Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 30 points.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
The 30-share Sensex ended 79 points lower at 26,909 and the 50-share Nifty closed 25 points lower at 8,102.
Number of stocks trading above 50 times and 100 times earnings are at record highs. When this happened in 2015 and 2016, the Sensex fell 22.6 per cent in a little over a year's time after peaking in January 2015, while it fell by 11.3 per cent in two months from its peak in September 2016.
Financials declined amid profit taking while energy shares fell after the government hiked excise duty on transport fuels.
But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors
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Key to Modi's plan will be the interest rates offered for gold deposits.
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Nobutaka Kitajima, chief investment officer -- equity, LIC Nomura Mutual Fund, tells Business Standard the reaction to the Fed's statements has been overdone and the current downturn has punished certain stocks much more than their inherent economic worth and business potential.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
Import duty on PVC, at 7.5%, is far lower than that prevailing in comparable economies.
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
The 30-share Sensex closed up 34 points at 27,831 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 15 points at 8,356.
In the near term, two key factors are the outcome of the monsoon season in respect to cropping yields; and the correction in the crude oil price.
IIM-B, professor R Vaidyanathan talks to Shobha Warrier about black money, Mudra Bank and Jaitley's Budget.
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1-2 per cent on the back of strong sales in the month of September.
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
Indian economy about to take-off
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FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
India Inc did not perform well during December quarter.
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Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
Sensex is under pressure due to concerns in the global market.
There are some larger policy issues related to the submarine as a platform and the modernisation programme of the navy that merit brief recall and review, says C Uday Bhaskar
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Investors often forget that the movements in indices such as the Sensex reflects the performance of its constituent stocks; nothing else.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
The yellow metal is a safe bet in the long run.
The long-term growth perspective or potential for India is one of the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
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Q1 results indicate more pain ahead, as slowdown has spread to more sectors, pricing power has come down and rising interest cost is eating into profits.
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Ayurvedic expert Dr G G Gangadharan on how the ancient Indian medical practice needs to be propagated in the country of its origin
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The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
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.
Ranjita Ganesan and Nikita Puri chronicle the journey of Abhishek Poddar, one of India's leading art patrons.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
Markets are likely to go down, correct and stay subdued.
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