Other than ITC, other laggards include PowerGrid, Infosys, M&M, NTPC, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, TCS, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, ONGC, RIL, Asian Paint, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank.
Cairn Energy of UK has secured a $1 billion banking facility to fund its Rajasthan oil field development plan.
Among Sensex constituents, HCL Tech suffered the most by diving 2.26 per cent, followed by HDFC shedding 2.10 per cent.
The breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, turned negative. On the BSE, 1,581 shares declined and 1,246 shares fell. A total of 165 shares were unchanged.
IOC is building a 5 million tonnes per annum LNG terminal at Ennore near Chennai which is to be completed by 2017.
Unocal Corp would have agreed to be acquired by Chinese oil firm CNOOC Ltd, despite fierce US political opposition - if the Chinese side had raised its bid in August, Unocal's former CEO has said.
The government has allowed Reliance Industries Ltd and Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd to sell kerosene outside the public distribution system, Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said on Thursday.
India will develop underground natural gas storage facilities as an insurance against disruption and supply shortfall.
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Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd plans to invest over Rs 13,000 crore to raise the capacity of its Vizag refinery and set up an aromatic plant there.
An announcement has barred the entry of journalists in the finance ministry.
The consortium of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, Reliance Industries and BG Group of UK will continue selling gas from Panna/Mukta and Tapti fields to state-run gas firm GAIL
Oil and Natural Gas Corp on Tuesday disputed claims made by gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd of an agreement with the operators of Panna/Mukta and Tapti fields to continue selling gas beyond March 31.
The revival of the phytosanitary protocol with China is expected to boost tobacco exports to China and prove economically beneficial to Indian farmers.
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, will acquire US energy firm ExxonMobil's 30 per cent stake
Oil and Natural Gas Corp on Friday said it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Airlines to take two aircraft on lease to meet its operational requirements.
Government on Tuesday decided to sell 10 per cent stake in India's largest profit making firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp and gas transmission monopoly Gail (India) Ltd.\n\n
Reva Electric Car Company and Hydrogenics Corp, a Canadian firm will develop hydrogen fuel cell cars. \n
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has signed a $194 million contract with the Sudan Government for construction of a 741-km long multi-product pipeline.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar will take up Oil and Natural Gas Corp's proposal to acquire 15-20 per cent stake in embattled Russian firm Yukos' core asset, Yuganskneftegaz, when he meets his Russian counterpart in Moscow on February 21.
The team of hunters was unhurt in the attack that happened in Guchak area of Panjgur, however, two vehicles of the convoy were damaged in the firing, police said.
The government on Wednesday allowed Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, a subsidiary of the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, to set up 500 petrol stations
Buoyed by the proposed public offerings in six companies, including Oil and Natural Gas Corp and Gas Authority of India Ltd, the government on Tuesday set an ambitious target of mobilising Rs 16,000 crore
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is ready to relax some of the public issue norms to facilitate divestment of government stake in public sector undertakings
Gas Authority of India Ltd, the country's largest gas distributor, and Turkey's Botas Petroleum Pipeline Corp, will sign a pact to jointly build cross-country pipelines and gas retailing projects, India's junior oil minister said.\n\n\n\n
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie said on Thursday that early elections would help speed up the process of privatisation.
Oil and Natural Gas Corp has surpassed the Tatas in market capitalisation, with its market value of Rs 104,114.5 crore (Rs 1,041.14 billion) being more than that of all the 26 listed firms of the Tata Group.
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Yes Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.76 per cent, followed by SBI at 3.18 per cent.
The FM should quietly get the oil companies to offload the shares in the market and pocket the gains
The broader NSE Nifty dipped below the 10,200-mark to hit a low of 10,180.25 before ending at 10,195.15, down by 165 points, or 1.59 per cent.
Sustained FII inflows and fresh spell of buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the rally
Confusion prevailed in the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday over a sudden rise in Oil and Natural Gas Corp share price to Rs 1,480, against the last close of Rs 1,256.95.\n\n
Govt plans to stop RIL from selling crude to Jamnagar refinery.
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