The NSE Nifty ended up 7 points at 4,259.
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The Sensex opened with with a positive gap of 47 points at 13,654. The index is now up 62 points at 13,670.
Bharti Airtel , RCom and Tata Communications ended down between 0.1-1%.
Indian telecom seems to be getting back on its feet.
Jio's disruptive strategy, including free voice services and data at throwaway rates, apart from offering all services free for six months, triggered a consolidation in the telecom sector.
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Reliance Energy zoomed nearly 8% to Rs 1,206. Tata Steel soared 7% to Rs 850.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
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
In the midst of a renewed feud between the Ambani brothers, the younger sibling Anil called on Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday.
'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.
The trio also accused PM Modi of single-handedly changing the parameters of the deal.
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'.
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.
Operators continued aggressive bidding in 900 MHz band
The markets opened in the green tracking its Asian peers
Lacklustre domestic equities alongside ongoing FCNR redemptions added pressure on the local currency
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.
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.
India's top private banks might soon exit from the gold coin business.
The Nifty ended three points lower at 1,723.\n\n
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
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.
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 broader markets, however, outperformed their larger peers.
Aircel executives said the company could offer value to big boys like Airtel or Jio as a low-end mobile services brand
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