'While all would agree on the need to be ready to launch cross-border strikes on terror camps, there is sharp disagreement on how best to do it.' 'Through IAF fighters, or surface-to-surface missiles?' 'Or should army Special Forces be created to do the job?' 'If air strikes are the agreed priority, additional funding must be made available for the purchase of fighters and missiles.' 'If it is to be Special Forces, the army must be facilitated in raising a Special Forces Command,' notes Ajai Shukla.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 224 points at 28,442 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 101 points at 8,606.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
The FM has not only resolved this entire turnover tax issue, it has also arrived as a win-win situation for all the market participants.
RCom and Aircel will hold 50 per cent each in the new company
The BSE Sensex opened on a positive note, hit the day's high of 7175.15 in early morning trades and gradually started paring its gains.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 14 points at 6,729. Healthy buying in most of the old economy stocks propelled the gains of the index to an intra-day high of 6,763 in mid-morning trades.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 33 points at 12,393. The index has zoomed past the 12,500-mark, and is now up 142 points at 12,502.
Silver coins dropped by Rs 2,000 to Rs 75,000 for buying and Rs 76,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
The Nifty gained 16 points to close at 3,664.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
The Sensex opened lower at 6,457 - down nine points over its last close. An across-the-board selling pressure dragged the index below the 6,400-mark to an early low of 6,381.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, turned negative from positive
Union Divestment Minister Arun Shourie on Friday said the initial public offering to pare the government's stake in five companies - VSNL, Balco, IPCL, CMC and IBP would be done within the next six months.
The Sensex opened with a small positive gap of seven points at 6,886, but soon eased on selective selling pressure to touch an early low of 6,873.
Month-end dollar demand affected the rupee
The exchange also asked traders to square off their trading positions in three contracts -- gold February 2015, kapas March 2015 and kapas April 2015.
The markets opened firm with tech, bank and pharma scrips making steady gains.
Continuing from yesterday's sharp slide, the Sensex on Thursday opened nine points lower at 6,598.77.
ACC, Infosys, Ranbaxy, Tata Motors up. HLL, ONGC, Wipro, Satyam dips. Nifty down 7 points at 2063.
L&T -- which has two subsidiaries L&T Infotech and L&T Technology Services -- is keen to bring Mindtree under its fold to exponentially raise its client base and product offering.
Broader market underperformed the headline indices
Sentiments turned somewhat weak towards the middle of the session as profit-booking emerged as investors turned cautious on disappointing quarterly earnings by some bluechip companies
The Nifty moved in a range of 2632 to 2595, before settling with gains of 17 points at 2620.
Airlines are of the view that the cut in prices is too little for them to pass on to consumers, especially after a series of price increases over the last six months.
Forex dealers said besides the dollar's gain against other currencies, fresh demand for the American unit from importers and a weak opening in the domestic equity market put pressure on the rupee.
The Sensex finally closed 19 points lower at 5,758. The Nifty moved in a range of 1,825 - 1,813, before settling with a marginal loss of two points at 1,818.
The government is bullish on Coal India and ONGC's stake sale programme which are to be held soon.
Siddhartha's knack for value investment dates back to 1995 when he infused capital in Kshema Technologies, which was acquired by MphasiS. He also took an early exposure in Mindtree way back in 1999. Since 1995, he had invested in more than 15 technology companies including chip-designing firm Ittiam Software, and GlobalEdge Technologies, among others, says Debasis Mohapatra.
