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Indian telecom seems to be getting back on its feet.
'It is time to think up a policy of incentivising farmers in the states around Delhi.' 'Let's say a farmer is given an incentive for not burning his crop stubble and instead handing over the task of incinerating the crop stubble to a State-run-or-funded community initiative.' 'The incentive can take the form of, say, fertilisers, or even direct cash transfers,' recommends Somasekhar Sundaresan.
Wipro rose the most, up 3.12 per cent, ahead of its board meeting to discuss buyback of shares.
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
Reliance Energy zoomed nearly 8% to Rs 1,206. Tata Steel soared 7% to Rs 850.
The trio also accused PM Modi of single-handedly changing the parameters of the deal.
In the midst of a renewed feud between the Ambani brothers, the younger sibling Anil called on Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday.
Hopes of revival and earnings growth in 2020, surprise tax cuts, and robust foreign flows - thanks to easy global monetary policies - are a few reasons why the markets have managed to digest the low GDP footprint. Select bluechips such as Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, and ICICI Bank have gained sharply this year. On the other hand, YES Bank, Zee Entertainment, and Indiabulls Housing have seen a sharp fall.
Amid the controversy over 'ownership issue', Reliance Industries vice-chairman Anil Ambani on Wednesday skipped a World Bank conference on 'Improving India's Investment Climate'.
Operators continued aggressive bidding in 900 MHz band
Lacklustre domestic equities alongside ongoing FCNR redemptions added pressure on the local currency
The markets opened in the green tracking its Asian peers
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Investor sentiments remained upbeat tracking global developments as the US, China geared up for trade talks due this week.
Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.
The index zoomed to a new all-time intra-day high of 12,671, and then soon plunged into the red to a low of 12,568.
India's top private banks might soon exit from the gold coin business.
He claimed the NDA government bought the planes at Rs 1,600 crore a piece as against the Rs 526 crore for each aircraft fixed by the UPA.
Retailers, especially food and grocery chains, are clearly unhappy, saying the ban is impractical
The Nifty ended three points lower at 1,723.\n\n
Sun Pharma stole the show in the Sensex pack, spurting 3.91 per cent, followed by M&M at 2.87 per cent.
NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,809.60 and 10,725.90, finished 30.95 points, or 0.29 per cent lower at 10,741.10.
Investor wealth on Wednesday diminished by Rs 1.84 lakh crore amid massive sell-off in the equity market.
India's senior batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is expecting a strong showing from Ravichandran Ashwin in the upcoming Test series against Australia.
Aircel executives said the company could offer value to big boys like Airtel or Jio as a low-end mobile services brand
The broader markets, however, outperformed their larger peers.
The Delhi high court on Thursday extended for a month the date of appearance of the Ambani brothers before a city court in connection with an Official Secrets Act case.
The Congress has launched an offensive against the Bharatiya Janata Party government over the Rafale deal, alleging corruption and violation of rules by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded answers from him.
From 50 stores Vimal Textiles aims to have 150 in 3 years.
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
'By the time the goods that were sent from December onwards reached stores in Europe, they became dead inventory as the stores there were closed by then.' 'Those that were in the warehouse there also became dead inventory. Those that reached the ports there also became dead inventory.' 'And what Tirupur produced in March is still here, and they have also become dead inventory.'
The markets opened on a negative note with a gap of 10 points. However, further profit booking has signalled the downward journey for the indices.
The markets opened with a marginal negative gap aided by early profit booking. However, it bounced back and is now up in the green. The Sensex is now up 18 points at 4,981. The Nifty is also up 7 points at 1,557.
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