Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
Announcing his tax reforms Trump said his policies would benefit working families.
The central bank has been intervening in the foreign exchange market by buying dollars, and this is capping the rupee's gains.
The year 2014 alone witnessed 2.37 lakh road accidents on national and state highways across the country which had left at least 85,462 people dead and 2.59 lakh injured.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The Panama verdict will decide how Pakistan handles its leadership problems.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Sensex remained volatile through the day.
'The situation is so bad that they are now sleeping on bridges or footpaths.' 'Therefore, they want to go and die before their parents or wife in case they get infected with COVID-19.' 'Workers don't want to die a dog's death in cities.'
A criminal probe into four specific areas including hijacking and sabotage has cleared all 227 passengers aboard the ill-fated Flight MH370, Malaysian police chief said on Wednesday.
Investors indulged in profit booking at attractive and higher valuations
KK Sinha is a director in 2 firms - Gobinda Tea Trading and Kriti Infrastructures.
It further said India is facilitating external commercial borrowings by startups in order to encourage innovation and promote ease of doing business.
'Our equations with China require engagement and not confrontation; its interfaces with Pakistan and with some other South Asian neighbours also add to the complexities,' says Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).
All the 27 public sector banks together have market share of about 70 per cent.
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'The Indian state is very benevolent when it comes to corporates,' says Tom Thomas, chief executive officer of Praxis, and convenor of CRW India.
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
Former India cricket captain Bishen Singh Bedi said the appointment "defies all logic".
The stock market historically exhibits volatility on Budget day.
The Australian Cricket team delayed its planned departure to Bangladesh after been warned by the Australian government that there is a potential security risk from militants.
On the index, India has a score of 4.52 while that of Switzerland is 5.81
Rise in crude oil price and rally in global equities aided the sentiment
While the basic premise and spirit of the Code will remain the same, the commas and the full-stops in the draft report being prepared by a high-level committee will make interpretation of the law simpler
The 30-share Sensex ended up 214 points at 27,890 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 52 points at 8,430.
A Delhi University alumnus with an MBA in finance and a doctorate, Vaish started his career as a banker in 1984, became an academician a few years later and joined the capital market in 1998.
Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1%
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
"Not a single step has been taken by this government to empower small businesses in India," says Praveen Khandelwal, national secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders and former treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit.
Markets ended lower on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as investors turned cautious and booked profit in financials.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
'The no-rate cut policy and preference to wait for the Budget and clarity on the fiscal front demonstrate RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is maturing in his new role,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Outfits related to labour and agriculture critical of policies, say their voices are not being heard. Archis Mohan reports.
Trump's transition team spokesman Sean Spicer listed Haley as one of the candidates.
The government on Monday slashed import tariff value on gold and silver to $408 per 10 grams and $617 per kg respectively, in view of weakness in bullion prices globally.
'Such incidents can only exacerbate the sense of alienation among the Kashmiri people, in particular the Kashmiri youth.' 'It is as if for some of our political figures and misguided youth, Kashmir is a piece of real estate over which we assert our claim, but the people there are dispensable,' notes former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
Finance firms in these SEZs likely to get tax breaks.
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
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