Midcap stocks continued to remain on buyers' radar with BSE Midcap index up 0.1%.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 28,261 and the 50-share Nifty closed 64 points lower at 8,571.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 128 points to end at 25,102.
Indian businesses' weak ability to compete overseas says much about the infirmities imposed by the intensity of government dominance of economic policy and the nature of this dominance, observes Kanika Datta.
Investors are keenly awaiting the announcement of the macroeconomic data-IIP and CPI due on Tuesday.
The auto sector has been among the worse-hit in terms of sales in the past two years.
Tata Zica was designed by an international team resulting in a more modern look.
Sensex rises, snapping two-session losing streak; banks, auto gain.
TCS, Infosys and Wipro were down 0.4-2% each. Capital goods majors also ended lower with L&T and BHEL down 1.4-3.9% each.
The biggest spender was Tata Motors, with Rs 4,224.6 crore assigned under the R&D head.
Gains were led by Tata Motors on robust Q1 earnings and HDFC Group shares.
Provisioning for bad investments, finance costs shoot up in FY14.
The German luxury automaker has already seen its online traffic increase 10-fold this year. Though that has not always translated into sales, Mercedes-Benz says it is continuing to build on what it calls its "touch-free" experience to stay plugged into its consumer base. Under the used car business, more than 150 cars were sold online in January and February.
Auto, pharma, IT, chemicals among sectors with significant reliance on UK and European nations with Tata Motors, Motherson Sumi, Tata Steel, TCS, Wipro, Infosys and Tech M among key names.
Some leading Indian companies are likely to see their earnings declining if the Indian currency depreciates further, analysts and finance heads say.
According to experts, Tata Tiago JTP and Tigor JTP -- a sedan and hatchback -- are not only powerful and faster than every other car in the segment, but also in the segment above, including their peers Maruti Baleno RS, Volkswagen Polo and others.
"After sinking in Rs 6,000-7,000 crore in the Nano till date, what is the result?"
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,397.60 and 10,279.35 points, ended 47 points, or 0.45 per cent lower at 10,301.05.
IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
Textile and telecom shares have gained ahead of the Cabinet meet later today which is likely to announce new measures for both the sectors.
The NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark to hit a low of 10,753.05 intra-day, before closing at 10,762.45 with a loss of 59.40 points, or 0.55 per cent.
Tata Steel, others sell assets abroad after taking massive impairments.
Rate sensitive sectors were among the top gainers with Tata Motors and ICICI Bank leading the gains on the Sensex.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
Stocks of Indian companies with exposure to Europe fell on Tuesday amid concerns about the impact on their sales in case the Russia-Ukraine crisis worsens and the US and its allies impose economic sanctions on Russia. While top conglomerates, including Reliance Industries, the Tata group, and Aditya Birla Group, said they did not have any significant exposure to Russia, executives of some of the oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and tea companies said they were monitoring the situation closely as they earned substantial income from the region. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered troops into two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine after announcing that Russia would recognise their independence.
Yuan depreciation will make imports in China more expensive, depressing demand, especially for commodities.
Virtually addressing employees of Air India across the globe, he said for the airline to be the best again there will be an organisational redesign, and it will "require a huge transformation, probably the largest transformation and the change all of you would ever go through". The carrier will expand its "outreach both domestically and internationally" and it has the desire to connect India with every part of the globe, he added.
FCA has alleged that the Roxor, which M&M imports in the US from India as knocked-down kits, was "a nearly identical copy of the iconic Jeep design", adding that the product was modelled after the original Willys Jeep.
Oil tanked to a 7-year low as OPEC decided to maintain production.
Ahead of PM Modi's maiden visit to the UK, the British media today said "troubles at home" after the BJP's drubbing in the Bihar elections will overshadow his visit.
The 30-share Sensex ended in the red.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
Oil and select auto heavyweights bore the brunt of selling pressure; ONGC, RIL, Tata Motors, M&M key losers.
No Indian auto brand (including Tata or Mahindra) is well-known globally.
Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Sensex ends lower; govt schemes in focus.
At Rs 470,000 for the base petrol variant, Tigor is now the cheapest compact sedan in the country
Just before the 2008 financial crisis made headlines, Indian companies were on a global buying spree. In the fifth part of the series, Dev Chatterjee and Krishna Kant discuss how the crisis came as a black swan event for some, changing the mood from exuberance to despair.
