Fear factors weights on markets, Sensex, Nifty struggle to keep pace.
Apart from Maggi noodles, many other products can be tested for health issues.
Investors accumulated quality stocks at valuable and attractive levels.
The Budget will obviously be crucial. But US President Donald Trump may have even more of an influence than Finance Minister Arun Jaitley when it comes to sentiment, argues Devangshu Datta.
Financials ended mixed despite the status-quo on key rates by the RBI. SBI, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank ended up 0.4-2.5% each.
Nestle is sure to go for a relaunch of the noodles soon enough with an advertising blitz,
From scanning hospital entrants to disinfecting hospital areas and floors, robots are being roped in for tasks considered high-risk, says Peerzada Abrar.
FIIs are looking at the long-term story and initiatives of Indian pharma companies to transform themselves into global entities.
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
Broader markers outperformed their larger peers.
50-odd biz leaders are part of Modi's entourage for the 3-nation tour
The 30-share Sensex ended up 292 points at 29,571 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 75 points at 8,910.
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
This is perhaps for the first time the CBI raided a serving police chief of a state.
The WPI inflation stood at negative 2.4% in May 2015, compared with a negative 2.65% in April 2015.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, auto and realty witnessed strong buying demand in trades today
"We have received complaint from a state yesterday and so far discussed with three states. Too much variations have been reported in results of rapid test kits and RT-PCR kits. We advise states not to use them for the next two days," ICMR's Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar said.
Gains were led by Tata Motors amid robust sales in June along with select financials.
Broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are up 0.8%-1%.
FII stance, progress of monsoon, crude oil and rupee movement are likely to dictate the trend.
Five of the 12 BSE sectoral indices ended at 52-week highs; the oil and gas index zoomed by nearly 5%.
'... And I don't think it really is that despite a lot going wrong.' 'Naiveté or stupidity or trusting the wrong person, the outcome is the same, which is that the group has gone to trash.' 'I'm not OK with people saying I had a role to play in crooking the system, which is not what I did.'
There isn't much Budget could do directly to help sectors.
The past eight months have seen vast improvement in the Indian economy, says Edelweiss Group chairman and chief executive Rashesh Shah, who feels domestic-oriented sectors are likely to do better.
The court also restrained RHC Holdings from operating its bank accounts except for payment of salaries and statutory dues till March 23, the next date of hearing.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
Most Asian markets ended with gains.
Hemant Shivsaran lists the number of projects the Modi government has announced since August to woo Gujarat voters.
Beside the defence forces in India, the start-up has shipped around 350,000 units to 12 countries -- the United Kingdom, France, Poland, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kenya, South Africa, Romania, Indonesia, Qatar and Oman.
Corporates understand that the PMO drives all key decisions in this government.
In a surprise announcement in April, Sun and Ranbaxy -- at that time owned by Japan's Daiichi -- declared an all-stock deal to create India's largest and world's fifth-largest drugmaker in an over $4 billion deal.
Indices reversed all its losses during late trades.
Views differ on the subject of celebrity endorsement.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
According to Munjal, there is an opportunity for somebody who comes from a not for profit background in health care to do something.
This is second time in a month when a packaged food co has complained
Asian shares ended higher after a string of positive US economic data.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
Expenditure on health in India is at a global low of 1.2% of GDP.
Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
