The gains in IT majors were negated by losses in heavyweights like L&T, ITC, HUL and M&M.
Tata Motors was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, cracking 4.56 per cent. Bajaj Finance, RIL, Yes Bank, NTPC and Tata Steel too fell up to 3.95 per cent.
Selling took hold at the start of October futures and options series in the derivatives segment as investors were concerned over the surging crude oil prices and escalating trade tensions between the US and China
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Markets end four-day losing streak led by shares of private banks, rebound in L&T and Tata Steel.
Tata Motors was the top gainer in the Sensex pack rallying 5.32 per cent. Among other prominent gainers were Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto and TCS.
Analysts believe that new companies getting into banking space will look at acquiring old private banks. Following this view, there has been a significant rally in banking stocks.
Sun Pharma, HDFC Bank, ITC, Infosys, L&T and Reliance Industries among the top gainers.
Govt expects to award contract to the lowest bidder by February.
Adani Ports has agreed to acquire DhamraPort in Odisha from Tata Steel and L&T Infrastructure Development Projects (L&T IDPL) for about Rs 5,500 crore.
Gains in ITC, NTPC, L&T and ONGC help the index edge higher in closing hour.
HP's 60.5 per cent stake is valued at $1 billion.
Sep sees 94% jump in infra tendering; capital goods showing signs of stability.
The decline was due to an increase in interest costs.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
Your daily ride to work is not going to be that easy. An analysis of the progress of top metro projects across India suggests that apart from the Delhi and Jaipur Metro and Chennai Monorail, the remaining projects are still in the planning stages.
After sinking 586 points during the day, the 30-share index ended 503.62 points, or 1.29 per cent, lower at 38,593.52. The broader NSE Nifty plunged 148 points, or 1.28 per cent, to 11,440.20.
As Indian IT service entities mature into multi-billion dollar organisations employing thousands, the pressure has increased on them from clients to identify and solve customer problems than working on predefined parameters.
L&T IDPL, Gammon, IL&FS in race for Rs 21,147-cr Mumbai elevated rail corridor
Yuvraj Mehta remembers the time he, a first year college student, called on Soumitra Chatterjee at the legendary actor's home.
The fall was led by L&T, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, NTPC, TCS, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Bharti Airtel and SBI, declining up to 2.64 per cent.
While there has been an improvement in the overall demand environment, the other reason expected to trigger this growth is the absence of a bench strength in most companies
Gold and silver will be used in the design of the main doors of the temple.
It is now official. Nitish Kumar, chief minister of the power-starved state of Bihar, has decided to go green. The chief minister will use solar energy to power his official residence in Patna, an official on Wednesday said.
In the second part of an exclusive interview to rediff.com's Shobha Warrier, S Gurumurthy talks about why he found Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari "morally and legally clean".
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
The government's decision to impose 21 per cent on imported power gear would increase the cost of electricity generated from future plants by about two per cent, according to rating agency Icra.
Closes 20 points lower on a bout of profit-booking.
Infy, L&T key movers while auto stocks dropped
Defence ministry incompetence hobbles development of battle-taxis for the Indian Army.
Amit Shah's net worth grew 32 per cent to Rs 37.91 crore, mainly due to 80 per cent appreciation in the market value of his securities.
The 13 firms under consideration had nearly a million employees as of March 2018, including contractual and temporary workforce.
Sectorally, metal, auto and IT stocks were leading gainers amid sustained foreign fund inflow.
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India prides itself on having some of the most contemporary designs for offices, especially in the IT sector.
Most rate-sensitive stocks ended on a negative note, with BSE auto, bankex, finance and realty indices cracking up to 2.10 per cent.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
L&T top gainer among the Sensex stocks.