently at 5183, up 13 points, while the Nifty is unchanged at 1632.
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