Some investors warned of a coming British or even global recession as sterling collapsed to hit its lowest since 1985.
But, neither were the big companies interested in growing inorganically nor were the smaller ones ready to offer themselves for sale.
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
Rebound in IT majors TCS and Infosys in late trades helped markets end higher.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
Official websites of some states haven't been updated for years
Thailand expressed interest in the Indian defence industry and its experience and expertise in the field of defence R&D and production. Modi welcomed Thai investments in India in the potential areas under the 'Make in India' initiative, especially in the manufacturing sector, infrastructure development, tourism and hospitality facilities.
'If the government had not spent an incredible amount of energy on demonetisation it may -- may, because it had not done anything the previous six months either -- have been able to pay attention to the deeper problems of low investment and job creation.'
2015 will witness exciting new car launches that will prompt you to buy at one of them.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
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