Trade and economic issues, including visa, totalisation pact and impediments hampering investments, are likely to figure at Monday's US-India CEO Forum meeting, which will be jointly addressed by visiting US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1-2 per cent on the back of strong sales in the month of September.
US-based Apollo Global has picked up stake in Indian firms which are not doing that well financially.
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Markets ended lower on profit taking ahead of June F&O expiry.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 71 points at 26,710 and the 50-share Nifty lost 38 points to close at 8,030.
The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs has approved a hike in gas prices from April 2014.
The Sensex and the Nifty had touched a low of 27,921 and 8,349 respectively.
The 50-share NSE Nifty too closed down 168.30 points, or 1.58 per cent, at 10,498.25 -- a level last seen on January 3 when it closed at 10,443.20.
As yields on 10-year government bonds rose from 6.65% in April 2017 to around 7.50% now, liquidity pressures have increased the cost of funds for housing finance companies.
The rupee had edged higher by four paise to end at 61.51 against the American currency in yesterday's trade on fresh selling of dollars by banks and exporters.
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Geo-political concerns over death of a Saudi journalist, Brexit and likely breach in Italy's budget also kept investors cautious.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
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Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
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Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
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BSE Bankex and Telecom indices led the fall.
Despite a strong start to trade today, key benchmark indices retreated sharply from their higher levels following bouts of profit-taking amid fresh weakness in the rupee against the dollar.
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BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
Metal stocks were trading under pressure while IT, auto, realty stocks gained in today's deals
Investor sentiments remained upbeat tracking global developments as the US, China geared up for trade talks due this week.
An analyst says, due to excess capacity, investment in manufacturing will not be forthcoming
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
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'The market position from here on is expected to go up'.
'Comparing a men-only pilgrimage with past blots like sati or untouchability is propelled by politics, mischief and malevolence,' argues Sudhir Bisht.
While the government's demonetisation move is aimed at curbing under-invoicing, the worry was that retailers would de-stock in the short term, impacting sales.
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
The 30-share Sensex ended up 33 points at 27,241.78 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 27 points at 8,200.70.
The sharp fall in the rupee's value against the dollar during the July-September quarter, it turns out, has come as a boon for corporate earnings.
'We owe our existence to the men in uniform, and we owe it to them to cleanse the armed forces by driving away every bit of corruption that eats into it,' argues Sudhir Bisht.
The Sensex had bounced back with gains of 94 points or 0.3%
Companies write off investments, shed assets as initial projections go haywire
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